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El Pollo Loco LOCO Operating Cash Flow

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Other financials

Income statement

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

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

CapEx$10.2M+202%

Free cash flow$2.8M+105%

Valuation

Market cap$494.9M+47.0%

Enterprise value$680.09M+30.5%

P/E17×+3.6×

P/S1×+0.3×

Profitability

Operating margin9.1%+0.6pp

Net margin5.9%+0.6pp

FCF margin5.4%+0.8pp

Returns & leverage

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:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities.

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 operating cash flow?: El Pollo Loco (LOCO) reported operating cash flow of $13.01M in Q1 2026.
How has El Pollo Loco's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?: El Pollo Loco's operating cash flow increased by 174.7% year-over-year, from $4.74M to $13.01M.
What is the long-term trend for El Pollo Loco's operating cash flow?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), El Pollo Loco's operating cash flow has grown at a -2.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $52.1M to $48.08M.
What does operating cash flow mean?: Total cash generated by or used in core business operations — the single most important cash flow metric for assessing business health.