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 35.9, a forward P/E of about 18.5 — 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 $31.93 (-1.0% on the day), as of 7/22/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

Papa John's International

PZZA · NYSE · Consumer Discretionary · United States

$31.93-1.0%

Delayed · as reported by Yahoo Finance · as of Jul 22, 2026, 7:35 PM

Snapshot

TickerPZZA

ExchangeNYSE

SectorConsumer Discretionary

IndustryRestaurants

CountryUnited States

Employees9,400

HeadquartersLouisville, United States

Market cap$1.1B

P/E (TTM)35.9

Volume494.14K

Websitewww.papajohns.com

Filings tracked4

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.

Profile as reported by Yahoo Finance.

Who owns it

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

346 institutional holders

As reported by Yahoo Finance.

Top holders

Blackrock Inc.14.65%
Brandes Investment Partners L.P.8.00%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC5.79%
Earnest Partners LLC5.78%
Irth Capital Management LP4.95%
Bank of America Corporation4.50%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC4.27%
State Street Corporation3.78%

Largest institutional holders, as reported by Yahoo Finance (as of 3/31/2026).

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 $475.2M · EPS 0.31

Est. earnings growth -4.1%

Next fiscal year

Rev $1.9B · EPS 1.73

Est. earnings growth +17.8%

Analyst consensus estimates — not the company's own guidance. As reported by Yahoo Finance.

$29.5552-wk range$55.74

Delayed · as reported by Yahoo Finance

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Financials at a glance

Source: SEC XBRL

Annual

Quarterly · last 8

Market cap

$1.1B

Day change

-1.0%

P/E (TTM)

35.9

Fwd P/E

18.5

Div yield

5.71%

Beta

1.11

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

Market figures: Delayed · as reported by Yahoo Finance. Financials as reported in company filings.

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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
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 — 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

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