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Issuer:     PAPA JOHNS INTERNATIONAL INC (PZZA)
CIK:        0000901491
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-08-06T10:59:25+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-26-053810
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Papa John's Q2 2026: North America comps down 8.3%, diluted EPS $0.24, suspends dividend
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- Global system-wide restaurant sales $1.20B, down 4.8% YoY; North America comparable sales fell 8.3%.
- International comparable sales rose 1.5% (7th consecutive positive quarter); opened 50 new restaurants.
- Diluted EPS $0.24; adjusted diluted EPS $0.46 (vs $0.41 prior year). Net income $9M vs $10M.
- Adjusted EBITDA flat at $53M; company suspends quarterly dividend starting Q3 2026 to fund transformation.
- CEO cites softer consumer environment and promotional QSR marketplace as North America headwinds.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/901491/000162828026053810/0001628280-26-053810-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/901491/000162828026053810/pzza-20260806.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-053810

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