secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (LOCO)
CIK:        0001606366
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-08-06T20:09:44+00:00
Accession:  0001606366-26-000044
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

El Pollo Loco Q2 revenue $129.6M, EPS $0.43; raises FY2026 outlook
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- Total revenue $129.6M vs $125.8M; system-wide comparable restaurant sales +3.9%.
- GAAP net income $12.8M ($0.43 diluted) vs $7.1M ($0.24) a year ago.
- Adjusted net income $8.9M ($0.30 diluted) vs $8.2M ($0.28); adjusted EBITDA $19.1M vs $18.5M.
- Income from operations $18.7M vs $11.3M; restaurant contribution margin improved to 19.5%.
- Company raises full-year 2026 outlook (specific guidance numbers not provided in excerpt).

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1606366/000160636626000044/0001606366-26-000044-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1606366/000160636626000044/loco-20260806x8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001606366-26-000044

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