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PZZA Dividend History, Yield & Dates
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PZZAPapa John's International, Inc.
Consumer Cyclical / Restaurants
Low Priority
In Line With Peers
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- Momentum33
- Value61
- Quality40
- Risk resilience50
- Sentiment—
PZZA Dividend answer
Papa John's International, Inc. (PZZA) pays a quarterly dividend. Forward dividend yield: 9.97%, or $1.84 a year at the latest dividend. Trailing 12-month yield: 7.48%, from $1.38 per share paid over the past year. Its latest dividend was $0.46 per share. Latest ex-dividend date: May 18, 2026. Payment date: May 29, 2026. Next dividend status: not announced.
PZZA Dividend Snapshot
Yield, annual dividend, latest payment, payout coverage, growth, and dividend history are emphasized for this stock. Yield methodology is labeled separately from payout coverage.
Next PZZA Dividend Date
When PZZA next goes ex-dividend, the amount where it has been declared, and whether that state is announced, projected or not yet known.
Next PZZA dividend
PZZA's next dividend has not yet been announced. The latest completed dividend was $0.46 per share. Data last checked: Oct 5, 2026.
Latest PZZA Dividend Dates
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PZZA Dividend History
Recent per-share dividends show payment cadence. Trailing-year and growth reads are shown only when the available rows cover a complete comparable window.
Dividend reliability
Recent dividend payments are summarized as cadence and coverage signals. Exact rows remain below for auditability.
PZZA Annual Dividend History
PZZA Dividend Growth
Latest row amount $0.46, event yield 5.58%.
This page labels the feed as recent history when multi-year rows, payment dates, or record dates are incomplete. Announced calendar dates are separated from completed dividend history.
Dividend growth
- 5-year regular dividend CAGR
- 15.38%
- Cohort rank
- #33
- Cohort standing
- Top 10%
- Consumer Cyclical rank
- #8
- 2020 regular DPS
- $0.900
- 2025 regular DPS
- $1.840
- Absolute change
- $0.940
- Years increased
- 4
- Years reduced
- 0
PZZA's split-adjusted regular dividend per share grew at 15.38% a year from 2020 through 2025, ranking #33 among US dividend-paying corporations that never cut the payout in AlgovestIQ's study.
Split-adjusted regular dividends per share, 2020–2025, excluding special dividends. Research as of Sep 19, 2026.
PZZA Dividend Yield
How PZZA's trailing 12-month dividend yield is calculated, and what it does and does not account for.
Yield methodology
PZZA's trailing dividend yield is the regular dividends paid over the last twelve months divided by the latest available share price. Payouts classified as special or supplemental are excluded, because a one-off payment is not recurring income. It is a backward-looking measure and is not the same as a forward yield, which annualises the most recent declared payment instead.
Dividend coverage
Coverage is read from earnings and cash flow rather than from the yield. A payout ratio leaves room, or does not; free cash flow either covers the payment, or the company is funding it another way. These are inputs to a judgement, not a guarantee of future payments.
