El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. filings document the reporting obligations of a Delaware public restaurant company with common stock listed on Nasdaq under LOCO. Form 8-K reports cover quarterly and annual operating results, including company-operated restaurant revenue, franchise revenue, comparable restaurant sales, restaurant contribution and related non-GAAP measures.
The company’s regulatory filings also cover governance and capital-structure matters, including definitive proxy materials for director elections, executive compensation and shareholder voting items, as well as board and officer changes reported under Item 5.02. The filing record identifies common stock and rights to purchase Series A preferred stock, and includes disclosures tied to restaurant operations, credit arrangements, risk factors and public-company controls.
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. operates a Mexican-inspired, fire‑grilled chicken concept with 503 domestic restaurants, including 175 company-operated and 328 franchised locations as of December 31, 2025, plus 8 licensed units in the Philippines. The brand targets the limited service segment, aiming to blend fast‑casual food quality with quick‑service speed, with average 2025 company‑operated restaurant sales of about $2.3 million and restaurant‑level contribution margins of 17.8%.
The company’s growth plan focuses on brand marketing around chicken, hospitality initiatives, digital and loyalty expansion, unit economics, and franchise-led unit growth. In 2025, comparable restaurant sales rose 0.3%, digital and delivery represented 13.8% of sales, and the Loco Rewards program reached 5.3 million members. El Pollo Loco opened nine new restaurants in 2025, completed 69 remodels across company and franchised units, and plans further development in California, Texas and new states, while highlighting risks from California wage increases, commodity inflation, tariffs, geographic concentration, franchisee health and broader macroeconomic and regulatory uncertainty.
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. chief financial officer Ira Fils reported a routine tax-withholding share disposition. On the vesting of a restricted stock award for 6,398 common shares, the company retained 2,296 shares to cover his tax obligation, using a price of $11.10 per share as the March 10, 2026 closing price.
Following this transaction and an adjustment of 1,123 shares to correct an administrative error, Fils directly holds 112,418 common shares. The event reflects compensation-related vesting and tax settlement rather than an open-market sale.
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. reported a routine tax-related share disposition by its Chief Executive Officer, Elizabeth Goodman Williams. On the vesting of a restricted stock award for 34,200 common shares, the company retained 12,272 shares to cover her tax obligations at a reference price of $11.10 per share. Following this withholding, she directly holds 204,810 common shares. This event reflects compensation-related tax settlement rather than an open-market trade.
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. reported higher fourth quarter 2025 results, helped by an extra operating week and modest same-restaurant growth. Total revenue rose to $123.5 million from $114.3 million, with company-operated restaurant revenue up to $102.4 million.
Income from operations increased to $10.3 million and net income to $6.5 million, or $0.22 per diluted share, versus $0.20 a year earlier. Adjusted net income was $7.3 million, or $0.25 per diluted share. Restaurant contribution margin improved to 17.5%, and total debt declined to $51.0 million with cash of $6.2 million as of December 31, 2025.
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. director Frank Garrido filed an initial ownership report on Form 3. This filing establishes his status as a director and serves as the baseline disclosure of his equity holdings in the company for future insider reporting, although specific share amounts are not shown in this excerpt.
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. reported changes to its Board of Directors. On January 27, 2026, director Mark Buller submitted his resignation from the Board, effective February 28, 2026. The company stated that his decision to resign was not due to any disagreement with the company.
On the same date, the Board appointed Frank Garrido as an independent director, effective March 1, 2026, to fill the vacancy created by Mr. Buller’s departure. Mr. Garrido, an executive at Domino’s Pizza, Inc., was also appointed to the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Governance Committee and will receive the standard compensation and indemnification provided to other non-employee directors. The company furnished a press release describing his appointment as an exhibit.
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. director Tana Davila filed an initial ownership report stating that no securities of the company are beneficially owned. The filing confirms that, as of the event date of 01/01/2026, there are no non-derivative or derivative holdings reported for this director.
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. reported changes to its Board of Directors. On December 10, 2025, directors William R. Floyd and Samuel N. Borgese resigned, and the company stated their decisions were not due to any disagreement with the company.
On the same date, the Board appointed Robert D. Wright, CEO of Potbelly Sandwich Works, and Tana Davila, Chief Marketing Executive of Dutch Bros Coffee, to serve as independent directors, effective January 1, 2026. Wright will join the Audit and Compensation Committees, while Davila will serve on the Audit and Nominating Committees. Both will receive the same compensation as other non‑employee directors and enter into standard indemnification agreements.
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. reported that Maria Hollandsworth will depart from her role as President and Chief Operating Officer, with a final separation date of December 26, 2025. Her departure terms follow her existing employment agreement, providing accrued benefits under the company’s employee benefit plans and subsidized continuation of insurance coverage under COBRA, subject to her signing a release. The company also stated that all restricted stock awards and stock options she holds that would have vested between the separation date and May 31, 2026 will instead vest as of the separation date, accelerating her equity compensation.