Papa Johns International (PZZA) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Papa Johns International's Return on Capital Employed history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 15.63% for Q1 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 844.0% year-over-year to 15.63% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 15.63%, a 844.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 15.58%, down 1037.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed steadied at 15.63% in Q1 2026 per PZZA's latest filing, from 15.64% in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 29.31% in Q3 2024 and bottomed at 15.63% in Q1 2026.
• The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 22.43% (2023), against an average of 22.16%.
• Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed soared 700 bps in 2023 and plunged 1298 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
• Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 18.74% in 2022, then surged by 37 bps to 25.74% in 2023, then increased by 2 bps to 26.25% in 2024, then sank by 40 bps to 15.64% in 2025, then retreated by 0 bps to 15.63% in 2026.
• Per Business Quant, the three latest PZZA Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 15.63% (Q1 2026), 15.64% (Q4 2025), and 16.33% (Q3 2025).