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

Papa Johns International's (PZZA) 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 (PZZA) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Papa Johns International's Debt Ratio history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.88 for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Debt Ratio rose 6.97% year-over-year to 0.88 in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.88, a 6.97% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.85, up 2.39% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio improved to 0.88 in Q1 2026 per PZZA's latest filing, from 0.85 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Debt Ratio topped out at 0.93 in Q1 2023 and bottomed at 0.6 in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Debt Ratio is 0.84 (2024), against an average of 0.82.
  • Across the five-year window, Debt Ratio soared 57.1% in 2022 and dropped 10.17% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Debt Ratio stood at 0.69 in 2022, then rose by 25.29% to 0.87 in 2023, then decreased by 3.62% to 0.83 in 2024, then advanced by 2.39% to 0.85 in 2025, then rose by 3.45% to 0.88 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest PZZA Debt Ratio figures stand at 0.88 (Q1 2026), 0.85 (Q4 2025), and 0.83 (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 117.61 Bn 115.91 Bn 6.32 Bn 0.49
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.20 Bn 40.33 Bn 2.61 Bn -
3 Yum Brands 40.68 Bn 39.99 Bn 1.38 Bn 1.46
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.13 Bn 25.66 Bn 2.14 Bn 0.53
5 Darden Restaurants 22.23 Bn 21.99 Bn 3.68 Bn 0.18
6 Yum China Holdings 15.22 Bn 14.47 Bn 2.31 Bn 0.00
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.56 Bn 12.37 Bn 1.40 Bn 0.01
8 Dominos Pizza 10.74 Bn 10.60 Bn 478.23 Mn 2.77
9 Dutch Bros 8.14 Bn 8.10 Bn 107.48 Mn 0.07
10 Papa Johns International 999.70 Mn 961.65 Mn 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