Papa John's International, Inc. PZZA R2K
Consumer Cyclical · Restaurants · United States
Papa John's International, Inc. operates and franchises pizza delivery and carryout restaurants under the Papa Johns trademark in the United States, Canada, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Domestic Company-Owned Restaurants, North America Franchising, North America Commissaries, and International. The company operates dine-in and delivery restaurants. It also offers pizza and other food and beverage products. In addition, the company supplies pizza sauce, dough, food products, paper products, smallware, and cleaning supplies to restaurants. Papa John's International, Inc. was founded in 1984 and is based in Louisville, Kentucky.
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Market & Price
Market Cap
$1.13B
Current Price
$34.21
High / Low (52W)
$53.25 / $30.29
Beta
1.17
Valuation
Stock P/E
41.22
Industry PE
22.37
Forward P/E
19.54
PEG Ratio
2.52
Book Value
$-13.65
Price to Book
-2.51
P/S
0.56
EV/EBITDA
10.25
Dividend Yield
5.37%
Profitability & Returns
ROCE
16.31%
ROE
-
ROA
7.83%
Profit Margin
1.42%
Op Margin
5.22%
EPS (Latest Qtr)
$0.21
EPS (TTM)
$0.83
Balance Sheet & Liquidity
Debt/Equity
-
Quick Ratio
0.51
Current Ratio
0.84
Debt
$952.72M
Total Assets
$837.51M
Current Assets
$237.43M
Working Capital
$-53.56M
Ownership
Promoter Holding
1.86%
Chg in Prom Hold
-
FII / Inst Holding
104.10%
Chg in FII Hold
-0.00%
Financial Snapshot
Enterprise Value
$2.05B
Total Revenue (TTM)
$2.01B
EBITDA
$200.07M
Free Cash Flow
$67.00M
Operating Cash Flow
$101.89M
Shares Outstanding
32.90M
Gross Margin
20.49%
Payout Ratio
221.69%
Growth (CAGR)
Revenue 5Y
-0.77%
Profit 5Y
-23.34%
Revenue (YoY)
-7.70%
Earnings (YoY)
-22.20%
PROS
- Attractive dividend yield of 5.37%.
- Generates positive free cash flow.
CONS
- Revenue declined at -0.8% CAGR over 5 years.
- Earnings shrank at -23.3% CAGR over 5 years.
- Trading 35.8% below its 52-week high.
- In a downtrend (50-DMA below 200-DMA).
* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.
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Fundamental Growth
No fundamental data available for this stock.
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Peer comparison
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Sep 2015 | Dec 2015 | Mar 2016 | Jun 2016 | Sep 2016 | Dec 2016 | Mar 2017 | Jun 2017 | Sep 2017 | Dec 2017 | Apr 2018 | Jul 2018 | Sep 2018 | Dec 2018 | Mar 2019 | Jun 2019 | Sep 2019 | Dec 2019 | Mar 2020 | Jun 2020 | Sep 2020 | Dec 2020 | Mar 2021 | Jun 2021 | Sep 2021 | Mar 2022 | Jun 2022 | Sep 2022 | Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 515.01M | 512.78M | 542.69M | 522.66M | 510.51M | 527.05M | 514.53M | 522.81M | 513.92M | 507.89M | 506.81M | - | 518.31M | 529.17M | 508.15M | 498.18M | 478.61M |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 366.50M | 371.72M | 369.13M | 520.79M | 340.89M |
| Gross Profit | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 151.81M | 157.45M | 139.02M | -22.61M | 137.72M |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 125.71M | 130.49M | 122.62M | -37.83M | 113.58M |
| Operating Income | 27.44M | 40.23M | 42.90M | 36.83M | 33.38M | 51.41M | 43.68M | 37.22M | 33.52M | 36.60M | 28.14M | 24.91M | -14.17M | -7.33M | 5.51M | 14.23M | 4.93M | -132.00K | 15.47M | 30.53M | 24.55M | 19.70M | 46.86M | 44.64M | 38.58M | 14.44M | 38.90M | 19.46M | 37.80M | 34.91M | 31.87M | 33.72M | 28.23M | 65.23M | - | 26.10M | 26.96M | 16.40M | 15.22M | 24.14M |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 42.31M | 43.31M | 41.09M | 54.69M | 38.49M |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10.08M | 10.58M | 9.95M | 10.16M | 9.68M |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13.89M | 13.91M | 6.23M | 14.36M | 11.07M |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.54M | 4.24M | 1.75M | 5.73M | 4.14M |
