Papa John's International
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2025 – 2026)

202520252026
Price/Earnings ratio
12.2616.3512.59
Price/Sales ratio
0.720.760.74
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$3.75$2.81$3.65

Historical Multiples (2014 – 2023)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
31.1528.9831.3419.52775.95414.2149.9139.2643.9730.5713.65414.21
Price/Sales ratio
1.421.341.891.130.811.241.592.271.411.170.611.24
Price/Book Value ratio
23.1252.02330.60-19.10-4.22-6.36-10.83-27.32-10.40-5.46-3.11-4.22
Price/Cash Flow ratio
18.6113.6922.4914.9917.5432.6415.5125.5225.2913.0010.6032.64
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
30.8518.0936.6124.5741.5183.8519.1740.5875.6121.5526.1283.85
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
2.463.960.705.38-7.902.150.040.42-0.980.98-0.00-7.90
Dividend Yield
0.95%1.13%0.86%1.51%2.26%1.91%1.48%0.99%1.83%2.32%4.65%2.26%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
36.63%37.76%20.95%19.88%22.47%17.94%18.98%20.75%18.57%30.76%20.39%17.94%
Operating Profit Margin
7.36%8.32%9.60%8.46%1.93%1.51%4.97%8.13%5.18%6.88%8.82%1.93%
Pretax Profit Margin
7.14%7.27%9.26%7.86%0.37%0.31%4.15%7.29%3.98%4.85%5.96%0.37%
Net Profit Margin
4.58%4.62%6.03%5.81%0.10%0.30%3.19%5.80%3.22%3.84%4.51%0.10%
Effective Tax Rate
31.99%31.20%31.30%24.09%44.91%-12.10%19.56%17.21%17.21%20.13%23.67%23.67%
Return on Assets
14.28%15.30%20.17%18.66%0.28%0.66%6.63%13.55%7.84%9.38%11.00%0.28%
Return On Equity
74.22%179.46%1054.86%-97.88%-0.54%-1.53%-21.70%-69.59%-23.66%-17.88%-21.09%-1.53%
Return on Capital Employed
28.97%37.65%42.78%35.72%7.47%4.69%15.45%28.12%18.19%25.79%31.40%7.47%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
1.381.141.131.271.030.871.06N/AN/AN/A0.790.87
Quick Ratio
1.200.980.941.040.870.740.950.760.790.630.660.74
Cash ratio
0.180.150.120.160.110.130.450.240.170.130.060.13
Days of Sales Outstanding
16.3715.9113.9414.9123.1415.8820.6718.1920.5119.1419.9619.96
Days of Inventory outstanding
9.877.726.777.828.147.567.517.788.828.917.967.96
Operating Cycle
26.2423.6420.7122.7331.2823.4428.1925.9829.3428.0627.9327.93
Days of Payables Outstanding
13.9915.5711.508.178.118.009.286.2513.2818.5013.718.11
Cash Conversion Cycle
12.248.069.2114.5623.1715.4418.9119.7216.059.5614.2215.44
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.440.510.580.831.080.530.430.570.720.950.840.84
Debt Equity Ratio
2.336.0430.59-4.40-2.05-1.23-1.40-2.94-2.19-1.81-1.75-2.05
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.700.850.961.312.0111.335.351.551.922.532.352.01
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.700.850.961.291.945.183.461.511.842.222.321.94
Interest Coverage Ratio
28.8521.8522.3613.531.241.195.30N/AN/AN/A4.151.24
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
0.530.620.480.280.110.150.490.360.180.230.160.11
Company Equity Multiplier
5.1911.7252.29-5.24-1.88-2.30-3.26-5.13-3.01-1.90-2.07-2.07
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.070.090.080.070.040.030.100.080.050.090.050.04
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.600.750.610.610.420.380.800.620.330.600.400.38
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
0.530.620.480.280.110.150.490.360.180.230.160.11
Short Term Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/A6.743.631.373.956.713.892.5721.593.63
Dividend Payout Ratio
29.66%32.79%26.98%29.62%1760.93%792.68%74.24%38.95%80.81%71.19%63.50%792.68%