El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc Capital Reinvestment Ratio

Latest as of March 2026: 0.79x

El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc capital reinvestment ratio. El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc (LOCO) has a Capital Reinvestment Ratio of 0.79x as of March 2026, meaning it reinvests 1% of its operating cash flow ($13.01 Million) in capital expenditures ($10.25 Million). See LOCO free cash flow to operating cash ratio to measure how efficiently the company converts operating cash flow to free cash.

Capital Reinvestment Ratio

0.79x
Capex / Operating Cash Flow

Operating Cash Flow

$13.01 Million
USD

Capital Expenditures

$10.25 Million
USD

Data as of

Mar 2026
Most recent filing

Capital Reinvestment Ratio of El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc (2012–2025)

Capital reinvestment ratio of El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc from 2012 to 2025. This chart tracks El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc's Capital Reinvestment Ratio across 14 annual periods. See how financially flexible is El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.

El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc Capital Reinvestment Ratio by Year (2012–2025)

El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc capital reinvestment ratio by year from 2012 to 2025. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see LOCO cash flow conversion.

Year Reinvestment Ratio Operating CF (USD) Capital Expenditures YoY Change
2025 0.47x $48.08 Million $22.64 Million ▲ +15.4%
2024 0.41x $46.78 Million $19.08 Million ▼ -22.2%
2023 0.52x $40.69 Million $21.33 Million ▲ +1.5%
2022 0.52x $38.55 Million $19.92 Million ▲ +58.0%
2021 0.33x $52.10 Million $17.04 Million ▲ +98.2%
2020 0.16x $40.55 Million $6.69 Million ▼ -61.4%
2019 0.43x $36.13 Million $15.44 Million ▼ -30.2%
2018 0.61x $45.44 Million $27.80 Million ▼ -9.4%
2017 0.68x $53.67 Million $36.24 Million ▼ -11.0%
2016 0.76x $49.30 Million $37.41 Million ▲ +42.7%
2015 0.53x $57.97 Million $30.84 Million ▼ -48.3%
2014 1.03x $26.09 Million $26.84 Million ▲ +46.6%
2013 0.70x $19.70 Million $13.82 Million ▼ -9.2%
2012 0.77x $19.41 Million $14.99 Million —
Capital Reinvestment Ratio = ABS(Capital Expenditures) / Operating Cash Flow