El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate

Latest as of March 2026: 0.79x

El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc cash flow reinvestment rate. 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 LOCO FCF to total liabilities ratio to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.

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

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

Cash flow reinvestment rate of El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc from 2012 to 2025. Historical reinvestment intensity for El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc across 14 annual periods. Explore how well can El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc service its debt to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

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

El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc cash flow reinvestment rate by year from 2012 to 2025. Year-by-year capital reinvestment analysis for El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc cash flow conversion.

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