El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc (LOCO) — Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate

Latest as of March 2026: 0.79x

El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc (LOCO) has a Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate of 0.79x as of March 2026, reinvesting $10.25 Million (capex $10.25 Million ) from operating cash flow of $13.01 Million. See El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc (LOCO) free cash flow to measure how efficiently the company converts operating cash flow to free cash.

Reinvestment Rate

0.79x
(Capex + Investments) / Operating CF

Total Reinvested

$10.25 Million
Capex + Investments

Operating Cash Flow

$13.01 Million
USD

Capital Expenditures

$10.25 Million
USD

El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate (2012–2025)

Historical reinvestment intensity for El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc across 14 annual periods. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see cash flow conversion of El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc.

Annual Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate for El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc (2012–2025)

Year-by-year capital reinvestment analysis for El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc. See El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc free cash flow to debt ratio to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.

Year Reinvestment Rate Total Reinvested (USD) Operating CF Capex YoY Change
2025 0.47x $22.64 Million $48.08 Million $22.64 Million ▼ -42.1%
2024 0.81x $38.02 Million $46.78 Million $19.08 Million ▼ -4.5%
2023 0.85x $34.64 Million $40.69 Million $21.33 Million ▼ -15.5%
2022 1.01x $38.83 Million $38.55 Million $19.92 Million ▲ +77.7%
2021 0.57x $29.53 Million $52.10 Million $17.04 Million ▲ +71.7%
2020 0.33x $13.38 Million $40.55 Million $6.69 Million ▼ -54.3%
2019 0.72x $26.11 Million $36.13 Million $15.44 Million ▼ -41.0%
2018 1.22x $55.60 Million $45.44 Million $27.80 Million ▼ -9.4%
2017 1.35x $72.48 Million $53.67 Million $36.24 Million ▼ -8.3%
2016 1.47x $72.61 Million $49.30 Million $37.41 Million ▲ +176.9%
2015 0.53x $30.84 Million $57.97 Million $30.84 Million ▼ -48.3%
2014 1.03x $26.84 Million $26.09 Million $26.84 Million ▲ +46.6%
2013 0.70x $13.82 Million $19.70 Million $13.82 Million ▼ -9.2%
2012 0.77x $14.99 Million $19.41 Million $14.99 Million
Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate = (ABS(Capex) + ABS(Investments)) / Operating Cash Flow