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

Papa Johns International's (PZZA) quarterly Return on Invested Capital came in at 0.01% in Q1 2026, down 2.0% year-on-year from 0.01% in Q1 2025, and down 23.85% quarter-over-quarter from 0.02% in Q4 2025.

Papa Johns International (PZZA) Return on Invested Capital (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Papa Johns International's Return on Invested Capital history runs 13 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.01% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Invested Capital fell 2.0% year-over-year to 0.01% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.01%, a 2.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.02%, down 2.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital fell to 0.01% in Q1 2026 per PZZA's latest filing, from 0.02% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 0.04% in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 0.01% in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Invested Capital is 0.02% (2023), against an average of 0.02%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Invested Capital gained 3 bps in 2022 and decreased 2 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.04% in 2022, then sank by 56 bps to 0.02% in 2023, then surged by 61 bps to 0.03% in 2024, then tumbled by 44 bps to 0.02% in 2025, then slipped by 24 bps to 0.01% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest PZZA Return on Invested Capital figures stand at 0.01% (Q1 2026), 0.02% (Q4 2025), and 0.02% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

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1 Starbucks 117.61 Bn 115.91 Bn 6.32 Bn 0.00%
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.20 Bn 40.33 Bn 2.61 Bn -
3 Yum Brands 40.68 Bn 39.99 Bn 1.38 Bn 0.01%
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.13 Bn 25.66 Bn 2.14 Bn 0.02%
5 Darden Restaurants 22.23 Bn 21.99 Bn 3.68 Bn 0.01%
6 Yum China Holdings 15.22 Bn 14.47 Bn 2.31 Bn 0.07%
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.56 Bn 12.37 Bn 1.40 Bn -
8 Dominos Pizza 10.74 Bn 10.60 Bn 478.23 Mn 0.02%
9 Dutch Bros 8.14 Bn 8.10 Bn 107.48 Mn 0.00%
10 Papa Johns International 999.70 Mn 961.65 Mn 137.72 Mn 0.01%

Historic Data

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Mar 29, 2026 0.01%
Dec 28, 2025 0.02%
Sep 28, 2025 0.02%
Jun 29, 2025 0.03%
Mar 30, 2025 0.03%
Dec 29, 2024 0.03%
Sep 29, 2024 0.03%
Jun 30, 2024 0.02%
Mar 31, 2024 0.02%
Dec 31, 2023 0.02%
Sep 24, 2023 0.02%
Jun 25, 2023 0.02%
Mar 26, 2023 0.03%
Mar 27, 2022 0.04%
Dec 26, 2021 0.03%
Sep 26, 2021 0.02%
Jun 27, 2021 0.01%
Mar 28, 2021 0.01%
Dec 27, 2020 0.01%
Sep 27, 2020 0.01%