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El Pollo Loco Holdings Executive Compensation (FY25)
LOCO · Costa Mesa, CA · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025 ◇ Elizabeth Williams | Latest say-on-pay support = May 26, 2026 |
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Data as of November 4, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 29, 2026
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What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Elizabeth Williams: $4,712,877 → $3,539,320 (24.9% lower)
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Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is El Pollo Loco Holdings' chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Elizabeth Williams, Chief Executive Officer, came to $3,539,320 in fiscal 2025. Compared with the $4,712,877 reported for fiscal 2024, Williams' total was 24.9% lower.
What was El Pollo Loco Holdings' say-on-pay result?
Shareholders recorded 99.2% support for the say-on-pay proposal at the meeting held May 26, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in El Pollo Loco Holdings' peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include BJ's Restaurants Inc., BJ’s Restaurants Inc., CAVA, Chuy's Holdings, Inc. and Denny's Corporation, among others.
Executive compensation
Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Laurance Roberts President & Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Miguel Lozano Former Chief Operating Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Ira Fils Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Maria Hollandsworth President and Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ira Fils Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Maria Hollandsworth Former President and Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Elizabeth Williams Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Maria Hollandsworth Former President and Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Ira Fils Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Elizabeth Williams Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Ira Fils Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Maria Hollandsworth Former President and Chief Operating Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.
Equity awards granted
Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Award | Grant date | Threshold units | Target units | Units granted | Maximum units | Exercise price | Grant date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Williams | OTHER | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Elizabeth Williams | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Elizabeth Williams | RSA | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Ira Fils | RSA | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Ira Fils | OTHER | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Ira Fils | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Maria Hollandsworth | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Maria Hollandsworth | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Maria Hollandsworth | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2022, 2024 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.
Outstanding awards
Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Williams | PSU | ◇ | = | — | — |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 3/11/2035 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 5/29/2034 | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 5/7/2034 | |
| PSU | ◇ | = | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Maria Hollandsworth | PSU | ◇ | = | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | = | — | — | |
| Ira Fils | PSU | ◇ | = | — | — |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 3/11/2035 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 5/29/2034 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 5/9/2033 | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | = | — | — |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.
Severance and change in control
The terms as written in the agreements.
Elizabeth Williams
Chief Executive Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion
| Severance cash amount | ◇ |
Ira Fils
Chief Financial Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion
| Severance cash amount | ◇ |
| Equity acceleration on change in control | ◇ |
Maria Hollandsworth
Former President and Chief Operating Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion
| Severance cash amount | ◇ |
| Equity acceleration on change in control | ◇ |
Director compensation
What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
| Director | Fees earned in cash | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William R. Floyd | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Samuel N. Borgese | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Douglas J. Babb Board chair | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Nancy Faginas-Cody | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Mark Buller | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Deborah Gonzalez | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Joe Taylor | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Elizabeth Williams, Frank Garrido, Robert D. Wright and Tana Davila served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.
Director fee schedule
The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
| Board cash retainer | ◇ |
| Board equity retainer | ◇ |
| Total board retainer | ◇ |
| Board chair premium | ◇ |
| Audit committee chair | ◇ |
| Audit committee member | ◇ |
| Compensation committee chair | ◇ |
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| Nominating and governance chair | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance member | ◇ |
Equity is delivered as Restricted Shares.
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
- BJ's Restaurants Inc. BJRI
- BJ’s Restaurants Inc. symbol not shown
- CAVA CAVA
- Chuy's Holdings, Inc. CHUY
- Denny's Corporation DENN
- Dine Brands Global, Inc. DIN
- Dutch Brothers BROS
- FAT Brands FAT
- Kura Sushi USA, Inc. KRUS
- Noodles & Company NDLS
- Portillo's Inc. PTLO
- Portillos, Inc. symbol not shown
- Potbelly Corporation PBPB
- Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. RRGB
- Sweetgreen, Inc. SG
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | May 26, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | May 29, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | May 28, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | June 6, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2021 | June 7, 2022 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2020 | June 8, 2021 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2019 | June 2, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
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- Elizabeth Williams (Chief Executive Officer), FY2025 total compensation $3,539,320 (base salary $750,950) [exec_comp, SEC accession 0001606366-26-000021, filed 2026-04-30]What this page does not include
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219 figures on this page: 206 cited to the filing that reported them, 13 calculated from figures it prints.
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13 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0001104659-26-068234Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001606366-26-000021Director Compensation · EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION TABLES · Named Executive Officer Compensation
- 0001213900-25-051311Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001606366-25-000018Compensation Discussion and Analysis
- 0001213900-24-049090
- 0001606366-23-000025
- 0001606366-23-000012Named Executive Officer Compensation
- 0001606366-22-000039
- 0001606366-21-000042
- 0001606366-20-000024
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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
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@misc{velarionData2026,
author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
year = {2026},
version = {2026Q3},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
publisher = {Zenodo},
url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}