What is El Pollo Loco's change in accrued liabilities?

El Pollo Loco (LOCO) reported change in accrued liabilities of $6.09M in Q1 2026.

How has El Pollo Loco's change in accrued liabilities changed year-over-year?

El Pollo Loco's change in accrued liabilities increased by 200.5% year-over-year, from -$6.06M to $6.09M.

What does change in accrued liabilities mean?

Change in accrued expenses and other current liabilities, reflecting timing differences between expense recognition and cash payment.

El Pollo Loco LOCO Change in Accrued Liabilities

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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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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

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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:IncreaseDecreaseInOtherAccruedLiabilities.

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 change in accrued liabilities?: El Pollo Loco (LOCO) reported change in accrued liabilities of $6.09M in Q1 2026.
How has El Pollo Loco's change in accrued liabilities changed year-over-year?: El Pollo Loco's change in accrued liabilities increased by 200.5% year-over-year, from -$6.06M to $6.09M.
What does change in accrued liabilities mean?: Change in accrued expenses and other current liabilities, reflecting timing differences between expense recognition and cash payment.