Papa Johns International Inc (PZZA) stock
PZZANasdaqRetail-Eating PlacesFiscal year ends December 27
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 27, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 5, 2026Score 13/3036% below fair value
$19.19−0.79 (-3.95%)
Close on Nov 11, 2026Market cap $631.77MP/E 25.6Yield 9.59%
Papa Johns International statistics
103 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Feb 25, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
- Last ex-dividend date
- May 18, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 27, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 11, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/OCF Ratio
- 8.07
- 10.47
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 0.69
- 1.26
- EV / EBIT
- 16.00
- 19.04
- EV / FCF
- 62.08
- 30.66
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- 0.41%
- 0.14%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- 0.00%
- 0.03%
- Float
- 32M
- 26M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 1.86%
- 13.9%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 114.2%
- 74.9%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 7M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- 0.39%
- -2.87%
- Short % of Float
- 21.1%
- 8.80%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 20.7%
- 5.90%
- Days to Cover
- 4.74
- 3.92
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $44.44
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $17.70
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $19.04
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $19.87
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $29.35
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $0.89
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- -4.00%
- -3.59%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- -0.57%
- 5.00%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -21.4%
- -9.00%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- -41.3%
- 12.1%
- Price Change (YTD)
- -50.1%
- 1.89%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- -56.4%
- -0.74%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- -70.2%
- -12.6%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- -85.3%
- -43.6%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- -77.2%
- 41.4%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 1M
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.79
- 0.79
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 47.4
- 52.4
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 49.5%
- 55.1%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 1.00
- 1.03
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 2.30%
- 2.61%
- EBITDA Margin
- 8.83%
- 8.92%
- FCF Margin
- 1.11%
- 2.38%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 3.14%
- 2.10%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 21.1%
- 12.4%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 16.4%
- 5.34%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 0.77
- 0.77
- Quick Ratio
- 0.45
- 0.45
- Debt / EBITDA
- 4.21
- 3.05
- Debt / FCF
- 33.37
- 7.64
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- 4.05
- 2.53
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- -8.26%
- 6.48%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- -32.1%
- 5.87%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- -33.6%
- 5.93%
- FCF Growth (YoY)
- -74.7%
- 12.9%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- -0.77%
- 6.75%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 2.52%
- 9.96%
- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- -21.9%
- 9.11%
- EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
- -6.80%
- 13.6%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 2.31
- 1.03
- Inventory Turnover
- 40.21
- 42.08
- Revenue Per Employee
- $203.62K
- $98.45K
- Profits Per Employee
- $2.77K
- $2.40K
- Employee Count
- 9,400
- 6,500
- WACC
- 7.01%
- 8.67%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $43.94M
- $10.66M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$684.63M
- -$2.59M
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$20.80
- -$0.18
- Equity (Book Value)
- -$445.61M
- $106.18M
- Book Value Per Share
- -$13.54
- $2.94
- Tangible Book Value
- -$510.66M
- $4.40M
- Working Capital
- -$60.40M
- -$13.18M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$57.00M
- -$66.96M
- FCF Per Share
- $0.65
- $0.43
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 4.11%
- 2.13%
- FCF Yield
- 3.37%
- 2.97%
- Dividend Yield
- 9.59%
- 2.42%
- Shareholder Yield
- 9.59%
- 4.37%
- Dividend Per Share
- $1.84
- $1.08
- Dividend Growth (YoY)
- 0.00%
- 5.86%
- Years of Dividend Growth
- 0
- 1
- Payout Ratio
- 177.7%
- 47.0%
- FCF Payout Ratio
- 216.7%
- 47.9%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Income Tax
- $16.39M
- $1.89M
- Effective Tax Rate
- 37.3%
- 24.4%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Altman Z-Score
- 3.41
- 2.10
- Piotroski F-Score
- 4
- 5
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 11, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | PZZA | S&P 500 | Difference | PZZA per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -2.8% | -2.4% | −0.4 pts | ||
| 3 months | -21.1% | -1.2% | −19.9 pts | ||
| Year to date | -48.8% | +12.3% | −61.1 pts | ||
| 1 year | -52.8% | +12.4% | −65.3 pts | ||
| 3 years | -66.9% | +78.8% | −145.7 pts | -30.8% | +21.4% |
| 5 years | -82.9% | +75.2% | −158.1 pts | -29.8% | +11.9% |
| 10 years | -71.8% | +311.1% | −382.9 pts | -11.9% | +15.2% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
7M PZZA shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, up 0.4% from the previous report, or 21.08% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 4.7 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 52.3% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 6,811,571 | +0.4% | 1,435,883 | 4.7 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 6,784,772 | +1.6% | 1,338,382 | 5.1 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 6,676,926 | -4.1% | 1,556,351 | 4.3 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 6,959,501 | +15.1% | 1,441,419 | 4.8 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 6,047,013 | +9.2% | 1,083,522 | 5.6 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 5,536,453 | -7.0% | 2,431,545 | 2.3 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 5,954,934 | +3.8% | 996,857 | 6.0 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 5,738,420 | +0.4% | 721,441 | 8.0 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5,716,193 | -2.0% | 1,036,491 | 5.5 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5,831,108 | +6.3% | 908,829 | 6.4 |
| May 29, 2026 | 5,485,036 | -8.7% | 1,214,685 | 4.5 |
| May 15, 2026 | 6,009,020 | +12.9% | 1,574,617 | 3.8 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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