Recent PZZA dividend payments
| Ex-date | Dividend | Adjusted | Yield at ex-date | Frequency | TTM adjusted | Declared | Record date | Payment date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2026 | $0.46 | $0.46 | 5.58% | Quarterly | $1.84 | May 5, 2026 | May 18, 2026 | May 29, 2026 |
| Feb 9, 2026 | $0.46 | $0.46 | 5.28% | Quarterly | $1.84 | Jan 23, 2026 | Feb 9, 2026 | Feb 20, 2026 |
| Nov 17, 2025 | $0.46 | $0.46 | 4.57% | Quarterly | $1.84 | Oct 29, 2025 | Nov 17, 2025 | Nov 28, 2025 |
| Aug 18, 2025 | $0.46 | $0.46 | 4.01% | Quarterly | $1.84 | Aug 1, 2025 | Aug 18, 2025 | Aug 29, 2025 |
| May 19, 2025 | $0.46 | $0.46 | 4.46% | Quarterly | $1.84 | May 1, 2025 | May 19, 2025 | May 30, 2025 |
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| Feb 10, 2025 | $0.46 | $0.46 | 4.76% | Quarterly | $1.84 | Jan 27, 2025 | Feb 10, 2025 | Feb 21, 2025 |
| Nov 18, 2024 | $0.46 | $0.46 | 3.85% | Quarterly | $1.84 | Oct 29, 2024 | Nov 18, 2024 | Nov 29, 2024 |
| Aug 19, 2024 | $0.46 | $0.46 | 3.96% | Quarterly | $1.84 | Jul 31, 2024 | Aug 19, 2024 | Aug 30, 2024 |
| May 17, 2024 | $0.46 | $0.46 | 3.60% | Quarterly | $1.84 | May 3, 2024 | May 20, 2024 | May 31, 2024 |
| Feb 9, 2024 | $0.46 | $0.46 | 2.48% | Quarterly | $1.80 | Jan 29, 2024 | Feb 12, 2024 | Feb 23, 2024 |
| Nov 10, 2023 | $0.46 | $0.46 | 2.73% | Quarterly | $1.76 | Oct 24, 2023 | Nov 13, 2023 | Nov 24, 2023 |
| Aug 11, 2023 | $0.46 | $0.46 | 2.10% | Quarterly | $1.72 | Jul 31, 2023 | Aug 14, 2023 | Aug 25, 2023 |
| May 12, 2023 | $0.42 | $0.42 | 2.19% | Quarterly | $1.68 | Apr 26, 2023 | May 15, 2023 | May 26, 2023 |
| Feb 3, 2023 | $0.42 | $0.42 | 1.73% | Quarterly | $1.61 | Jan 26, 2023 | Feb 6, 2023 | Feb 17, 2023 |
| Nov 10, 2022 | $0.42 | $0.42 | 1.87% | Quarterly | $1.54 | Oct 27, 2022 | Nov 14, 2022 | Nov 25, 2022 |
| Aug 12, 2022 | $0.42 | $0.42 | 1.58% | Quarterly | $1.47 | Aug 2, 2022 | Aug 15, 2022 | Aug 26, 2022 |
| May 13, 2022 | $0.35 | $0.35 | 1.71% | Quarterly | $1.40 | Apr 26, 2022 | May 16, 2022 | May 27, 2022 |
| Feb 4, 2022 | $0.35 | $0.35 | 1.05% | Quarterly | $1.28 | Jan 27, 2022 | Feb 7, 2022 | Feb 18, 2022 |
| Nov 8, 2021 | $0.35 | $0.35 | 88.37% | Quarterly | $1.15 | Oct 29, 2021 | Nov 9, 2021 | Nov 19, 2021 |
| Aug 13, 2021 | $0.35 | $0.35 | 80.32% | Quarterly | $1.03 | Aug 5, 2021 | Aug 16, 2021 | Aug 27, 2021 |
| May 10, 2021 | $0.225 | $0.225 | 94.35% | Quarterly | $0.90 | Apr 27, 2021 | May 11, 2021 | May 21, 2021 |
| Feb 5, 2021 | $0.225 | $0.225 | 88.41% | Quarterly | $0.90 | Jan 26, 2021 | Feb 8, 2021 | Feb 19, 2021 |
| Nov 9, 2020 | $0.225 | $0.225 | 1.17% | Quarterly | $0.90 | Oct 30, 2020 | Nov 10, 2020 | Nov 20, 2020 |
| Aug 10, 2020 | $0.225 | $0.225 | 95.54% | Quarterly | $0.90 | Jul 31, 2020 | Aug 11, 2020 | Aug 21, 2020 |
| May 8, 2020 | $0.225 | $0.225 | 1.11% | Quarterly | $0.90 | Apr 30, 2020 | May 11, 2020 | May 22, 2020 |
| Feb 7, 2020 | $0.225 | $0.225 | 1.39% | Quarterly | $0.90 | Jan 14, 2020 | Feb 10, 2020 | Feb 21, 2020 |
