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Papa Johns International (PZZA) Debt to Equity (2009 - 2026)

Papa Johns International's quarterly Debt to Equity came in at -$1.64 in Q1 2026, up 8.04% year-on-year from -$1.52 in Q1 2025, and up 0.77% quarter-over-quarter from -$1.65 in Q4 2025.

Papa Johns International has reported Debt to Equity for 18 years, with the latest figure at -$1.64 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Debt to Equity rose 8.04% year-over-year to -$1.64; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$1.64 (up 8.04% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$1.65, up 7.86% from the prior year.
  • Debt to Equity for Q1 2026 stood at -$1.64, up from -$1.65 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Debt to Equity was -$1.64 in Q1 2026, with the low at -$2.53 in Q1 2022.
  • Average Debt to Equity over 5 years is -$1.85, with a median of -$1.71 recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, Debt to Equity sank 74.53% in 2022 and soared 33.11% in 2023.
  • Tracing PZZA's Debt to Equity over 5 years: stood at -$2.21 in 2022, then climbed by 22.6% to -$1.71 in 2023, then dropped by 4.87% to -$1.79 in 2024, then climbed by 7.86% to -$1.65 in 2025, then gained 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.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt/Equity (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 110.27 Bn 108.58 Bn 9.40 Bn -1.78
2 Yum Brands 40.90 Bn 40.21 Bn 1.38 Bn -1.64
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 2.51
5 Darden Restaurants 23.41 Bn 23.17 Bn 3.31 Bn 0.14
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 0.03
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.27 Bn 464.51 Mn -1.25
9 Cava 8.67 Bn 8.28 Bn 797.57 Mn -
10 Papa Johns International 1.13 Bn 1.10 Bn 137.72 Mn -1.64

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Mar 28, 2021 -1.45
Dec 27, 2020 -1.30
Sep 27, 2020 -1.28
Jun 28, 2020 -1.19
Mar 29, 2020 -1.11
Dec 29, 2019 -1.10
Sep 29, 2019 -1.15
Jun 30, 2019 -1.20
Mar 31, 2019 -1.20
Dec 30, 2018 -2.04
Sep 30, 2018 -2.07
Jul 1, 2018 -2.28
Apr 1, 2018 -2.34
Dec 31, 2017 -4.40
Sep 24, 2017 -6.72
Jun 25, 2017 13.40
Mar 26, 2017 33.26
Dec 25, 2016 30.59
Sep 25, 2016 -12.65
Jun 26, 2016 -10.40
Mar 27, 2016 -16.79
Dec 27, 2015 6.05
Sep 27, 2015 3.90
Jun 28, 2015 3.64
Mar 29, 2015 2.48
Dec 28, 2014 2.33
Sep 28, 2014 2.46
Jun 29, 2014 1.93
Mar 30, 2014 1.40
Dec 29, 2013 1.14
Sep 29, 2013 0.71
Jun 30, 2013 0.79
Mar 31, 2013 0.63
Dec 30, 2012 0.49
Sep 23, 2012 0.25
Jun 24, 2012 0.24
Mar 25, 2012 0.23
Dec 25, 2011 0.25
Sep 25, 2011 0.24
Jun 26, 2011 0.21
Mar 27, 2011 22.62
Dec 26, 2010 0.51
Sep 26, 2010 0.51
Jun 27, 2010 0.52
Mar 28, 2010 0.49
Dec 27, 2009 -91.37
Sep 27, 2009 0.51
Jun 28, 2009 0.60
Mar 29, 2009 0.71