Is Papa John's International (PZZA) overvalued or fairly valued?

MarketChacha shows Papa John's International's valuation in context — a trailing P/E of about 26.2, a forward P/E of about 16.9 — alongside its revenue and profit growth and whether reported profit converts into operating cash, so you can judge value for yourself. MarketChacha does not issue ratings, price targets, or buy/sell advice.

Does Papa John's International's reported profit turn into cash?

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash. MarketChacha computes this cash-conversion check (2.17×) from reported figures — education, not a rating.

What is Papa John's International's revenue?

Papa John's International reported revenue of $2.1B for FY2025, with net profit of $30.5M, per official filings.

What is the share price of Papa John's International (PZZA)?

Papa John's International last traded at $22.55 (+0.0% on the day), as of 9/4/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

Papa John's International

PZZA · NYSE · Consumer Discretionary · United States

Snapshot

TickerPZZA

ExchangeNYSE

SectorConsumer Discretionary

IndustryRestaurants

CountryUnited States

Employees9,400

HeadquartersLouisville, United States

Websitewww.papajohns.com

Filings tracked15

About Papa John's International

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.

Who owns it

Insiders1.7%
Institutions98.3%
Public & other0.0%

356 institutional holders

Ownership breakdown from public market data.

Top holders

Blackrock Inc.15.06%
Earnest Partners LLC8.78%
Brandes Investment Partners L.P.8.29%
Bank of America Corporation6.87%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC5.96%
SEI Investments Co5.01%
Irth Capital Management LP4.95%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC4.46%

Largest institutional holders — last updated 6/30/2026.

Forensic scorecard

Margin has compressed by about 2.4 points over the period — profitability is trending down.

Cash conversion2.17×

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash.

Net margin trend3.8% → 1.5%

Margin has compressed by about 2.4 points over the period — profitability is trending down.

Growth qualityrev -2% · PAT -39%

Profit growth is broadly tracking revenue growth — the earnings trend looks operational rather than one-off.

Computed by MarketChacha from reported figures (SEC XBRL). Education, not a rating or recommendation.

What's expected next

Next quarter

Rev $463.2M · EPS 0.27

Est. earnings growth -21.9%

Next fiscal year

Rev $1.8B · EPS 1.33

Est. earnings growth +12.7%

Analyst consensus estimates — not the company's own guidance.

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Financials at a glance

Source: SEC XBRL

Annual

Quarterly · last 8

Revenue (FY2025)

$2.1B

Net margin

1.5%

Revenue CAGR (2y)

-1.9%

Profit CAGR (2y)

-39.0%

EPS (FY2025)

0.90

Net profit (FY2025)

$30.5M

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Financials

Yearly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin
FY2025	$2.1B	$30.5M	0.90	1.5%
FY2024	$2.1B	$83.5M	2.54	4.1%
FY2023	$2.1B	$82.1M	2.48	3.8%

Quarterly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin
2026Q2	$482.4M	$8.5M	0.24	1.8%
2026Q1	$478.6M	$7.3M	0.21	1.5%
2025Q3	$508.2M	$4.7M	0.13	0.9%
2025Q2	$529.2M	$9.5M	0.28	1.8%
2025Q1	$518.3M	$9.2M	0.27	1.8%
2024Q3	$506.8M	$41.8M	1.27	8.2%
2024Q2	$507.9M	$12.2M	0.37	2.4%
2024Q1	$513.9M	$14.6M	0.44	2.8%
2023Q3	$522.8M	$15.9M	0.48	3.0%
2023Q2	$514.5M	$17.8M	0.54	3.5%
2023Q1	$527.0M	$22.4M	0.65	4.2%

Figures as reported, in reporting currency. Source: SEC XBRL.

Filings & announcements

2026

8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC8/6/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC8/6/2026
8-K — Executive/director change, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC6/30/2026material
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC5/7/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC5/7/2026
8-K — Shareholder vote results
SEC5/6/2026material
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC2/26/2026material
10-K filing
SEC2/26/2026
8-K — Other events
SEC1/29/2026material

2025

8-K — Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC11/25/2025material
8-K — Executive/director change, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC11/18/2025material
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC11/6/2025material
10-Q filing
SEC11/6/2025
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC8/7/2025material
10-Q filing
SEC8/7/2025

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