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PZZA Papa Johns International (PZZA) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Restaurants & Leisure · Retail-eating places · CIK 0000901491
Form 144 · 1
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
144
13F, latest reported quarter

What the filings say about PZZA

Planned sales (Form 144), 90 days
$556.9K
1 notice

Papa Johns International insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

No insider purchases or sales are on record for PAPA JOHNS INTERNATIONAL INC in the period covered. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
BUY
2024-08-14 SEC
2,250
$100.7K
-57.4%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 6.4% of the 35,069 shares held after it.
  • No other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 144 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Coleman Christopher L. bought about $100.7K of PZZA on Aug 14, 2024, the largest insider purchase at the company on our record; 144 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Interim CEO, and CFO
BUY
2024-05-14 SEC
1,900
$99.6K
-61.6%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 4.9% of the 38,920 shares held after it.
  • No other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 144 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Interim CEO, and CFO Thanawala Ravi bought about $99.6K of PZZA on May 14, 2024, the largest insider purchase at the company on our record; 144 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SELL
2024-03-07 SEC
2,886
$202.6K
-71.3%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 15.3% of the 18,804 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 144 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director KOELLNER LAURETTE T sold about $202.6K of PZZA on Mar 7, 2024, the largest insider sale at the company since 2021; 144 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Chief People & Diversity Ofc
SELL
2022-08-29 SECtraded 2022-08-25
2,326
$198.8K
-75.3%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 19.5% of the 11,919 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 144 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chief People & Diversity Ofc Boakye Marvin sold about $198.8K of PZZA on Aug 25, 2022; 144 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Chief People & Diversity Ofc
SELL
2022-08-29 SECtraded 2022-08-25
624
$53.7K
-75.3%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 4.4% of the 14,245 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 144 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chief People & Diversity Ofc Boakye Marvin sold about $53.7K of PZZA on Aug 25, 2022; 144 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
29 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
no insider buys or sells on file
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
144 funds bought in last quarter
more than 56% of Restaurants & Leisure
Revenue
-0.3% year over year
below 71% of Restaurants & Leisure
Margin
1.5% net margin
below 54% of Restaurants & Leisure
Buybacks
no share repurchases reported
Short interest
22.0% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-27) · 5.1 days to cover · settled 2026-10-15
more than 93% of Restaurants & Leisure
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
-64.2%12M
-64%-41%-18%+5%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-08-11 · Ravi Thanawala filed to sell $556.9K
Form 144 (planned sale)
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Who owns PZZA: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
4,958,259 sh
$182.3M
$106.3M
$83.2M

Congress trades in PZZA

No Congress trades reported
No House member has disclosed a trade in this stock. See what Congress is buying.

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

PZZA planned insider sales (Form 144)

Notice of intent to sell, filed before any sale
Ravi Thanawala
Filed 2026-08-11
$556.9K

PZZA mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
Brandes Small Cap Value Fund
$17.8M position · as of 2026-06-30
2.8%
SBH SMALL CAP VALUE FUND
$6.4M position · as of 2026-06-30
1.4%
Baird Equity Opportunity Fund
$925.8K position · as of 2026-06-30
1.2%
Small Cap Dividend Fund
$1.1M position · as of 2026-06-30
1.0%
Variable Portfolio - Partners Small Cap Value Fund
$3.1M position · as of 2026-06-30
0.7%
Heartland Value Fund
$5.9M position · as of 2026-06-30
0.5%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Executive pay vs shareholder return · Robert M.Lynch
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2023
$6.8M
$3.2M
$1.5M
-9%
+4%
2022
$5.6M
-$1.7M
$1.3M
-2%
-0%
2021
$7.2M
$14.3M
$1.8M
+53%
+13%
2020
$6.4M
$9.1M
$1.5M
+37%
+17%
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
Insiders have filed to sell, before selling.
The record shows 144 funds added last quarter, $556.9K in planned Form 144 sales. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
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Sector by SEC SIC code

PZZA financials

Revenue growth
-0.3%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
1.5%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$2.0B
four quarters, 2025-06-30 to 2026-06-28
Net margin, TTM
+1.4%
net income over revenue, 2025-06-30 to 2026-06-28
Free cash flow, TTM
$34.2M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-06-30 to 2026-06-28
Debt to equity
n/a
equity is zero or negative, the ratio has no meaning
Cash flow to debt
0.13x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term 2026-06-28 plus current 2026-06-28
Return on equity
n/a
average equity is zero or negative
Return on assets
+3.3%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-29 and 2026-06-28
Return on invested capital
+21.6%
operating income after a 36.6% effective tax rate, over long-term 2026-06-28 plus current 2026-06-28 plus average of 2025-06-29 and 2026-06-28 minus cash
Return on capital employed
+15.1%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-06-29 and 2026-06-28 minus current liabilities
P/E, trailing
23.08x
close 2026-10-26 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2025-06-30 to 2026-06-28
Enterprise value
$1.3B
market value at close 2026-10-26 on 2026-07-31 shares, plus long-term 2026-06-28 plus current 2026-06-28, minus cash 2025-12-28
FCF yield
+5.7%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-26
PEG, trailing
n/a
trailing EPS growth -65%, PEG needs growth
Price as of 2026-10-26. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2025-122024-122023-122022-12
Revenue$2.1B$2.1B$2.1B$2.1B
Operating income$89.1M$156.7M$147.1M$109.0M
Net income$30.5M$83.5M$82.1M$67.8M
EPS (diluted)0.902.542.481.89
Operating cash flow$126.0M$106.6M$193.1M$117.8M
Cash$34.6M$38.0M$40.6M$47.4M
Long-term debt$710.4M$741.6M$757.4M$597.1M
Buybacks$0$2.1M$210.3M$125.0M
Dividends paid$61.1M$60.6M$58.5M$54.8M
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28

PZZA Stock Sonar score 5/7 axes

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PZZA ranks highest on profitability (71st percentile) and institutional and government (56th), and lowest on risk and compliance (24th), among Restaurants & Leisure peers.

ProfitHealthGrowthInstitutionsRisk
Profitability
71
Inputs
  • Return on equityaverage equity is zero or negative
  • Return on assets+3.3% · 61 pct, sector of 120
  • Return on invested capital+21.6% · 72 pct, sector of 41
  • Return on capital employed+15.1% · 80 pct, sector of 104
Financial health
38
Inputs
  • Debt to equityequity is zero or negative, the ratio has no meaning
  • Cash flow to debt0.13x · 38 pct, sector of 105
Growth
29
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY-0.3% · 29 pct, sector of 143
  • Backlog growth, YoYno backlog line filed, or no year-earlier backlog
Institutional and government
56
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter144 · 56 pct, sector of 112
  • Congress net buyers, 365dno Congress trades in 365 days
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quartersno lobbying filings in the last four quarters
Risk and compliance
24
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+22.0% · 9 pct, sector of 149
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+13.1% · 38 pct, sector of 100
2 not measured: Insider conviction, US patents
  • Insider conviction needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: no Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) in 180 days; no insider trades in 180 days
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

5 of 7 axes scored. Each is a percentile against sector peers (all companies when the sector is thin); higher is better. An unscored axis is unmeasured, not low. How it is scored

PZZA filings, in plain words

Are there planned insider sales of PZZA?

Yes. 1 Form 144 notice of planned insider sales was filed in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, covering $556.9K of stock; the latest, by Ravi Thanawala, was filed 2026-08-11.

Read the full summary

Insiders filed 1 Form 144 notice of intent to sell in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, covering $556.9K of stock. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-28, dated the day the filing was made public.

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