El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc (LOCO) — Cash Flow Quality Index
El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc (LOCO) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 1.59x as of March 2026. Operating cash flow of $13.01 Million exceeds net income of $8.16 Million, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. Explore cash flow to debt ratio of El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.
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El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc Cash Flow Quality Index (2014–2025)
Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc across 11 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc (LOCO) cash flow conversion.
Annual Cash Flow Quality Index for El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc (2014–2025)
Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc.
| Year | Quality Index | Operating CF (USD) | Net Income | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.00x | $48.08 Million | $12.02 Million | ▲ +119.6% |
| 2024 | 1.82x | $46.78 Million | $25.68 Million | ▲ +14.4% |
| 2023 | 1.59x | $40.69 Million | $25.55 Million | ▼ -14.1% |
| 2022 | 1.85x | $38.55 Million | $20.80 Million | ▲ +3.6% |
| 2021 | 1.79x | $52.10 Million | $29.12 Million | ▲ +8.0% |
| 2020 | 1.66x | $40.55 Million | $24.47 Million | ▲ +14.2% |
| 2019 | 1.45x | $36.13 Million | $24.90 Million | ▼ -76.7% |
| 2017 | 6.23x | $53.67 Million | $8.62 Million | ▲ +131.6% |
| 2016 | 2.69x | $49.30 Million | $18.34 Million | ▲ +11.5% |
| 2015 | 2.41x | $57.97 Million | $24.05 Million | ▲ +292.3% |
| 2014 | 0.61x | $26.09 Million | $42.46 Million | — |