Q1: 2026-05-07 Earnings Summary

EPS of $0.28 beats by $0.06

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Revenue of

$126.18M

(5.88% Y/Y)

beats by $4.16M

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. ( LOCO ) Q1 2026 Earnings Call May 7, 2026 4:30 PM EDT

Company Participants

Ira Fils - Chief Financial Officer

Elizabeth Williams - CEO & Director

Conference Call Participants

Jeremy Hamblin - Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC, Research Division

Todd Brooks - The Benchmark Company, LLC, Research Division

Matthew Curtis - D.A. Davidson & Co., Research Division

Presentation

Operator

Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the El Pollo Loco First Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] Please note that this conference is being recorded today, May 7, 2026.

And now I would like to turn the conference over to Ira Fils, the company's Chief Financial Officer. Please go ahead.

Ira Fils

Chief Financial Officer

Thank you, operator, and good afternoon, everyone.…