LOCO SEC Filing News — El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.

Latest SEC filings for El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (LOCO) explained in plain English. Covers insider buying and selling (Form 4), proposed insider sales (Form 144), material company events (8-K), and quarterly & annual reports (10-Q / 10-K). StrongBuyAnalytics provides navigation and brief excerpts or summaries; original filings remain at the SEC/source links and were authored by their filers, not StrongBuyAnalytics. Filing dates shown are source dates. Coverage and detection can be delayed or incomplete because of SEC availability, amendments, parsing, caching, or outages. Latest source filing date shown: 2026-09-25.

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiary, El Pollo Loco, Inc., develops, franchises, licenses, and operates quick-service restaurants under the El Pollo Loco name. The company operates and franchises restaurants located in California, Nevada, Arizona, Texas, Colorado, Utah, Louisiana, New Mexico, and Washington. It also licenses its brand to restaurants in the Philippines. The company was formerly known as Chicken Acquisition Corp. and changed its name to El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.…
Sector: Consumer Cyclical Industry: Restaurants Market Cap: $485.1M CIK: 1606366
12
Total Filings
0
Bullish Classifications
8
Bearish Classifications
8
Insider Transactions
2
Material Events (8-K)
1
Periodic Reports
Rule-based classifications for LOCO currently lean bearish. Of the 12 filing records displayed, 8 carry bearish classifications (such as insider sales or negative 8-K disclosures) versus 0 bullish. This does not necessarily signal fundamental deterioration — insiders sell for many reasons — but it is worth monitoring alongside the company's core financial metrics.
LOCO Filing Activity Snapshot 2026-07-06 — 2026-09-25
Insider Transactions (Form 4)
0 buys vs 7 sells
Net insider selling in this period — insiders sell for many reasons beyond conviction.
Largest Form 144 Filing
$7.98M
Biglari Holdings Inc. · 2026-07-29
489,247 shares · Form 144
Form 144 Notices
1
Proposed insider sale filed — Form 144 is a notice of intent, not a confirmed transaction. Actual sales are confirmed via Form 4.
Insider Transactions 8 · Forms 3, 4 and 5

A Form 4 is filed within two business days of a company insider — an officer, a director, or a holder of more than ten percent of the stock — changing their position in the shares. All 8 filings in this group are Form 4s for El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.

The difficulty with reading these filings as a group is that a single form type covers transactions that mean entirely different things. An executive spending their own money to buy stock and an executive having shares withheld to pay tax on a vesting grant both appear as a Form 4. Every filing below is therefore tagged with the nature of the underlying transaction, taken from the transaction code reported on the form itself.

Across the 8 insider filings shown, the breakdown is 7 open-market sale and 1 tax withholding. 7 of them involved a discretionary open-market trade; the rest are compensation and administrative mechanics.

What each transaction type means

Open-market sale ×7
The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.
Tax withholding ×1
Shares were withheld by the company to settle tax due when equity vested. This is an automatic administrative step and not a decision to sell.
Form 4 Tax withholding Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-08-25

LOCO insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Fils Ira (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were withheld by the company to settle tax due when equity vested. This is an automatic administrative step and not a decision to sell.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
F Tax withholding on vested shares 7,213 $16.03 $115.6K
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Fils Ira (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER) Shares: 7,213
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-08-11

LOCO insider BIGLARI, SARDAR (10% Owner) sold 1,100 shares (~$18.8K)

BIGLARI, SARDAR, listed as 10% Owner at El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc., reported an open-market sale of 1,100 LOCO shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
S Open-market sale 550 $17.06 $9.4K
S Open-market sale 550 $17.06 $9.4K
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: BIGLARI, SARDAR (10% Owner) Shares: 1,100 Est. Value: $18.8K
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-08-05

LOCO insider BIGLARI, SARDAR (10% Owner) sold 100,000 shares (~$1.69M)

BIGLARI, SARDAR, listed as 10% Owner at El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc., reported an open-market sale of 100,000 LOCO shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
S Open-market sale 10,000 $16.73 $167.3K
S Open-market sale 10,000 $16.73 $167.3K
S Open-market sale 40,000 $16.90 $676.0K
S Open-market sale 40,000 $16.90 $676.0K
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: BIGLARI, SARDAR (10% Owner) Shares: 100,000 Est. Value: $1.69M
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-07-31

LOCO insider BIGLARI, SARDAR (10% Owner) sold 7,157 shares (~$119.6K)

BIGLARI, SARDAR, listed as 10% Owner at El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc., reported an open-market sale of 7,157 LOCO shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
S Open-market sale 3,306 $16.71 $55.2K
S Open-market sale 3,305 $16.71 $55.2K
S Open-market sale 273 $16.70 $4.6K
S Open-market sale 273 $16.70 $4.6K
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: BIGLARI, SARDAR (10% Owner) Shares: 7,157 Est. Value: $119.6K
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-07-21

LOCO insider BIGLARI, SARDAR (10% Owner) sold 11,000 shares (~$183.8K)

BIGLARI, SARDAR, listed as 10% Owner at El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc., reported an open-market sale of 11,000 LOCO shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
S Open-market sale 11,000 $16.71 $183.8K
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: BIGLARI, SARDAR (10% Owner) Shares: 11,000 Est. Value: $183.8K
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-07-16

