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Form 4 El Pollo Loco Holdings, For: May 29 Filed by: Fils Ira

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 16:18:00 -0400

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Form 4 El Pollo Loco Holdings, For: May 29 Filed by: Fils Ira

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 16:18:00 -0400

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Form 4 El Pollo Loco Holdings, For: May 29 Filed by: Williams Elizabeth Goodman

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 16:17:00 -0400

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Form 4 El Pollo Loco Holdings, For: May 29 Filed by: Williams Elizabeth Goodman

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 16:17:00 -0400

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Form 8-K El Pollo Loco Holdings, For: May 26

Fri, 29 May 2026 16:06:00 -0400

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Form 8-K El Pollo Loco Holdings, For: May 26

Fri, 29 May 2026 16:06:00 -0400

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Form 8-K El Pollo Loco Holdings, For: May 28

Thu, 28 May 2026 16:15:00 -0400

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Form 8-K El Pollo Loco Holdings, For: May 28

Thu, 28 May 2026 16:15:00 -0400

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El Pollo Loco authorizes $40 million share repurchase program

Thu, 28 May 2026 16:05:23 -0400

El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: LOCO) announced that its board of directors has authorized the repurchase of up to $40 million of its common stock, representing approximately 9% of the company's current market capitalization.

The fire-grilled chicken restaurant chain said the share repurchase program is effective immediately and does not have a fixed expiration date. The company is not obligated to repurchase any specific number of shares and may expand, modify, suspend or discontinue the program at any time.

"Our Board's approval of a new share repurchase program reflects our strong balance sheet, with less than one times leverage, and confidence

El Pollo Loco authorizes $40 million share repurchase program

Thu, 28 May 2026 16:05:23 -0400

"Our Board's approval of a new share repurchase program reflects our strong balance sheet, with less than one times leverage, and confidence

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. Announces $40 Million Share Repurchase Authorization

Thu, 28 May 2026 16:05:00 -0400

COSTA MESA, Calif., May 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (“El Pollo Loco” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: LOCO), the nation’s leading fire-grilled chicken restaurant chain, today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized the Company to repurchase up to $40 million of its common stock, representing ~9% of the Company’s current market capitalization.

“Our Board’s approval of a new share repurchase program reflects our strong balance sheet, with less than one times leverage, and confidence in our future outlook as we accelerate our unit growth cadence and, by extension, our EBITDA growth

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. Announces $40 Million Share Repurchase Authorization

Thu, 28 May 2026 16:05:00 -0400

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. Announces $40 Million Share Repurchase Authorization

Thu, 28 May 2026 16:05:00 -0400

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. Announces $40 Million Share Repurchase Authorization

Thu, 28 May 2026 16:05:00 -0400

Form 4 El Pollo Loco Holdings, For: May 09 Filed by: Fils Ira

Tue, 12 May 2026 18:32:00 -0400

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Form 4 El Pollo Loco Holdings, For: May 09 Filed by: Fils Ira

Tue, 12 May 2026 18:32:00 -0400

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El Pollo Loco (LOCO) PT Raised to $15 at DA Davidson

Mon, 11 May 2026 08:10:15 -0400

DA Davidson analyst Matt Curtis raised the price target on El Pollo Loco (NASDAQ: LOCO) to $15.00 (from $13.00) while maintaining a Neutral rating.

Form 10-Q El Pollo Loco Holdings, For: Apr 01

Fri, 08 May 2026 17:10:00 -0400

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Form 10-Q El Pollo Loco Holdings, For: Apr 01

Fri, 08 May 2026 17:10:00 -0400

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El Pollo Loco (LOCO) PT Raised to $18 at Benchmark on 'Menu Innovation Driven Inflection'

Fri, 08 May 2026 10:08:44 -0400

(Updated - May 8, 2026 10:08 AM EDT)

Benchmark analyst Todd Brooks raised the price target on El Pollo Loco (NASDAQ: LOCO) to $18.00 (from $14.00) while maintaining a Buy rating.

The analyst commented, " El Pollo Loco (LOCO) reported strong 1Q26 operating results that saw innovation driven SSS upside flow through to a material step up in RLOM. Revenues of $126M bested consensus of $122M, fueled by 5.8% systemwide SSS growth (vs. consensus of 2.4%). The revenue upside and excellent labor efficiency helped LOCO post RLOM of 19.2%, well above expectations of 17.4% and up 320bps y-o-y. Resulting AEPS and AEBITDA

El Pollo Loco (LOCO) PT Raised to $18 at Benchmark on 'Menu Innovation Driven Inflection'

Fri, 08 May 2026 10:08:44 -0400

(Updated - May 8, 2026 10:08 AM EDT)

Benchmark analyst Todd Brooks raised the price target on El Pollo Loco (NASDAQ: LOCO) to $18.00 (from $14.00) while maintaining a Buy rating.

El Pollo Loco (LOCO) Tops Q1 EPS by 6c; offers outlook

Thu, 07 May 2026 16:47:20 -0400

El Pollo Loco (NASDAQ: LOCO) reported Q1 EPS of $0.28, $0.06 better than the analyst estimate of $0.22. Revenue for the quarter came in at $126.2 million versus the consensus estimate of $122.12 million.

2026 Outlook

The Company is raising the following expectations for fiscal year 2026:

System-wide comparable restaurant sales growth of 2.0% to 4.0%.
Adjusted EBITDA1 between $67.5 million and $69.5 million.

The Company is reiterating the following expectations for fiscal year 2026:

The opening of three to four company-operated restaurants and 15 to 16 franchise-operated restaurants.
Capital spending between $37.0 million and $40.0 million.
G&A expense between $52.0 million and $54.0 million,

Form 8-K El Pollo Loco Holdings, For: May 07

Thu, 07 May 2026 16:24:00 -0400

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Form 8-K El Pollo Loco Holdings, For: May 07

Thu, 07 May 2026 16:24:00 -0400

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El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2026 Financial Results

Thu, 07 May 2026 16:05:00 -0400

COSTA MESA, Calif., May 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: LOCO) (the “Company”) today announced financial results for the 13-week period ended April 1, 2026.

Highlights for the first quarter ended April 1, 2026 compared to the first quarter ended March 26, 2025 were as follows:

Total revenue was $126.2 million compared to $119.2 million.
System-wide comparable restaurant sales(1) increased by 5.8%.
Income from operations was $12.2 million compared to $9.0 million.
Restaurant contribution(1) was $20.4 million, or 19.2% of company-operated restaurant revenue, compared to $15.8 million, or 16.0% of company-operated restaurant revenue.
Net income