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This page provides access to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filings for Papa John’s International, Inc. (Nasdaq: PZZA), a global quick-service restaurant pizza company and the world’s third-largest pizza delivery brand. As a Nasdaq-listed issuer, Papa Johns files current reports, annual and quarterly reports, and other documents that describe its restaurant system, financial results, risk factors, and governance matters.
Among the most closely watched documents are the company’s quarterly reports (Form 10-Q) and annual reports (Form 10-K), which present details on total revenues, net income, adjusted EBITDA, system-wide restaurant sales, comparable sales by segment, restaurant openings and closures, free cash flow, and management’s discussion of business performance. These filings also explain how domestic company-owned restaurants, North America franchised restaurants, and international restaurants contribute to overall results.
Papa Johns also files current reports on Form 8-K to disclose material events. Recent 8-Ks have covered quarterly financial results, refranchising transactions involving restaurant transfers to franchise partners, executive promotions and departures, and related compensation or severance arrangements. Dividend declarations by the board of directors are likewise announced through public releases and may be referenced in these filings.
Through this page, users can review Papa Johns’ SEC filings as they are made available from EDGAR, with AI-powered tools to summarize key points, highlight trends in metrics such as system-wide sales and comparable sales, and clarify the implications of items like cost-structure reviews or technology investments. Filings related to insider activity (Form 4), proxy statements on executive compensation, and other governance documents can also be examined to build a fuller picture of how Papa Johns is managed and how its PZZA stock is overseen.
Papa Johns International reported that Chief Digital & Tech Officer John Kevin Vasconi acquired shares through an equity award. He received 19,568 shares of common stock at no purchase price as a grant of restricted stock.
The award vests in three equal annual installments beginning one year from the grant date. After this grant, Vasconi directly holds a total of 44,864 Papa Johns common shares.
Penegor Todd Allan reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Papa John’s International reported that President and CEO Todd Allan Penegor received a grant of 100,188 shares of common stock as an equity award. The shares were granted at $0.00 per share as restricted stock and will vest in three equal annual installments beginning one year from the grant date. Following this award, Penegor directly holds 210,498 shares of Papa John’s common stock.
Thanawala Ravi reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Papa John's International reported that Ravi Thanawala, its CFO and President, North America, received a grant of 39,136 shares of common stock as a restricted stock award. These shares vest in three equal annual installments beginning one year from the grant date. Following this grant, Thanawala directly holds 91,697 shares of Papa John's common stock.
Papa John's International Chief Administrative Officer Caroline Miller Oyler reported equity compensation and related share movements in company stock. She received a grant of 19,568 shares of restricted stock at no cost. According to a footnote, these shares vest in three equal annual installments beginning one year from the grant date.
On an earlier date, 252 shares of common stock were withheld at $31.35 per share to cover tax obligations, a disposition classified as payment of tax liability rather than an open-market sale. Following these transactions, she directly holds tens of thousands of common shares and also has 685.13 shares held indirectly through a 401(k) plan based on a statement dated as of December 31, 2025.
Collins Christopher K reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Papa Johns International senior vice president of corporate finance and principal accounting officer Christopher K. Collins reported stock awards rather than open-market trades. He received two grants of common stock: 7,867 restricted shares and 3,288 restricted shares at no purchase price. One award vests fully on the second anniversary of the grant date, subject to continued service, while the other vests in three equal annual installments starting one year from the grant date. After these grants, his directly held common stock position increased in line with the reported post-transaction balances.
Papa John’s International filed its annual report describing a global pizza business built on franchising and company-owned stores. As of December 28, 2025, the system had 6,083 restaurants in 50 countries and territories, including 475 Company-owned and 5,608 franchised locations.
The company organizes operations into four segments: Domestic Company-owned restaurants, North America franchising, North America commissaries, and International. Domestic Company-owned units in the 2025 comparable base generated average annual sales of $1.3 million, while comparable North America franchised restaurants averaged $1.1 million.
Papa John’s highlights a strategy focused on product innovation around its “BETTER INGREDIENTS. BETTER PIZZA.®” positioning, heavier data-driven marketing, technology investment, and closer franchise partnerships. The report also outlines extensive risk factors, including intense QSR pizza competition, reliance on key suppliers, franchisee health, geopolitical volatility, labor and regulatory pressures, cybersecurity, and substantial debt of $722.3 million as of year-end 2025.
Papa John’s International reported weaker results for 2025 while meeting its revised guidance and opening more restaurants. Full-year global system-wide restaurant sales reached $4.92 billion, up 1% excluding currency, but total revenues were flat at $2.1 billion.
Net income fell to $32.1 million from $84.2 million, and diluted EPS dropped to $0.90 from $2.54, largely reflecting prior-year gains on asset sales and higher marketing, depreciation and incentive costs. Adjusted EBITDA declined to $201.1 million from $227.3 million, and adjusted diluted EPS decreased to $1.43 from $2.34.
Fourth-quarter revenue fell 6% to $498.2 million, with North America comparable sales down 5% and international comparable sales up 6%. Despite the profit pressure, free cash flow improved to $61.3 million from $34.1 million, and the company opened 279 new restaurants, ending the year with 6,083 locations. For 2026, it guides adjusted EBITDA of $200–$210 million and expects global system-wide sales to be flat to down low single digits.
Papa John's International director John C. Miller reported an acquisition of common stock through an equity award. On this Form 4, he received 106 shares of common stock at a reference price of $31.59 per share, described as dividend equivalent rights on annual restricted stock unit awards. Following this grant, Miller now directly holds 7,477 common shares.
Papa Johns International director Sonya E. Medina acquired 230 shares of common stock through a grant or award on dividend equivalent rights tied to annual restricted stock unit awards. The shares were valued at $31.59 each, bringing her directly held total to 19,406 shares after the transaction.
Papa Johns International director Jocelyn C. Mangan reported an acquisition of 226 shares of common stock through a grant or award. The shares were valued at $31.59 per share and are described as dividend equivalent rights on annual restricted stock unit awards. After this award, her directly held common stock position is reported as 15,965 shares. This filing reflects equity-based compensation rather than an open-market purchase or sale.