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PZZA NASDAQ

Papa John's International, Inc.
1W: -3.5% 1M: -10.1% 3M: -40.9% YTD: -54.0% 1Y: -66.1% 3Y: -68.9% 5Y: -82.9%
$18.07
-0.16 (-0.88%)
 
Weekly Expected Move ±3.9%
$17 $17 $18 $19 $19
NASDAQ · Consumer Cyclical · Restaurants · Tech Score Strong Sell · Power 32 · $594.9M mcap · 32M float · 4.16% daily turnover · Short 53% of daily vol
Credit Risk of going bust: higher than 77% of companies Debt: 61.1% of company value Bonds: $50.2M held by 63 funds, 179 bp over Treasuries → details ▾
Of US companies ranked in the third-riskiest tenth, about 1 in 140 filed for bankruptcy within a year (2020-2025).
If the stock fell to about $1.74 (down 90%), Papa John's International, Inc. would be worth roughly what it owes.
Total debt $935.5M against a stock market value of $594.9M.
Distance to default 2.87 (Merton model): prices to 2026-10-27, balance sheet 2026-06-28, debt counted $402.8M (short-term plus half of long-term), stock volatility 50.7%; Altman Z'' 1.23. A ranking and a back-test, not a forecast.
Bond figures are fund-reported marks (SEC N-PORT) as of Jul 2026. How these are computed.
#29 of 93
Restaurants
Consumer Cyclical · Small Cap · 44 peers
Market Share
0.2%
Top 4 Concentration: 62.3%

Technical Signal Map

16 Bullish
3 Neutral
26 Bearish
PZZA $600M
Papa John's International, Inc.
BEARISH -100
CBRL $1.5B
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
BULLISH +100
CNNE $710M
Cannae Holdings, Inc.
BULLISH +100
GGGSY $3.0B
Greggs plc
BULLISH +91
NATH $420M
Nathan's Famous, Inc.
BULLISH +87
DIN $390M
Dine Brands Global, Inc.
BULLISH +84
RICK $210M
RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc.
BULLISH +84
CHA $2.4B
Chagee Holdings Limited American Depositary Shares
BULLISH +82
SG $1.2B
Sweetgreen, Inc.
BULLISH +82
BROS $7.8B
Dutch Bros Inc.
BULLISH +78
MBPFF $2.5B
Mitchells & Butlers plc
BULLISH +66
PTLO $310M
Portillo's Inc.
BULLISH +60
WING $3.3B
Wingstop Inc.
BULLISH +52
BLMN $790M
Bloomin' Brands, Inc.
BULLISH +48
ALSSF $2.1B
Alsea, S.A.B. de C.V.
BULLISH +44
SGLOF $7.7B
Food & Life Companies Ltd.
LEAN BULL +24
FWRG $670M
First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc.
LEAN BULL +16
JDWPY $1.4B
J D Wetherspoon plc
NEUTRAL +6
BH $1.3B
Biglari Holdings Inc.
NEUTRAL 0
SKLYF $2.4B
Skylark Holdings Co., Ltd.
NEUTRAL -8
DMZPY $1.6B
Domino's Pizza Enterprises Limited
LEAN BEAR -10
SSPPF $1.9B
SSP Group plc
LEAN BEAR -12
MDNDF $6.4B
McDonald's Holdings Company (Japan), Ltd.
LEAN BEAR -17
SHAK $2.6B
Shake Shack Inc.
LEAN BEAR -18
DPUKY $1.1B
Domino's Pizza Group plc
LEAN BEAR -18
MTYFF $520M
MTY Food Group Inc.
LEAN BEAR -18
CAKE $5.4B
The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated
LEAN BEAR -20
ELROF $840M
Elior Group S.A.
LEAN BEAR -25
JBFCY $2.5B
Jollibee Foods Corporation
BEARISH -32
EAT $7.7B
Brinker International, Inc.
BEARISH -33
ARHOF $1.8B
AmRest Holdings SE
BEARISH -34
PC $270M
Premium Catering (Holdings) Limited
BEARISH -34
HDL $610M
SUPER HI INTERNATIONAL HOLDING Ltd. American Depositary Shares
BEARISH -41
LOCO $440M
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.
BEARISH -43
CAVA $6.2B
CAVA Group, Inc.
BEARISH -58
JMKE $3.9B
Jersey Mike's Subs Inc.
BEARISH -58
WEN $1.2B
The Wendy's Company
BEARISH -58
JACK $210M
Jack in the Box Inc.
BEARISH -66
ARCO $1.7B
Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc.
BEARISH -75
BJRI $1.2B
BJ's Restaurants, Inc.
BEARISH -75
CLLFF $670M
Collins Foods Limited
BEARISH -82
MRTPY $480M
Marston's PLC
BEARISH -82
HDALF $6.2B
Haidilao International Holding Ltd.
BEARISH -91
KRUS $380M
Kura Sushi USA, Inc.
BEARISH -91
FMBRY $300M
Famous Brands Limited
BEARISH -100

