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El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. short interest

1.8M shares of El Pollo Loco Holdings were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (1.4M to 2.0M). Short sellers would need 8.0 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short1.8Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-1.7%-11% over a year
Days to cover7.98at 227K shares a day
Of shares in issue5.95%shares short over shares outstanding
New to this? How to read this page
  1. Short interest is the number of shares investors have borrowed and sold, betting the price will fall, and not yet bought back.
  2. Days to cover is shares short over an average day's trading: how many days it would take short sellers to buy them all back. Above 5 or so is high.
  3. Rising short interest says more investors are betting against the stock. A crowded short can also rise fast if shorts rush to buy back.
  4. Brokers report it twice a month to FINRA, about ten days after each settlement date.
  5. What is short interest?

Short interest, days to cover and the price

Short interest is near the middle of its range over the last year (1.4M to 2.0M), and the share price moved +63% over the last year.

Shares sold shortDays to coverShare price

Three charts on one timeline. Top: shares sold short at each settlement. Middle: days to cover, taller meaning shorts would need longer to buy back. Bottom: the share price, so you can see whether shorts added as the price fell or rose.

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    Every settlement since 29 Dec 2017 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 20261.8M-1.7%227K7.98
    30 September 20261.8M-2.7%229K8.03
    15 September 20261.9M+2.1%195K9.72
    31 August 20261.9M+19.8%249K7.45
    14 August 20261.5M-5.4%308K5.03
    31 July 20261.6M-3.4%176K9.32
    15 July 20261.7M-1.9%234K7.25
    30 June 20261.7M+3.3%404K4.28
    15 June 20261.7M-6.3%296K5.65
    29 May 20261.8M-0.8%397K4.50
    15 May 20261.8M+33.1%391K4.61
    30 April 20261.4M-16.7%241K5.60
    15 April 20261.6M-6.6%247K6.56
    31 March 20261.7M-13.3%494K3.52
    13 March 20262.0M+15.1%398K5.04
    27 February 20261.7M+2.1%132K13.24
    13 February 20261.7M+4.3%214K7.97
    30 January 20261.6M-10.4%227K7.21
    15 January 20261.8M+5.0%214K8.54
    31 December 20251.7M-1.6%219K7.94
    15 December 20251.8M+0.2%236K7.47
    28 November 20251.8M-2.5%243K7.24
    14 November 20251.8M-4.7%329K5.49
    31 October 20251.9M-6.6%374K5.08
    15 October 20252.0M+2.1%215K9.44
    30 September 20252.0M-6.5%206K9.65
    15 September 20252.1M+1.5%232K9.16
    29 August 20252.1M-4.0%146K14.34
    15 August 20252.2M+14.3%219K9.96
    31 July 20251.9M+3.2%354K5.40
    15 July 20251.9M+10.4%349K5.30
    30 June 20251.7M+13.2%392K4.28
    13 June 20251.5M+12.4%413K3.59
    30 May 20251.3M+0.4%299K4.41
    15 May 20251.3M-3.8%317K4.15
    30 April 20251.4M+6.5%185K7.40
    15 April 20251.3M-25.2%404K3.17
    31 March 20251.7M-5.7%211K8.12
    14 March 20251.8M-16.7%394K4.62
    28 February 20252.2M+0.2%251K8.69
    14 February 20252.2M+11.0%176K12.38
    31 January 20252.0M-2.3%168K11.66
