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.

• In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 844.0% year-over-year to 15.63%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 15.63% (down 844.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 15.58%, down 1037.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed was 15.63% for Q1 2026 at Papa Johns International, roughly flat from 15.64% in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 29.31% in Q3 2024 to a low of 15.63% in Q1 2026.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 22.16% across 5 years, with a median of 22.43% in 2023.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed jumped 700 bps in 2023, then plunged 1298 bps in 2025.
• A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it 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 tumbled by 40 bps to 15.64% in 2025, then retreated by 0 bps to 15.63% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 15.63% (Q1 2026), 15.64% (Q4 2025), and 16.33% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.