Papa John's International (FRA:PP1) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share: €2.24 (As of Mar. 2026)

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FRA:PP1 Papa John's International Inc FRA:PP1
67 GF Score
Price €29.00
GF Value €38.93
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
! 3 Warning Signs
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What is Papa John's International Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

Papa John's International FRA:PP1 +2.11% 67 Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is €2.24 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates FRA:PP1 with a GF Score™ of 67/100 and a GF Value™ of €38.93 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review.

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

Papa John's International's adjusted free cash flow per share for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was €-0.165. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is €2.24 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2026.

During the past 12 months, Papa John's International's average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was -8.70% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 0.40% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 4.30% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 7.70% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate using Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate of Papa John's International was 79.70% per year. The lowest was 0.40% per year. And the median was 11.80% per year.

As of today (2026-07-20), Papa John's International's current stock price is €29.00. Papa John's International's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was €2.24. Papa John's International's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is 12.95.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of Papa John's International was 56.80. The lowest was 10.82. And the median was 29.33.


Papa John's International  (FRA:PP1) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Explanation

If a company grows much fast than inflation, Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share may underestimate the company's free cash flow. Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF can seem to be too high even the actual Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is low.

For the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, the free cash flow per share of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/FCF calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is also called CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Papa John's International's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=29.00/2.24
=12.95

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of Papa John's International was 56.80. The lowest was 10.82. And the median was 29.33.


Be Aware

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF works better for cyclical companies. It gives you a better idea on the company's real free cash flow value.


Papa John's International Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Related Terms


Papa John's International Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Papa John's International's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Papa John's International Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Chart

Papa John's International Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
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Papa John's International Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.58 2.42 2.37 2.30 2.24

FRA:PP1 vs CBRL, BJRI, BH: Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Comparison

For the Restaurants subindustry, Papa John's International's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Papa John's International Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF vs Restaurants Industry

For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Papa John's International's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Papa John's International's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.


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Papa John's International Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Calculation

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

What is Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share? How do we calculate Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years. Let's use an example to explain.

If we want to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of Wal-Mart (WMT) for Dec. 31, 2010, we need to have the inflation data and the free cash flow per share from 2001 through 2010.

We adjusted the 2001 free cash flow per share data with the total inflation from 2001 through 2010 to the equivalent free cash flow in 2010. If the total inflation from 2001 to 2010 is 40%, and Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 a share in 2001, then the 2001's equivalent free cash flow in 2010 is $1.4 a share. If Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 again in 2002, and the total inflation from 2002 through 2010 is 35%, then the equivalent 2002 free cash flow in 2010 is $1.35. So on and so forth, you get the equivalent free cash flow per share of past 10 years. Then you add them together and divided the sum by the count to get Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

For example, Papa John's International's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare= Free Cash Flow per Share /CPI of Mar. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2026)
=-0.165/330.2130*330.2130
=-0.165

Current CPI (Mar. 2026) = 330.2130.

Papa John's International Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201606 0.760 241.018 1.041
201609 0.641 241.428 0.877
201612 0.310 241.432 0.424
201703 0.808 243.801 1.094
201706 0.362 244.955 0.488
201709 0.558 246.819 0.747
201712 0.258 246.524 0.346
201803 0.663 249.554 0.877
201806 0.651 251.989 0.853
201809 0.613 252.439 0.802
201812 -0.665 251.233 -0.874
201903 0.145 254.202 0.188
201906 0.256 256.143 0.330
201909 0.233 256.759 0.300
201912 0.045 256.974 0.058
202003 0.778 258.115 0.995
202006 1.254 257.797 1.606
202009 1.813 260.280 2.300
202012 0.162 260.474 0.205
202103 1.425 264.877 1.776
202106 1.203 271.696 1.462
202109 1.060 274.310 1.276
202112 -0.854 278.802 -1.011
202203 0.380 287.504 0.436
202206 -0.008 296.311 -0.009
202209 0.379 296.808 0.422
202212 0.301 296.797 0.335
202303 0.609 301.836 0.666
202306 1.035 305.109 1.120
202309 0.487 307.789 0.522
202312 1.130 306.746 1.216
202403 -0.030 312.332 -0.032
202406 0.392 314.175 0.412
202409 -0.105 315.301 -0.110
202412 0.734 315.605 0.768
202503 0.537 319.799 0.554
202506 0.423 322.561 0.433
202509 0.487 324.800 0.495
202512 -0.065 324.054 -0.066
202603 -0.165 330.213 -0.165

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

What does a Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of €2.24 mean?
Papa John's International (FRA:PP1) has a Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of €2.24 as of Mar. 2026. Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share represents the company's inflation-adjusted FCF per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Papa John's International and its competitors.
Is Papa John's International's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share too high?
Papa John's International's current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is €2.24. Overall, Papa John's International has a GF Score™ of 67/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Papa John's International's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share compare to CBRL and BJRI?
Papa John's International's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of €2.24 can be compared against companies in the Restaurants industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for a Restaurants company?
A good Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share depends on the Restaurants industry context. However, Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share mean?
A high Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share represents the company's inflation-adjusted FCF per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Papa John's International and its competitors. Papa John's International's current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is €2.24. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Papa John's International stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Papa John's International (FRA:PP1) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is €38.93, compared to a current price of €29.00 — trading 25.5% below its estimated fair value. The current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is €2.24. Papa John's International's overall GF Score™ is 67/100 with 3 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share calculated?
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Papa John's International (FRA:PP1), the current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is €2.24 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Papa John's International (FRA:PP1) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Papa John's International stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of €29.00 is trading 25.5% below its estimated GF Value™ of €38.93. GuruFocus considers Papa John's International to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for FRA:PP1:

  • Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share: €2.24
  • GF Value™: €38.93 vs. price of €29.00 (25.5% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 67/100 with 3 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the FRA:PP1 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Papa John's International Business Description

Other Exchanges PZZA:USA1PZZA:Italy
Address 2002 Papa John\'s Boulevard, Louisville, KY, USA, 40299-2367
Papa John's International Inc operates and franchises pizza delivery and carryout restaurants and, in certain international markets, dine-in and delivery restaurants. It has four defined reportable segments: Domestic Company-owned restaurants, North America franchising, North America commissaries, and International. The company derives maximum revenue from North America commissaries segment. The North America commissaries segment consists of the operations of its regional dough production and product distribution centers in the United States and Canada and derives its revenues principally from the sale and distribution of food and paper products to Domestic Company-owned and franchised restaurants in the United States and Canada.
67GF Score

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