401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

El Pollo Loco, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$27M
Total assets Below avg plan size
2,728
Participants Above avg headcount
77th
Percentile by assets National rank
$9,723
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

$27M in assets, 2,728 participants

El Pollo Loco, Inc.'s El Pollo Loco, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $27M in total assets and 2,728 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 77th 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.

  • #3,599 in Food Services & Accommodation (3,828 peers)

Coverage in California

El Pollo Loco, Inc. 401(k) Plan covers 2,728 participants in California, 4.3x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $27M.

#3,599
in Food Services & Accommodation (3,828 peers)
+12.1%
assets growth YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

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 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$26,525,292 Top 23% higher than 77% of 127,068 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 2023

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

Plan-year 2023 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 (2,728 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • El Pollo Loco, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$6M in the plan year 2022 filing to $3M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • El Pollo Loco, Inc. 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $24M in the plan year 2022 filing to $27M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • El Pollo Loco, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 2,688 in the plan year 2022 filing to 2,728 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 330377527 · El Pollo Loco, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

El Pollo Loco, Inc. 401(k) Plan · $27M · 2,728 · 77th

  • TYPE $27M
  • TYPE 2,728
  • TYPE 77th
  • TYPE 401(k)
  • TYPE near South Dakota Network, LLC 401(k) Plan
  • TYPE ind #3599

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

El Pollo Loco, Inc. 401(k) PlanEl Pollo Loco, Inc. 401(k) P…$27MSouth Dakota Network, LLC 401(k) PlanSouth Dakota Network, LLC 40…$27MSt. Joseph Corporate Services 401(k) PlanSt. Joseph Corporate Service…$27MShaw Media Employee 401(k) Savings PlanShaw Media Employee 401(k) S…$27MOtg Concessions Management, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanOtg Concessions Management, …$27M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among El Pollo Loco, Inc. 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$24M
Net Assets (End of Year)$27M
Net Income$3M
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): 0.026525292 · Participants: 2728El Pollo Loco, Inc. 401(k) PlanWells Fargo & Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 51.831350351 · Participants: 193919Wells Fargo & Company 401(k) PlanGoogle LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 39.047152408 · Participants: 122867Google LLC 401(k) Savings PlanOracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 26.320437734 · Participants: 63105Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment PlanIntel 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.17918189 · Participants: 59863Intel 401(k) Savings PlanApple 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.779511539 · Participants: 106111Apple 401(k) 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 South Dakota Network, LLC 401(k) Plan in SD ($27M); by covered participants it is Madison Services Group, LLC 401(k) Plan in GA (2,728 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,728 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. 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 2023? ▼
El Pollo Loco, Inc. 401(k) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 12.1% during 2023, from $24M to $27M. Reported net income was $3M.
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 77th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (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 South Dakota Network, LLC 401(k) Plan in SD ($27M, 111 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 Madison Services Group, LLC 401(k) Plan in GA (2,728 participants, $15M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

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.