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Papa Johns International (PZZA) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Papa Johns International's quarterly Debt Ratio came in at 0.88 in Q1 2026, up 6.97% year-on-year from 0.83 in Q1 2025, and up 3.45% quarter-over-quarter from 0.85 in Q4 2025.

Papa Johns International has reported Debt Ratio for 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.88 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Debt Ratio rose 6.97% year-over-year to 0.88; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.88 (up 6.97% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.85, up 2.39% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.88, up from 0.85 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Debt Ratio was 0.93 in Q1 2023, with the low at 0.6 in Q1 2022.
  • Average Debt Ratio over 5 years is 0.82, with a median of 0.84 recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, Debt Ratio soared 57.1% in 2022 and dropped 10.17% in 2025.
  • Tracing PZZA's Debt Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.69 in 2022, then gained by 25.29% to 0.87 in 2023, then slipped by 3.62% to 0.83 in 2024, then climbed by 2.39% to 0.85 in 2025, then gained by 3.45% to 0.88 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt Ratio figures came in at 0.88 (Q1 2026), 0.85 (Q4 2025), and 0.83 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 110.27 Bn 108.58 Bn 9.40 Bn 0.49
2 Yum Brands 40.90 Bn 40.21 Bn 1.38 Bn 1.46
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 39.62 Bn 38.75 Bn 2.61 Bn -
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.25 Bn 25.79 Bn 2.14 Bn 0.53
5 Darden Restaurants 23.41 Bn 23.17 Bn 3.31 Bn 0.02
6 Yum China Holdings 15.07 Bn 13.64 Bn 3.24 Bn 0.00
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.59 Bn 11.39 Bn 1.40 Bn 0.01
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.27 Bn 464.51 Mn 2.65
9 Cava 8.67 Bn 8.28 Bn 797.57 Mn -
10 Papa Johns International 1.13 Bn 1.10 Bn 137.72 Mn 0.88

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 0.88
Dec 28, 2025 0.85
Sep 28, 2025 0.83
Jun 29, 2025 0.82
Mar 30, 2025 0.83
Dec 29, 2024 0.83
Sep 29, 2024 0.84
Jun 30, 2024 0.91
Mar 31, 2024 0.90
Dec 31, 2023 0.87
Sep 24, 2023 0.89
Jun 25, 2023 0.90
Mar 26, 2023 0.93
Dec 25, 2022 0.69
Sep 25, 2022 0.66
Jun 26, 2022 0.64
Mar 27, 2022 0.60
Dec 26, 2021 0.54
Sep 26, 2021 0.47
Jun 27, 2021 0.50
Mar 28, 2021 0.38
Dec 27, 2020 0.40
Sep 27, 2020 0.43
Jun 28, 2020 0.46
Mar 29, 2020 0.51
Dec 29, 2019 0.48
Sep 29, 2019 0.51
Jun 30, 2019 0.52
Mar 31, 2019 0.51
Dec 30, 2018 1.04
Sep 30, 2018 1.04
Jul 1, 2018 1.03
Apr 1, 2018 1.02
Dec 31, 2017 0.84
Sep 24, 2017 0.72
Jun 25, 2017 0.58
Mar 26, 2017 0.57
Dec 25, 2016 0.58
Sep 25, 2016 0.62
Jun 26, 2016 0.65
Mar 27, 2016 0.65
Dec 27, 2015 0.52
Sep 27, 2015 0.48
Jun 28, 2015 0.47
Mar 29, 2015 0.46
Dec 28, 2014 0.46
Sep 28, 2014 0.46
Jun 29, 2014 0.43
Mar 30, 2014 0.38
Dec 29, 2013 0.34
Sep 29, 2013 0.27
Jun 30, 2013 0.30
Mar 31, 2013 0.25
Dec 30, 2012 0.20
Sep 23, 2012 0.12
Jun 24, 2012 0.12
Mar 25, 2012 0.12
Dec 25, 2011 0.13
Sep 25, 2011 0.13
Jun 26, 2011 0.13
Mar 27, 2011 0.13
Dec 26, 2010 0.24
Sep 26, 2010 0.25
Jun 27, 2010 0.24
Mar 28, 2010 0.24
Dec 27, 2009 0.25
Sep 27, 2009 0.24
Jun 28, 2009 0.27
Mar 29, 2009 0.29