Papa Johns International (PZZA) Debt to Equity (2009 - 2026)
Papa Johns International (PZZA) recorded quarterly Debt to Equity of -$1.64 in Q1 2026, up 0.77% quarter-over-quarter from -$1.65 in Q4 2025, and up 8.04% on a YoY basis from -$1.52 in Q1 2025.
Papa Johns International (PZZA) Debt to Equity (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Papa Johns International's Debt to Equity history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$1.64 for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Debt to Equity rose 8.04% year-over-year to -$1.64; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$1.64 (up 8.04% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$1.65, up 7.86% from the prior year.
- Debt to Equity was -$1.64 for Q1 2026 at Papa Johns International, up from -$1.65 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Debt to Equity ranged from a high of -$1.64 in Q1 2026 to a low of -$2.53 in Q1 2022.
- Historically, Debt to Equity has averaged -$1.85 across 5 years, with a median of -$1.71 in 2024.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Debt to Equity sank 74.53% in 2022, then jumped 33.11% in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Debt to Equity shows it stood at -$2.21 in 2022, then advanced by 22.6% to -$1.71 in 2023, then slipped by 4.87% to -$1.79 in 2024, then advanced by 7.86% to -$1.65 in 2025, then rose by 0.77% to -$1.64 in 2026.
- The last three Debt to Equity figures came in at -$1.64 (Q1 2026), -$1.65 (Q4 2025), and -$1.66 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 5 | Darden Restaurants | 24.75 Bn | 24.51 Bn | 3.31 Bn | 0.14 |
| 6 | Yum China Holdings | 15.17 Bn | 13.74 Bn | 3.24 Bn | 0.00 |
| 7 | Texas Roadhouse | 11.72 Bn | 11.53 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 0.03 |
| 8 | Dominos Pizza | 10.51 Bn | 10.28 Bn | 464.51 Mn | -1.25 |
| 9 | Cava | 10.34 Bn | 9.94 Bn | 797.57 Mn | - |
| 10 | Papa Johns International | 1.20 Bn | 1.17 Bn | 137.72 Mn | -1.64 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2026 | -1.64 |
| Dec 28, 2025 | -1.65 |
| Sep 28, 2025 | -1.66 |
| Jun 29, 2025 | -1.74 |
| Mar 30, 2025 | -1.78 |
| Dec 29, 2024 | -1.79 |
| Sep 29, 2024 | -1.75 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -1.71 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -1.71 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -1.71 |
| Sep 24, 2023 | -1.70 |
| Jun 25, 2023 | -1.69 |
| Mar 26, 2023 | -1.69 |
| Dec 25, 2022 | -2.21 |
| Sep 25, 2022 | -2.12 |
| Jun 26, 2022 | -2.29 |
| Mar 27, 2022 | -2.53 |
| Dec 26, 2021 | -2.79 |
| Sep 26, 2021 | -3.03 |
| Jun 27, 2021 | -2.87 |