Papa Johns International (PZZA) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Todd A. Penegor, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $8.4M in 2025, up 75% from $4.8M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 849:1, on median employee pay of $9,947.

Filed
March 26, 2026
Annual meeting
April 30, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$8.4M+75% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
849:1median $9,947
CEO pay in equity
63%$5.3M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
93%of votes cast
CEO Total Compensation
$8,442,953For fiscal year 2025
CEO to Median Pay Ratio
849:1Based on median pay of $9,947
Say-on-Pay Support
93.29%At prior annual meeting
Global System-wide Sales
$4.9 billion1% increase over prior year

How Penegor was paid

$8.4M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary12%Bonus3%Stock awards63%Non-equity incentive19%All other compensation4%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Todd A. PenegorPresident and Chief Executive Officer$8,442,953
Ravi ThanawalaChief Financial Officer & President, North America$2,850,605
Kevin VasconiChief Digital & Technology Officer$1,800,005
Caroline Miller OylerChief Administrative Officer, Corporate Secretary$1,735,830
Joseph SieveFormer Chief Restaurant & Global Development Officer$1,603,357

What changed and why

  • $8.4MTodd Penegor received total compensation of $8,442,953 in his first full year as CEO.
  • 105.7%Management incentive plan payouts averaged 105.7% of target based on adjusted EBITDA and sales goals.
  • $2.1BTotal revenues were approximately $2.1 billion, remaining flat compared to the previous fiscal year.
  • Prior performance-based units from 2023 yielded no vesting due to bottom quartile TSR ranking.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.