| Nov 7, 2019 | $0.225 | $0.225 | 1.44% | Quarterly | $0.90 | Oct 22, 2019 | Nov 11, 2019 | Nov 22, 2019 |
| Aug 9, 2019 | $0.225 | $0.225 | 1.96% | Quarterly | $0.90 | Jul 18, 2019 | Aug 12, 2019 | Aug 23, 2019 |
| May 10, 2019 | $0.225 | $0.225 | 1.72% | Quarterly | $0.90 | Apr 30, 2019 | May 13, 2019 | May 24, 2019 |
| Feb 8, 2019 | $0.225 | $0.225 | 2.09% | Quarterly | $0.90 | Jan 17, 2019 | Feb 11, 2019 | Feb 22, 2019 |
| Nov 8, 2018 | $0.225 | $0.225 | 1.62% | Quarterly | $0.90 | Nov 1, 2018 | Nov 12, 2018 | Nov 23, 2018 |
| Aug 10, 2018 | $0.225 | $0.225 | 2.24% | Quarterly | $0.90 | Aug 1, 2018 | Aug 13, 2018 | Aug 24, 2018 |
| May 11, 2018 | $0.225 | $0.225 | 1.71% | Quarterly | $0.90 | May 3, 2018 | May 14, 2018 | May 25, 2018 |
| Feb 9, 2018 | $0.225 | $0.225 | 1.53% | Quarterly | $0.875 | Jan 30, 2018 | Feb 12, 2018 | Feb 23, 2018 |
| Nov 6, 2017 | $0.225 | $0.225 | 1.45% | Quarterly | $0.85 | Oct 27, 2017 | Nov 7, 2017 | Nov 17, 2017 |
| Aug 3, 2017 | $0.225 | $0.225 | 1.07% | Quarterly | — | Jul 28, 2017 | Aug 7, 2017 | Aug 18, 2017 |
| May 4, 2017 | $0.20 | $0.20 | 98.32% | Quarterly | — | Apr 28, 2017 | May 8, 2017 | May 19, 2017 |
| Feb 2, 2017 | $0.20 | $0.20 | 94.62% | Quarterly | — | Jan 27, 2017 | Feb 6, 2017 | Feb 17, 2017 |
| Nov 3, 2016 | $0.20 | $0.20 | 95.99% | Quarterly | — | Oct 27, 2016 | Nov 7, 2016 | Nov 18, 2016 |
Dividend yield is only the starting point. Pair the current distribution with payout ratio, free cash flow coverage, balance-sheet risk, and the history of actual payments before treating income as durable.
A higher yield is more useful when earnings and free cash flow cover the distribution. A yield caused by a falling stock price can be a warning, not a bargain.
Stable or rising payments can indicate capital return discipline. Flat, skipped, or missing payments should be read with earnings and cash flow before drawing conclusions.
A low payout ratio can leave room for growth; a high payout ratio can indicate limited cushion. Cyclical companies need more room than stable defensive businesses.
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PZZA Dividends FAQ
Does PZZA pay a dividend?
Papa John's International, Inc. (PZZA) has covered dividend payment history on this page, including a latest dividend of $0.46 per share and a quarterly cadence based on available events.
What is PZZA's dividend yield?
PZZA's trailing dividend yield is 7.48%. Trailing dividend yield equals dividends paid over the trailing 12 months divided by the latest available share price.
When is PZZA's next dividend?
PZZA's next dividend has not been announced in the current AlgovestIQ snapshot. The latest completed dividend row remains available in the history table when covered data exists.
When is PZZA's ex-dividend date?
PZZA's latest covered ex-dividend date is May 18, 2026. Future ex-dividend dates are shown only when announced or explicitly projected.
How has PZZA's dividend changed?
PZZA's one-year dividend growth is -25.00% based on comparable covered dividend history.