Peer Comparison

Symbol Mkt Cap P/E ROE % ROIC % Net Mgn % Rev Grw % Piotroski Signal 1Y Ret %
PZZA Papa John's International, Inc. $600M 22.3 -6.2 11.3 1.8 -5.6 4 BEARISH -66.1
CBRL Cracker Barrel Old Country Store $1.5B 47.8 6.7 -0.5 1.4 -4.7 5 BULLISH 88.1
CNNE Cannae Holdings, Inc. $710M -5.5 -13.3 -8.5 36.7 -6.5 6 BULLISH -10.8
GGGSY Greggs plc $3.0B 17.9 21.8 13.6 5.1 6.6 6 BULLISH 27.4
NATH Nathan's Famous, Inc. $420M 21.0 -199.8 130.6 16.3 15.0 5 BULLISH -4.6
DIN Dine Brands Global, Inc. $390M 62.8 -2.7 7.3 1.7 6.4 5 BULLISH 15.3
RICK RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc. $210M -67.6 -1.7 -79.5 8.6 1.0 4 BULLISH 4.6
CHA Chagee Holdings Limited American Depositary Shares $2.4B 11.7 16.5 81.6 13.7 294.2 4 BULLISH -29.4
SG Sweetgreen, Inc. $1.2B 93.7 3.1 -18.0 -13.6 -0.6 3 BULLISH 39.8
BROS Dutch Bros Inc. $7.8B 57.8 12.9 8.8 6.8 29.6 5 BULLISH -26.9
MBPFF Mitchells & Butlers plc $2.5B 10.1 6.6 6.0 7.2 3.0 6 BULLISH 20.3
PTLO Portillo's Inc. $310M 21.5 3.0 3.7 3.5 2.9 4 BULLISH -24.4
WING Wingstop Inc. $3.3B 29.2 -16.0 39.4 16.9 7.6 5 BULLISH -52.2
BLMN Bloomin' Brands, Inc. $790M 28.4 6.7 13.3 3.1 7.9 6 BULLISH 13.8
ALSSF Alsea, S.A.B. de C.V. $2.1B 22.8 19.7 9.4 2.5 -1.8 6 BULLISH -3.3
SGLOF Food & Life Companies Ltd. $7.7B 39.8 29.6 -1212.6 6.5 -11394.2 6 LEAN BULL 90.0
FWRG First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc. $670M 37.6 2.9 6.6 0.7 19.3 7 LEAN BULL -39.4
JDWPY J D Wetherspoon plc $1.4B 18.1 17.1 6.3 3.6 -8.9 6 NEUTRAL 27.2
BH Biglari Holdings Inc. $1.3B -39.8 -5.3 4.0 36.8 7.5 4 NEUTRAL 2.8
SKLYF Skylark Holdings Co., Ltd. $2.4B 41.6 10.5 7.9 4.2 11.9 7 NEUTRAL 0.0
DMZPY Domino's Pizza Enterprises Limited $1.6B -14.9 -24.1 6.2 -18.5 17.8 5 LEAN BEAR 52.3
SSPPF SSP Group plc $1.9B -49.9 -33.2 4.6 -0.9 36.3 5 LEAN BEAR 17.1
MDNDF McDonald's Holdings Company (Japan), Ltd. $6.4B 30.3 13.4 16.8 8.6 0.5 7 LEAN BEAR 13.9
SHAK Shake Shack Inc. $2.6B 65.7 7.7 9.3 3.8 17.3 7 LEAN BEAR -29.7
DPUKY Domino's Pizza Group plc $1.1B 14.6 -72.5 17.2 8.7 5.8 6 LEAN BEAR 7.5
