Appointed
Joe Taylor
Director
LOCO ·
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.
elected Joe Taylor as a Class I independent director of the Company, effective January 13, 2025.
Ready 8-Ks
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Latest filing
August 6, 2026, 4:09 PM ET
Top materiality
0.90
Event mix
earnings ×20 · leadership ×13 · other_material ×12
Sentiment
13 pos · 5 neg · 32 neu
Latest earnings
reported 2026-Q1
Executive change
recent →
Recent 8-K filings for LOCO
Highest-materiality recent filing
El Pollo Loco Q1 revenue $126.2M, net income $8.2M, raises 2026 outlook
- Total revenue $126.2M vs $119.2M in Q1 2025, a 5.9% increase.
- System-wide comparable restaurant sales rose 5.8% year-over-year.
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El Pollo Loco Q2 revenue $129.6M, EPS $0.43; raises FY2026 outlook
Total revenue $129.6M vs $125.8M; system-wide comparable restaurant sales +3.9%.
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El Pollo Loco shareholders approve equity plan amendment adding 1.25M shares, elect directors
Shareholders approved amendments to Equity Incentive Plan increasing share reserve by 1,250,000 shares (21.5M for, 638.8K against).
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El Pollo Loco board authorizes $40M share repurchase program
Board approved up to $40M in common stock repurchases on May 28, 2026.
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El Pollo Loco Q1 revenue $126.2M, net income $8.2M, raises 2026 outlook
Total revenue $126.2M vs $119.2M in Q1 2025, a 5.9% increase.
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El Pollo Loco reports Q4 revenue $123.5M, net income $6.5M, comps up 2.1%
Total revenue $123.5M vs $114.3M YoY (+8%); system-wide comparable sales +2.1%.
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El Pollo Loco appoints Frank Garrido to Board; Mark Buller resigns after 10 years
Mark Buller resigns from Board effective Feb 28, 2026; no disagreement cited.
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El Pollo Loco appoints Wright and Davila to board; Babb named chairman
William Floyd and Samuel Borgese retire from board effective Dec 31; Floyd steps down as Chairman.
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El Pollo Loco President and COO Hollandsworth to Depart Dec. 26, 2025
Maria Hollandsworth will leave her roles as President and COO, effective December 26, 2025.
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El Pollo Loco Q3 net income rises to $7.4M; adjusted EPS $0.27 vs $0.21
Total revenue $121.5M vs $120.4M YoY; system-wide comp sales down 0.8%.
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El Pollo Loco Q2 revenue $125.8M; adjusted EPS $0.28 vs $0.26 prior
Total revenue $125.8M, up from $122.2M in Q2 2024.
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El Pollo Loco stockholders approve board declassification, supermajority removal, and share increase
Stockholders approved declassification of board (24.3M for, 34.6K against) and elimination of supermajority voting (24.2M for, 48K against).
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El Pollo Loco Q1 revenue $119.2M (+2.6%), adjusted EPS $0.19 down from $0.22
Total revenue $119.2M vs $116.2M (+2.6%); system-wide comparable restaurant sales down 0.6%.
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El Pollo Loco receives unsolicited non-binding bid from Biglari Capital
Biglari Capital submitted non-binding offer to acquire all LOCO common stock it does not already own.
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El Pollo Loco Q4 net income up to $6.0M; revenue $114.3M, system comp sales +0.5%
Total revenue $114.3M, up 1.9% YoY from $112.2M.
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El Pollo Loco appoints former Brinker CFO Joe Taylor as independent director
Joe Taylor elected Class I independent director effective Jan 13, 2025, filling board vacancy.
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El Pollo Loco Q3 revenue flat at $120.4M; comp sales +2.7%, net income falls to $6.2M
System-wide comparable restaurant sales increased 2.7% YoY.
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El Pollo Loco extends poison pill to next annual meeting; raises ownership threshold to 15%
Amendment extends Rights Agreement expiration to certification of next annual meeting stockholder vote, unless shareholders approve further extension.
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El Pollo Loco Q2 net income rises to $7.6M ($0.25/diluted) on 4.5% comp sales growth
Total revenue $122.2M (+0.6% YoY); system-wide comp sales up 4.5%.
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Stockholders approve 1.25M share increase to equity plan and officer exculpation amendment
Equity Incentive Plan amended: authorized shares increased by 1,250,000; term extended to May 28, 2034.
