Papa John's International Inc (PZZA) — Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of June 2026: 3.29x

Papa John's International Inc (PZZA) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 3.29x as of June 2026. Operating cash flow of $28.60 Million exceeds net income of $8.70 Million, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. Explore cash flow to debt ratio of Papa John's International Inc to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

Cash Flow Quality Index

3.29x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

$28.60 Million
USD

Net Income

$8.70 Million
USD

Data as of

Jun 2026
Most recent filing

Papa John's International Inc Cash Flow Quality Index (1992–2025)

Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Papa John's International Inc across 34 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see Papa John's International Inc cash flow conversion.

Annual Cash Flow Quality Index for Papa John's International Inc (1992–2025)

Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Papa John's International Inc.

Year Quality Index Operating CF (USD) Net Income YoY Change
2025 3.92x $126.00 Million $32.12 Million ▲ +209.8%
2024 1.27x $106.63 Million $84.20 Million ▼ -46.1%
2023 2.35x $193.06 Million $82.10 Million ▲ +38.4%
2022 1.70x $117.81 Million $69.35 Million ▲ +14.9%
2021 1.48x $184.68 Million $124.95 Million ▼ -52.0%
2020 3.08x $186.44 Million $60.61 Million ▼ -71.8%
2019 10.92x $61.75 Million $5.66 Million ▼ -51.3%
2018 22.43x $72.80 Million $3.25 Million ▲ +1670.5%
2017 1.27x $134.97 Million $106.53 Million ▼ -4.0%
2016 1.32x $144.06 Million $109.09 Million ▼ -32.5%
2015 1.96x $160.31 Million $81.96 Million ▲ +23.9%
2014 1.58x $122.63 Million $77.70 Million ▲ +13.6%
2013 1.39x $101.36 Million $72.98 Million ▼ -12.2%
2012 1.58x $104.38 Million $66.00 Million ▼ -7.0%
2011 1.70x $101.01 Million $59.39 Million ▼ -0.8%
2010 1.72x $89.10 Million $51.94 Million ▼ -2.3%
2009 1.76x $100.91 Million $57.45 Million ▼ -11.5%
2008 1.99x $73.06 Million $36.80 Million ▲ +5.5%
2007 1.88x $61.59 Million $32.73 Million ▲ +39.3%
2006 1.35x $85.60 Million $63.38 Million ▼ -29.1%
2005 1.90x $84.28 Million $44.27 Million ▲ +5.8%
2004 1.80x $41.78 Million $23.22 Million ▼ -28.8%
2003 2.53x $84.84 Million $33.56 Million ▲ +23.8%
2002 2.04x $95.55 Million $46.80 Million ▲ +0.1%
2001 2.04x $96.39 Million $47.24 Million ▼ -15.4%
2000 2.41x $76.72 Million $31.82 Million ▲ +33.2%
1999 1.81x $85.60 Million $47.30 Million ▲ +7.9%
1998 1.68x $63.40 Million $37.80 Million ▲ +0.9%
1997 1.66x $44.70 Million $26.90 Million ▲ +3.7%
1996 1.60x $29.80 Million $18.60 Million ▲ +49.5%
1995 1.07x $12.00 Million $11.20 Million ▼ -26.5%
1994 1.46x $10.50 Million $7.20 Million ▼ -6.6%
1993 1.56x $6.40 Million $4.10 Million ▼ -7.1%
1992 1.68x $4.20 Million $2.50 Million
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.