MTYFF MTY Food Group Inc. $520M 6.6 12.8 8.6 8.9 -3.3 7 LEAN BEAR -8.7
CAKE The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated $5.4B 24.3 38.8 7.7 6.6 5.7 7 LEAN BEAR 96.7
ELROF Elior Group S.A. $840M 6.9 7.6 13.5 0.7 69.1 6 LEAN BEAR 0.0
JBFCY Jollibee Foods Corporation $2.5B 16.4 12.8 6.7 4.0 10.1 5 BEARISH -38.9
EAT Brinker International, Inc. $7.7B 17.6 119.6 24.9 8.5 7.9 8 BEARISH 54.6
ARHOF AmRest Holdings SE $1.8B 104.3 1.3 2.1 0.5 -2.4 6 BEARISH 0.0
PC Premium Catering (Holdings) Limited $270M — — — — — — BEARISH -3.1
HDL SUPER HI INTERNATIONAL HOLDING Ltd. American Depositary Shares $610M 50.9 8.1 19.9 -0.9 42.3 6 BEARISH -43.9
LOCO El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. $440M 12.4 11.8 7.2 9.9 4.4 8 BEARISH 54.5
CAVA CAVA Group, Inc. $6.2B 90.6 8.3 7.6 6.2 26.8 4 BEARISH -18.5
JMKE Jersey Mike's Subs Inc. $3.9B — — — — — — BEARISH —
WEN The Wendy's Company $1.2B 9.3 108.0 5.4 5.7 -1.0 7 BEARISH -30.5
JACK Jack in the Box Inc. $210M 6.5 -3.6 7.8 7.8 -20.2 6 BEARISH -36.4
ARCO Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. $1.7B 5.8 36.4 8.7 3.4 10.8 9 BEARISH -2.8
BJRI BJ's Restaurants, Inc. $1.2B 29.4 10.4 5.5 4.8 3.5 7 BEARISH 74.3
CLLFF Collins Foods Limited $670M 24.1 10.7 7.9 2.0 -19.7 6 BEARISH -5.8
MRTPY Marston's PLC $480M 5.0 10.2 6.3 4.1 0.1 7 BEARISH 54.1
HDALF Haidilao International Holding Ltd. $6.2B 10.6 41.3 59.5 7.9 5.3 5 BEARISH -29.0
KRUS Kura Sushi USA, Inc. $380M -187.1 -0.9 -0.6 0.5 18.4 5 BEARISH -50.7
FMBRY Famous Brands Limited $300M 9.1 80.0 30.6 4.1 92.0 6 BEARISH 6.4

Profile Radar

Valuation vs Profitability

Performance Comparison

Industry Market Share

PZZA vs Benchmarks

ROIC
PZZA
11.3
Industry
6.6
Gross Margin
PZZA
29.7
Industry
27.4
Op Margin
PZZA
4.8
Industry
5.8
Net Margin
PZZA
1.8
Industry
3.1
Sector
1.0
Revenue Growth
PZZA
-5.6
Sector
2.8
P/E Ratio
PZZA
22.3
Sector
19.4
ROE
PZZA
-6.2
Sector
4.9
Piotroski F
PZZA
4.0
Sector
5.0

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