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El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. cash flow statement

In fiscal 2025, El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.'s operations generated $48.1m of cash; it spent $22.6m on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $25.4m. It returned $1.8m through buybacks.

Cash flow statement

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2012Dec 20122013Dec 20132014Dec 20142015Dec 20152016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMJul 2026
Cash from operations192026584954453641523941474874
Depreciation and amortisation101012131618181817151415161617
Stock-based pay111111223333456
Capital spending15142731373628157172021192333
Free cash flow46−1271217182134351919282541
Free cash flow after stock pay45−2271116161831321516242035
Dividends paid——————————56————
Share buybacks————0014800—59212—
Shares issued——112—10216121213

Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Free cash flow after stock pay also subtracts stock-based compensation, a real cost to shareholders that the cash flow statement adds back. Dividends, buybacks and shares issued are cash amounts for the period.

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Figures from El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.'s SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 29, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.