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Today, 9:55 AMPapa John's cuts 2026 outlook, suspends dividend and plans 200–250 North America store closures to fund turnaround plan

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Index	RUT
Market Cap	804.13M
Enterprise Value	1.72B
Income	26.34M
Sales	1.97B
Book/sh	-13.76
Cash/sh	0.87
Dividend Est.	0.95 (3.89%)
Dividend TTM	1.84 (7.53%)
Dividend Ex-Date	May 18, 2026
Dividend Gr. 3/5Y	6.11% 15.38%
Payout	205.01%
Employees	9400
IPO	Jun 08, 1993

P/E	30.68
Forward P/E	16.71
PEG	6.85
P/S	0.41
P/B	-
P/C	28.22
P/FCF	32.64
EV/EBITDA	9.35
EV/Sales	0.88
Quick Ratio	0.71
Current Ratio	0.83
Debt/Eq	-
LT Debt/Eq	-
Option/Short	Yes / Yes

EPS (ttm)	0.80
EPS next Y	1.46
EPS next Q	0.18
EPS this Y	-12.07%
EPS next Y	16.35%
EPS next 5Y	2.44%
EPS past 3/5Y	-21.93% -6.79%
Sales past 3/5Y	-0.77% 2.52%
EPS Y/Y TTM	-64.77%
Sales Y/Y TTM	-5.65%
EPS Q/Q	-12.98%
Sales Q/Q	-8.84%
Earnings	Aug 06 BMO
EPS/Sales Surpr.	3.05% 0.24%

Insider Own	1.90%
Insider Trans	0.00%
Inst Own	103.47%
Inst Trans	-4.05%
ROA	3.22%
ROE	-
ROIC	6.24%
Gross Margin	15.69%
Oper. Margin	4.69%
Profit Margin	1.34%
SMA20	-20.66%
SMA50	-25.46%
SMA200	-32.82%
Trades

Shs Outstand	32.92M
Shs Float	32.28M
Short Float	17.78%
Short Ratio	4.63
Short Interest	5.74M
52W High	55.74 -56.15%
52W Low	24.28 0.64%
Volatility	5.47% 4.55%
ATR (14)	1.62
RSI (14)	22.74
Beta	1.07
Rel Volume	2.35
Avg Volume	1.24M
Volume	2,587,138

Perf Week	-18.26%
Perf Month	-27.28%
Perf Quarter	-25.60%
Perf Half Y	-28.60%
Perf YTD	-36.50%
Perf Year	-44.45%
Perf 3Y	-70.82%
Perf 5Y	-79.61%
Perf 10Y	-67.63%
Recom	2.59
Target Price	31.18
Prev Close	24.64
Price	24.44
Change %	-0.81%

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change
Today	Downgrade	The Benchmark Company	Buy → Hold
Today	Downgrade	Stephens	Overweight → Equal-Weight	$24
Jul-13-26	Downgrade	BofA Securities	Neutral → Underperform	$34
Oct-28-25	Initiated	Mizuho	Neutral	$58
Oct-06-25	Downgrade	BofA Securities	Buy → Neutral	$50
Nov-14-24	Downgrade	KeyBanc Capital Markets	Overweight → Sector Weight
Apr-22-24	Upgrade	Stifel	Sell → Hold	$65 → $60
Apr-12-24	Resumed	Stephens	Overweight	$75
Mar-22-24	Downgrade	BTIG Research	Buy → Neutral
Jan-05-24	Downgrade	Oppenheimer	Outperform → Perform
Jan-04-24	Downgrade	Stifel	Hold → Sell	$65
Nov-03-23	Downgrade	Stifel	Buy → Hold	$81 → $65
Oct-26-23	Downgrade	Wedbush	Outperform → Neutral	$95
Oct-19-23	Initiated	Deutsche Bank	Hold	$71
Sep-01-23	Upgrade	Wedbush	Neutral → Outperform	$80 → $95
Jun-14-23	Initiated	Piper Sandler	Neutral	$77
Jan-25-23	Initiated	BofA Securities	Buy	$103
Dec-21-22	Downgrade	Wedbush	Outperform → Neutral
Nov-07-22	Downgrade	Northcoast	Buy → Neutral
Sep-23-22	Initiated	Stephens	Overweight	$100

