Skip to content
Screener

El Pollo Loco LOCO Operating Cash Flow

Operating Cash Flow at other companies

Yum! Brands logo
Yum! BrandsYUM
$507M+13.7%
Chipotle Mexican Grill logo
Chipotle Mexican GrillCMG
$680.65M+21.3%
Restaurant Brands International logo
Restaurant Brands InternationalQSR
$530M+18.0%
Wingstop logo
WingstopWING
$6.92M+5.1%
Sweetgreen logo
SweetgreenSG
-$442K
Dine Brands Global logo
Dine Brands GlobalDIN
$12.4M-66.5%

Other financials

Income statement

See full
Revenue$129.6M+3.0%
Operating income$18.7M+65.3%
Net income$12.8M+80.2%
EPS (diluted)$0.43+79.2%

Balance sheet

See full
Cash & equivalents$13.3M+47.8%
Total debt$189.5M0.0%
Total equity$317.0M+15.6%
Total assets$618.8M+3.7%

Cash flow

See full
CapEx$8.5M+68.3%
Free cash flow$23.3M+156%

Valuation

See full
Market cap$461.7M+51.5%
Enterprise value$637.93M+31.5%
P/E13.2×+0.9×
P/S0.9×+0.3×

Profitability

See full
Operating margin10.5%+2.3pp
Net margin7%+1.8pp
FCF margin8.2%+3.9pp

Returns & leverage

See full
Return on equity11.8%+2.3pp
Debt / equity0.6×-0.1×
Current ratio0.4×+0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by El Pollo Loco in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities.

The source filing: El Pollo Loco’s 10-Q, filed August 7, 2026.

Filed
Aug 7, 2026, 5:17 PM EDT
Fiscal quarter
Q2 FY2026
Calendar quarter
Q2 2026
Accession
0001606366-26-000047
Line itemTwenty-Six Weeks Ended / July 1, 2026Twenty-Six Weeks Ended / June 25, 2025
Accounts payable3,2623,895
Operating lease liabilities(9,605)(9,703)
Other accrued expenses and current liabilities6,961(3,419)
Net cash flows provided by operating activities44,73818,872
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of property and equipment(18,727)(8,427)
Net cash flows used in investing activities(18,727)(8,427)
Cash flows from financing activities:

Item 1.Financial Statements.

FAQ

What is El Pollo Loco's operating cash flow?
El Pollo Loco (LOCO) reported operating cash flow of $31.73M in Q2 2026.
How has El Pollo Loco's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?
El Pollo Loco's operating cash flow increased by 124.4% year-over-year, from $14.14M to $31.73M.
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.

Ask your AI about El Pollo Loco's operating cash flow.

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

Connect your AI
Harbor at dusk
Claude