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Papa John's International, Inc.

PZZA

NASDAQ·Consumer Cyclical·Restaurants·Mkt cap $746.2M

$22.68

+0.58%

P/E

28.35

Mkt Cap

$746.2M

52-Wk Range

$22.08–$55.74

52-Week Range

$22.08 - $55.74

P/E

28.35

Fwd P/E

19.01

Beta

1.06

Div Yield

8.11%

Avg Vol

1.3M

Shares Out

32.9M

Mkt Cap

$746.2M

Price action

Price chart

Down 54.4% over the trailing year

Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

Bull Case

5 reasons

  • Asset-light franchise model with 89% franchised restaurants generating high-margin recurring revenue
  • Strong brand recognition and "Better Ingredients" positioning differentiating from competitors
  • Integrated digital ordering platform and technology infrastructure driving customer acquisition and retention
  • Established supply chain and commissary network supporting franchisee profitability
  • Global presence across 50 countries providing geographic diversification and growth opportunities

Bear Case

1 risk

  • Average volatility.

Growth

Stable outlook

International expansion in underpenetrated markets with growing pizza consumption

Value

Attractively priced below Restaurants & Food Service peer average

Momentum

Falling

-28.3% over 3m

Quality

Stable

Mixed fundamentals

Dividend

High yield

8.11% yield

Earnings track record

Latest print - beat on both lines

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: Nov 5, 2026

Q3 26 RECAP

AUG 6, 2026

Reported EPS of $0.46 vs $0.45 consensus (+3.0% surprise). Revenue of $482.4M vs $481.2M expected (+0.2%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.

EPS beat +3.0%
Rev beat +0.2%
Double beat

EPS surprise · last 4Q

1 of 1 beats

Estimate

Actual

Q3 26

+3.0%

Revenue trend · last 8Q

-7%

+1%

+4%

+0%

-6%

-8%

-9%

Q3 24

Q4 24

Q1 25

Q2 25

Q3 25

Q4 25

Q1 26

Q2 26

$506.8M

$530.8M

$518.3M

$529.2M

$508.2M

$498.2M

$478.6M

$482.4M

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

29.7%

Operating

4.8%

Profit

1.8%

Wall Street consensus

6 analysts · 17% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

1

17%

Hold

4

67%

Sell

1

17%

Median Price Target

Latest: Benchmark · Aug 7, 2026

vs Industry

How PZZA stacks vs Restaurants

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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