profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
Papa John's International
$19.92+3.97% today
-51.1% in 1 year
1-year low $18.071-year high $42.87
Trading close to its lowest price of the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2022 to 2025.
0%20% a year
You pay $21.49 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What Papa John's International sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $2.10 billion in 2022 to $2.05 billion in 2025, with $30.5 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
Papa John's International handed back more cash to shareholders than it generated last year.
$61M
Free cash flow 2025$52M
Bought back its own shares$0
Paid as dividends$61M
Cash vs. debt$35M vs. $936M
Papa John's International vs. similar companies
Papa John's International grows the slowest of these 5 and is the cheapest for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papa John's International | 21.5× · Fair price | ||
 McDonald's | 22.4× · Fair price | ||
 Starbucks | 48.0× · Expensive | ||
 Compass Group | 30.7× · Expensive | ||
 Chipotle Mexican Grill | 29.1× · Fair price |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads Papa John's International's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,102 | 2,136 | 2,059 | 2,054 | |
| 388 | 419 | 417 | 426 | |
| 121 | 147 | 143 | 85 | |
| 161 | 211 | 226 | 181 | |
| 68 | 82 | 83 | 31 | |
| 1.89 | 2.48 | 2.54 | 0.90 | |
| 18.5% | 19.6% | 20.2% | 20.7% | |
| 5.8% | 6.9% | 6.9% | 4.1% | |
| 3.2% | 3.8% | 4.1% | 1.5% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 864 | 875 | 889 | 838 |
| Cash | 47 | 41 | 38 | 35 |
| Total debt | 807 | 966 | 971 | 936 |
| Total liabilities | 1,134 | 1,318 | 1,302 | 1,270 |
| -286 | -459 | -430 | -445 | |
| 36 | 33 | 33 | 33 | |
| 16.5% | 22.9% | 22.9% | 14.3% | |
| -23.7% | -17.9% | -19.4% | -6.9% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 118 | 193 | 107 | 126 | |
| 78 | 77 | 72 | 74 | |
| 39 | 116 | 34 | 52 | |
| Dividends paid | 55 | 58 | 61 | 61 |
| 125 | 210 | 2 | 0 | |
| 18 | 18 | 10 | 15 |
Valuation
- 21.5×
- 13.2×
- –
- -2.4×
- 0.3×
- 12.7×
- 8.6×
- 7.9%
- 4.7%
- 5.6%
Profitability
- 20.7%
- 4.1%
- 1.5%
- 12.1%
- 11.9%
- 14.7%
- -6.5%
- 3.4%
- 15.4%
- –
Growth
- −0.8%
- −21.9%
- +79.5%
- +15.4%
- −1.6%
Financial health
- 3.7×
- -2.12
- 114.5%
- 1.0×
- 0.84
- 0.72
- 2.42
How it ranks in Consumer Discretionary
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Top 27%of 982
Bottom 23%of 996
Bottom 42%of 860
Bottom 16%of 996
Top 33%of 982
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $39.33
- Range
- $34.00 – $42.00
- 2 analysts
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2026 | 0.32 | 0.40 | −20.0% |
| Feb 26, 2026 | 0.34 | 0.33 | +3.0% |
| Nov 6, 2025 | 0.32 | 0.40 | −20.0% |
| Aug 7, 2025 | 0.41 | 0.34 | +20.6% |
| May 8, 2025 | 0.36 | 0.33 | +9.1% |
| Feb 27, 2025 | 0.63 | 0.52 | +21.2% |
| Nov 7, 2024 | 0.43 | 0.42 | +2.4% |
| Aug 8, 2024 | 0.61 | 0.51 | +19.6% |
5.6%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$56a year at today's yield, before tax
+15.4%2020 to 2025
Raised–not every year
Paid per share, each year
$0.63 in 2015 → $1.84 in 2025
How safe it looks
200.3% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earns: 118.6%
News
No recent news on file.
Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
0/7Passes 0 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
45No pass
Benjamin Graham
56No pass
Philip Fisher
33No pass
Peter Lynch
5No pass
Joel Greenblatt
32No pass
Charlie Munger
29No pass
Terry Smith
30No pass
Questions about Papa John's International
Is Papa John's International a good stock to buy?
A business with weak numbers at a fair price. 0 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the Papa John's International AI analysis
What does Papa John's International do?
Papa John's International, Inc. operates and franchises pizza delivery and carryout restaurants under the Papa John's trademark in the United States and internationally. It is in Restaurants.
Does Papa John's International pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 5.6% a year, about 200% of its yearly profit. In 2025 it paid out $61.1 million in dividends.
Is Papa John's International stock halal?
No. Papa John's International does not pass our halal screen: its debt is 143% of its market value, at or above the 33% limit. How we check
How has Papa John's International stock done over the past year?
Down 51.1% over the past twelve months, to $19.92. It traded between $18.07 and $42.87 and is 53.5% below its high.
Who are Papa John's International's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are McDonald's, Starbucks, Compass Group and Chipotle Mexican Grill. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with Papa John's International's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 13, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.