What is El Pollo Loco's capex?

El Pollo Loco (LOCO) reported capex of $10.25M in Q1 2026.

How has El Pollo Loco's capex changed year-over-year?

El Pollo Loco's capex increased by 202.4% year-over-year, from $3.39M to $10.25M.

What is the long-term trend for El Pollo Loco's capex?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), El Pollo Loco's capex has grown at a 7.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $17.04M to $22.64M.

What does capex mean?

Cash spent on property, plant, and equipment — the primary measure of investment in productive capacity and infrastructure.

El Pollo Loco LOCO CapEx

CapEx at other companies

Yum! BrandsYUM

$75M+5.6%

Chipotle Mexican GrillCMG

$180.33M+24.5%

Restaurant Brands InternationalQSR

$58M-9.4%

Dine Brands GlobalDIN

$12.1M+267%

Biglari Holdings Inc.BH

$6.97M-4.6%

WingstopWING

$17.73M+121%

Other financials

Income statement

See full

Revenue$126.2M+5.9%

Operating income$12.2M+36.2%

Net income$8.2M+48.8%

EPS (diluted)$0.27+42.1%

Balance sheet

See full

Cash & equivalents$3.9M-9.8%

Total debt$189.1M+0.2%

Total equity$302.5M+13.8%

Total assets$609.1M+3.2%

Cash flow

See full

Operating cash flow$13.0M+175%

Free cash flow$2.8M+105%

Valuation

See full

Market cap$494.9M+47.0%

Enterprise value$680.09M+30.5%

P/E17×+3.6×

P/S1×+0.3×

Profitability

See full

Operating margin9.1%+0.6pp

Net margin5.9%+0.6pp

FCF margin5.4%+0.8pp

Returns & leverage

See full

Return on equity10.3%+0.6pp

Debt / equity0.6×-0.1×

Current ratio0.3×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by El Pollo Loco in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment.

The official record: El Pollo Loco’s 10-Q, filed May 8, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Ask your AI about El Pollo Loco's capex.

Connect your AI assistant and compare it to peers, right in your chat.

Connect your AI

Claude

Questions, answered.

What is El Pollo Loco's capex?: El Pollo Loco (LOCO) reported capex of $10.25M in Q1 2026.
How has El Pollo Loco's capex changed year-over-year?: El Pollo Loco's capex increased by 202.4% year-over-year, from $3.39M to $10.25M.
What is the long-term trend for El Pollo Loco's capex?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), El Pollo Loco's capex has grown at a 7.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $17.04M to $22.64M.
What does capex mean?: Cash spent on property, plant, and equipment — the primary measure of investment in productive capacity and infrastructure.