El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Elizabeth Williams, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $3.5M in 2025, down 25% from $4.7M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 178:1, on median employee pay of $17,168.

Filed
April 30, 2026
Annual meeting
May 26, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
3
CEO total pay
$3.5M-25% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
178:1median $17,168
CEO pay in equity
61%$2.2M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
95%of votes cast
CEO Target Bonus
$750,000100% of base salary
Median Employee Pay
$17,168Based on 2025 gross W-2 wages
Say on Pay Support
94.5%At the 2025 Annual Meeting

How Williams was paid

$3.5M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary21%Stock awards41%Option awards20%Non-equity incentive16%All other compensation2%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Elizabeth WilliamsChief Executive Officer$3,539,320
Ira FilsChief Financial Officer$1,348,439
Maria HollandsworthFormer President and Chief Operating Officer$1,204,911

What changed and why

  • $3.5MChief Executive Officer total compensation was $3,539,320 in 2025.
  • 94.5%Stockholders approved the prior say-on-pay proposal with approximately 94.5% support.
  • Performance stock units were introduced to all named executive officers in 2025.
  • Annual incentive plan awards were paid based on adjusted EBITDA, revenue, and development targets.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.