How many employees does Papa John's International, Inc. have?

Papa John's International, Inc. reported 9,400 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 26, 2026. That is down 17.5% from a year earlier.

What is Papa John's International, Inc.'s revenue per employee?

Papa John's International, Inc. brought in $2.05B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $218K per employee. That ranks 3 of 25 companies we track in Restaurants, where the median is $92K.

Where do these numbers come from?

Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

Company data

Papa John's International, Inc. employees and revenue per employee

PZZA · Restaurants · $650M market cap

Papa John's International, Inc. had 9,400 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, down 17.5% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $2.05B, down 0.3% from a year earlier, or $218K per employee. Revenue fell, and headcount fell or held flat with it.

Employees

9,400

-17.5% YoY

Revenue

$2.05B

-0.3% YoY

Revenue / employee

$218K

Peer median $92K

Rank in industry

3 of 25

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Headcount against revenue

Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.

EmployeesRevenueIndexed to 100 in Dec 2016

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PZZA employees and revenue by fiscal year
Year ending	Employees	Revenue	Per employee	Staff YoY	Revenue YoY
Dec 2025	9,400	$2.05B	$218K	-17.5%	-0.3%
Dec 2024	11,400	$2.06B	$181K	-13.6%	-3.6%
Dec 2023	13,200	$2.14B	$162K	+10.0%	+1.6%
Dec 2022	12,000	$2.10B	$175K	-14.3%	+1.6%
Dec 2021	14,000	$2.07B	$148K	-16.2%	+14.1%
Dec 2020	16,700	$1.81B	$109K	+1.2%	+12.0%
Dec 2019	16,500	$1.62B	$98K	-8.3%	+2.9%
Dec 2018	18,000	$1.57B	$87K	-19.6%	-11.8%
Dec 2017	22,400	$1.78B	$80K	-3.0%	+4.1%
Dec 2016	23,100	$1.71B	$74K	—	—

Open roles: we have not matched a verified job board for this company yet.

Employees, last six fiscal years

Revenue per employee, last six fiscal years

Papa John's International, Inc. against similar companies

The closest industry peers by revenue, from Restaurants.

Company	Employees	Revenue	Revenue / employee	Shape
PZZA Papa John's International, Inc.	9,400	$2.05B	$218K	Contracting
WEN The Wendy's Company	14,900	$2.18B	$146K	Hiring into decline
SHAK Shake Shack Inc.	13,873	$1.45B	$104K	Efficient growth
CAVA CAVA Group, Inc.	12,900	$1.18B	$91K	Hiring ahead
CAKE The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated	48,400	$3.75B	$78K	Efficient growth
FWRG First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc.	17,500	$1.22B	$70K	Efficient growth
BJRI BJ's Restaurants, Inc.	22,000	$1.40B	$64K	Hiring ahead
BROS Dutch Bros Inc.	32,000	$1.64B	$51K	Efficient growth
CBRL Cracker Barrel Old Country Store	74,500	$3.32B	$45K	Contracting

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Questions about Papa John's International, Inc.

How many employees does Papa John's International, Inc. have?: Papa John's International, Inc. reported 9,400 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 26, 2026. That is down 17.5% from a year earlier.
What is Papa John's International, Inc.'s revenue per employee?: Papa John's International, Inc. brought in $2.05B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $218K per employee. That ranks 3 of 25 companies we track in Restaurants, where the median is $92K.
Where do these numbers come from?: Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in Papa John's International, Inc.'s annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 26, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell PZZA.