Papa John's International, Inc.

NasdaqGS:PZZA Stock Report

Market Cap: US$1.5b

Papa John's International Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

Papa John's International has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 28.5%, while the Hospitality industry saw earnings growing at 31.1% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 2.9% per year.

Key information

28.54%

Earnings growth rate

29.16%

EPS growth rate

Hospitality Industry Growth19.52%
Revenue growth rate2.95%
Return on equityn/a
Net Margin3.58%
Last Earnings Update29 Jun 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Papa John's: Turnaround Story That Can Accelerate

Aug 17

Papa John's International (NASDAQ:PZZA) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.46

Aug 07
Papa John's International (NASDAQ:PZZA) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.46

Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Papa John's International, Inc. (NASDAQ:PZZA)?

Jul 29
Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Papa John's International, Inc. (NASDAQ:PZZA)?

Even With A 27% Surge, Cautious Investors Are Not Rewarding Papa John's International, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:PZZA) Performance Completely

Jun 02
Even With A 27% Surge, Cautious Investors Are Not Rewarding Papa John's International, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:PZZA) Performance Completely

Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Papa John's International, Inc. (NASDAQ:PZZA)

Apr 29
Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Papa John's International, Inc. (NASDAQ:PZZA)

Papa John's Delivers A Slice Of Stability In An Uncertain Market

Apr 23

Papa John's International, Inc. (NASDAQ:PZZA) Stock's 27% Dive Might Signal An Opportunity But It Requires Some Scrutiny

Apr 08
Papa John's International, Inc. (NASDAQ:PZZA) Stock's 27% Dive Might Signal An Opportunity But It Requires Some Scrutiny

Papa John's: Another Correction Is Just Too Much

Mar 22

Papa John's: Papa Rewards Overhaul Already Paying Off

Mar 04

Investors Appear Satisfied With Papa John's International, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:PZZA) Prospects As Shares Rocket 30%

Feb 21
Investors Appear Satisfied With Papa John's International, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:PZZA) Prospects As Shares Rocket 30%

Papa John's: A Tasty Investment, Even Without A Buyout

Feb 17

Papa John's International (NASDAQ:PZZA) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.46

Jan 31
Papa John's International (NASDAQ:PZZA) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.46

The Trend Of High Returns At Papa John's International (NASDAQ:PZZA) Has Us Very Interested

Jan 09
The Trend Of High Returns At Papa John's International (NASDAQ:PZZA) Has Us Very Interested

Papa John's: One Of The Ugly Ducklings Of 2024 With +30% Safety Margin

Jan 06

A Piece Of The Puzzle Missing From Papa John's International, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:PZZA) Share Price

Dec 13
A Piece Of The Puzzle Missing From Papa John's International, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:PZZA) Share Price

Papa John's: Sharpening The Value Perception And Enhancing 1P Channels

Nov 21

Papa John's International (NASDAQ:PZZA) Is Posting Promising Earnings But The Good News Doesn’t Stop There

Nov 14
Papa John's International (NASDAQ:PZZA) Is Posting Promising Earnings But The Good News Doesn’t Stop There

Papa John's International (NASDAQ:PZZA) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.46

Nov 02
Papa John's International (NASDAQ:PZZA) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.46

Papa John's Stock: Bullish Into A Potential 2025 Turnaround Opportunity

Oct 19

At US$51.63, Is It Time To Put Papa John's International, Inc. (NASDAQ:PZZA) On Your Watch List?

Oct 16
At US$51.63, Is It Time To Put Papa John's International, Inc. (NASDAQ:PZZA) On Your Watch List?
User avatar

Cheese Burger Pizza And Digital Enhancements Propel Brand Growth And Margins

Initiatives aimed at enhancing value perception and digital experiences are expected to boost sales and improve customer purchase frequency.

