PZZA FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #8 of 18 in industry

Papa Johns International Inc CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $8.4M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $9,947 · Eating & Drinking Places.

Eating & Drinking Places peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-03-26
Industry
Eating & Drinking Places
Industry rank
#8/18

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
849:1
Extreme (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$8.4M
Median worker
$9,947

Answer first

Papa Johns International Inc's FY2025 CEO total of $8.4M ranks #646 of 1,423 complete filings; its 849:1 pay ratio ranks #53. Dollar rank is not ratio rank.

According to the same FY2025 complete-filing cohort used on the rankings boards (CEO total, median worker, and ratio all present). Median worker pay is $9,947. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-58 peer cohort (# 8 of 18, 61st percentile - above the industry median pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Eating & Drinking Places companies.

Dollar rank
#646
$8.4M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#53
849:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
61st
above the industry median pay ratio

How Papa Johns International Inc ranks nationally

Papa Johns International Inc CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

Total CEO compensation, the full national distribution, this company marked

$8,442,953 Top 45% higher than 55% of 1,423 companies

$0–$2,500,000: 304 companies (21%). Below this entry. $2,500,000–$5,000,000: 182 companies (13%). Below this entry. $5,000,000–$7,500,000: 208 companies (15%). Below this entry. $7,500,000–$10,000,000: 192 companies (13%). This entry sits in this band. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). Above this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). Above this entry. $15,000,000–$17,500,000: 88 companies (6%). Above this entry. $17,500,000–$20,000,000: 54 companies (4%). Above this entry. $20,000,000–$22,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $22,500,000–$25,000,000: 34 companies (2%). Above this entry. $25,000,000–$27,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $27,500,000–$30,000,000: 16 companies (1%). Above this entry. $30,000,000–$32,500,000: 10 companies (1%). Above this entry. $32,500,000–$35,000,000: 7 companies (0%). Above this entry. $35,000,000–$37,500,000: 9 companies (1%). Above this entry. $37,500,000–$40,000,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $40,000,000–$42,500,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $42,500,000–$45,000,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $45,000,000–$47,500,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $47,500,000–$50,000,000: 27 companies (2%). Above this entry. This company $0 $50M+ every complete-filing company, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $2500K-wide band; taller bars hold more companies. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source SEC DEF 14A Section 953(b) disclosures, PlainCEOPay extract · FY2025

Papa Johns International Inc vs. Eating & Drinking Places peers

CEO total pay ($8.4M) against pay ratio (849:1) for Papa Johns International Inc (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Eating & Drinking Places industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both7189247.810696255.314203262.817710270.221217277.7377.8:1637.4:1897:11156.6:11416.2:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Papa Johns International Inc, CEO total pay: 8442953 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 849:1Papa Johns International IncChipotle Mexican Grill Inc, CEO total pay: 15457156 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 886:1Chipotle Mexican Grill IncMcdonalds Corp, CEO total pay: 20579640 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 1082:1Mcdonalds CorpYum Brands Inc, CEO total pay: 17908782 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 1167:1Yum Brands IncTexas Roadhouse, Inc., CEO total pay: 10816148 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 527:1Texas Roadhouse, Inc.Restaurant Brands International Inc., CEO total pay: 15159780 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 1369:1Restaurant Brands International Inc.
Papa Johns International Inc vs. Eating & Drinking Places peers, plotted against the industry's $7.8M median CEO total and 425:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Eating & Drinking Places peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 18 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 58. Segments sum to the peer set, not this company's compensation pillar.

CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2025

A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in Papa Johns International Inc's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Papa Johns International Inc

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2021–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
849:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+29:1
from FY2024 820:1
CEO $ YoY
+75%
$8.4M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Papa Johns International Inc CEO total compensation, median worker pay, and pay ratio by fiscal year from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A.
FY CEO pay Δ pay Median worker Pay ratio Δ ratio
2021 $7.2M - $9,027 802:1 -
2022 $5.6M -22% $9,953 566:1 -236:1
2023 $6.8M +20% $13,650 497:1 -69:1
2024 $4.8M -29% $10,347 820:1 +323:1
2025 $8.4M +75% $9,947 849:1 +29:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 901491, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Eating & Drinking Places

This Company's Ratio
849:1
Industry Median Ratio
425:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$7.8M
This CEO's Pay
$8.4M
Companies in Industry
18
vs. Industry Median
Above
#8 of 18 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Eating & Drinking Places →

Papa Johns International Inc: upper-tail Item 402(u) ratio

Papa Johns International Inc's 849:1 ratio ranks #53 of 1,423 FY2025 complete filings (higher third by ratio). the CEO earned 849× the median employee ($9,947) in FY2025.

At $9,947 median worker pay (LOW-MED), the EXTREME stamp means roughly 849 years of median wages to match one CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$8.4M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, near median

Pay Ratio

849:1

Outlier, top decile

Papa Johns International Inc in the higher-ratio third

Papa Johns International Inc's 849:1 ratio ranks #53 of 1,423 FY2025 complete filings (higher third by ratio). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Eating & Drinking Places (SIC 58) median ratio is 425:1 across 18 FY2025 filers; Papa Johns International Inc's $8.4M CEO total is above the $7.8M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #646 and ratio rank #53 split - treat 849:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Eating & Drinking Places peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$8.4M
Median Employee Pay
$9,947
Pay Ratio
849:1
Filing Date
2026-03-26

Company Info

Ticker
PZZA
CIK
901491
Industry
Eating & Drinking Places
SIC Code
5812
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 901491, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Papa Johns International Inc's 849:1 ratio ranks #53 of 1,423 FY2025 complete filings (higher third by ratio).

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ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps EXTREME · HEAVY · LOW-MED.

Lennox International Inc · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $8.5M (Δ $8K heavier vs Papa Johns International Inc); MID · PAR-MED vs this page's EXTREME · HEAVY · LOW-MED.
Timken Co · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $8.4M (Δ $9K lighter vs Papa Johns International Inc); MID · PAR-MED vs this page's EXTREME · HEAVY · LOW-MED.
Dte Energy Co · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $8.5M (Δ $14K heavier vs Papa Johns International Inc); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's EXTREME · HEAVY · LOW-MED.
Travere Therapeutics, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $8.5M (Δ $14K heavier vs Papa Johns International Inc); FLOOR · ELITE-MED vs this page's EXTREME · HEAVY · LOW-MED.
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc (SIC 58 pole)

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc stamps EXTREME · PEAK nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Papa Johns International Inc's EXTREME filing.
National dual ranks · #646/#53

Papa Johns International Inc's FY2025 package sits #646 by CEO dollars and #53 by ratio under HEAVY · EXTREME.
Highest-paid CEOs · EXTREME

Papa Johns International Inc's EXTREME stamp is in the upper tail - the highest-paid list shows how dollar packages and ratios diverge.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Papa Johns International Inc (CIK 901491), FY2025. See our methodology. Aggregated by PlainCEOPay as of August 2026.

Data currency: Executive compensation from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A proxy statements through fiscal year 2025, compiled and last refreshed August 2026. See our methodology for source dates and refresh cadence. Spot a figure that looks wrong? Report a correction.