El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc (LOCO) — Free Cash Flow Generation Index

Latest as of September 2025: 0.65x

El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc (LOCO) has a Free Cash Flow Generation Index of 0.65x as of September 2025. Free cash flow of $9.91 Million represents 1% of operating cash flow ($15.29 Million). See LOCO working capital ratio to evaluate short-term liquidity relative to the company's equity base.

FCF Generation Index

0.65x
Free Cash Flow / Operating CF

Free Cash Flow

$9.91 Million
USD

Operating Cash Flow

$15.29 Million
USD

Capital Expenditures

$5.38 Million
USD

El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc Free Cash Flow Generation Index (2012–2024)

Historical FCF Generation Index trend for El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc across 13 annual periods. Explore LOCO debt coverage from operations to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

Annual Free Cash Flow Generation for El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc (2012–2024)

Year-by-year Free Cash Flow Generation Index for El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc. For the full company profile including market capitalisation, see market value of El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc.

Year FCG Index Free Cash Flow (USD) Operating CF Capital Expenditures YoY Change
2024 0.59x $27.70 Million $46.78 Million $19.08 Million ▲ +24.5%
2023 0.48x $19.36 Million $40.69 Million $21.33 Million ▼ -1.6%
2022 0.48x $18.63 Million $38.55 Million $19.92 Million ▼ -28.2%
2021 0.67x $35.06 Million $52.10 Million $17.04 Million ▼ -19.4%
2020 0.84x $33.86 Million $40.55 Million $6.69 Million ▲ +45.8%
2019 0.57x $20.70 Million $36.13 Million $15.44 Million ▲ +47.5%
2018 0.39x $17.64 Million $45.44 Million $27.80 Million ▲ +19.5%
2017 0.32x $17.43 Million $53.67 Million $36.24 Million ▲ +34.7%
2016 0.24x $11.89 Million $49.30 Million $37.41 Million ▼ -48.5%
2015 0.47x $27.14 Million $57.97 Million $30.84 Million ▲ +1725.9%
2014 -0.03x $-751.00K $26.09 Million $26.84 Million ▼ -109.6%
2013 0.30x $5.88 Million $19.70 Million $13.82 Million ▲ +31.1%
2012 0.23x $4.42 Million $19.41 Million $14.99 Million
FCG Index = Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow. FCF = Operating CF + Capital Expenditures (capex stored negative).