Show Previous Ratings

Today 09:52AM	Stephens, Benchmark cut Papa Johns to neutral after Q2 miss (Investing.com)
Aug-06-26 03:05PM	Papa John's International Inc (PZZA) (Q2 2026) Earnings Call Highlights: International Growth ... (GuruFocus.com) -17.18%
10:10AM	Papa John's rules out near-term sale as turnaround takes centre stage (InvestorsHub)
10:03AM	Papa Johns dashes near-term takeover hopes (Investing.com)
08:45AM	Papa John's Swats Back Deal Speculation (The Wall Street Journal)
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08:31AM	Papa John's Cuts Outlook, Suspends Dividend as U.S. Business Continues to Struggle (The Wall Street Journal)
07:24AM	Papa John's: Q2 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press)
07:00AM	Papa Johns Announces Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results (Business Wire)
06:58AM	Papa Johns Announces Leadership Appointments to Support Ongoing Transformation Strategy (Business Wire)
Aug-05-26 01:04PM	Shake Shack Sizzles After Starboard Reveals a Stake (Barrons.com)
12:23PM	Starboard Value Has Taken New Position in Shake Shack (Bloomberg)
Jul-21-26 08:24AM	Dollar Tree is closing stores, joins list of retailers adjusting their physical location footprint in 2026 (FastCompany)
Jul-13-26 04:02PM	Papa John's downgraded on turnaround concerns, lower forecasts (Proactive)
09:41AM	American Express, Biogen upgraded: Wall Street's top analyst calls (The Fly)
09:05AM	BofA turns bearish on Papa Johns, sees limited upside amid fierce competition (Investing.com)
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09:00AM	Back by Popular Demand: Epic Pepperoni-Stuffed Crust Pizza Returns to Papa Johns (Business Wire)
08:40AM	Papa John's Shares Slip After BofA Downgrade to Underperform (PZZA) (Investors Hub)
Jul-02-26 11:44AM	Ravi Thanawala Named CFO at American Eagle Outfitters (WWD)
06:03AM	American Eagle swipes Papa Johns CFO (CFO Dive)
Jun-30-26 04:34PM	Papa Johns Announces CFO Transition as Ravi Thanawala Departs (QSR)
04:31PM	Papa Johns Announces CFO Transition (Business Wire)
04:30PM	Papa Johns to Report Second Quarter 2026 Results on August 6, 2026 (Business Wire)
Jun-25-26 05:30AM	Pizza Has Gone Cold. Domino's Is Still Worth a Look. (The Wall Street Journal)
Jun-17-26 02:44PM	Papa John's closes 44 stores in multiple locations across the US (USA TODAY) +11.41%
07:00AM	How Pizza Hut fell from stuffed-crust glory to corporate castoff (MarketWatch)
Jun-16-26 03:28PM	Papa John's take-private bid by Irth Capital nets $725M preferred equity, $1B debt (Pitchbook)
08:27AM	Why Yum! Brands just sold the iconic Pizza Hut chain to LongRange Capital and Yum China (Yahoo Finance)
07:30AM	Kamloops Student-Athlete Awarded $25,000 Champions of Tomorrow Scholarship at Memorial Cup (GlobeNewswire)
Jun-06-26 11:54PM	Whos winning the pizza race? (Investing.com)
May-31-26 10:30AM	The S&P 500 returns 10% on average, but your mortgage costs 6.36% here's what the math says to do (Moneywise)
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May-27-26 07:30AM	Papa Johns Teams Up with Disney and Pixar for the Release of Toy Story 5 (GlobeNewswire)
May-25-26 11:00AM	Bitcoin Pizza Day Recipient Speaks Out: How the 10,000 BTC Was Spent (BeInCrypto)
May-22-26 10:02AM	If Laszlo Held His 10,000 BTC: Heres What It Would Be Worth on Bitcoin Pizza Day 2026 (CCN)
06:22AM	Bitcoin Pizza Day 2026: How Many Pizzas Would 10,000 BTC Buy You Today? And Other Crazy Things You Could Purchase (CCN)
01:44AM	Bitcoin Pizza Day 2026 Arrived Over $300 Million Lighter Than Last Year (BeInCrypto)
May-15-26 07:32AM	Papa Johns shares jump as largest U.S. franchisee said to back Irth Capital bid (Investing.com) +6.14%
May-13-26 09:10AM	Its Finally Here Papa Johns Brings Garlic Flavored Sauce to Retail Stores This Summer (Business Wire)
May-08-26 09:00AM	Skies to Pies: Papa Johns Turns Spirit's Grounded Loyalty Program into Free Pizza (Business Wire) -5.21%
