Papa Johns International Inc (PZZA) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Papa Johns International's Free Cash Flow was $15.7 million in Q2 2026, down 9.9% from $17.43 million a year earlier.
Papa Johns International Inc (PZZA) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Papa Johns International's Free Cash Flow was $34.24 million through Jun 28, 2026, down 40.8% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $61.31 million, up 79.5% from FY2024.
- Free Cash Flow shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -16.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Free Cash Flow was $34.15 million in FY2024 (-70.7%), $116.44 million in FY2023 (+195.4%), $39.42 million in FY2022 (-66.1%) and $116.12 million in FY2021 (-23.0%).
- Quarterly Free Cash Flow has moved between -$36.18 million (Q4 2021) and $45.81 million (Q3 2021) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Free Cash Flow was higher in 1 of the last four quarters, with an average decline of 28.4%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Free Cash Flow over five years was Q4 2023 (growth of 257.9%); the worst was Q4 2025 (a decline of 91.6%).
- Per Business Quant data, PZZA's Free Cash Flow in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was -$6.23 million (Q1 2026), $2.12 million (Q4 2025) and $22.65 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 15.70 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | -6.23 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 2.12 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 22.65 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 17.43 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 19.11 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 25.20 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | -3.85 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 13.87 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -1.07 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 40.40 Mn |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 17.06 Mn |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 36.60 Mn |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 22.38 Mn |
| Dec 25, 2022 | 11.29 Mn |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 13.29 Mn |
| Jun 26, 2022 | -320,000.00 |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 15.16 Mn |
| Dec 26, 2021 | -36.18 Mn |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 45.81 Mn |
Papa Johns International Inc Free Cash Flow API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "ticker": "PZZA", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=PZZA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();