El Pollo Loco LOCO Business Segments — Cost Direct Material
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Reported directly by El Pollo Loco in its filing.
Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:CostDirectMaterial.
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 business segments — cost direct material?
- El Pollo Loco (LOCO) reported business segments — cost direct material of $26.39M in Q1 2026.
- How has El Pollo Loco's business segments — cost direct material changed year-over-year?
- El Pollo Loco's business segments — cost direct material increased by 6.7% year-over-year, from $24.74M to $26.39M.
- What is the long-term trend for El Pollo Loco's business segments — cost direct material?
- Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), El Pollo Loco's business segments — cost direct material has grown at a -5.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $117.77M to $100.08M.
- What does business segments — cost direct material mean?
- This represents the direct costs associated with the raw materials, primarily food and packaging, required to produce the menu items sold. It is a critical measure of supply chain efficiency and commodity price management. Fluctuations in this metric often reflect changes in input costs, such as poultry prices, and the effectiveness of procurement strategies.