Papa Johns International PE ratio PZZA
Share price divided by earnings per share over the last twelve months, since 2010.
- Today, Oct 23, 2026
- 22.9×
- 10-year median
- 30.0×
- Against its 10-year history
- 30th
- percentile: 0 is its lowest day, 100 its highest
- 10-year range
- 12.3× to 284×
- Peer median
- 29.9×
Papa Johns International's PE ratio is 22.9× as of Oct 23, 2026: a share price of $18.10 against $0.79 of earnings per share over the last twelve months.
That is below its ten-year median of 30.0×, lower than on 70% of days in the last ten years.
Over that time it ranged from 12.3× in Apr 2025 to 284× in Aug 2020.
The median for 10 restaurant stocks of a similar size is 29.9×.
PE ratio over time
The dashed line is the 10-year median and the shaded band the middle half of its days.
Year by year
| Year | End of year | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | 22.9× | 22.9× | 44.3× |
| 2025 | 34.8× | 12.3× | 37.2× |
| 2024 | 13.7× | 13.5× | 32.8× |
| 2023 | 32.7× | 27.7× | 50.2× |
| 2022 | 43.6× | 27.9× | 46.1× |
| 2021 | 59.1× | 47.8× | 136× |
| 2020 | 106× | 99.0× | 284× |
| 2019 | 35.5× | 30.6× | 35.9× |
| 2018 | 32.1× | 16.5× | 46.8× |
| 2017 | 19.3× | 19.3× | 34.5× |
| 2016 | 34.4× | 25.5× | 36.4× |
| 2015 | 31.2× | 30.9× | 41.9× |
| 2014 | 33.7× | 23.8× | 34.7× |
| 2013 | 30.0× | 20.5× | 30.0× |
| 2012 | 21.2× | 16.6× | 22.8× |
| 2011 | 17.9× | 14.1× | 18.0× |
| 2010 | 14.6× | 11.4× | 14.6× |
Against its peers
Companies in Restaurants nearest Papa Johns International's size, closest first, today.
| Company | PE ratio |
|---|---|
| PZZAPapa Johns International | 22.9× |
| FWRGFirst Watch Restaurant | 37.6× |
| BRCBBlack Rock Coffee Bar | 164× |
| BLMNBloomin' Brands | 29.7× |
| LOCOEl Pollo Loco | 12.3× |
| NATHNathans Famous | 21.1× |
| PTLOPortillo's | 23.4× |
| SGSweetgreen | 98.2× |
| WENWendy's | 9.4× |
| BJRIBJs RESTAURANTS INC | 30.2× |
| CBRLCracker Barrel Old Country Store | 48.3× |
| Peer median | 29.9× |
Where Papa Johns International ranks
What the PE ratio tells you
Share price divided by earnings per share over the last twelve months. It is the price tag on a dollar of profit: 20× means you pay $20 for $1 of yearly earnings.
Blank while earnings are negative. A very low PE can mean the market expects profits to fall, so read it with growth and the company's own history.
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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of . Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.