El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.
LOCO- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- Industry
- Retail-Eating Places
- SEC CIK
- 0001606366
In the last 90 days, El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. insiders filed 0 open-market purchases and 2 sales; 151 institutions reported holding it in 13F filings for Q2 2026, worth $481.9M in total; no superinvestor holds it.
Key figures
- Market capClose on Nov 9, 2026
- $476.5M
- Insider buysOpen market, last 90 days
- 0
- Insider sellsLast 90 days, $737.7K in total
- 2
- 13F holdersQ2 2026, +11 vs. previous quarter
- 151
- 13F valueReported value at the end of Q2 2026
- $481.9M
- Superinvestors holdingAt the end of Q2 2026
- 0
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Financials
See financial statementsFrom SEC filings, in USD.
- Revenue, FY2025
- $490.0M
- +3.6% year over year
- Net income, FY2025
- $26.5M
- +3.1% year over year
- Free cash flow, FY2025
- $25.4M
- −8.2% year over year
- Revenue, Q3 FY2026
- $126.3M
- +3.9% year over year
Revenue flow, FY2025
Green is profit; orange is costs, expenses and taxes. Percentages are shares of revenue.
Short interest
See short dataFrom FINRA, settlement date Oct 15, 2026.
- Short interest
- 1.81M
- Shares sold short
- Change
- −30.5K
- −1.7% vs. previous
- Days to cover
- 7.98
- At average daily volume
Superinvestors holding LOCO, Q2 2026
Go to the superinvestors tabNo superinvestor reported holding LOCO at the end of Q2 2026.
Latest insider trades
See all insider tradesOpen-market purchases and sales by El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. insiders from Form 4, newest first.
| Filed (ET) | Trade date | Filing delay | Insider | Transaction | Shares | Avg price | Value | Holding change | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 6, 2026 (view filing)6:06 PM ET | Nov 4-5 | 2 days | Biglari Capital Corp. and 5 others10% Owner | SSaleCommon Stock, par value $0.01 per share | −19.2K | $16.50 | −$316.0K | −0.5%3.49M after | 2 lots |
| Oct 20, 2026 (view filing)8:04 PM ET | Oct 16 | 4 days | Biglari Capital Corp. and 5 others10% Owner | SSaleCommon Stock, par value $0.01 per share | −25.6K | $16.50 | −$421.7K | −0.7%3.51M after | |
| Aug 11, 2026 (view filing)5:07 PM ET | Aug 7 | 4 days | Biglari Capital Corp. and 5 others10% Owner | SSaleCommon Stock, par value $0.01 per share | −1.10K | $17.06 | −$18.8K | −1.6%65.9K after | 2 lots |
| Aug 5, 2026 (view filing)6:44 PM ET | Aug 3-5 | 2 days | Biglari Capital Corp. and 5 others10% Owner | SSaleCommon Stock, par value $0.01 per share | −100.0K | $16.87 | −$1.69M | −60.1%66.4K after | 4 lots |
| Jul 31, 2026 (view filing)6:03 PM ET | Jul 29-30 | 2 days | Biglari Capital Corp. and 5 others10% Owner | SSaleCommon Stock, par value $0.01 per share | −7.16K | $16.71 | −$119.6K | −5.8%116.4K after | 4 lots |
| Jul 21, 2026 (view filing)5:39 PM ET | Jul 17 | 4 days | Biglari Capital Corp. and 5 others10% Owner | SSaleCommon Stock, par value $0.01 per share | −11.0K | $16.71 | −$183.8K | −0.3%3.54M after | |
| Jul 16, 2026 (view filing)5:33 PM ET | Jul 14-16 | 2 days | Biglari Capital Corp. and 5 others10% Owner | SSaleCommon Stock, par value $0.01 per share | −10.5K | $16.71 | −$175.3K | −0.3%3.55M after | 3 lots |
| Jul 14, 2026 (view filing)9:22 AM ET | Jul 13 | 1 day | Biglari Capital Corp. and 5 others10% Owner | SSaleCommon Stock, par value $0.01 per share | −75.0K | $16.74 | −$1.26M | −2.1%3.56M after | |
| Jul 6, 2026 (view filing)8:37 PM ET | Jul 1-2 | 5 days | Biglari Capital Corp. and 5 others10% Owner | SSaleCommon Stock, par value $0.01 per share | −141.9K | $17.25 | −$2.45M | −3.8%3.64M after | 2 lots |
| Jun 30, 2026 (view filing)7:22 PM ET | Jun 26-30 | 4 days | Biglari Capital Corp. and 5 others10% Owner | SSaleCommon Stock, par value $0.01 per share | −222.6K | $16.69 | −$3.72M | −5.6%3.78M after | 3 lots |
Top 10 13F holders, Q2 2026
See all 151 holdersThe largest institutional positions in El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. at the end of Q2 2026; share changes are against Q1 2026.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biglari Capital Corp. | 3,777,400 | $64.1M | 5.36% | −222,600−5.6% | Reduced |
| BlackRock, Inc. | 2,459,692 | $41.7M | 0.00% | +175,467+7.7% | Added |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 2,049,479 | $34.8M | 0.01% | +36,106+1.8% | Added |
| LSV Asset Management | 1,471,545 | $25.0M | 0.05% | +14,693+1.0% | Added |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 1,256,043 | $21.3M | 0.00% | +164,924+15.1% | Added |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 1,108,984 | $18.8M | 0.00% | +18,790+1.7% | Added |
| Tieton Capital Management, LLC | 1,033,917 | $17.5M | 5.04% | −23,565−2.2% | Reduced |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC | 995,799 | $16.9M | 0.03% | +420,506+73.1% | Added |
| Two Sigma Investments, LP | 906,685 | $15.4M | 0.01% | +264,577+41.2% | Added |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 887,623 | $15.1M | 0.00% | +219,907+32.9% | Added |
Holders of 5% or more of LOCO
See all 2 holders and filingsHolders whose latest Schedule 13D or 13G filing reports 5% or more of El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc..
| Holder | Latest form | Stake | Change | First filed | Latest filing | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biglari Capital Corp. | 13D/A | 13.50%4.12M shares | −1.60 ppfrom 15.10% | Jul 28, 20237 filings | Jul 2, 2026 | SEC |
| BlackRock, Inc. | 13G/A | 6.40%1.91M shares | – | Apr 17, 20251 filing | Apr 17, 2025 | SEC |