    15 January 20252.0M+0.2%172K11.68
    31 December 20242.0M+22.6%197K10.21
    13 December 20241.6M+43.1%211K7.74
    29 November 20241.1M-0.9%133K8.58
    15 November 20241.2M+2.7%216K5.36
    31 October 20241.1M-4.9%242K4.64
    15 October 20241.2M+0.6%195K6.05
    30 September 20241.2M+16.4%291K4.03
    13 September 20241.0M-4.9%231K4.38
    30 August 20241.1M+1.7%289K3.67
    15 August 20241.0M-19.7%286K3.65
    31 July 20241.3M-5.3%226K5.76
    15 July 20241.4M+25.9%299K4.60
    28 June 20241.1M-2.9%319K3.42
    14 June 20241.1M+9.2%208K5.40
    31 May 20241.0M-26.3%263K3.91
    15 May 20241.4M+9.9%725K1.92
    30 April 20241.3M-1.1%376K3.37
    15 April 20241.3M-1.8%236K5.45
    28 March 20241.3M-4.0%266K4.91
    15 March 20241.4M+3.7%222K6.12
    29 February 20241.3M-1.5%144K9.11
    15 February 20241.3M-4.4%188K7.08
    31 January 20241.4M+24.7%248K5.63
    12 January 20241.1M+2.9%264K4.24
    29 December 20231.1M-10.2%213K5.11
    15 December 20231.2M+4.7%295K4.10
    30 November 20231.2M-4.0%289K4.00
    15 November 20231.2M+9.5%426K2.83
    31 October 20231.1M-12.0%257K4.28
    13 October 20231.3M-3.7%262K4.77
    29 September 20231.3M-1.0%261K4.97
    15 September 20231.3M-3.2%328K3.99
    31 August 20231.4M-11.5%259K5.22
    15 August 20231.5M+4.6%466K3.28
    31 July 20231.5M-4.2%565K2.59
    14 July 20231.5M-13.3%1.4M1.11
    30 June 20231.8M+32.2%919K1.92
    15 June 20231.3M-10.8%312K4.27
    31 May 20231.5M+1.9%310K4.82
    15 May 20231.5M-0.9%523K2.80
    28 April 20231.5M-2.1%452K3.27
    14 April 20231.5M-5.4%427K3.54
    31 March 20231.6M+9.3%658K2.43
    15 March 20231.5M-8.0%182K8.02
    28 February 20231.6M-8.4%118K13.42
    15 February 20231.7M+0.2%174K9.96
    31 January 20231.7M-3.5%135K12.79
    13 January 20231.8M+7.1%140K12.84
    30 December 20221.7M-7.0%158K10.61
    15 December 20221.8M+7.1%170K10.59
    30 November 20221.7M-6.7%145K11.62
    15 November 20221.8M+5.7%251K7.17
    31 October 20221.7M+24.3%303K5.62
    14 October 20221.4M+14.6%321K4.28
    30 September 20221.2M+30.9%188K6.36
    15 September 2022914K+5.6%194K4.70
    31 August 2022866K+2.6%79K10.99
    15 August 2022844K+0.4%102K8.30
    29 July 2022840K+5.1%93K8.99
    15 July 2022799K-1.4%103K7.76
    30 June 2022811K-18.1%158K5.14
    15 June 2022989K-4.4%125K7.91
    31 May 20221.0M+12.5%171K6.07
    13 May 2022921K-5.8%209K4.41
    29 April 2022978K-2.1%199K4.92
    14 April 2022998K-20.2%197K5.08
    31 March 20221.3M+3.5%139K9.02
    15 March 20221.2M-3.9%261K4.63
    28 February 20221.3M+6.0%152K8.28
    15 February 20221.2M-5.8%162K7.32
    31 January 20221.3M+19.7%234K5.39
    14 January 20221.1M-4.2%241K4.37
    31 December 20211.1M-12.9%225K4.88
    15 December 20211.3M+2.9%183K6.89
    30 November 20211.2M-18.9%182K6.72
    15 November 20211.5M-0.4%155K9.74
    29 October 20211.5M-3.3%108K14.00
    15 October 20211.6M-2.6%116K13.51
    30 September 20211.6M-6.4%75K21.34
    15 September 20211.7M-4.5%97K17.72
    31 August 20211.8M-0.8%83K21.64
    13 August 20211.8M+1.4%112K16.21
    30 July 20211.8M+1.8%142K12.65
    15 July 20211.8M-0.8%198K8.88
    30 June 20211.8M+6.5%305K5.81
    15 June 20211.7M-0.2%136K12.23
    28 May 20211.7M+1.3%148K11.25
