---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001606366-25-000027"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LOCO"
cik: "0001606366"
company_name: "El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-05-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-23T00:30:21.103924+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# El Pollo Loco Q1 revenue $119.2M (+2.6%), adjusted EPS $0.19 down from $0.22

## Summary
- Total revenue $119.2M vs $116.2M (+2.6%); system-wide comparable restaurant sales down 0.6%.
- Net income $5.5M ($0.19 diluted EPS) vs $5.9M ($0.19) prior; adjusted net income $5.5M ($0.19) vs $6.8M ($0.22).
- Adjusted EBITDA $13.9M vs $15.7M; restaurant contribution margin declined to 16.0% from 17.6%.
- Income from operations $9.0M vs $9.7M; margin compressed year over year.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001606366-25-000027
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LOCO
- cik: 0001606366
- company_name: El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-05-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1606366/000160636625000027/0001606366-25-000027-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1606366/000160636625000027/loco-20250501x8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001606366-25-000027
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001606366-25-000027.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001606366-25-000027.txt

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.