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title: "El Pollo Loco Holdings 2026: Revenue $129.57M, EPS $0.43— 10-Q Summary"
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description: "El Pollo Loco Holdings reported Q2 2026 results with revenue of $129.57M, a 3% YoY increase, and diluted EPS of $0.43, up nearly 80%. Net income rose to $12.81M. Growth was driven by company-operated comparable sales (+3.0%) and franchise sales (+4.5%). The brand refresh launched in 2025 is boosting frequency and check sizes. System-wide restaurants reached 511, and Loco Rewards membership exceeded 5.6 million."
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# El Pollo Loco Holdings 2026: Revenue $129.57M, EPS $0.43— 10-Q Summary

El Pollo Loco Holdings reported results for the quarter ended 2026 with revenue of $129.57M and diluted EPS of $0.43, modestly higher revenue and materially stronger net income versus the prior-year quarter.

**Financial Highlights**

Metric

Current quarter

Prior year quarter

YoY change

Revenue¹

$129.57M

$125.83M

3%

Net income²

$12.81M

$7.11M

80.2%

Diluted EPS³

$0.43

$0.24

79.2%

*¹ Reported as “Total revenue”. ² Reported as “Net income”. ³ Reported as “Diluted income per share”.*

**Business Highlights**

-   Revenue growth was driven by company-operated sales, with company-operated comparable sales up 3.0% for the quarter and 4.2% year-to-date; franchise comparable sales rose 4.5% for the quarter and 5.2% year-to-date.
-   Brand refresh launched in 2025 (new advertising, restaurant design and product rollouts) is supporting higher frequency and check.
-   System-wide restaurants grew to 511, including eight openings during the period; remodeling program ongoing with targets of roughly 25–35 company remodels and 30–40 franchise remodels.
-   Loco Rewards membership exceeded 5.6 million, with deferred revenue growth and continued emphasis on a Digital First strategy to drive visits and ticket.

Original SEC Filing: El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. \[ LOCO \] - 10-Q - Aug. 07, 2026

**Disclaimer**

This is an AI-powered summary. It may contain inaccuracies. Consider verifying important information with the source. Please note this summary is solely based on documents filed with the SEC.

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