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Papa Johns International (PZZA) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)

Papa Johns International's quarterly EBT Margin came in at 2.31% in Q1 2026, down 37.0% year-on-year from 3.67% in Q1 2025, and down 19.72% quarter-over-quarter from 2.88% in Q4 2025.

Papa Johns International has reported EBT Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 2.31% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EBT Margin fell 37.0% year-over-year to 2.31%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 2.26% (down 284.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 2.36%, down 319.0% from the prior year.
  • EBT Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 2.31%, down from 2.88% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EBT Margin was 10.77% in Q3 2024, with the low at 1.23% in Q3 2025.
  • Average EBT Margin over 5 years is 4.08%, with a median of 3.68% recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, EBT Margin jumped 685 bps in 2024 and plunged 955 bps in 2025.
  • Tracing PZZA's EBT Margin over 5 years: stood at 5.5% in 2022, then fell by 2 bps to 5.39% in 2023, then sank by 32 bps to 3.68% in 2024, then dropped by 22 bps to 2.88% in 2025, then dropped 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.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBT Margin (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 110.27 Bn 108.58 Bn 9.40 Bn 7.64%
2 Yum Brands 40.90 Bn 40.21 Bn 1.38 Bn 25.06%
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 39.62 Bn 38.75 Bn 2.61 Bn 13.14%
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.25 Bn 25.79 Bn 2.14 Bn 21.33%
5 Darden Restaurants 23.41 Bn 23.17 Bn 3.31 Bn 10.67%
6 Yum China Holdings 15.07 Bn 13.64 Bn 3.24 Bn 13.82%
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.59 Bn 11.39 Bn 1.40 Bn 9.00%
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.27 Bn 464.51 Mn 15.70%
9 Cava 8.67 Bn 8.28 Bn 797.57 Mn 2.21%
10 Papa Johns International 1.13 Bn 1.10 Bn 137.72 Mn 2.31%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%
Mar 28, 2021 8.44%
Dec 27, 2020 3.41%
Sep 27, 2020 4.42%
Jun 28, 2020 5.84%
Mar 29, 2020 2.81%
Dec 29, 2019 2.69%
Sep 29, 2019 0.17%
Jun 30, 2019 2.49%
Mar 31, 2019 -0.19%
Dec 30, 2018 -3.84%
Sep 30, 2018 -5.25%
Jul 1, 2018 4.45%
Apr 1, 2018 5.12%
Dec 31, 2017 6.86%
Sep 24, 2017 7.17%
Jun 25, 2017 8.16%
Mar 26, 2017 9.32%
Dec 25, 2016 -21.72%
Sep 25, 2016 7.49%
Jun 26, 2016 8.32%
Mar 27, 2016 9.66%
Dec 27, 2015 9.34%
Sep 27, 2015 6.74%
Jun 28, 2015 4.39%
Mar 29, 2015 8.43%
Dec 28, 2014 7.61%
Sep 28, 2014 6.20%
Jun 29, 2014 6.89%
Mar 30, 2014 7.83%
Dec 29, 2013 7.20%
Sep 29, 2013 6.14%
Jun 30, 2013 7.62%
Mar 31, 2013 8.52%
Dec 30, 2012 7.23%
Sep 23, 2012 6.41%
Jun 24, 2012 7.37%
Mar 25, 2012 8.31%
Dec 25, 2011 7.22%
Sep 25, 2011 0.72%
Jun 26, 2011 5.53%
Dec 26, 2010 -14.26%
Sep 26, 2010 4.62%
Jun 27, 2010 7.72%
Mar 28, 2010 9.42%
Dec 27, 2009 6.16%
Sep 27, 2009 7.17%
Jun 28, 2009 8.68%
Mar 29, 2009 10.35%