El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.
NASDAQ:LOCO · NASDAQ Global Select
+$0.12 today
Vol 0.47M · Avg 0.32M
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Cash Flow Statement
Annual data · 5 periods
| Metric | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | $12.0M -53.2% | $25.7M +0.5% | $25.6M +22.8% | $20.8M -28.6% | $29.1M | $487.6M | $476.4M | $465.2M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | $4.1M -73.7% | $15.7M +3.2% | $15.2M +5.7% | $14.4M -5.0% | $15.2M | $374.2M | $1.2B | $631.8M |
| Deferred Income Tax | $659.0K +123.1% | -$2.9M -415.3% | $906.0K -78.2% | $4.2M +310.2% | $1.0M | $1.4B | -$1.5B | $304.2M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | $6.4M +63.9% | $3.9M +32.6% | $3.0M -15.1% | $3.5M +8.4% | $3.2M | $489.0M | $354.6M | -$1.6B |
| Change in Working Capital | -$1.6M -143.1% | $3.8M +464.1% | -$1.0M +76.5% | -$4.5M -670.7% | $782.0K | $350.4M | -$1.6B | $1.5B |
| Accounts Receivables | -$1.7M -356.9% | $677.0K +413.4% | -$216.0K -106.5% | $3.3M +196.5% | -$3.4M | $592.6M | $1.3B | $626.2M |
| Inventory | $128.0K +574.1% | -$27.0K -105.1% | $531.0K +524.8% | -$125.0K +42.7% | -$218.0K | $1.0B | $1.2B | $1.1B |
| Accounts Payables | $4.8M +983.8% | -$544.0K +86.3% | -$4.0M -199.7% | $4.0M +57.0% | $2.5M | $948.2M | -$1.5B | $433.0M |
| Other Working Capital | -$4.8M -230.5% | $3.7M +42.8% | $2.6M +122.3% | -$11.6M -709.0% | $1.9M | $567.4M | $1.3B | $601.0M |
| Other Non-Cash Items | $26.5M +5334.3% | $487.0K +116.7% | -$2.9M -2217.4% | $138.0K -95.0% | $2.8M | $1.4B | -$1.5B | $300.0M |
| Operating Cash Flow | $48.1M +2.8% | $46.8M +15.0% | $40.7M +5.5% | $38.5M -26.0% | $52.1M | $7.2B | $8.9B | $10.5B |
| Capital Expenditures | -$22.6M -18.6% | -$19.1M +10.6% | -$21.3M -7.1% | -$19.9M -16.9% | -$17.0M | $664.0M | $1.4B | $697.6M |
| Acquisitions (Net) | $0 | $0 -100.0% | $7.7M +670.7% | $1.0M -78.0% | $4.6M | $937.0M | $1.1B | $1.3B |
| Purchases of Investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $444.2M | $1.4B | $1.3B |
| Sales of Investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $822.2M | $318.2M | -$1.5B |
| Other Investing Activities | -$24.3M -17322.7% | $141.0K -13.5% | $163.0K | $0 | $0 | $616.4M | $370.0M | $1.2B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -$22.6M -19.5% | -$18.9M -40.8% | -$13.4M +28.9% | -$18.9M -51.5% | -$12.5M | $4.8B | $6.4B | $5.1B |
| Debt Repayment | -$20.2M -53.1% | -$13.2M -174.0% | $17.8M -30.9% | $25.8M +212.6% | -$22.9M | $680.8M | $759.2M | $1.1B |
| Common Stock Issued | $1.1M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $778.8M | $946.8M | $812.4M |
| Common Stock Repurchased | -$1.8M +91.0% | -$20.6M +65.3% | -$59.2M | $0 | $0 | $351.8M | -$1.6B | $1.5B |
| Dividends Paid | $0 | $0 | $0 +100.0% | -$55.6M | $0 | $535.2M | $613.6M | $692.0M |
| Other Financing Activities | -$737.0K -166.0% | $1.1M -4.7% | $1.2M +113.3% | $549.0K +241.0% | $161.0K | -$1.6B | $1.3B | $1.1B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -$21.7M +33.5% | -$32.6M +19.3% | -$40.4M -38.6% | -$29.2M -28.1% | -$22.8M | $12.2B | $13.9B | -$15.5B |
| Effect of Forex Changes | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1.3B | $1.1B | $990.2M |
| Net Change in Cash | $3.7M +177.9% | -$4.8M +63.6% | -$13.2M -38.2% | -$9.6M -156.8% | $16.8M | $3.2B | $4.9B | $6.5B |
| Free Cash Flow | $25.4M -8.2% | $27.7M +43.1% | $19.4M +3.9% | $18.6M -46.9% | $35.1M | $8.6B | -$16.8B | $11.1B |
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Does LOCO generate free cash flow?
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (LOCO) generated $25.44M of free cash flow in fiscal 2025.
How much operating cash flow does LOCO produce?
Operating cash flow was $48.08M, before capital expenditures of $22.64M.
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