Ira Phils
Chief Financial Officer
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El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (LOCO) Q4 2025 Earnings Call
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: LOCO) Q4 2025 earnings conference call, held 2026-03-12. Replay captured from the company's public earnings webcast.
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WEBVTT 00:00:00.031 -- 00:00:03.595 Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and thank you for standing by. 00:00:03.595 -- 00:00:08.722 Welcome to the El Pollo Loco 4th Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call. 00:00:08.722 -- 00:00:13.287 At this time, all participants have been placed in a listen-only mode, and there will 00:00:13.287 -- 00:00:16.932 be an opportunity to ask questions following the presentation. 00:00:16.932 -- 00:00:22.536 Please note that this conference is being recorded today, March 12, 2026. 00:00:22.599 -- 00:00:27.565 And now, I would like to turn the conference over to Ira Phils, the company's Chief Financial 00:00:27.565 -- 00:00:29.478 Officer. 00:00:29.478 -- 00:00:34.325 Thank you, Operator, and good afternoon. By now, everyone should have access to our fourth 00:00:34.325 -- 00:00:36.348 quarter 2025 earnings 00:00:36.348 -- 00:00:39.814 release, which can be found at elplayoloco.com 00:00:39.814 -- 00:00:42.157 in the investor relations 00:00:42.157 -- 00:00:47.385 section. Before we begin our formal remarks, I need to remind everyone that our discussions 00:00:47.385 -- 00:00:51.992 today will include forward-looking statements, including statements related to our growth 00:00:51.992 -- 00:00:57.421 opportunities, strategic and operational initiatives, expectations regarding 00:00:57.421 -- 00:01:02.529 sales and margins, potential changes to our product platforms, capital 00:01:02.529 -- 00:01:08.376 expenditure plans, the ability of our franchisees to drive growth, expectations 00:01:08.376 -- 00:01:13.962 regarding commodity and wage inflation, remodel plans, and our 2026 00:01:13.962 -- 00:01:19.048 guidance, among others. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of 00:01:19.048 -- 00:01:24.654 future performance, and therefore, ...