El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.

El Pollo Loco operates in the limited-service restaurant industry and conducts business in a single segment focused on retail food and beverage sales. The company specializes in citrus-marinated, fire-grilled chicken. Its menu features bone-in chicken meals, family meals, and Mexican-inspired entrees, including burritos, tostadas, bowls, and salads, served with prepared salsas and dressings. Customers purchase meals through dine-in, takeout, drive-thru, and digital delivery channels. The brand serves a broad customer base of individuals and families across lunch and dinner.

As of December 31, 2025, the restaurant system comprises 503 domestic locations, consisting of 175 company-operated and 328 franchised units. Domestically, restaurants operate primarily in California, as well as Arizona, Nevada, Texas, Utah, Colorado, Washington, and Louisiana. The company also has eight licensed restaurants in the Philippines. Most units are freestanding buildings with drive-thrus that seat 50 to 70 guests. The provided text does not state the city or address of corporate headquarters.

Summary of the business section of El Pollo Loco's latest annual report, written by StockData.

“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.

“As of December 31, 2025, we had approximately 4,034 employees, of whom approximately 3,857 were hourly restaurant employees comprised of 3,097 crewmembers, 172 general managers/acting general managers, 74 assistant managers, 483 shift leaders, and 31 employees in limited-time roles as acting managers or as managers in training.”