LOCO insider BIGLARI, SARDAR (10% Owner) sold 10,493 shares (~$175.3K)

BIGLARI, SARDAR, listed as 10% Owner at El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc., reported an open-market sale of 10,493 LOCO shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
S Open-market sale 1,211 $16.73 $20.3K
S Open-market sale 6,533 $16.71 $109.2K
S Open-market sale 2,749 $16.70 $45.9K
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: BIGLARI, SARDAR (10% Owner) Shares: 10,493 Est. Value: $175.3K
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-07-14

LOCO insider BIGLARI, SARDAR (10% Owner) sold 75,000 shares (~$1.26M)

BIGLARI, SARDAR, listed as 10% Owner at El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc., reported an open-market sale of 75,000 LOCO shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
S Open-market sale 75,000 $16.74 $1.26M
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: BIGLARI, SARDAR (10% Owner) Shares: 75,000 Est. Value: $1.26M
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-07-06

LOCO insider BIGLARI, SARDAR (10% Owner) sold 141,946 shares (~$2.45M)

BIGLARI, SARDAR, listed as 10% Owner at El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc., reported an open-market sale of 141,946 LOCO shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
S Open-market sale 132,421 $17.27 $2.29M
S Open-market sale 9,525 $16.92 $161.2K
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: BIGLARI, SARDAR (10% Owner) Shares: 141,946 Est. Value: $2.45M
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Proposed Insider Sales 1 · Form 144

A Form 144 is a notice of intent to sell restricted or control securities. It is not a record that anything was sold. El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. has 1 such notice in this period.

The distinction matters because a Form 144 is frequently reported as though it were a completed insider sale. The filer may sell all of the shares covered, some of them, or none at all, and there is no obligation to update the notice either way. A sale that is actually executed by an officer or director shows up separately on a Form 4, which is the filing to check before treating a proposed sale as a real one.

Form 144 Large Proposed Insider Sale 2026-07-29

LOCO Form 144 filed for proposed insider sale by Biglari Holdings Inc. (489,247 shares) ~$7.98M

Biglari Holdings Inc. filed a Form 144 with the SEC indicating intent to sell LOCO (El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.) shares. Form 144 reflects a proposed sale, not a completed transaction. The actual execution, if any, would typically appear later in a Form 4. The proposed dollar value is large enough to merit attention.

Filing: Form 144 (Proposed Sale Notice) Insider: Biglari Holdings Inc. Shares: 489,247 Est. Value: $7.98M
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Material Events 2 · Form 8-K

An 8-K reports a material event in the window between scheduled reports. There are 2 in this period for El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. Each 8-K names the item number it is filed under, and that number is the fastest way to tell a routine disclosure from a consequential one.

Item 2.02 is an earnings release, Item 5.02 is a change of directors or officers, and Item 1.01 or 2.01 covers a material agreement or a completed acquisition. Item 7.01 and Item 8.01 are the general-purpose disclosure items and carry no fixed meaning on their own.

Form 8-K Material Company Update 2026-09-25

LOCO filed 8-K — material company event

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. filed an 8-K with the SEC reporting a material event. Summary unavailable — view the original SEC filing for the full text.

Filing: 8-K (Material Event)
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Form 8-K Material Company Update 2026-08-06

LOCO filed 8-K — material company event

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. filed an 8-K with the SEC reporting a material event. Summary unavailable — view the original SEC filing for the full text.

Filing: 8-K (Material Event)
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Periodic Reports 1 · Forms 10-K and 10-Q

The periodic reports are where the audited and reviewed financial statements live. This period contains 1 quarterly report (10-Q) for El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.

The two are not equivalent in weight. A 10-K is audited by an external firm and includes the full risk factor disclosure, business description and management discussion; a 10-Q is unaudited, reviewed rather than examined, and much shorter. When a figure in a quarterly report is later revised, the annual report is usually where the correction appears.

An amended report — 10-K/A or 10-Q/A — restates or corrects something in the original filing, and is worth reading against the version it replaces.

Form 10-Q Quarterly Report 2026-08-07

LOCO filed Quarterly Report (10-Q)

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. filed its quarterly report with the SEC. This report includes unaudited financial statements and management discussion for the quarter.

Filing: 10-Q (Quarterly Report)
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

How we classify El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.'s filings

Straight from EDGAR

Each displayed record links to an original source document. StrongBuyAnalytics provides navigation and brief excerpts or summaries, not the filing itself. Parsing may omit context or contain errors, so read the original document in full.

Transaction codes, not guesswork

The nature shown on each insider filing comes from the transaction code the filer entered on the form itself — P for an open-market purchase, A for a compensation award, F for shares withheld to pay tax, M for an option exercise. Where one filing contains several codes, the transaction table lists them line by line.

Why the distinction matters

Insider activity is routinely summarised as buying or selling, which flattens together decisions that mean very different things. Shares withheld for tax on a vesting grant are an automatic administrative step; shares bought on the open market are someone committing their own money at the current price.

What this page does not tell you

A filing records what happened, not why. Form 4 does not always disclose whether a sale was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan, and no single filing is a basis for a decision on LOCO. Read these alongside the fundamentals rather than in isolation.

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