Papa Johns International

Name: Papa Johns International (PZZA) shares outstanding since 1999, split adjusted
Creator: Buyback Radar
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

PZZA

Papa Johns International has retired 68.1% of its shares since 1999, from 103,067,752 to 32,921,687.

68.1%retired since 1999

9.5%last 5 years

-0.4%last 12 months

33Mshares today

At $19.39 a share, a market value of $638.4M. FCF yield 5.4%, P/E 23.2, trailing twelve months to June 2026.

Shares outstanding, 1999 to todaysplit adjusted, from SEC filings

1999, 103,067,7522026-07-31, 32,921,687

A share bought in 1999

3.1× more of Papa Johns International today, without buying another share. It was one of 103,067,752 shares then. It is one of 32,921,687 now.

Every filing we read27 fiscal years, split adjusted

Fiscal year	Date	Shares outstanding	Filing
1999	2000-03-13	103,067,752	10-K	cover page
2000	2001-03-12	90,966,328	10-K	cover page
2001	2002-03-15	83,600,960	10-K405	cover page
2002	2003-03-14	71,593,008	10-K	cover page
2003	2004-03-01	70,553,584	10-K	cover page
2004	2005-03-01	65,912,196	10-K	cover page
2005	2006-02-21	66,365,440	10-K	cover page
2006	2007-02-20	59,843,286	10-K	cover page
2007	2008-02-19	57,695,564	10-K	cover page
2008	2009-02-17	55,665,114	10-K	cover page
2009	2010-02-16	54,349,420	10-K
2010	2011-02-14	48,484,508	10-K
2011	2012-02-14	48,484,508	10-K/A
2012	2013-02-22	44,934,246	10-K
2013	2014-02-18	41,888,411	10-K
2014	2015-02-17	39,779,082	10-K
2015	2016-02-16	37,733,506	10-K
2016	2017-02-14	36,755,723	10-K
2017	2018-02-20	33,538,310	10-K
2018	2019-03-04	31,642,269	10-K/A
2019	2020-02-19	32,278,582	10-K
2020	2021-02-17	32,928,113	10-K
2021	2022-02-17	36,018,400	10-K
2022	2023-02-16	34,680,269	10-K
2023	2024-02-22	32,767,073	10-K
2024	2025-02-21	32,661,038	10-K
2025	2026-02-20	32,810,752	10-K

Source: all 10-K filings of Papa Johns International on EDGAR. Download this series as CSV. Licence CC BY 4.0, credit Buyback Radar.

Papa Johns International buybacks, answered

Is Papa Johns International buying back its stock?

Only enough to stand still. The share count is roughly flat over the last twelve months, at 32,921,687 as of July 31, 2026. Over five years the share count is down 9.5%.

How many shares has Papa Johns International bought back?

Net of every new share it issued, Papa Johns International has 70.1 million fewer shares than at its 1999 peak. That is 68.1% of the company.

How many shares does Papa Johns International have outstanding?

32,921,687 shares, as of July 31, 2026, from the cover page of its latest 10-Q. At the 1999 peak it had 103,067,752.

What do Papa Johns International's buybacks mean for a shareholder?

Each share is a bigger slice of the company. Someone who held Papa Johns International stock in 1999 owns 3.1 times as much of the business today without buying another share. Whether that was a good use of cash depends on the price paid.

How does Papa Johns International compare with other cannibal stocks?

Papa Johns International ranks No. 17 of 467 companies on Buyback Radar by share of the company retired since its peak. Close to it on the list: H&R Block (68.4%), eBay (68.4%), Travel & Leisure (67.6%), Allstate (67.4%).

Every answer is computed from Papa Johns International's own SEC filings and rebuilt every Monday. Latest count: 10-Q on EDGAR.