---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-011964"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PZZA"
cik: "0000901491"
company_name: "PAPA JOHNS INTERNATIONAL INC"
filed_at: "2026-02-26T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T23:59:30.704464+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Papa John's Q4 diluted EPS $0.21 (adj $0.34); revenue down 6%; full year net income $32M

## Summary
- Q4 revenue $498M (-6% YoY); full year revenue $2.1B flat.
- Q4 North America comparable sales -5%; International +6%.
- Q4 adjusted EBITDA $51M vs $58M prior year; full year $201M vs $227M.
- Opened 279 restaurants in 2025 (96 North America, 183 International).
- Introduced FY2026 outlook; met or exceeded revised 2025 guidance targets.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-011964
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PZZA
- cik: 0000901491
- company_name: PAPA JOHNS INTERNATIONAL INC
- filed_at: 2026-02-26T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/901491/000162828026011964/0001628280-26-011964-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/901491/000162828026011964/pzza-20260226.htm

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