May-07-26 05:08PM	Papa John's International, Inc. Q1 2026 Earnings Call Summary (Moby)
02:28PM	Papa John's Slides 6% As Sales Drop More Than Expected (GuruFocus.com)
01:25PM	Shake Shack stumbles as fastfood demand softens; shares plunge (Reuters Videos)
01:06PM	Two Americas, one drive-thru: Welcome to fast foods contradictory, split-screen economy (Fortune)
10:20AM	Papa John's Says Inflation-Weary Consumers Are Trading Down (The Wall Street Journal)
07:33AM	Papa John's: Q1 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press)
07:00AM	Papa Johns Announces First Quarter 2026 Financial Results (Business Wire)
May-06-26 07:00AM	Papa Johns Declares Quarterly Dividend (Business Wire)
May-05-26 08:00AM	Papa Johns Teams Up with Disney and Pixar for the release of Toy Story 5 (Business Wire)
May-03-26 09:14AM	Pizza Orders Near Pentagon Spark Fresh Iran War Jitters (BeInCrypto)
May-01-26 08:05AM	Domino's Pizza: The Amazon of QSR? (GuruFocus.com)
07:30AM	Griffin Seafoot Named Champions of Tomorrow Scholarship Recipient by Papa Johns Canada and the CHL (GlobeNewswire)
Apr-29-26 11:00AM	Dominos Just Reported Weak Sales and Its Stock Dropped 10% Heres Why the CEO Isnt Worried (Entrepreneur)
Apr-28-26 09:04AM	Papa Johns Digital Pizza Assistant Lou AI Ends Group-Order Gridlock with Smarter, Personalized Picks (Business Wire)
Apr-23-26 04:45PM	Papa John's under fire for 'delivery fee is not a tip' message on pizza boxes pushing customers to pay extra (Moneywise)
12:58PM	Pizza Hut needs a bold change, and a sale of the business is on the table (Yahoo Finance)
Apr-15-26 11:34AM	Papa Johns Deli Pops Up in Los Angeles to Celebrate the Launch of Papa Johns OvenToasted Sandwiches (Business Wire) +5.57%
Apr-09-26 04:01PM	Papa Johns to Report First Quarter 2026 Results on May 7, 2026 (Business Wire)
Apr-07-26 03:03PM	2 Levels of Resistance Loom for Struggling Pizza Stock (Schaeffer's Research)
Apr-06-26 07:30AM	Papa Johns Canada Introduces Spinach Alfredo Chicken Tomato Pizza (GlobeNewswire)
Apr-02-26 10:02AM	Papa Johns Launches Pizza Miles, Reimbursing Customers for Gas When They Drive for Carryout (Business Wire) +6.64%
Mar-18-26 09:18AM	Papa Johns Selects Deliverect to Modernize Delivery Operations Across U.S. Restaurants (PR Newswire)
Mar-12-26 11:45AM	Papa John's CEO Focuses on Competing, Not Take-Private Bid (The Wall Street Journal) -7.05%
08:08AM	Papa Johns weighs Irth Capitals $1.5bn take-private bid report (Verdict Food Service)
Mar-11-26 09:59PM	Papa John's reportedly weighs $1.5B buyout offer from Qatari royal family-backed firm (Fox Business) +19.42%
03:24PM	Papa John's Has a New, Old Potential Buyer (Moby)
01:20PM	Papa Johns Surges on Report Irth Capital Preparing New Bid (Bloomberg)
12:18PM	Papa John's Draws Fresh Takeover Interest (The Wall Street Journal)
Mar-10-26 02:14AM	Papa John's International, Inc. (PZZA) Plans 200 Store Closures While Pursuing Cost Savings (Insider Monkey)
Mar-06-26 11:40AM	RAVE vs. PZZA: Which Pizza Restaurant Stock Is the Better Buy Now? (Zacks)
Mar-05-26 10:37PM	Spotting Winners: Papa John's (NASDAQ:PZZA) And Traditional Fast Food Stocks In Q4 (StockStory)
07:00AM	Papa Johns to Participate in the UBS Global Consumer and Retail Conference (Business Wire)
Mar-03-26 05:16AM	Papa Johns to close 300 pizza shops. What about High Desert locations? (Victorville Daily Press)
Feb-27-26 03:16PM	Papa Johns to close 200 stores in 2026? How many are in Tennessee (The Commercial Appeal)
09:40AM	Why Papa John's (PZZA) is a Top Value Stock for the Long-Term (Zacks)
04:30AM	Papa John's International Q4 Earnings Call Highlights (MarketBeat)
Feb-26-26 09:40PM	Papa Johns to shutter 300 stores across US by end of 2027 (USA TODAY) -8.63%
09:40PM	Papa Johns is closing 300 stores across US by end of 2027 (USA TODAY)