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El Pollo Loco repurchases 1.53M shares from Freeman Spogli at $9.785; terminates TRA for $399k
Repurchased 1,534,303 shares at $9.785/share (5% discount to May 23 close), total ~$15.0M from Freeman Spogli entities.
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El Pollo Loco Q1 revenue up to $116.2M; adjusted EPS $0.22 vs $0.14 YoY
Total revenue $116.2M, up from $114.5M; system-wide comp sales +5.1%.
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El Pollo Loco Q4 2023 revenue $112.2M; diluted EPS $0.14 vs $0.18 prior year
Revenue of $112.2M, down 3.2% YoY from $115.9M; system-wide comp restaurant sales up 0.9%.
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El Pollo Loco appoints Elizabeth Williams as CEO, effective March 11, 2024
Williams named CEO and board member; succeeds interim CEO Maria Hollandsworth.
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El Pollo Loco amends bylaws to update director nomination procedures and other governance items
Revised procedures require stockholders to provide evidence of compliance with Rule 14a-19 for director nominations.
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El Pollo Loco repurchases 1.5M shares from FS Equity Partners at $8.40/share
Purchased 1,500,000 shares from FS Equity Partners V and affiliates for total $12.6M.
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El Pollo Loco CEO Laurance Roberts departs; COO Hollandsworth named interim CEO
Roberts leaves as President/CEO/Director effective Nov 3, 2023; receives 1-year salary continuation ($700k) and $53,846 consulting fee.
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El Pollo Loco Q3 net income $0.28/diluted share vs $0.14; approves $20M buyback
Total revenue $120.4M (+0.4% YoY); system-wide comp sales +0.8%.
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Director John M. Roth resigns from El Pollo Loco board; board size reduced to 9
John M. Roth resigned effective August 16, 2023, after serving as director since 2007.
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El Pollo Loco adopts limited-duration rights plan after Biglari Capital accumulates 12% stake
Biglari Capital went from 9.1% (July 28) to 11.3% (Aug 8); plan targets 12.5% trigger.
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El Pollo Loco repurchases 2.5M shares from largest holder Freeman Spogli for $26.6M
Repurchased 2.5M shares at $10.63 each, total $26,575,000, closing August 8, 2023.
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El Pollo Loco Q2 revenue $121.5M (-2.1% YoY); adjusted EPS $0.23 vs $0.21
Total revenue $121.5M, down from $124.1M; system-wide comparable restaurant sales -3.4%.
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El Pollo Loco annual meeting elects directors, ratifies auditor, approves exec pay
Four Class III directors elected: Borgese (18.9M for), Buller (19.3M), Roberts (19.7M), Roth (15.4M).
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El Pollo Loco Q1 revenue up 4.1% to $114.5M; net income more than doubles to $4.9M
Revenue $114.5M vs $110.0M YoY; system-wide comparable restaurant sales +0.8%.
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Director Kehler resigns as Trimaran Group distributes all LOCO shares; no dispute
Dean C. Kehler resigned from the board effective March 27, 2023, in connection with the Trimaran Group distribution.
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El Pollo Loco Q4 2022 revenue up 6.3% to $115.9M; net income $6.5M
Total revenue $115.9M vs $109.0M in Q4 2021, up 6.3%.
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El Pollo Loco Q3 net income down 51% to $5.0M; adjusted EBITDA falls 39%
Total revenue $119.9M (+3.6% YoY); system-wide comp sales up 3.8%.
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El Pollo Loco appoints Maria Hollandsworth as COO effective Oct 31, 2022
Maria Hollandsworth appointed COO effective Oct 31, 2022; previously Regional VP Ops at Dunkin'.
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El Pollo Loco declares $1.50 special dividend and $20M buyback program
Special dividend of $1.50 per share payable Nov 9, 2022 to holders of record Oct 24, 2022.
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El Pollo Loco Q2 revenue up 1.7% to $124.1M net income down 19% to $7.1M
Diluted EPS $0.20 vs $0.24; pro forma EPS $0.21 vs $0.29 (down 28%).
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El Pollo Loco enters new $150M revolving credit facility, refinances 2018 facility
New $150M senior secured revolver matures July 27, 2027; sublimits of $15M for letters of credit and swingline loans.
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El Pollo Loco names Ira Fils CFO; employment agreement includes $400K salary, $500K equity grant
Ira Fils appointed EVP, CFO effective June 27, 2022; annual base salary $400,000.
