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Papa John's International Stock Quote

Papa John's International (NASDAQ: PZZA)

$41.18
Arrow-Thin-Down
(3.3%)
$1.30
Price as of May 19, 2025, 3:58 p.m. ET

Papa John's International Return vs. S&P

1 Year 5 Year 5 Year Annualized Since IPO
PZZA -15.66% -41.94% -10.30% +2,510%
S&P +12.45% +100.69% +14.95% +1,241%

Papa John's International Company Info

Papa John's International, Inc. operates and franchises 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 the operations of all domestic company-owned restaurants and derives its revenues principally from retail sales of pizza and side items, including breadsticks, cheese sticks, chicken poppers and wings, dessert items, and canned or bottled beverages. The North America Commissaries segment is involved in the operations of regional dough production and product distribution centers and derives its revenues principally from the sale and distribution of food and paper products to domestic company-owned and franchised restaurants in the United States and Canada. The North America Franchising segment offers franchise sales and support activities and derives its revenues from sales of franchise and development rights and collection of royalties from franchisees located in the United States and Canada. The International Operations segment represents the distribution sales to franchised Papa John’s restaurants located in the United Kingdom and franchise sales and support activities, which derive revenues from sales of franchise and development rights and the collection of royalties from international franchisees. The company was founded by John H. Schnatter in 1984 and is headquartered in Louisville, KY.

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Sales are rising as rivals struggle to fulfill delivery orders.

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The pizza maker reported improved revenue and earnings, but investors weren't pleased with the outcome.

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The market share battle is heating up in the pizza delivery business.

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The latest report beat consensus expectations, but can the pizza chain finish strong in 2020?

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Earnings Transcripts

Papa Johns International Inc (PZZA) Q3 2021 Earnings Call Transcript

PZZA earnings call for the period ending September 30, 2021.

Motley Fool Transcribers  |  Nov 4, 2021

Papa Johns International Inc (PZZA) Q2 2021 Earnings Call Transcript

PZZA earnings call for the period ending June 30, 2021.

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Papa John's International Inc (PZZA) Q1 2021 Earnings Call Transcript

PZZA earnings call for the period ending March 28, 2021.

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Papa John's International Inc (PZZA) Q4 2020 Earnings Call Transcript

PZZA earnings call for the period ending December 27, 2020.

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