05:46PM	Papa Johns International Closing Hundreds of Pizza Shops (The Wall Street Journal)
04:16PM	Papa John's International Inc (PZZA) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Navigating Challenges ... (GuruFocus.com)
03:34PM	Papa John's to close 300 restaurants as it moves to cut costs (CBS News)
02:20PM	Pizza Hut rival closing 300 locations nationwide (TheStreet)
12:30PM	Papa John's (PZZA) Q4 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates (Zacks)
12:28PM	Tight Wallets, Heavy Promotions Pressure Papa John's Results (Benzinga)
12:15PM	Papa John's (PZZA) Q4 Earnings Top Estimates (Zacks)
08:22AM	Papa John's Posts Lower Profit, Revenue (The Wall Street Journal)
07:37AM	Papa John's: Q4 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
07:08AM	Papa John's (NASDAQ:PZZA) Misses Q4 CY2025 Revenue Estimates (StockStory)
07:00AM	Papa Johns Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Financial Results (Business Wire)
Feb-25-26 11:16AM	Mizuho Cuts Papa John's (PZZA) Target as Part of Restaurant Industry Outlook (Insider Monkey)
Feb-24-26 10:10PM	Papa John's (PZZA) Q4 Earnings: What To Expect (StockStory) +5.43%
12:20PM	What's in Store for These 3 Restaurant Stocks in Q4 Earnings? (Zacks)
08:50AM	First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc. (FWRG) Tops Q4 Earnings and Revenue Estimates (Zacks)
Feb-23-26 10:14PM	Pete Hegseth Once Laughed Off the Pentagon Pizza Theory - Now the Delivery Surge Is Back (Benzinga)
10:05AM	Dominos Pizza Stock Rises After Earnings. The Chain Takes More Market Share. (Barrons.com)
09:20AM	Papa John's to Report Q4 Earnings: What's in the Offing for the Stock? (Zacks)
06:05AM	Domino's Pizza Posts Another Quarter of Growth as It Takes More Market Share (Barrons.com)
Feb-19-26 10:00AM	Papa John's (PZZA) Expected to Beat Earnings Estimates: What to Know Ahead of Q4 Release (Zacks)
Feb-16-26 11:36PM	3 of Wall Street's Favorite Stocks We Approach with Caution (StockStory)
Feb-11-26 09:00AM	Papa Johns Makes a Bold Run to Become the First Pizzeria Awarded a MICHELIN Star (Business Wire)
Feb-06-26 07:30AM	Papa Johns Canada Launches Pizza My Heart for Valentine's Day (GlobeNewswire)
Feb-05-26 11:00PM	Papa John's (PZZA): Buy, Sell, or Hold Post Q3 Earnings? (StockStory)

Papa John's International, Inc. engages in the operation and franchise of pizza delivery and carryout restaurants. It operates through the following segments: Domestic Company-owned Restaurants, North America Franchising, North America Commissaries, International Operations, and All Others. The Domestic Company-Owned Restaurants segment consists of retail sales of pizza and side items, breadsticks, cheese sticks, chicken poppers and wings, dessert items, and canned and bottled beverages. The North America Franchising segment involves the offering of sales and support activities, development rights, and collection of royalties from franchisees located in the United States and Canada. The North America Commissaries segment includes the eleven full-service regional dough production and distribution and quality control centers. The International Operations segment represents all restaurant operations outside of the United States and Canada. The All Others segment focuses on franchise contributions to marketing funds and sale, company-owned and franchised restaurants, information systems and related services used in restaurant operations, point-of-sale system, online and other technology-based ordering platforms, printing, and promotional items. The company was founded by John H. Schnatter in 1984 and is headquartered in Louisville, KY.

PresidentMr. Todd Allan Penegor

Chief Digital & Technology officerMr. John Kevin Vasconi

Chief Administrative Officer & Corporate SecretaryMs. Caroline Miller Oyler

Interim CFOMr. Christopher K. Collins

Senior VP of StrategyMs. Heather Hollander

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