PZZAPapa John's International Inc
+5.2% today · −47.5% over a year
1/10 A 1–10 summary of how an instrument compares with similar ones (same sector and region) by published rules. It describes today's data; it is not a price forecast. More in the glossary → «Balanced» — higher than 11% of the instruments we score
Trend, Dividend safety: among the weakest; priced higher than most peers (P/E 27.3). Dividend yield 6.65%.
Papa John's International Inc (PZZA) belongs to the Consumer discretionary sector and is listed on Nasdaq; country: United States. Its market value is about €610.7M. Over the past 12 months the price changed by −47.5%, with an annualised volatility of 49% and a largest fall of 57%. Hard red flags in our rules-based screen: Yield trap.
Smart Score
How it is scored →The Smart Score (1–10) describes how this instrument compares with its peers on published, rules-based measures of value, quality, trend, stability and dividend safety. It is not a forecast and not personal advice.
Compared with: Consumer discretionary companies in USA (n = 247)
Current rating first published: · last recomputed · rating log
Factor scores
Percentiles within the peer group (100 = the best of its peers); dividend safety in points.
Main drivers
- 12-month trend (ex last month)weighs on the score · better than 4% of peers
- Max drawdown (3 y)weighs on the score · better than 10% of peers
- Gross profit / assetssupports the score · better than 81% of peers
Red flags and notes
- Serious warning. Yield at least twice the peer median while the payout is not covered or debt is high. More in the glossary → Yield at least twice the peer median while the payout is not covered or debt is high.
- Caution. Dividend Safety below 40 points. More in the glossary → Dividend Safety below 40 points.
- Caution. Dividends exceed earnings or free cash flow. More in the glossary → Dividends exceed earnings or free cash flow.
- Caution. Net debt above 4× EBITDA or interest cover below 2×. More in the glossary → Net debt above 4× EBITDA or interest cover below 2×.
- Caution. Book equity is below zero. More in the glossary → Book equity is below zero.
A high yield is not a high return: payouts can come from your own capital and can be cut.
Our rules see a meaningful risk that this dividend is cut.
Price chart
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Key metrics
Valuation
- P/E
- 27.3
- P/S
- 0.4
- EV/EBIT
- 16.7
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 3.1%
- Market cap (EUR)
- €610.7M
Profitability and debt
- Return on invested capital
- 21.4%
- Gross margin
- 28.9%
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 4.08
Dividends
- Dividend yield
- 6.65%
- Payout ratio
- 184%
- 5-year dividend growth (per year)
- 3.7%
- Years without a lower dividend
- 0
Returns and risk
- 1 day
- +5.2%
- 1 month
- +5.1%
- 1 year
- −47.5%
- Volatility, 1 yr
- 49.1%
- Max drawdown, 1 yr
- −57.3%
- Beta
- 0.96
Ratios from SEC filings and end-of-day prices; returns are price changes without dividends.
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News and filings
- PAPA JOHNS INTERNATIONAL INC: 10-Q — Quarterly report for the period ending 27 Sep 2026
A filing (SEC EDGAR) or an exchange notice (Moscow Exchange): the issuer's or the exchange's own statement.SEC EDGAR · Filing · 5 Nov 2026
- PAPA JOHNS INTERNATIONAL INC: 8-K — Results of operations
A filing (SEC EDGAR) or an exchange notice (Moscow Exchange): the issuer's or the exchange's own statement.SEC EDGAR · Filing · 5 Nov 2026
- PAPA JOHNS INTERNATIONAL INC: 8-K — Regulation FD disclosure
A filing (SEC EDGAR) or an exchange notice (Moscow Exchange): the issuer's or the exchange's own statement.SEC EDGAR · Filing · 25 Aug 2026
What the marks mean
- FactA filing (SEC EDGAR) or an exchange notice (Moscow Exchange): the issuer's or the exchange's own statement.
- Media reportA headline from a named media outlet. We link to it and do not check it.
- RumourUnconfirmed: the headline itself hedges (“reportedly”, “sources say”, “in talks”), names no publisher, or comes from a news aggregator or an automated republisher.
Source: Filings: U.S. SEC EDGAR. The tone is scored automatically from the headline and can be wrong.
Score changes in the last 12 months
Every published rating and change, logged when it was published (EU Market Abuse Regulation).
Show the log: 3 entries
| Date | Event | Balanced | Growth · Income | Warnings | Price at publication |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rating change | 1/10 | 1 · 1 | Available with Invest Pro | ||
| Rating change | 1/10 | 1 · 1 | removed: Yield trap, Dividend outgrows earnings | Available with Invest Pro | |
| First rating | 1/10 | 1 · 1 | Caution. Dividends grew 5+ points a year faster than earnings over five years and the payout is above 75 %. More in the glossary → | Available with Invest Pro |
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