Consumer Cyclical
Papa John's International, Inc.(PZZA)
Live Price
Offline$36.47
+0.14% today
1Y Change
-32.33%
Window
Jun 23, 2025 → Jun 15, 2026
- Market Cap
- $1.17B
- Revenue Growth
- -0.3%
- EPS Growth
- -64.7%
- Dividend Yield
- 5.2%
Coverage: 247 bars · Jun 23, 2025 → Jun 15, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Papa John's International, Inc. (PZZA) is a Consumer Cyclical stock with a market cap of $1.17B and listed on NASDAQ. The stock last traded around $36.47 and down 32.3% across the available one-year price window (Jun 23, 2025 → Jun 15, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of -0.3%, EPS growth of -64.7%, a dividend yield of 5.2%. What stands out right now is revenue -0.3%, EPS -64.7%, free cash flow +79.5% with operating margin 4.0% and ROIC 8.1%. The dividend matters to the case here, with a current yield around 5.2%. Valuation already assumes a fairly strong business story at P/E 38.2 and price/sales 0.6. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines PZZA price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related research context on this page.
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at -0.3% and EPS is at -64.7%, with operating margin around 4.0%.
The next real check-in already has a date
The next earnings event is scheduled for Aug 6, 2026, which is the clearest near-term catalyst for confirming whether the current trend is holding up.
Benchmark Comparison
Normalized Performance vs SPY
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PZZA Max Drawdown
-44.49%
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Company Overview
Papa John's International, Inc.
NASDAQ Global Select
Papa John's International, Inc. operates and franchises pizza delivery and carryout restaurants under the Papa John's trademark in the United States and internationally. It operates through four segments: Domestic Company-Owned Restaurants, North America Commissaries, North America Franchising, and International Operations. The company also operates dine-in and delivery restaurants under the Papa John's trademark internationally. As of December 26, 2021, it operated 5,650 Papa John's restaurants, which included 600 company-owned and 5,050 franchised restaurants in 50 countries and territories. The company was founded in 1984 and is based in Louisville, Kentucky.
- Leadership
- Todd Allan Penegor
- IPO Date
- Jun 8, 1993
- Employees
- 11.4k
- Street Address
- 2002 Papa John’s Boulevard
- Mailing
- Louisville, KY, 40299-2367
- Region
- Louisville, KY, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 502 261 7272
- Last Updated
- May 3, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 38.2
- EV/EBITDA
- 9.2
- Price/Sales
- 0.6
- Price/Book
- —
Growth
- Revenue
- -0.3%
- EPS
- -64.7%
- Free Cash Flow
- +79.5%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 23.6%
- Operating Margin
- 4.0%
- Net Margin
- 1.5%
- ROE
- -7.0%
- ROIC
- 8.1%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- —
- Current Ratio
- 0.82
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