---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001606366-24-000046"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LOCO"
cik: "0001606366"
company_name: "El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-10-31T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-30T07:26:58.876932+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# El Pollo Loco Q3 revenue flat at $120.4M; comp sales +2.7%, net income falls to $6.2M

## Summary
- System-wide comparable restaurant sales increased 2.7% YoY.
- Income from operations was $10.1M, down from $13.7M in Q3 2023.
- GAAP diluted EPS $0.21 vs $0.28; adjusted diluted EPS $0.21 vs $0.19.
- Restaurant contribution margin improved to 16.7% from 14.4%.
- Adjusted EBITDA rose to $15.5M from $15.0M in the prior year period.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001606366-24-000046
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LOCO
- cik: 0001606366
- company_name: El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-10-31T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1606366/000160636624000046/0001606366-24-000046-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1606366/000160636624000046/loco-20241031x8k.htm

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