Papa John's Q1 2026: Global sales -3%, NA comps -6.4%, EPS $0.21 adj $0.32, reiterates outlook

PAPA JOHNS INTERNATIONAL INC

2026-Q1 EPS reported $0.21 revenue$478,609,000

Global system-wide restaurant sales $1.20B, down 3% vs prior year; International comp sales +3.6%.
North America comparable sales -6.4% (company-owned -5.2%, franchised -6.7%).
Net income $7M vs $9M; adjusted EBITDA $48M vs $50M; diluted EPS $0.21 vs $0.27; adjusted EPS $0.32 vs $0.36.
Opened 28 new restaurants (8 NA, 20 Intl); reiterates fiscal 2026 outlook.
CEO cites cautious consumer environment, value promotions, partnerships with Toy Story 5 and Google Gemini.

item 2.02item 9.01

This headline and bullets were generated automatically by deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2 from the public filing. Read the source on SEC.gov before relying on any specific claim. Not investment advice. See methodology for how this pipeline works.