Papa Johns International (PZZA) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Papa Johns International (PZZA) recorded quarterly EBT Margin of 2.31% in Q1 2026, down 19.72% quarter-over-quarter from 2.88% in Q4 2025, and down 37.0% on a YoY basis from 3.67% in Q1 2025.
Papa Johns International (PZZA) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Papa Johns International's EBT Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 2.31% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, EBT Margin fell 37.0% year-over-year to 2.31%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 2.26% (down 284.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 2.36%, down 319.0% from the prior year.
- EBT Margin was 2.31% for Q1 2026 at Papa Johns International, down from 2.88% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, EBT Margin ranged from a high of 10.77% in Q3 2024 to a low of 1.23% in Q3 2025.
- Historically, EBT Margin has averaged 4.08% across 5 years, with a median of 3.68% in 2024.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: EBT Margin surged 685 bps in 2024, then plunged 955 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of EBT Margin shows it stood at 5.5% in 2022, then declined by 2 bps to 5.39% in 2023, then slumped by 32 bps to 3.68% in 2024, then slipped by 22 bps to 2.88% in 2025, then slipped by 20 bps to 2.31% in 2026.
- The last three EBT Margin figures came in at 2.31% (Q1 2026), 2.88% (Q4 2025), and 1.23% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| 10 | Papa Johns International | 1.20 Bn | 1.17 Bn | 137.72 Mn | 2.31% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2026 | 2.31% |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 2.88% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 1.23% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 2.63% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.68% |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 3.68% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 10.77% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.41% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.41% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.39% |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 3.92% |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 4.59% |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 5.46% |
| Dec 25, 2022 | 5.50% |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 2.32% |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 6.28% |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 1.87% |
| Dec 26, 2021 | 6.08% |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 6.75% |
| Jun 27, 2021 | 7.96% |