Papa Johns International EV/EBIT PZZA

Enterprise value divided by operating profit over the last twelve months, one-off items taken out, since 2010.

Today, Oct 23, 2026: 14.2×
10-year median: 20.6×
Against its 10-year history: 9th; percentile: 0 is its lowest day, 100 its highest
10-year range: 9.8× to 228×
Peer median: 16.6×

Papa Johns International's EV/EBIT is 14.2× as of Oct 23, 2026.

That is below its ten-year median of 20.6×, lower than on 91% of days in the last ten years.

Over that time it ranged from 9.8× in Apr 2025 to 228× in May 2019.

The median for 10 restaurant stocks of a similar size is 16.6×.

EV/EBIT over time

median 20.6×

The dashed line is the 10-year median and the shaded band the middle half of its days.

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Year by year

Year	End of year	Low	High
2026 so far	14.2×	14.2×	20.0×
2025	18.9×	9.8×	19.7×
2024	10.8×	10.7×	20.7×
2023	20.7×	18.2×	30.6×
2022	27.1×	19.8×	29.9×
2021	31.2×	24.5×	54.2×
2020	42.9×	40.2×	148×
2019	140×	23.1×	228×
2018	23.9×	14.1×	31.4×
2017	14.1×	14.1×	22.7×
2016	22.6×	14.1×	23.4×
2015	16.9×	16.7×	26.7×
2014	21.8×	15.9×	22.4×
2013	19.4×	12.7×	19.4×
2012	13.0×	10.6×	14.1×
2011	11.0×	8.2×	11.0×
2010	8.1×	6.4×	8.1×

Against its peers

Companies in Restaurants nearest Papa Johns International's size, closest first, today.

Company	EV/EBIT
PZZAPapa Johns International	14.2×
FWRGFirst Watch Restaurant	32.2×
BRCBBlack Rock Coffee Bar	259×
BLMNBloomin' Brands	9.2×
LOCOEl Pollo Loco	8.6×
NATHNathans Famous	14.7×
PTLOPortillo's	18.4×
SGSweetgreen	n/m
WENWendy's	11.9×
BJRIBJs RESTAURANTS INC	31.4×
CBRLCracker Barrel Old Country Store	n/m
Peer median	16.6×

Where Papa Johns International ranks

#9of 30Restaurant stocks with the lowest EV/EBIT

What the EV/EBIT tells you

What the whole business costs against its operating profit. Enterprise value is the market value plus borrowings and minority interests, less cash. EBIT is operating profit before interest and tax, with one-offs taken out. Unlike PE it is not moved by how a company is financed.

Leases are left out of debt for every company. Banks earn on their balance sheet, so EV/EBIT does not describe them.

More on Papa Johns International

Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of Oct 23, 2026. Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.