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El Pollo Loco LOCO Cash & Equivalents

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Other financials

Income statement

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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

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Total debt$189.1M+0.2%
Total equity$302.5M+13.8%
Total assets$609.1M+3.2%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$13.0M+175%
CapEx$10.2M+202%
Free cash flow$2.8M+105%

Valuation

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Market cap$494.9M+47.0%
Enterprise value$680.09M+30.5%
P/E17×+3.6×
P/S1×+0.3×

Profitability

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Operating margin9.1%+0.6pp
Net margin5.9%+0.6pp
FCF margin5.4%+0.8pp

Returns & leverage

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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:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue.

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

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Questions, answered.

What is El Pollo Loco's cash & equivalents?
El Pollo Loco (LOCO) reported cash & equivalents of $3.9M in Q1 2026.
How has El Pollo Loco's cash & equivalents changed year-over-year?
El Pollo Loco's cash & equivalents decreased by 9.8% year-over-year, from $4.32M to $3.9M.
What is the long-term trend for El Pollo Loco's cash & equivalents?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), El Pollo Loco's cash & equivalents has grown at a -14.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $13.22M to $6.23M.
What does cash & equivalents mean?
Cash on hand plus highly liquid investments with maturities of three months or less at purchase — treasury bills, money market funds, and commercial paper.