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
23
Latest filing
May 29, 2026, 4:05 PM ET
Top materiality
0.90
Event mix
earnings ×10 · other_material ×7 · leadership ×5
Sentiment
7 pos · 2 neg · 14 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 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.
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
Earnings & guidance
Materiality & sentiment trend
Max materiality 0.90 · Median 0.60 · Most common event earnings