401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

El Pollo Loco, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$24M
Total assets Small plan by assets
2,688
Participants Above avg headcount
80th
Percentile by assets National rank
$8,802
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: El Pollo Loco, Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by El Pollo Loco, Inc. · California · Food Services & Accommodation

$24M in assets, 2,688 participants

El Pollo Loco, Inc.'s El Pollo Loco, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $24M in total assets and 2,688 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 80th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #4,370 in Food Services & Accommodation (4,592 peers)

Coverage in California

El Pollo Loco, Inc. 401(k) Plan covers 2,688 participants in California, 4.3x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $24M.

#4,370
in Food Services & Accommodation (4,592 peers)
-18.9%
assets change YoY
0.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $6M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

El Pollo Loco, Inc. 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

El Pollo Loco, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$23,659,371 Top 20% higher than 80% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022

El Pollo Loco, Inc. 401(k) Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. El Pollo Loco, Inc. 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (2,688 participants).

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 330377527 · El Pollo Loco, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

El Pollo Loco, Inc. 401(k) Plan · $24M · 2,688 · 80th

  • TYPE $24M
  • TYPE 2,688
  • TYPE 80th
  • TYPE 401(k)
  • TYPE near William Harris Investors, Inc. Employees' 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust
  • TYPE ind #4370

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Food Services & Accommodation retirement plans → · Plans in California →

El Pollo Loco, Inc. 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among El Pollo Loco, Inc. 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$29M
Net Assets (End of Year)$24M
Net Income-$6M
Employer EIN330377527
Plan Effective Date2000-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (El Pollo Loco, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All El Pollo Loco, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$28M 18.027985612973396% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$22M$24M$26M$28M$30M 202220232024 $23.7M $27.9M ▲ +18.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 2,688 $24M
2023 1 2,728 $27M
2024 1 2,701 $28M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

El Pollo Loco, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants El Pollo Loco, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.023659371 · Participants: 2688El Pollo Loco, Inc. 401(k) PlanWells Fargo & Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 45.765616608 · Participants: 205865Wells Fargo & Company 401(k) PlanGoogle LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 28.89820221 · Participants: 102963Google LLC 401(k) Savings PlanOracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.851716605 · Participants: 46320Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment PlanChevron Employee Savings Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.60989746 · Participants: 19946Chevron Employee Savings Investment PlanIntel 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.361585903 · Participants: 54672Intel 401(k) Savings Plan
El Pollo Loco, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare El Pollo Loco, Inc. 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

El Pollo Loco, Inc. 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is William Harris Investors, Inc. Employees' 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust in IL ($24M); by covered participants it is Aerocare Holdings, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust in FL (2,688 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,688 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did El Pollo Loco, Inc. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
El Pollo Loco, Inc. 401(k) Plan declined sharply - down 18.9% during 2022, from $29M to $24M. Reported net income was -$6M.
How have El Pollo Loco, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), El Pollo Loco, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 18.0%, from $24M to $28M.
Where does El Pollo Loco, Inc. 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
El Pollo Loco, Inc. 401(k) Plan ranks in the 80th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to El Pollo Loco, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is William Harris Investors, Inc. Employees' 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust in IL ($24M, 41 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to El Pollo Loco, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Aerocare Holdings, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust in FL (2,688 participants, N/A in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 330377527.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.