El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc Cash Flow Quality Index
El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc 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 LOCO operating cash flow to total debt to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.
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Cash Flow Quality Index of El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc (2014–2025)
Cash flow quality index of El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc from 2014 to 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. See LOCO net asset quality index to measure how much of total assets are equity-financed.
El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc Cash Flow Quality Index by Year (2014–2025)
El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc cash flow quality index by year from 2014 to 2025. Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see LOCO operating cash flow.
| 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 | — |