Papa John's Q2: Surprisingly Good Profitability Despite Sales Weakness (Upgrade)

Aug 08

Papa John's International (NASDAQ:PZZA) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.46

Aug 04
Papa John's International (NASDAQ:PZZA) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.46

Papa John's: Recent Weakness Leaves Stock Looking Cheap

Jul 12

What Is Papa John's International, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:PZZA) Share Price Doing?

Jul 12
What Is Papa John's International, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:PZZA) Share Price Doing?

Why The 28% Return On Capital At Papa John's International (NASDAQ:PZZA) Should Have Your Attention

Jun 18
Why The 28% Return On Capital At Papa John's International (NASDAQ:PZZA) Should Have Your Attention

Papa John's: Is The Growth Model Broken?

May 26

Papa John's Stock: After A Great Trade, Following Q1 Earnings, We Downgrade

May 09

Is There An Opportunity With Papa John's International, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:PZZA) 25% Undervaluation?

Apr 18
Is There An Opportunity With Papa John's International, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:PZZA) 25% Undervaluation?

Papa John's: Back To Better 2.0 Plan's Potential Is Likely Priced In

Apr 15

With Papa John's International, Inc. (NASDAQ:PZZA) It Looks Like You'll Get What You Pay For

Mar 28
With Papa John's International, Inc. (NASDAQ:PZZA) It Looks Like You'll Get What You Pay For

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Papa John's International makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

NasdaqGS:PZZA Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
29 Jun 252,085751830
30 Mar 252,064781660
29 Dec 242,059831520
29 Sep 242,100951540
30 Jun 242,116691950
31 Mar 242,123741960
31 Dec 232,136821980
24 Sep 232,091791990
25 Jun 232,078721960
26 Mar 232,086791710
25 Dec 222,102671950
25 Sep 222,105681850
26 Jun 222,107891920
27 Mar 222,099-162190
26 Dec 212,06841990
26 Sep 212,009-111980
27 Jun 211,970-291990
28 Mar 211,915671970
27 Dec 201,813421980
27 Sep 201,761272190
28 Jun 201,692122170
29 Mar 201,63112170
29 Dec 191,619-82230
29 Sep 191,599-151780
30 Jun 191,581-251680
31 Mar 191,611-191590
30 Dec 181,66321940
30 Sep 181,733441580
01 Jul 181,779791530
01 Apr 181,784921540
31 Dec 171,7831031510
24 Sep 171,7551081530
25 Jun 171,7461071580
26 Mar 171,7341061600
25 Dec 161,7141031580
25 Sep 161,691951630
26 Jun 161,658911600
27 Mar 161,634801600
27 Dec 151,637751640
27 Sep 151,646721640
28 Jun 151,647701620
29 Mar 151,629761550
28 Dec 141,598731480
28 Sep 141,561701490

Quality Earnings: PZZA has a large one-off loss of $27.7M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 29th June, 2025.

Growing Profit Margin: PZZA's current net profit margins (3.6%) are higher than last year (3.3%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: PZZA's earnings have grown significantly by 28.5% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: PZZA's earnings growth over the past year (8.5%) is below its 5-year average (28.5% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: PZZA earnings growth over the past year (8.5%) did not outperform the Hospitality industry 9.4%.


Return on Equity

High ROE: PZZA's liabilities exceed its assets, so it is difficult to calculate its Return on Equity.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


Discover strong past performing companies

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/08/22 12:54
End of Day Share Price 2025/08/22 00:00
Earnings2025/06/29
Annual Earnings2024/12/29

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.

Analysis Model and Snowflake

Details of the analysis model used to generate this report is available on our Github page, we also have guides on how to use our reports and tutorials on Youtube.

Learn about the world class team who designed and built the Simply Wall St analysis model.

Industry and Sector Metrics

Our industry and section metrics are calculated every 6 hours by Simply Wall St, details of our process are available on Github.

Analyst Sources

Papa John's International, Inc. is covered by 28 analysts. 14 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Todd BrooksBenchmark Company
Andrew StrelzikBMO Capital Markets Equity Research
Sara SenatoreBofA Global Research