LOCO FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #15 of 18 in industry

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $3.1M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $17,168 · Eating & Drinking Places.

Eating & Drinking Places peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-04-30
Industry
Eating & Drinking Places
Industry rank
#15/18

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
178:1
High (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$3.1M
Median worker
$17,168

Answer first

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.'s FY2025 CEO total of $3.1M ranks #1077 of 1,423 complete filings; its 178:1 pay ratio ranks #364. Dollar rank is not ratio rank.

According to the same FY2025 complete-filing cohort used on the rankings boards (CEO total, median worker, and ratio all present). Median worker pay is $17,168. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-58 peer cohort (# 15 of 18, 22nd percentile - among the lower quartile of industry peers by pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Eating & Drinking Places companies.

Dollar rank
#1077
$3.1M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#364
178:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
22nd
among the lower quartile of industry peers by pay ratio

How El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. ranks nationally

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

Total CEO compensation, the full national distribution, this company marked

$3,062,506 24th percentile higher than 24% of 1,423 companies

$0–$2,500,000: 304 companies (21%). Below this entry. $2,500,000–$5,000,000: 182 companies (13%). This entry sits in this band. $5,000,000–$7,500,000: 208 companies (15%). Above this entry. $7,500,000–$10,000,000: 192 companies (13%). Above this entry. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). Above this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). Above this entry. $15,000,000–$17,500,000: 88 companies (6%). Above this entry. $17,500,000–$20,000,000: 54 companies (4%). Above this entry. $20,000,000–$22,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $22,500,000–$25,000,000: 34 companies (2%). Above this entry. $25,000,000–$27,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $27,500,000–$30,000,000: 16 companies (1%). Above this entry. $30,000,000–$32,500,000: 10 companies (1%). Above this entry. $32,500,000–$35,000,000: 7 companies (0%). Above this entry. $35,000,000–$37,500,000: 9 companies (1%). Above this entry. $37,500,000–$40,000,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $40,000,000–$42,500,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $42,500,000–$45,000,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $45,000,000–$47,500,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $47,500,000–$50,000,000: 27 companies (2%). Above this entry. This company $0 $50M+ every complete-filing company, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $2500K-wide band; taller bars hold more companies. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source SEC DEF 14A Section 953(b) disclosures, PlainCEOPay extract · FY2025

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. vs. Eating & Drinking Places peers

CEO total pay ($3.1M) against pay ratio (178:1) for El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Eating & Drinking Places industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both2824287.04134491.45444695.86754900.18065104.5110:1192.5:1275:1357.5:1440:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc., CEO total pay: 3062506 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 178:1El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.Cava Group, Inc., CEO total pay: 3848858 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 179:1Cava Group, Inc.Wendy's Co, CEO total pay: 4628002 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 181:1Wendy's CoRed Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc, CEO total pay: 3258840 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 130:1Red Robin Gourmet Burgers IncSweetgreen, Inc., CEO total pay: 3230375 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 125:1Sweetgreen, Inc.Dine Brands Global, Inc., CEO total pay: 4644108 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 252:1Dine Brands Global, Inc.
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. vs. Eating & Drinking Places peers, plotted against the industry's $7.8M median CEO total and 425:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Eating & Drinking Places peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 18 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 58. Segments sum to the peer set, not this company's compensation pillar.

CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2025

A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.'s structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2021–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
178:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
-105:1
from FY2024 283:1
CEO $ YoY
-37%
$3.1M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. CEO total compensation, median worker pay, and pay ratio by fiscal year from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A.
FY CEO pay Δ pay Median worker Pay ratio Δ ratio
2021 $1.5M - $15,027 100:1 -
2022 $1.7M +16% $15,797 110:1 +10:1
2023 $3.2M +81% $19,642 50:1 -60:1
2024 $4.9M +54% $17,168 283:1 +233:1
2025 $3.1M -37% $17,168 178:1 -105:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1606366, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Eating & Drinking Places

This Company's Ratio
178:1
Industry Median Ratio
425:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$7.8M
This CEO's Pay
$3.1M
Companies in Industry
18
vs. Industry Median
Below
#15 of 18 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Eating & Drinking Places →

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.: STEEP · MID$ pay ratio

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 178:1 ranks #15 of 18 Eating & Drinking Places filers (22nd percentile). the CEO earned 178× the median employee ($17,168) in FY2025.

Median employee $17,168 (LOW-MED); STEEP · MID$ stamps put about 178 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$3.1M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, below median

Pay Ratio

178:1

Elevated vs. peers

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. in the lower Eating & Drinking Places third

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 178:1 ranks #15 of 18 Eating & Drinking Places filers (22nd percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Eating & Drinking Places (SIC 58) median ratio is 425:1 across 18 FY2025 filers; El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.'s $3.1M CEO total is at or below the $7.8M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #1077 and ratio rank #364 split - treat 178:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Eating & Drinking Places peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$3.1M
Median Employee Pay
$17,168
Pay Ratio
178:1
Filing Date
2026-04-30

Company Info

Ticker
LOCO
CIK
1606366
Industry
Eating & Drinking Places
SIC Code
5812
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1606366, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 178:1 ranks #15 of 18 Eating & Drinking Places filers (22nd percentile).

Read with El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps STEEP · MID$ · LOW-MED.

Puma Biotechnology, Inc. · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $3.1M (Δ $169 lighter vs El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.); FLOOR · ELITE-MED vs this page's STEEP · MID$ · LOW-MED.
Mission Produce, Inc. · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $3.1M (Δ $10K lighter vs El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.); EXTREME · LOW-MED vs this page's STEEP · MID$ · LOW-MED.
Lifetime Brands, Inc · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $3.0M (Δ $24K lighter vs El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.); MODEST · PAR-MED vs this page's STEEP · MID$ · LOW-MED.
Turning Point Brands, Inc. · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $3.0M (Δ $26K lighter vs El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.); MODEST · HIGH-MED vs this page's STEEP · MID$ · LOW-MED.
Cava Group, Inc. (SIC 58 pole)

Cava Group, Inc. stamps STEEP · MID$ nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.'s STEEP filing.
National dual ranks · #1077/#364

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.'s FY2025 package sits #1077 by CEO dollars and #364 by ratio under MID$ · STEEP.
Pay-equity trends · STEEP

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.'s STEEP · LOW-MED stamps sit mid-band - pay-equity trends place the ratio against workforce pay.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (CIK 1606366), FY2025. See our methodology. Aggregated by PlainCEOPay as of August 2026.

Data currency: Executive compensation from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A proxy statements through fiscal year 2025, compiled and last refreshed August 2026. See our methodology for source dates and refresh cadence. Spot a figure that looks wrong? Report a correction.