| Net Income | 17.97M | 24.70M | 26.18M | 22.54M | 21.47M | 32.63M | 28.43M | 23.54M | 21.82M | 28.51M | 17.44M | 11.20M | -13.30M | -12.87M | -1.73M | 8.35M | 385.00K | -2.14M | 8.44M | 20.61M | 15.71M | 13.17M | 33.88M | 32.25M | 29.26M | 10.49M | 25.43M | 8.33M | 22.38M | 17.77M | 15.86M | 14.64M | 12.24M | 41.81M | - | 9.22M | 9.53M | 4.71M | 7.07M | 7.25M |
| Diluted EPS | 0.45 | 0.62 | 0.69 | 0.61 | 0.57 | 0.88 | 0.77 | 0.65 | 0.60 | 0.81 | 0.52 | 0.35 | -0.42 | -0.41 | -0.12 | 0.15 | -0.10 | -0.18 | 0.15 | 0.48 | 0.35 | 0.28 | 0.82 | -2.30 | 0.79 | 0.29 | 0.70 | 0.23 | 0.65 | 0.54 | 0.48 | 0.44 | 0.37 | 1.27 | - | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.13 | 0.21 | 0.21 |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.81B | - | 2.10B | 2.14B | 2.06B | 2.05B |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.71B | 1.72B | 1.64B | 1.63B |
| Gross Profit | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 388.43M | 419.31M | 416.63M | 425.67M |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 267.33M | 272.17M | 273.94M | 340.99M |
| Operating Income | 53.07M | 65.49M | 95.22M | 86.74M | 87.02M | 99.81M | 106.50M | 117.63M | 136.31M | 164.52M | 151.02M | 31.55M | 24.54M | 90.25M | - | 121.09M | 147.14M | 142.69M | 84.69M |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 161.06M | 211.23M | 226.11M | 181.39M |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25.26M | 43.47M | 42.58M | 40.77M |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 83.77M | 103.67M | 114.13M | 48.38M |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14.42M | 20.87M | 29.93M | 16.26M |
| Net Income | 32.73M | 36.80M | 57.45M | 51.94M | 54.73M | 61.66M | 69.54M | 73.31M | 75.68M | 102.82M | 102.29M | 2.47M | 4.87M | 57.93M | - | 67.77M | 82.10M | 83.49M | 30.53M |
| Diluted EPS | 1.09 | 1.30 | 2.06 | 1.96 | 1.08 | 1.29 | 1.55 | 1.75 | 1.89 | 2.74 | 2.83 | 0.08 | -0.24 | 1.28 | - | 1.89 | 2.48 | 2.54 | 0.90 |
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | -0.77% |
| 1 Year: | -7.70% |
Compounded Profit Growth
| 5 Years: | -23.34% |
| 1 Year: | -22.20% |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | -20.71% |
| 6 Months: | -14.72% |
| 3 Months: | +10.59% |
| 1 Month: | -1.03% |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2006 | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Jan 2018 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | - | 386.47M | 393.73M | 415.94M | 390.38M | 438.41M | 464.29M | 504.56M | 494.06M | 512.57M | 555.55M | 554.46M | 595.90M | 730.72M | 872.77M | - | 864.23M | 875.00M | 888.95M | 837.51M |
| Current Assets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 251.04M | 231.02M | 230.60M | 237.43M |
| Cash & Equivalents | 12.98M | 8.64M | 10.92M | 25.46M | 47.83M | 18.94M | 16.40M | 13.67M | 20.12M | 21.01M | 15.56M | 22.34M | 26.62M | 33.26M | 27.91M | 130.20M | - | 47.37M | 40.59M | 37.95M | 34.59M |
| Inventory | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 41.38M | 36.13M | 35.24M | 34.34M |
| Receivables | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 102.53M | 104.24M | 101.68M | 103.07M |
| Total Liabilities | - | - | - | - | - | - | 250.51M | 319.08M | 397.29M | 443.49M | 494.30M | 654.77M | 675.20M | 894.45M | 790.46M | 881.33M | - | 1.13B | 1.32B | 1.30B | 1.27B |