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El Pollo Loco COO Miguel Lozano to retire by Nov 22, 2022; severance of $81,250
COO Miguel Lozano notified retirement on June 15, 2022; effective on or before November 22, 2022.
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El Pollo Loco shareholders elect all four director nominees, ratify auditor, approve say-on-pay
Elected Class II directors: Nancy Faginas-Cody (31.7M for), Douglas Babb (26.0M), William Floyd (25.7M), Dean Kehler (23.3M).
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El Pollo Loco appoints Ira Fils as CFO, effective June 27, 2022
Ira Fils appointed CFO; previously CFO of The Habit Burger Grill (YUM! Brands) and led its IPO and sale.
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El Pollo Loco Q1 revenue $110.1M (+2.2%); net income down 47% to $0.06 EPS
Total revenue $110.1M (+2% YoY); system-wide comp sales +7.8% driven by pricing.
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El Pollo Loco Q4 revenue down 1% to $109M; comps +11%; EPS $0.17 vs $0.15
Total revenue $109.0M, down from $110.3M; system-wide comp restaurant sales increased 11.0%.
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El Pollo Loco appoints Gonzalez to Compensation Committee, Faginas-Cody to Audit Committee
Deborah Gonzalez appointed to Compensation Committee, effective Feb 1, 2022.
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El Pollo Loco Q4 system-wide comps up 11.1% YoY; revenue $108-109M
System-wide comparable restaurant sales +11.1% YoY: company-operated +6.2%, franchise +14.4%.
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El Pollo Loco appoints two independent directors, increasing board size to 11
Deborah Gonzalez elected Class I independent director, effective December 9, 2021.
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El Pollo Loco Q3 revenue up 4.2% to $115.7M; comp sales +9.3%; net income $0.28/sh
Total revenue $115.7M vs $111.0M a year ago; system-wide comparable restaurant sales up 9.3%.
Executive changes
Role change
Maria Hollandsworth
President and Chief Operating Officer
LOCO ·
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.
Ms. Hollandsworth has been appointed as President of the Company and will also continue to serve as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer.
Appointed
Elizabeth Williams
Chief Executive Officer
LOCO ·
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.
has appointed Elizabeth Williams as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Company and as a member of the Board, effective March 11, 2024
Appointed
(interim)
Maria Hollandsworth
Interim Chief Executive Officer and President
LOCO ·
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.
the Board has appointed Maria Hollandsworth as interim Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company (“ Interim CEO ”), effective as of November 4, 2023.
Departed
Laurance Roberts
Chief Executive Officer and President
LOCO ·
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.
On November 2, 2023, El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (the “ Company ”) announced that Laurance Roberts, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and President, is leaving his position as Chief Executive Officer and President and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “ Board ”), effective as of the close of business on November 3, 2023
Role change
Maria Hollandsworth
EVP, Chief Operating Officer
LOCO ·
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.
Ms. Hollandsworth will be promoted to EVP, Chief Operating Officer and her base salary will increase to $400,000
Departed
John M. Roth
director
LOCO ·
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.
On August 16, 2023, John M. Roth, a member of the board of directors (the “Board”) of El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), resigned as a director of the Board, effective immediately.
Departed
Dean C. Kehler
Director
LOCO ·
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.
On March 27, 2023, Dean C. Kehler, a member of the board of directors (the “Board”) of El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”), resigned as a director of the Board, effective immediately.
Appointed
Maria Hollandsworth
Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
LOCO ·
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.
On October 12, 2022, the El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) Board of Directors appointed Maria Hollandsworth as Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer of the Company (“COO”), effective as of October 31, 2022 (the “Start Date”).
Appointed
Ira Fils
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
LOCO ·
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.
As previously disclosed, on June 2, 2022, El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Ira Fils as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective as of June 27, 2022 (the “Start Date”).
Departed
Miguel Lozano
Chief Operating Officer
LOCO ·
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.
On June 15, 2022, Miguel Lozano notified El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) of his decision to retire as Chief Operating Officer of the Company on or before November 22, 2022.
Appointed
Ira Fils
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
LOCO ·
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.
appointed Ira Fils as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of the Company (“ CFO ”), effective as of June 27, 2022
Earnings & guidance
Materiality & sentiment trend
Max materiality 0.90 · Median 0.60 · Most common event earnings