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Papa John's (PZZA) Reports Q2 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say
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Papa John's (PZZA - Free Report) reported $529.17 million in revenue for the quarter ended June 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 4.2%. EPS of $0.41 for the same period compares to $0.61 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +2.68% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $515.36 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.34, the EPS surprise was +20.59%.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Papa John's performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
Number of restaurants - Papa John's - Company-owned - Domestic: 541 versus the five-analyst average estimate of 541.
Number of Restaurants - Total North America: 3,517 compared to the 3,518 average estimate based on five analysts.
Comparable sales growth - System-wide North America restaurants: 2.5% versus the five-analyst average estimate of 0.2%.
Comparable sales growth - North America franchised restaurants: 1% versus 1.1% estimated by five analysts on average.
Comparable sales growth - Domestic company-owned restaurants: 0.3% versus the five-analyst average estimate of 0.1%.
Number of Restaurants - System-wide: 5,989 versus the five-analyst average estimate of 6,035.
Number of Restaurants - Franchised North America: 2,976 versus 2,977 estimated by five analysts on average.
Revenues- North America franchise royalties and fees: $35.36 million compared to the $47.67 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of +2.8% year over year.
Revenues- Advertising funds revenue: $44.16 million compared to the $43.8 million average estimate based on five analysts.
Revenues- Other revenues: $23.14 million versus $23.08 million estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -62.9% change.
Revenues- North America commissary revenues: $214.85 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $225.54 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +8.4%.
Revenues- Domestic Company-owned restaurant sales: $175.8 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $175.45 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +1.5%.
Shares of Papa John's have returned -15.5% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.2% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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Papa John's (PZZA) Reports Q2 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say
Papa John's (PZZA - Free Report) reported $529.17 million in revenue for the quarter ended June 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 4.2%. EPS of $0.41 for the same period compares to $0.61 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +2.68% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $515.36 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.34, the EPS surprise was +20.59%.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Papa John's performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:View all Key Company Metrics for Papa John's here>>>
Shares of Papa John's have returned -15.5% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.2% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.