Head to head
Papa John's vs McDonald's
Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: PZZA · MCD
PZZA
Papa John's
19.38+0.10%
1-year price shape — -55% over the period
Quant Rating D · 41/100
vs
MCD
McDonald's
234.88+1.73%
1-year price shape — -20% over the period
Quant Rating D · 19/100
1-year performance, rebased to 100
McDonald's edges it on the scoreable measures. McDonald's has done best over the past year (-20%); McDonald's trades cheapest on trailing earnings; McDonald's earns the most per share.
| PZZA | MCD | |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshot | ||
| Sector | Restaurants | Restaurants |
| Last price | 19.38 | 234.88 |
| Change today | +0.10% | +1.73% |
| 1-year return | -54.9% | -20.1% |
| Market cap | $638.02M | $166.21B |
| 52-week range | 18.92 – 53.66 | 229.20 – 335.18 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E (TTM) | 24.23 | 19.08 |
| P/E percentile, own 5-yr range | 41st | 0th |
| P/B | -1.41 | -162.43 |
| Dividend yield | 9.49% | 3.13% |
| Profitability & growth | ||
| EPS (TTM) | 0.90 | 11.95 |
| Net profit (TTM) | $29.63M | $8.46B |
| Revenue (TTM) | $1.97B | $27.70B |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | -8.8% | +3.8% |
| Gross margin | 20.2% | 57.4% |
| Operating margin | 4.1% | 45.7% |
| Net margin | 1.4% | 31.7% |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $24.64M | $7.76B |
| Ownership & sentiment | ||
| Institutional ownership | 115.2% | 75.9% |
| Insider activity (12mo) | 36 buy / 14 sell | 26 buy / 20 sell |
| Short interest (% of float) | 21.1% | 1.7% |
| Analyst consensus | 33% buy / 67% hold (6) | 58% buy / 38% hold / 4% sell (26) |
| Analyst price target | $30 (+53%) | $298 (+27%) |
| StockVane view | ||
| StockVane Quant Rating | D (41) | D (19) |
| Company | ||
| Employees | 9,400 | 150,000 |
| Founded | 1984 | 1955 |
▲ marks the more favourable stock(s) on measures with a clear direction (lower P/E, higher yield, higher Quant Rating, better 1-year return). Analyst consensus counts each covering institution once, at its most recent rating. Not a recommendation. Quant Rating method: Data & Methodology.