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Papa John's (PZZA) Surpasses Q4 Earnings and Revenue Estimates
PZZAPapa John’s(PZZA) ZACKS·2025-02-27 14:20

Core Insights - Papa John's reported quarterly earnings of 0.63pershare,exceedingtheZacksConsensusEstimateof0.63 per share, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 0.48 per share, but down from 0.91pershareayearago,representinganearningssurpriseof31.250.91 per share a year ago, representing an earnings surprise of 31.25% [1] - The company achieved revenues of 530.77 million for the quarter ended December 2024, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 3.46%, although this is a decline from 571.32millioninthesamequarterlastyear[2]−Thestockhasincreasedapproximately12.6571.32 million in the same quarter last year [2] - The stock has increased approximately 12.6% since the beginning of the year, outperforming the S&P 500's gain of 1.3% [3] Earnings Outlook - The current consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is 0.62 on revenues of 511.98million,andforthecurrentfiscalyear,itis511.98 million, and for the current fiscal year, it is 2.39 on revenues of 2.07billion[7]−TheestimaterevisionstrendforPapaJohn′sismixed,resultinginaZacksRank3(Hold),indicatingexpectedperformanceinlinewiththemarketinthenearfuture[6]IndustryContext−TheRetail−Restaurantsindustry,towhichPapaJohn′sbelongs,iscurrentlyinthetop252.07 billion [7] - The estimate revisions trend for Papa John's is mixed, resulting in a Zacks Rank 3 (Hold), indicating expected performance in line with the market in the near future [6] Industry Context - The Retail - Restaurants industry, to which Papa John's belongs, is currently in the top 25% of over 250 Zacks industries, suggesting a favorable outlook compared to the bottom 50% [8] - Darden Restaurants, a peer in the same industry, is expected to report quarterly earnings of 2.82 per share, reflecting a year-over-year increase of 7.6%, with revenues projected at $3.22 billion, up 8.2% from the previous year [9][10]