Papa John’s International, Inc. (PZZA) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Operator

Good day, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to Papa John’s First Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call and webcast. [Operator Instructions] Please be advised, today’s conference is being recorded.

I would now like to turn the conference over to your speaker today, Heather Hollander. Please go ahead.

Heather Hollander
Senior VP of Strategy, Investor Relations and FP&A

Good morning, and welcome to our first quarter 2026 earnings conference call. Earlier this morning, we issued our earnings release, which can be found on our Investor Relations website at ir.papajohns.com under the News and Events tab or by contacting our Investor Relations department. Joining me on the call this morning are Todd Penegor, President and Chief Executive Officer; and Ravi Thanawala, Chief Financial Officer and President, North America. Comments made during this call will include forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These statements may involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from these statements. Forward-looking statements should be considered in conjunction with the cautionary statements in our earnings release and the risk factors included in our SEC filings. In addition, please refer to our earnings release and our Investor Relations website for the required reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures discussed on today’s call. Lastly, we ask that you please limit your questions to one question and one follow-up.