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Papa Johns International (PZZA) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2025)

Papa Johns International has reported Free Cash Flow over the past 17 years, most recently at $2.1 million for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly results put Free Cash Flow at $2.1 million for Q4 2025, down 91.61% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Dec 2025 was $61.3 million (up 79.53% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was $61.3 million, up 79.53%.
  • Free Cash Flow for Q4 2025 was $2.1 million at Papa Johns International, down from $22.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Free Cash Flow for PZZA hit a ceiling of $56.1 million in Q1 2021 and a floor of -$36.2 million in Q4 2021.
  • Median Free Cash Flow over the past 5 years was $17.2 million (2023), compared with a mean of $18.4 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Free Cash Flow: plummeted 655.85% in 2021 and later soared 11536.88% in 2023.
  • Papa Johns International's Free Cash Flow stood at -$36.2 million in 2021, then surged by 131.2% to $11.3 million in 2022, then surged by 257.94% to $40.4 million in 2023, then plummeted by 37.64% to $25.2 million in 2024, then plummeted by 91.61% to $2.1 million in 2025.
  • The last three reported values for Free Cash Flow were $2.1 million (Q4 2025), $22.7 million (Q3 2025), and $17.4 million (Q2 2025) per Business Quant data.