El Pollo Loco Holdings annual operating income
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El Pollo Loco Holdings Operating Income Growth & History (LOCO)
El Pollo Loco Holdings's operating income was $42.0M for fiscal 2025.
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| Fiscal year | Period ended | Operating income | Change | Growth |
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| 2025 | 2025-12-31 | $42.0M | $877,000 | +2.13% |
| 2024 | 2024-12-25 | $41.2M | $1.4M | +3.46% |
| 2023 | 2023-12-27 | $39.8M | $9.7M | +32.11% |
| 2022 | 2022-12-28 | $30.1M | −$11.2M | −27.13% |
| 2021 | 2021-12-29 | $41.3M | $7.8M | +23.18% |
| 2020 | 2020-12-30 | $33.6M | −$4.8M | −12.45% |
| 2019 | 2019-12-25 | $38.3M | $47.8M | — |
| 2018 | 2018-12-26 | −$9.5M | −$16.3M | — |
| 2017 | 2017-12-27 | $6.8M | −$27.8M | −80.29% |
| 2016 | 2016-12-28 | $34.6M | −$14.2M | −29.07% |
| 2015 | 2015-12-30 | $48.8M | −$460,000 | −0.93% |
| 2014 | 2014-12-31 | $49.3M | $6.9M | +16.26% |
| 2013 | 2013-12-25 | $42.4M | — | — |
El Pollo Loco Holdings quarterly operating income
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| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | Operating income | Change | YoY change |
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| Q2 2026 | 2026-07-01 | $18.7M | $7.4M | +65.26% |
| Q1 2026 | 2026-04-01 | $12.2M | $3.2M | +36.17% |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-12-31 | $10.3M | $1.3M | +14.12% |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-09-24 | $11.5M | $1.3M | +13.03% |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-06-25 | $11.3M | −$1.0M | −8.22% |
| Q1 2025 | 2025-03-26 | $9.0M | −$707,000 | −7.30% |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-12-25 | $9.0M | $1.6M | +21.08% |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-09-25 | $10.1M | −$3.6M | −25.96% |
| Q2 2024 | 2024-06-26 | $12.3M | $1.4M | +13.13% |
| Q1 2024 | 2024-03-27 | $9.7M | $1.9M | +24.87% |
| Q4 2023 | 2023-12-27 | $7.5M | −$2.0M | −21.52% |
| Q3 2023 | 2023-09-27 | $13.7M | $6.8M | +99.48% |
| Q2 2023 | 2023-06-28 | $10.9M | $459,000 | +4.40% |
| Q1 2023 | 2023-03-29 | $7.8M | $4.4M | +133.46% |
| Q4 2022 | 2022-12-28 | $9.5M | $1.1M | +12.94% |
| Q3 2022 | 2022-09-28 | $6.9M | −$7.4M | −51.81% |
| Q2 2022 | 2022-06-29 | $10.4M | −$2.2M | −17.69% |
| Q1 2022 | 2022-03-30 | $3.3M | −$2.7M | −44.68% |
| Q4 2021 | 2021-12-29 | $8.4M | $190,000 | +2.31% |
| Q3 2021 | 2021-09-29 | $14.2M | $2.1M | +16.83% |
| Q2 2021 | 2021-06-30 | $12.7M | $5.2M | +70.10% |
| Q1 2021 | 2021-03-31 | $6.0M | $315,000 | +5.54% |
| Q4 2020 | 2020-12-30 | $8.2M | $2.9M | +54.20% |
| Q3 2020 | 2020-09-23 | $12.2M | $2.1M | +20.51% |
| Q2 2020 | 2020-06-24 | $7.4M | −$13.1M | −63.80% |
| Q1 2020 | 2020-03-25 | $5.7M | $3.4M | +148.08% |
| Q4 2019 | 2019-12-25 | $5.3M | $36.3M | — |
| Q3 2019 | 2019-09-25 | $10.1M | $626,000 | +6.60% |
| Q2 2019 | 2019-06-26 | $20.6M | $13.0M | +171.18% |
| Q1 2019 | 2019-03-27 | $2.3M | −$2.2M | −48.47% |
| Q4 2018 | 2018-12-26 | −$31.0M | −$21.3M | — |
| Q3 2018 | 2018-09-26 | $9.5M | $15.1M | — |
| Q2 2018 | 2018-06-27 | $7.6M | −$5.2M | −40.43% |
| Q1 2018 | 2018-03-28 | $4.4M | −$4.9M | −52.48% |
| Q4 2017 | 2017-12-27 | −$9.7M | −$11.6M | — |
| Q3 2017 | 2017-09-27 | −$5.6M | −$14.6M | — |
| Q2 2017 | 2017-06-28 | $12.7M | −$661,000 | −4.93% |
| Q1 2017 | 2017-03-29 | $9.4M | −$933,000 | −9.06% |
| Q4 2016 | 2016-12-28 | $1.9M | −$7.8M | −80.24% |
| Q3 2016 | 2016-09-28 | $9.0M | −$3.5M | −28.09% |
| Q2 2016 | 2016-06-29 | $13.4M | −$181,000 | −1.33% |
| Q1 2016 | 2016-03-30 | $10.3M | −$2.7M | −20.61% |
| Q4 2015 | 2015-12-30 | $9.7M | — | — |
| Q3 2015 | 2015-09-30 | $12.5M | — | — |
| Q2 2015 | 2015-07-01 | $13.6M | — | — |
| Q1 2015 | 2015-04-01 | $13.0M | — | — |
El Pollo Loco Holdings operating income trends
Over the last five fiscal years, El Pollo Loco Holdings's operating income increased from $33.6M to $42.0M, a change of $8.5M. The latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, shows $18.7M.
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