Papa Johns International (PZZA) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Papa Johns International (PZZA) posted quarterly Operating Margin of 4.34% for Q1 2026, down 29.0% year-over-year from 6.11% in Q1 2025, and down 11.88% quarter-over-quarter from 4.92% in Q4 2025.
Papa Johns International (PZZA) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Papa Johns International's Operating Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 4.34% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Operating Margin fell 29.0% year-over-year to 4.34%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 4.27% (down 285.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 4.34%, down 327.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 4.34%, down from 4.92% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Operating Margin was 12.87% in Q3 2024, with the low at 2.66% in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 5.56% (2024), against an average of 5.91%.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Operating Margin surged 678 bps in 2024, then plunged 969 bps in 2025.
- Papa Johns International's Operating Margin stood at 6.88% in 2022, then grew by 8 bps to 7.45% in 2023, then retreated by 25 bps to 5.56% in 2024, then dropped by 12 bps to 4.92% in 2025, then dropped by 12 bps to 4.34% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows PZZA's Operating Margin at 4.34% in Q1 2026, 4.92% in Q4 2025, and 3.18% in Q3 2025.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 4.81% |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 4.34% |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 4.92% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 3.18% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 4.63% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 4.62% |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 5.56% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 12.87% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.56% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.56% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.45% |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 6.10% |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 6.79% |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 7.17% |
| Dec 25, 2022 | 6.88% |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 3.81% |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 7.44% |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 2.66% |
| Dec 26, 2021 | 7.22% |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 7.52% |