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

Papa Johns International's (PZZA) 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 (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.

  • On a quarterly basis, EBT Margin fell 37.0% year-over-year to 2.31% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 2.26%, a 284.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 2.36%, down 319.0% from the prior year.
  • EBT Margin slipped to 2.31% in Q1 2026 per PZZA's latest filing, from 2.88% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, EBT Margin topped out at 10.77% in Q3 2024 and bottomed at 1.23% in Q3 2025.
  • The 5-year median for EBT Margin is 3.68% (2024), against an average of 4.08%.
  • Across the five-year window, EBT Margin jumped 685 bps in 2024 and plunged 955 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, EBT Margin stood at 5.5% in 2022, then declined by 2 bps to 5.39% in 2023, then plunged 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.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest PZZA EBT Margin figures stand at 2.31% (Q1 2026), 2.88% (Q4 2025), and 1.23% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBT Margin (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 117.61 Bn 115.91 Bn 6.32 Bn 7.64%
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.20 Bn 40.33 Bn 2.61 Bn 13.14%
3 Yum Brands 40.68 Bn 39.99 Bn 1.38 Bn 25.06%
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.13 Bn 25.66 Bn 2.14 Bn 21.33%
5 Darden Restaurants 22.23 Bn 21.99 Bn 3.68 Bn 12.52%
6 Yum China Holdings 15.22 Bn 14.47 Bn 2.31 Bn 13.82%
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.56 Bn 12.37 Bn 1.40 Bn 9.00%
8 Dominos Pizza 10.74 Bn 10.60 Bn 478.23 Mn 14.67%
9 Dutch Bros 8.14 Bn 8.10 Bn 107.48 Mn 5.81%
10 Papa Johns International 999.70 Mn 961.65 Mn 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%