Papa Johns International Free Cash Flow (FCF) History (PZZA)
Papa Johns International reported $61.3M in free cash flow for fiscal 2025, an increase of 79.53% from the previous fiscal year, with a free cash flow margin of 2.98%.
View full Papa Johns International company overviewPapa Johns International free cash flow by year
| Fiscal year | Period ended | Free cash flow | Change | Growth | FCF margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-12-28 | $61.3M | $27.2M | +79.53% | +2.98% |
| 2024 | 2024-12-29 | $34.1M | −$82.3M | −70.67% | +1.66% |
| 2023 | 2023-12-31 | $116.4M | $77.0M | +195.39% | +5.45% |
| 2022 | 2022-12-25 | $39.4M | −$76.7M | −66.05% | +1.88% |
| 2021 | 2021-12-26 | $116.1M | −$34.7M | −22.99% | +5.61% |
| 2020 | 2020-12-27 | $150.8M | $126.7M | +527.29% | +8.32% |
| 2019 | 2019-12-29 | $24.0M | −$26.4M | −52.33% | +1.48% |
| 2018 | 2018-12-30 | $50.4M | −$32.0M | −38.79% | +3.03% |
| 2017 | 2017-12-31 | $82.4M | −$12.3M | −13.01% | +4.62% |
| 2016 | 2016-12-25 | $94.7M | −$36.8M | −27.98% | +5.53% |
| 2015 | 2015-12-27 | $131.5M | $57.5M | +77.75% | +8.03% |
| 2014 | 2014-12-28 | $74.0M | $23.4M | +46.17% | +4.63% |
| 2013 | 2013-12-29 | $50.6M | −$11.1M | −18.04% | +3.52% |
| 2012 | 2012-12-30 | $61.8M | −$9.9M | −13.86% | +4.60% |
| 2011 | 2011-12-25 | $71.7M | $10.2M | +16.65% | +5.89% |
| 2010 | 2010-12-26 | $61.5M | −$8.8M | −12.57% | +5.46% |
| 2009 | 2009-12-27 | $70.3M | $26.3M | +59.87% | +6.52% |
| 2008 | 2008-12-28 | $44.0M | $13.5M | +44.42% | +3.90% |
| 2007 | 2007-12-30 | $30.4M | — | — | +2.86% |
Papa Johns International quarterly free cash flow
| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | Free cash flow | Change | YoY growth | FCF margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 2026-06-28 | $15.7M | −$1.7M | −9.95% | +3.25% |
| Q1 2026 | 2026-03-29 | −$6.2M | −$25.3M | — | −1.30% |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-12-28 | $2.1M | −$23.1M | −91.61% | +0.42% |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-09-28 | $22.7M | $26.5M | — | +4.46% |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-06-29 | $17.4M | $3.6M | +25.66% | +3.29% |
| Q1 2025 | 2025-03-30 | $19.1M | $20.2M | — | +3.69% |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-12-29 | $25.2M | −$15.2M | −37.64% | +4.75% |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-09-29 | −$3.8M | −$20.9M | — | −0.76% |
| Q2 2024 | 2024-06-30 | $13.9M | −$22.7M | −62.09% | +2.73% |
| Q1 2024 | 2024-03-31 | −$1.1M | −$23.4M | — | −0.21% |
| Q4 2023 | 2023-12-31 | $40.4M | $29.1M | +257.94% | +7.07% |
| Q3 2023 | 2023-09-24 | $17.1M | $3.8M | +28.35% | +3.26% |
| Q2 2023 | 2023-06-25 | $36.6M | $36.9M | — | +7.11% |
| Q1 2023 | 2023-03-26 | $22.4M | $7.2M | +47.60% | +4.25% |
| Q4 2022 | 2022-12-25 | $11.3M | $47.5M | — | +2.15% |
| Q3 2022 | 2022-09-25 | $13.3M | −$32.5M | −70.99% | +2.60% |
| Q2 2022 | 2022-06-26 | −$320,000 | −$50.7M | — | −0.06% |
| Q1 2022 | 2022-03-27 | $15.2M | −$41.0M | −72.99% | +2.79% |
| Q4 2021 | 2021-12-26 | −$36.2M | −$42.7M | — | −6.84% |
| Q3 2021 | 2021-09-26 | $45.8M | −$24.6M | −34.94% | +8.93% |
| Q2 2021 | 2021-06-27 | $50.3M | $4.3M | +9.30% | +9.78% |
| Q1 2021 | 2021-03-28 | $56.1M | $28.3M | +101.94% | +10.97% |
| Q4 2020 | 2020-12-27 | $6.5M | $4.9M | +310.40% | +1.39% |
| Q3 2020 | 2020-09-27 | $70.4M | $62.3M | +767.93% | +14.89% |
| Q2 2020 | 2020-06-28 | $46.1M | $36.9M | +401.55% | +10.00% |
| Q1 2020 | 2020-03-29 | $27.8M | $22.6M | +439.30% | +6.78% |
| Q4 2019 | 2019-12-29 | $1.6M | $25.6M | — | +0.38% |
| Q3 2019 | 2019-09-29 | $8.1M | −$14.5M | −64.06% | +2.01% |
| Q2 2019 | 2019-06-30 | $9.2M | −$15.3M | −62.44% | +2.30% |
