PZZA
Papa John's International, Inc.
PZZA's fundamentals are weak: free cash flow fell 75% and earnings per share fell 33%. At 25x earnings, it's trading below its usual 34x.
PZZA Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak |
PZZA's profitability is currently stable, but its revenue, cash flow and balance sheet are under pressure.
PZZA PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 21x | $15.78 | -18% |
| Current | 25x | $19.16 | — |
| Fair | 33x | $25.26 | +32% |
| Expensive | 100x | $75.77 | +295% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
PZZA's PE is in its cheap range at 25x.
PZZA Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for PZZA to show an outlook.
PZZA Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $0.76 | -33% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.80 | -65% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.84 | -65% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.90 | -65% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.14 | -61% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.28 | +8.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.37 | +4.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.54 | +2.4% |
PZZA's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $0.76 over the past year, against $2.89 in late 2024.
PZZA Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $454.8M | -10% |
| Q2 2026 | $482.4M | -8.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $478.6M | -7.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $498.2M | -6.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $508.2M | +0.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $529.2M | +4.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $518.3M | +0.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $530.8M | -7.1% |
PZZA's revenue has slid since its 2023 peak: $455M last quarter, down 10% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.1% | -0.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 4.8% | +0.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 4.3% | -0.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 4.9% | -0.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 3.2% | -9.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 4.6% | -0.9 points |
| Q1 2025 | 4.6% | -1.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 5.6% | -1.9 points |
PZZA's operating margin was 3.1% last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2019.
PZZA Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $9.7M | -57% |
| Q2 2026 | $15.7M | -9.9% |
| Q1 2026 | -$6.2M | -133% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.1M | -92% |
| Q3 2025 | $22.7M | +$26.5M |
| Q2 2025 | $17.4M | +26% |
| Q1 2025 | $19.1M | +$20.2M |
| Q4 2024 | $25.2M | -38% |
PZZA still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2020 peak: $21M over the past year.
PZZA Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -- |
| 1 year | +0.3% | +86K shares |
| 3 years | +1% | +329K shares |
| 5 years | -9.8% | -3.6M shares |
| Available history | +4.7% | +1.5M shares |
PZZA has 33M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | $2.1M |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | $708,000 |
| Q1 2023 | $209.6M |
PZZA Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4.1x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 4.0x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 3.9x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 3.8x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 4.0x | Elevated |
| Q2 2025 | 3.2x | Elevated |
| Q1 2025 | 3.2x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 3.1x | Elevated |
PZZA's net debt is about 4.0 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), about the same as a year ago.
PZZA Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 30.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 13.3 | Oversold |
PZZA's weekly RSI is 30 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 13 (oversold).
PZZA PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | PZZA | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 25x | 18x | 40% above |
| PE % | 29 | 47 | 18 pts below |
PZZA is trading at 25x earnings, a 40% premium to the Consumer Cyclical sector's median of 18x.
PZZA Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $19.2 | 0.2% below |
| 20 week MA | $23.8 | 19% below |
| 50 week MA | $30.8 | 38% below |
| 100 week MA | $37.2 | 48% below |
| 200 week MA | $51.4 | 63% below |
PZZA is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 63% below its 200-week average.
PZZA Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $64.5 | $87.5 | +36% |
| 2021 | $87.5 | $132.6 | +51% |
| 2022 | $132.6 | $84.0 | -37% |
| 2023 | $84.0 | $76.2 | -9.2% |
| 2024 | $76.2 | $39.5 | -48% |
| 2025 | $39.5 | $39.3 | -0.5% |
| 2026 YTD | $39.3 | $19.2 | -51% |
PZZA has finished four years in a row lower, and it's down 51% so far in 2026.