---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001606366-25-000035"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LOCO"
cik: "0001606366"
company_name: "El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-07-31T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T22:19:30.858530+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# El Pollo Loco Q2 revenue $125.8M; adjusted EPS $0.28 vs $0.26 prior

## Summary
- Total revenue $125.8M, up from $122.2M in Q2 2024.
- System-wide comparable restaurant sales decreased 0.3% year-over-year.
- GAAP net income $7.1M ($0.24 diluted EPS) vs $7.6M ($0.25) prior year.
- Adjusted net income $8.2M ($0.28 diluted EPS) vs $7.8M ($0.26) prior year.
- Adjusted EBITDA $18.5M vs $17.2M in the year-ago quarter.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001606366-25-000035
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LOCO
- cik: 0001606366
- company_name: El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-07-31T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- 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/1606366/000160636625000035/0001606366-25-000035-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1606366/000160636625000035/loco-20250731x8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001606366-25-000035
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001606366-25-000035.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001606366-25-000035.txt

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