| Q1 2019 | 2019-03-31 | $5.2M | −$22.3M | −81.19% | +1.29% |
| Q4 2018 | 2018-12-30 | −$24.0M | −$34.7M | — | −6.07% |
| Q3 2018 | 2018-09-30 | $22.6M | −$1.7M | −7.16% | +5.86% |
| Q2 2018 | 2018-07-01 | $24.5M | $9.3M | +61.51% | +5.69% |
| Q1 2018 | 2018-04-01 | $27.4M | −$4.9M | −15.04% | +6.09% |
| Q4 2017 | 2017-12-31 | $10.7M | −$7.0M | −39.69% | +2.28% |
| Q3 2017 | 2017-09-24 | $24.3M | $2.9M | +13.54% | +5.63% |
| Q2 2017 | 2017-06-25 | $15.1M | −$16.9M | −52.70% | +3.48% |
| Q1 2017 | 2017-03-26 | $32.3M | $8.7M | +36.69% | +7.18% |
| Q4 2016 | 2016-12-25 | $17.7M | −$20.6M | −53.80% | +4.02% |
| Q3 2016 | 2016-09-25 | $21.4M | −$10.3M | −32.55% | +5.07% |
| Q2 2016 | 2016-06-26 | $32.0M | $3.2M | +11.18% | +7.57% |
| Q1 2016 | 2016-03-27 | $23.6M | −$9.1M | −27.80% | +5.51% |
| Q4 2015 | 2015-12-27 | $38.3M | $11.4M | +42.49% | +9.18% |
| Q3 2015 | 2015-09-27 | $31.7M | $12.9M | +68.88% | +8.16% |
| Q2 2015 | 2015-06-28 | $28.8M | $16.0M | +125.19% | +7.22% |
| Q1 2015 | 2015-03-29 | $32.7M | $17.1M | +110.35% | +7.56% |
| Q4 2014 | 2014-12-28 | $26.9M | $12.5M | +87.59% | +6.31% |
| Q3 2014 | 2014-09-28 | $18.8M | $4.2M | +29.15% | +4.82% |
| Q2 2014 | 2014-06-29 | $12.8M | $7.7M | +152.02% | +3.36% |
| Q1 2014 | 2014-03-30 | $15.5M | −$1.1M | −6.75% | +3.87% |
| Q4 2013 | 2013-12-29 | $14.3M | $20.9M | — | +3.69% |
| Q3 2013 | 2013-09-29 | $14.6M | −$3.7M | −20.16% | +4.20% |
| Q2 2013 | 2013-06-30 | $5.1M | −$7.4M | −59.17% | +1.45% |
| Q1 2013 | 2013-03-31 | $16.7M | −$21.0M | −55.78% | +4.69% |
| Q4 2012 | 2012-12-30 | −$6.6M | −$11.7M | — | −1.80% |
| Q3 2012 | 2012-09-23 | $18.2M | −$7.8M | −30.05% | +5.60% |
| Q2 2012 | 2012-06-24 | $12.4M | −$6.2M | −33.33% | +3.90% |
| Q1 2012 | 2012-03-25 | $37.7M | $15.8M | +72.38% | +11.38% |
| Q4 2011 | 2011-12-25 | $5.1M | −$17.8M | −77.65% | +1.67% |
| Q3 2011 | 2011-09-25 | $26.1M | $16.3M | +167.73% | +8.53% |
| Q2 2011 | 2011-06-26 | $18.6M | $6.7M | +56.28% | +6.35% |
| Q1 2011 | 2011-03-27 | $21.9M | $5.0M | +29.46% | +7.00% |
| Q4 2010 | 2010-12-26 | $22.9M | $13.9M | +153.82% | +7.99% |
| Q3 2010 | 2010-09-26 | $9.7M | −$12.2M | −55.59% | +3.56% |
| Q2 2010 | 2010-06-27 | $11.9M | −$555,000 | −4.45% | +4.25% |
| Q1 2010 | 2010-03-28 | $16.9M | −$10.0M | −37.13% | +5.91% |
| Q4 2009 | 2009-12-27 | $9.0M | −$11.4M | −55.80% | +3.31% |
| Q3 2009 | 2009-09-27 | $21.9M | $11.6M | +112.62% | +8.55% |
| Q2 2009 | 2009-06-28 | $12.5M | $10.9M | +674.32% | +4.65% |
| Q1 2009 | 2009-03-29 | $26.9M | $15.2M | +130.96% | +9.56% |
| Q4 2008 | 2008-12-28 | $20.4M | — | — | +7.45% |
| Q3 2008 | 2008-09-28 | $10.3M | — | — | +3.68% |
| Q2 2008 | 2008-06-29 | $1.6M | — | — | +0.57% |
| Q1 2008 | 2008-03-30 | $11.6M | — | — | +4.02% |
Papa Johns International free cash flow growth trends
Over the last five reported fiscal years, free cash flow declined from $150.8M to $61.3M, a compound annual decline of 16.47%. Papa Johns International's latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, generated $15.7M in free cash flow, a decrease of 9.95% year over year.
What free cash flow means
Free cash flow is the cash a company generates from operations after capital expenditures. Positive FCF can fund dividends, buybacks, debt repayment, or reinvestment; negative FCF means capital spending exceeded operating cash flow for that period.
How free cash flow is calculated
TickerStat calculates free cash flow as SEC-reported operating cash flow minus capital expenditures. FCF margin equals free cash flow divided by revenue. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so the tables include exact period-end dates.
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