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Papa John's

PZZA · Restaurants sector group
Guidance from Papa John's’s last 8 earnings releases. Every value links to its sentence in the filing. See something wrong? Tell us.
Current guidance
16 items
Releases tracked
8
Latest release
Aug 6, 2026
Data checked
Aug 6, 2026
On this page:Latest changes·Current guidance·Your sector group·History

What changed in the Aug 6, 2026 release

Each item compared with the same item in the previous release (May 7, 2026). Values in quotation marks are the company’s words.

New — first stated in this releaseRaised / Lowered / Narrowed / Widened — changed from the prior releaseRevised — wording changed, direction not determinableChanged — value changed; the comparison couldn’t be parsed to a directionReiterated — restated unchangedNot restated — stated before, absent nowRaised and lowered describe the number, not whether the change is favorable.
ChangeMetricPeriodPreviousNowSource
LoweredInternational comparable salesfor FY2026“Up 2% to 4%”“Up 1% to 3%”Filing ↗
LoweredNorth America comparable salesfor FY2026“Down (2)% to (4)%”“Down (6)% to (8)%”Filing ↗
LoweredAdjusted EBITDAfor FY2026“$200 million to $210 million”“$180 million to $190 million”Filing ↗
RevisedGlobal system-wide restaurant salesfor FY2026“Flat to Down Low Single-Digits”“Down (2)% to (4)%”Filing ↗
ReiteratedAdjusted Depreciation and amortizationfor FY2026“$70 million to $75 million”“$70 million to $75 million”Filing ↗
ReiteratedCapital expendituresfor FY2026“$70 million to $80 million”“$70 million to $80 million”Filing ↗
ReiteratedDiluted shares outstandingfor FY2026“Approximately 33 million”“Approximately 33 million”Filing ↗
ReiteratedGAAP effective tax ratefor FY2026“30% to 34%”“30% to 34%”Filing ↗
ReiteratedInterest expense (net)for FY2026“$35 million to $40 million”“$35 million to $40 million”Filing ↗
ReiteratedInternational gross openingsfor FY2026“180 to 220”“180 to 220”Filing ↗
ReiteratedNorth America gross openingsfor FY2026“40 to 50”“40 to 50”Filing ↗
Show 1 item not restated in this release
ChangeMetricPeriodPreviousNowSource
Not restatedIncremental restaurant-level profitability improvement in North America from supply chain savingsfor FY2028“approximately 160-basis points”—Filing ↗

Current guidance

Guidance for periods that have not yet ended, at its most recent value, grouped by horizon.

Current fiscal year
MetricCurrent valuePeriodMeasureFirst statedTimes statedSource
International comparable sales“Up 1% to 3%”for FY2026Company-definedFeb 26, 20263Filing ↗
North America comparable sales“Down (6)% to (8)%”for FY2026Company-definedFeb 26, 20263Filing ↗
Adjusted EBITDA“$180 million to $190 million”for FY2026Company-definedFeb 26, 20263Filing ↗
Adjusted Depreciation and amortization“$70 million to $75 million”for FY2026Company-definedFeb 26, 20263Filing ↗
Capital expenditures“$70 million to $80 million”for FY2026Company-definedFeb 26, 20263Filing ↗
Corporate cost savings expected to be realized“approximately $13 million”for FY2026Company-definedFeb 26, 20261Filing ↗
Diluted shares outstanding“Approximately 33 million”for FY2026Company-definedFeb 26, 20263Filing ↗
GAAP effective tax rate“30% to 34%”for FY2026GAAP-tiedFeb 26, 20263Filing ↗
Global system-wide restaurant sales“Down (2)% to (4)%”for FY2026Company-definedFeb 26, 20263Filing ↗
Interest expense (net)“$35 million to $40 million”for FY2026GAAP-tiedFeb 26, 20263Filing ↗
International gross openings“180 to 220”for FY2026Company-definedFeb 26, 20263Filing ↗
North America gross openings“40 to 50”for FY2026Company-definedFeb 26, 20263Filing ↗
Quarterly dividend“voted to suspend the quarterly dividend, beginning with the third quarter 2026 dividend”for Q3 FY2026Declared actionAug 6, 20261Filing ↗
Next year and medium term
MetricCurrent valuePeriodMeasureFirst statedTimes statedSource
G&A savings identified“At least $25 million”for FY2028Company-definedNov 6, 20251Filing ↗
Incremental restaurant-level profitability improvement in North America from supply chain savings“approximately 160-basis points”for FY2028Company-definedFeb 26, 20261Filing ↗
Supply chain savings previously identified“at least $50 million”for FY2028Company-definedNov 6, 20251Filing ↗
Corporate cost savings outside of marketing“at least $25 million”for FY2027Company-definedFeb 26, 20261Filing ↗

How one item moved

International comparable sales, for FY2025 — every statement across the year, each linked to its filing.

May 8, 2025
New
“Flat to up 2%”
Filing ↗
Aug 7, 2025
Raised
“Up 2% to 4%”
Filing ↗
Nov 6, 2025
Raised
“Up 5% to 6%”
Filing ↗

How your Restaurants sector group guides

20 companies in Restaurants. What they guide on, and who reported this season.

Most-guided metric families
Unit openings
15
Buybacks
13
Dividends
12
Revenue
11
Capex
9
Adjusted EBITDA
8
Comparable sales
7
GAAP EPS
6
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Full history

Every metric, every release, eight quarters — the complete record as one table.

MetricFY2028FY2027FY2026FY2025FY2024No period
International comparable sales——3 statements3 statements——
North America comparable sales——3 statements3 statements——
Adjusted EBITDA——3 statements3 statements——
Adjusted Depreciation and amortization——3 statements1 statement——
Capital expenditures——3 statements3 statements——
The full record for Papa John's and its Restaurants peers, delivered as a Peer Guidance Briefing — PDF and Excel, every value linked to its filing.

Filings

The 8 earnings releases this page is built from.

FiledFiscal periodAccessionGuidance items
Aug 6, 2026FY2026 Q20001628280-26-05381012Open filing ↗
May 7, 2026FY2026 Q10001628280-26-03166612Open filing ↗
Feb 26, 2026FY2025 Q40001628280-26-01196416Open filing ↗
Nov 6, 2025FY2025 Q30001628280-25-04984015Open filing ↗
Aug 7, 2025FY2025 Q20001628280-25-03856711Open filing ↗
May 8, 2025FY2025 Q10001628280-25-02343811Open filing ↗
Jan 13, 2025FY2024 Q40001628280-25-0012230Open filing ↗
Nov 7, 2024FY2024 Q30001628280-24-0459583Open filing ↗
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