Papa Joe's Pizza
The total investment to open a Papa Joe's Pizza franchise ranges from $36,113 to $515,100. Ongoing royalties are 5%.
What is the Papa Joe's Pizza franchise?
Papa Joe's Pizza is a full service restaurant that sells pizza to diners. Estimated total initial investment is $36,113 to $515,100.
The royalty is 5 percent of sales. The brand was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Loan Activity Score
25/100
SBA Default Rate
33.3%
Active Lenders
5
According to its Franchise Disclosure Document or public business records, Papa Joe's Pizza has 5 locations, all owned by franchisees. Public SBA loan records show 5 lenders made 6 loans to franchisees of Papa Joe's Pizza. PeerSense calculates Papa Joe's Pizza's score as 25 out of 100, using public SBA loan performance and recent lending activity.
Franchising since 1998 · 5 locations
$36,113 to $515,100
5
5 franchised
Proprietary PeerSense metric
LimitedDistinct lenders in public SBA records for Papa Joe's Pizza
6
Total SBA loans
$224K
Average loan size
Source: public SBA 7(a) and 504 loan records through December 31, 2025
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SBA Lending Activity for Papa Joe's Pizza
Loan Activity Score Breakdown
Emerging (3 to 9 loans)
Are lenders increasingly or decreasingly funding this brand? Growing trends score highest.
Blended default rate (recent + all time) compared to NAICS sector peers.
Quality lenders actively backing this brand, with penalty for lender pullback.
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Geographic spread of SBA funded locations across states.
SBA Lending Performance
SBA Default Rate
33.3%
vs 10.3% peer avg
SBA Loans
6
Total Volume
$1.3M
Active Lenders
5
States
2
vs. SBA Sector Average
SBA loan default rate vs. all franchises in the same NAICS sector, not limited to direct competitors
Key Highlights
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Data Insights
Key performance metrics for Papa Joe's Pizza based on SBA lending data
SBA Default Rate
33.3%
23.0% above peer avg
SBA Loan Volume
6 loans
Across 5 lenders
Lender Diversity
5 lenders
Avg 1.2 loans per lender
Investment Tier
Mid range investment
$36,113 to $515,100 total
Papa Joe's Pizza: Deep SBA Data
Brand specific metrics derived directly from SBA 7(a) approval records: peak lending year, leading state, average loan size, and lender concentration. PeerSense computes these per brand so capital advisors and prospective franchisees can benchmark this opportunity against the rest of the franchise universe.
Peak SBA Year
1998
3 approvals. The best year on record for Papa Joe's Pizza.
Top SBA State
Ohio
5 SBA financed Papa Joe's Pizza locations, the densest operator footprint.
Average Loan Size
$224K
Median $120K. Use as a sizing anchor when modeling your own Papa Joe's Pizza unit.
Lender Concentration
66.7%
Concentrated
Share of Papa Joe's Pizza approvals captured by the top 3 SBA lenders.
Papa Joe's Pizza's SBA lending pipeline peaked in 1998 (3 approvals). Operator density is highest in Ohio with 5 SBA financed locations. Average funded ticket sits at $224K, with the median at $120K. Lender mix is concentrated: the top three SBA lenders account for 66.7% of approvals. Credit decisions concentrate with a small group of incumbents.
Payment Estimator
Estimated Monthly Payment
$374
Principal & Interest only
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Reviewed by Edward L. Freeman, Founder and Managing Director, PeerSense
- PeerSense is a capital advisory firm that places commercial financing with direct capital sources; it does not lend, fund, or approve loans, and the capital source sets final terms.
- Edward L. Freeman founded PeerSense in January 2020.
- He is a Registered Franchise Consultant with Business Alliance, Inc., a credential issued in March 2022, and worked as a franchise consultant there from March 2022 to May 2023.
- His recorded experience includes a $22 million SBA construction loan, with about $16 million funded on the deal.
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