Papa John's International (PZZA) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Reported EPS
- $0.46
- Estimate
- $0.45
- Surprise
- +2.2%
- Revenue (period 2026-06-28)
- $482.4M
- Score today
- 4.3/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Papa John's International (PZZA) beat the $0.45 estimate with diluted EPS of $0.46 — a modest 2.2% upside surprise.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates PZZA Sell at 4.3/10; no pre/post engine snapshot brackets this report.
2 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +2.2% surprise compares with a -7.2% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-11-05.
What argues against it
- Concentration risk — Supplier: mozzarella cheese
- Concentration risk — Supplier: garlic sauce
- Quality below floor (3.7 < 4.0)
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $20.29
- Price target
- $24.94
- Stop
- $19.39
- Upside to target
- +22.9%
- Reward-to-risk
- 2.8:1
The stock trades at 27.3× trailing but 15.6× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Risk check: RSI 27 — a level conventionally read as oversold; trading volume is running 1.8× its average — elevated turnover around the report window.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-09-17 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
PZZA at TrendMatrix's latest read
Cyclical consumer names live and die on demand momentum — same-quarter comps and guidance carry more weight than the headline surprise.
- Industry
- Restaurants
- Market cap
- $682.1M
- P/E (fwd)
- 15.6
- P/E (ttm)
- 27.3
- 52-week range
- $20.53–$55.74
- Off 52-week high
- 63.6%
- RSI (14)
- 27
- Volume vs avg
- 1.83×
- Score today
- 4.3/10