    14 May 20211.6M-7.7%225K7.32
    30 April 20211.8M+3.8%181K9.87
    15 April 20211.7M+13.3%162K10.64
    31 March 20211.5M-21.3%319K4.76
    15 March 20211.9M+12.0%212K9.09
    26 February 20211.7M+3.1%182K9.44
    12 February 20211.7M-15.9%219K7.61
    29 January 20212.0M-7.7%232K8.55
    15 January 20212.1M-5.1%254K8.47
    31 December 20202.3M+3.9%203K11.17
    15 December 20202.2M+1.4%208K10.47
    30 November 20202.2M-12.7%278K7.74
    13 November 20202.5M-23.8%243K10.15
    30 October 20203.2M-6.6%199K16.22
    15 October 20203.5M-2.2%208K16.62
    30 September 20203.5M-1.2%298K11.87
    15 September 20203.6M-0.5%234K15.27
    31 August 20203.6M-0.7%210K17.16
    14 August 20203.6M-1.4%399K9.09
    31 July 20203.7M-7.0%255K14.44
    15 July 20204.0M-0.1%251K15.72
    30 June 20204.0M+6.6%330K11.99
    15 June 20203.7M-1.3%371K10.01
    29 May 20203.8M+0.5%280K13.41
    15 May 20203.7M+18.5%480K7.79
    30 April 20203.2M+12.5%310K10.18
    15 April 20202.8M-17.1%405K6.92
    31 March 20203.4M-16.9%584K5.79
    13 March 20204.1M-5.7%536K7.60
    28 February 20204.3M-2.0%296K14.61
    14 February 20204.4M+1.9%215K20.48
    31 January 20204.3M+8.3%245K17.68
    15 January 20204.0M+3.7%275K14.53
    31 December 20193.9M-9.7%343K11.25
    13 December 20194.3M-4.4%332K12.87
    29 November 20194.5M+2.6%447K9.99
    15 November 20194.4M+2.7%736K5.91
    31 October 20194.2M-2.1%245K17.32
    15 October 20194.3M+1.8%306K14.12
    30 September 20194.3M-6.2%372K11.42
    13 September 20194.5M-5.0%411K11.03
    30 August 20194.8M+3.5%382K12.48
    15 August 20194.6M+0.2%663K6.95
    31 July 20194.6M+15.6%412K11.17
    15 July 20194.0M+8.3%288K13.81
    28 June 20193.7M+33.3%328K11.19
    14 June 20192.8M-8.8%349K7.89
    31 May 20193.0M+1.2%337K8.97
    15 May 20193.0M+20.5%728K4.10
    30 April 20192.5M-6.6%369K6.72
    15 April 20192.7M-6.5%380K6.97
    29 March 20192.8M+3.4%401K7.08
    15 March 20192.7M-9.3%938K2.93
    28 February 20193.0M+1.7%449K6.74
    15 February 20193.0M+21.8%607K4.90
    31 January 20192.4M+38.1%672K3.63
    15 January 20191.8M+12.5%331K5.35
    31 December 20181.6M-8.9%396K3.97
    14 December 20181.7M-7.7%297K5.81
    30 November 20181.9M+25.6%278K6.73
    15 November 20181.5M-2.5%686K2.17
    31 October 20181.5M-16.8%278K5.49
    15 October 20181.8M-1.6%207K8.87
    28 September 20181.9M-6.6%210K8.87
    14 September 20182.0M-0.1%350K5.71
    31 August 20182.0M-7.6%268K7.47
    15 August 20182.2M-5.6%278K7.80
    31 July 20182.3M-8.5%212K10.81
    13 July 20182.5M-0.7%192K13.07
    29 June 20182.5M-10.3%319K7.91
    15 June 20182.8M+11.9%324K8.69
    31 May 20182.5M-6.2%255K9.86
    15 May 20182.7M-1.5%376K7.14
    30 April 20182.7M-3.5%335K8.13
    13 April 20182.8M-3.4%260K10.86
    29 March 20182.9M-1.0%396K7.39
    15 March 20183.0M+1.8%761K3.88
    28 February 20182.9M+7.3%364K7.96
    15 February 20182.7M+12.6%357K7.57
    31 January 20182.4M+34.9%395K6.08
    12 January 20181.8M+18.2%478K3.72
    29 December 20171.5M246K6.12
    Shares in millions (M) or thousands (K); hold the pointer on a figure for the exact count. FINRA publishes consolidated short interest twice a month, about ten days after each settlement.