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El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.

For the period ended Sep 30, 2026. Filed Nov 6, 2026.

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A company's report for each of its first three quarters. The financial statements are not audited. It shows how the business has moved since the last annual report, and what management says changed.

Sep 30, 2026 · Filed Nov 6, 2026

LOCO$15.47-1.9%Stored close · as of Nov 10, 2026

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (Unaudited)

(Amounts in thousands, except share data)

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​ · ​ · Thirteen Weeks Ended September 30, 2026
​ · ​ ​ ​ · ​ · ​ ​ ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ ​ ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ ​ ​ · ​ · ​ ​ ​ · ​ · ​
​ · ​ ​ ​ · ​ · ​ ​ ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ ​ ​ · Additional · ​ ​ ​ · ​ · ​ ​ ​ · Total
​ · ​ · Common Stock · ​ · Paid-in · ​ · Retained · ​ · Stockholders’
​ · ​ ​ ​ · Shares · ​ ​ ​ · Amount · ​ ​ ​ · Capital · ​ ​ ​ · Earnings · ​ ​ ​ · Equity
Balance, July 1, 2026​30,440,266​$304​$252,221​$64,518​$317,043
Stock-based compensation expense​—​​—​​1,650​​—​1,650
Issuance of common stock related to restricted shares​26,200​​—​​—​​—​​—
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options, net​11,362​​—​​119​​—​​119
Shares repurchased for employee tax withholdings​(7,928)​​—​​(127)​​—​​(127)
Repurchase of common stock​(177,410)​​(2)​​—​​(2,657)​​(2,659)
Net income​—​​—​​—​​6,877​6,877
Balance, September 30, 2026​30,292,490​$302​$253,863​$68,738​$322,903
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​​Thirteen Weeks Ended September 24, 2025
​​ ​ ​​​ ​ ​​​​ ​ ​​​​ ​ ​​​​ ​ ​​​
​​ ​ ​​​ ​ ​​​​ ​ ​Additional​ ​ ​​​​ ​ ​Total
​​Common Stock​Paid-in​Retained​Stockholders’
​​ ​ ​Shares​ ​ ​Amount​ ​ ​Capital​ ​ ​Earnings​ ​ ​Equity
Balance, June 25, 2025​30,008,692​$299​$244,223​$29,656​$274,178
Stock-based compensation​—​​—​​1,369​​—​​1,369
Issuance of common stock related to restricted shares​5,975​​—​​—​​—​​—
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options, net​8,737​​1​​82​​—​​83
Shares repurchased for employee tax withholdings​(5,263)​​—​​(55)​​—​​(55)
Forfeiture of common stock related to restricted shares​(18,447)​​(1)​​—​​—​​(1)
Net income​—​​—​​—​​7,358​​7,358
Balance, September 24, 2025​29,999,694​$299​$245,619​$37,014​$282,932

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (UNAUDITED)

(Amounts in thousands, except share data)

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​ · ​ · Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended September 30, 2026
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​ · ​ ​ ​ · ​ · ​ ​ ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ ​ ​ · Additional · ​ ​ ​ · ​ · ​ ​ ​ · Total
​ · ​ · Common Stock · ​ · Paid-in · ​ · Retained · ​ · Stockholders’
​ · ​ ​ ​ · Shares · ​ ​ ​ · Amount · ​ ​ ​ · Capital · ​ ​ ​ · Earnings · ​ ​ ​ · Equity
Balance, December 31, 2025​29,957,385​$299​$247,224​$43,554​$291,077
Stock-based compensation expense​—​—​4,516​—​4,516
Issuance of common stock related to restricted shares​346,844​​3​​(3)​​—​​—
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options, net​256,181​​2​​2,746​​—​​2,748
Shares repurchased for employee tax withholdings​(47,330)​​—​​(620)​​—​​(620)
Repurchase of common stock​(177,410)​​(2)​​—​​(2,657)​​(2,659)
Forfeiture of common stock related to restricted shares​(43,180)​—​—​—​​—
Net income​—​—​—​27,841​27,841
Balance, September 30, 2026​30,292,490​$302​$253,863​$68,738​$322,903
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​​Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended September 24, 2025
​​ ​ ​​​ ​ ​​​​ ​ ​​​​ ​ ​​​ ​ ​​​
​​ ​ ​​​ ​ ​​​​ ​ ​Additional​ ​ ​​​ ​ ​Total
​​Common Stock​Paid-in​Retained​Stockholders’
​​ ​ ​Shares​ ​ ​Amount​ ​ ​Capital​ ​ ​Earnings​ ​ ​Equity
Balance, December 25, 2024​29,839,721​$298​$241,462​$18,909​$260,669
Stock-based compensation expense​—​​—​​4,116​​—​​4,116
Issuance of common stock related to restricted shares​404,701​​4​​(4)​​—​​—
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options, net​54,353​​1​​534​​—​​535
Shares repurchased for employee tax withholdings​(49,493)​​(1)​​(490)​​—​​(491)
Repurchase of common stock​(163,229)​​(2)​​—​​(1,841)​​(1,843)
Forfeiture of common stock related to restricted shares​(86,359)​​(1)​​1​​—​​—
Net income​—​​—​​—​​19,946​​19,946
Balance, September 24, 2025​29,999,694​$299​$245,619​$37,014​$282,932
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