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Papa Johns International (PZZA) FCF Payout Ratio (2011 - 2026)

Papa Johns International's quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 2.47 in Q1 2026, down 24453.36% year-on-year from N/an in Q1 2025, and down 134.22% quarter-over-quarter from 7.23 in Q4 2025.

Papa Johns International has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 16 years, with the latest figure at 2.47 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 24453.36% year-over-year to 2.47; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 1.71 (up 103.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 1.0, down 43.91% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 2.47, down from 7.23 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 7.23 in Q4 2025, with the low at 39.3 in Q2 2022.
  • Average FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years is 1.58, with a median of 0.66 recorded in 2023.
  • Peak annual rise in FCF Payout Ratio reached 8560.28% in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 38815.04% in 2022.
  • Tracing PZZA's FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years: stood at 4.76 in 2022, then tumbled by 99.65% to 0.02 in 2023, then jumped by 3572.82% to 0.61 in 2024, then soared by 1088.22% to 7.23 in 2025, then slumped by 134.22% to 2.47 in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 2.47 (Q1 2026), 7.23 (Q4 2025), and 0.68 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

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1 Starbucks 110.27 Bn 108.58 Bn 9.40 Bn 7.69
2 Yum Brands 40.90 Bn 40.21 Bn 1.38 Bn 0.61
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 1.67
5 Darden Restaurants 23.41 Bn 23.17 Bn 3.31 Bn 0.39
6 Yum China Holdings 15.07 Bn 13.64 Bn 3.24 Bn 0.04
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.59 Bn 11.39 Bn 1.40 Bn 0.01
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.27 Bn 464.51 Mn 0.01
9 Cava 8.67 Bn 8.28 Bn 797.57 Mn -
10 Papa Johns International 1.13 Bn 1.10 Bn 137.72 Mn -2.47

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 -2.47
Dec 28, 2025 7.23
Sep 28, 2025 0.68
Jun 29, 2025 0.89
Mar 30, 2025 0.01
Dec 29, 2024 0.61
Sep 29, 2024 -3.98
Jun 30, 2024 1.08
Mar 31, 2024 -0.22
Dec 31, 2023 0.02
Sep 24, 2023 0.89
Jun 25, 2023 0.38
Mar 26, 2023 0.66
Dec 25, 2022 4.76
Sep 25, 2022 1.12
Jun 26, 2022 -39.30
Mar 27, 2022 0.82
Dec 26, 2021 -0.10
Sep 26, 2021 0.01
Jun 27, 2021 -0.10
Mar 28, 2021 0.13
Dec 27, 2020 1.82
Sep 27, 2020 -0.07
Jun 28, 2020 0.15
Mar 29, 2020 0.00
Dec 29, 2019 4.53
Sep 29, 2019 1.96
Jun 30, 2019 0.37
Mar 31, 2019 0.40
Dec 30, 2018 -0.30
Sep 30, 2018 0.31
Jul 1, 2018 0.59
Apr 1, 2018 0.02
Dec 31, 2017 -1.64
Sep 24, 2017 0.88
Jun 25, 2017 0.05
Mar 26, 2017 0.02
Dec 25, 2016 0.15
Sep 25, 2016 0.02
Jun 26, 2016 0.07
Mar 27, 2016 0.04
Dec 27, 2015 -0.30
Sep 27, 2015 0.45
Jun 28, 2015 0.07
Mar 29, 2015 0.05
Dec 28, 2014 0.76
Sep 28, 2014 0.03
Jun 29, 2014 0.02
Mar 30, 2014 0.02
Dec 29, 2013 -0.12
Jun 30, 2013 0.15
Mar 31, 2013 0.06
Dec 30, 2012 -0.28
Sep 23, 2012 0.03
Dec 25, 2011 0.11
Sep 25, 2011 0.04
Jun 26, 2011 0.02
Mar 27, 2011 0.08