| Current Liabilities | - | - | 100.13M | 87.08M | 76.18M | 79.74M | 103.58M | 97.86M | 106.76M | 132.94M | 128.03M | 132.86M | 148.96M | 188.89M | 207.94M | 288.87M | - | 265.16M | 304.60M | 277.96M | 290.99M |
| Long Term Debt | - | - | - | - | 99.02M | 51.49M | 88.26M | 157.90M | 230.45M | 255.15M | 299.82M | 446.56M | 446.56M | 601.13M | 347.29M | 328.29M | - | 597.07M | 757.42M | 741.65M | 710.44M |
| Total Debt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 807.26M | 965.72M | 971.13M | 936.37M |
| Total Equity | - | - | 129.99M | 176.87M | 198.69M | 209.65M | 181.51M | 137.67M | 86.23M | 29.18M | -3.91M | -121.71M | -143.24M | -319.24M | -332.32M | -282.18M | - | -286.39M | -459.09M | -429.53M | -444.75M |
| Shares Outstanding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 49.14M | 49.23M | 49.28M | 49.30M |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | 61.59M | 73.24M | 103.83M | 92.58M | 101.01M | - | - | - | 170.46M | 150.26M | 134.97M | 92.45M | 61.75M | 186.44M | - | 117.81M | 193.06M | 106.63M | 126.00M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -55.32M | -26.23M | -36.41M | -28.66M | -27.49M | - | - | - | -38.95M | -46.27M | -56.50M | -38.80M | -32.58M | -41.07M | - | -62.79M | -75.12M | -17.35M | -21.49M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -10.62M | -44.14M | -53.05M | -43.22M | -102.60M | - | - | - | -130.28M | -109.03M | -72.06M | -48.10M | -34.57M | -43.46M | - | -76.24M | -124.08M | -91.67M | -106.26M |
| Capital Expenditure | -31.15M | -29.27M | -33.54M | -31.12M | -29.32M | -42.63M | -50.75M | -48.66M | -38.97M | -55.55M | -52.59M | -42.03M | -37.71M | -35.65M | - | -78.39M | -76.62M | -72.48M | -74.44M |
| Free Cash Flow | 30.44M | 43.97M | 70.29M | 61.46M | 71.69M | - | - | - | 131.49M | 94.70M | 82.38M | 50.43M | 24.04M | 150.79M | - | 39.42M | 116.44M | 34.15M | 51.56M |
| Net Change in Cash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -21.23M | -6.14M | -2.39M | -1.74M |
| Share Buybacks | 72.87M | 37.70M | 28.48M | 46.94M | 65.32M | 106.09M | 118.57M | 117.40M | 119.79M | 122.38M | 209.59M | 158.05M | - | 2.70M | 72.50M | 125.00M | 210.35M | 2.08M | 0 |
| Dividends Paid | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 30.70M | 29.00M | 40.90M | 43.10M | - | - | - | - | - |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18.5% | 19.6% | 20.2% | 20.7% |
| Operating Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.0% | - | 5.8% | 6.9% | 6.9% | 4.1% |
| Net Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.2% | - | 3.2% | 3.8% | 4.1% | 1.5% |
| ROE % | - | 28.3% | 32.5% | 26.1% | 26.1% | 34.0% | 50.5% | 85.0% | 259.4% | -2,629.0% | -84.0% | -0.8% | -1.5% | -20.5% | - | -23.7% | -17.9% | -19.4% | -6.9% |
| ROCE % | - | 22.9% | 31.1% | 25.5% | 28.0% | 29.8% | 29.1% | 29.6% | 37.7% | 42.8% | 35.7% | 7.8% | 4.7% | 15.5% | - | 20.2% | 25.8% | 23.4% | 15.5% |
Shareholding Pattern
Insiders
1.86%
Institutions
104.10%
Public Float
106.08%
Top Institutional Holders
| # | Holder | % Held | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackrock Inc. | 14.65% | 4.82M | $164.89M |
| 2 | Brandes Investment Partners L.P. | 8.00% | 2.63M | $90.07M |
| 3 | Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 5.79% | 1.91M | $65.21M |
| 4 | Earnest Partners LLC | 5.78% | 1.90M | $65.07M |
| 5 | Irth Capital Management LP | 4.95% | 1.63M | $55.71M |
| 6 | Bank of America Corporation | 4.50% | 1.48M | $50.60M |
| 7 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 4.27% | 1.40M | $48.04M |
| 8 | State Street Corporation | 3.78% | 1.24M | $42.54M |
| 9 | SEI Investments Co | 3.28% | 1.08M | $36.92M |
| 10 | Quinn Opportunity Partners, LLC | 3.27% | 1.07M | $36.76M |
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