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Dine Brands Global, Inc. (DIN)

As-reported financials and SEC filings for Dine Brands Global, Inc. The latest annual period is FY2025. The latest reported quarter is Q2 FY2026. Financial statements come straight from the company’s EDGAR filings; valuation figures such as P/E and market cap use market data.

About Dine Brands Global, Inc.

Dine Brands Global, Inc. owns and franchises three restaurant concepts: IHOP, Applebee's Neighborhood Grill + Bar, and Fuzzy's Taco Shop. The company generates revenue primarily through franchise royalties, advertising fees, and sales of proprietary products to franchisees, with most of its restaurants operated by independent franchisees. It serves customers in the full-service family dining, casual dining, and fast-casual dining categories, with locations primarily in the United States and some international markets.

Snapshot

Revenue
$879.3M
Revenue growth (YoY)
8.2%
Net income
$17.1M
Diluted EPS
$1.11
Gross margin
40.9%
Operating margin
Net margin
1.9%
FCF margin
6.1%
ROE
net income / fiscal-year-end equity
P/E
54.2×
trailing when available, otherwise FY EPS
Market cap
$425.3M
Long-term debt / equity
non-current term debt only

Fundamentals are from SEC filings for FY2025, the latest annual period (ended December 28, 2025). P/E and market cap are derived from stored market prices, last retrieved on a rolling basis and typically within the past week.

What changed at Dine Brands Global

  • Revenue grew 8.2% to $879M in FY2025, faster than the 0.0% the year before.
  • Most recent quarter Q2 FY2026: revenue $241M, up 4.4% from Q2 FY2025.
  • Free cash flow was $53M in FY2025, 6.1% of revenue.
  • Net income fell 73.6% to $17M in FY2025.

Computed from the as-reported figures in the statements below. A change we cannot state from filed figures is left out rather than estimated.

Peer comparison

Where Dine Brands Global’s fundamentals sit among the 42 restaurant companies. Each figure is ranked only against peers that report it, from lowest (left) to highest (right).

Gross margin40.9%
25th percentile of 9
Net margin1.9%
51st percentile of 42
FCF margin6.1%
68th percentile of 42
Revenue growth (YoY)+8.2%
59th percentile of 42
P/E54.2×
96th percentile of 27
Short interest5.47d
75th percentile of 41

Dine Brands Global’s P/E of 54.2 ranks in the 96th percentile of the 27 peers with a meaningful P/E.

No reported insider transactions (codes P/S) in the last 90 days. For context, about 15% of companies in the universe saw any reported insider purchase (code P) in the same window. Browse insider activity →

Percentiles describe where a figure sits among industry peers reporting it (100th = highest). They are position within a peer group, not a rating, and not investment advice. Short interest ranking uses days to cover from FINRA Consolidated Short Interest data; FINRA is the owner and source of that data, included at no additional charge.

Institutional ownership

Held by 1 of the superinvestors we track (plus 3 quant / multi-strat books), based on each investor’s most recent 13F; periods vary by investor (newest: Q2 2026).

Conviction investors
1
+3 quant / multi-strat
Initiated / added
2
2 new, 0 added
Reduced / exited
3
2 trimmed, 1 exited
Combined position
$19.6M
reported long value
InvestorAs ofPosition valueSharesChange
First Eagle Investment ManagementQ2 2026$10.6M296.3KNew
Citadel AdvisorsquantQ2 2026$3.6M101.3KNew
AQR Capital ManagementquantQ2 2026$3.2M88.7KReduced
Two Sigma InvestmentsquantQ2 2026$2.1M59.1KReduced

No longer held by: Millennium Management (as of Q2 2026)

From quarterly Form 13F filings, which can be up to 45 days delayed. Long US-listed positions only: excludes short positions, options, cash, bonds, and non-US holdings, so this is not a manager’s complete portfolio. Counts are of the investors we track, not all institutions. Not investment advice.

Recent insider activity

Non-derivative buys and sells (codes P/S) reported by officers, directors and 10% owners on SEC Form 4.

Buys (90d)
0
code P
Bought (90d)
code P value
Sells (90d)
0
Reported activity
Quiet
by $ value, 90d
Trade dateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
2026-05-08
filed 2026-05-11
Hyter MichaelDirectorSell1.8K$28.88$52K

Reported non-derivative purchases and sales (codes P/S) — which may be open-market or private; excludes option exercises, grants, and shares withheld for taxes. Dates shown are the trade date; a Form 4 can be filed days to years later. A sale can be routine (e.g. a pre-set 10b5-1 plan), so read individual transactions in context. From SEC Form 4. Not investment advice.

Short interest

Total shares sold short as of each twice-monthly FINRA settlement. Rising short interest means more investors are positioned against the stock; days to cover estimates how many trading days of average volume that position represents.

Shares short
1.7M
settled 2026-08-14
Change vs prior
-10.2%
vs previous settlement
Days to cover
5.47
at avg daily volume
Avg daily volume
312.3K
FINRA reported
SettlementShares shortChangeDays to cover
2026-08-141.7M-10.2%5.47
2026-07-311.9M-12.7%8.78
2026-07-152.2M-5.0%7.62
2026-06-302.3M+3.9%5.44
2026-06-152.2M+4.8%5.70
2026-05-292.1M-8.4%4.54
2026-05-152.3M+19.2%3.62
2026-04-301.9M-13.4%6.28

Source: FINRA Consolidated Short Interest. FINRA is the owner and source of the FINRA-supplied data, which is included at no additional charge for your own personal or professional use; republishing or redistributing it is not permitted. Settlement dates are shown; FINRA publishes each settlement about nine business days later, so the latest figure can be two to four weeks old. Not presented as a percentage of float. No FINRA endorsement of this product is implied. Not investment advice.

Income statement (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue$879.3M$812.3M$812.3M$831.1M$909.4M
Gross profit$359.3M$375.3M$375.3M$396.7M$377.4M
Operating income
Net income$17.1M$64.9M$64.9M$97.2M$81.1M
Diluted EPS$1.11$4.22$4.22$6.22$4.96

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Balance sheet (as reported)

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Cash flow (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Operating cash flow$89.0M$108.2M$108.2M$131.2M$89.3M
Capital expenditure$35.6M$14.1M$14.1M$37.2M$35.3M
Free cash flow$53.4M$94.1M$94.1M$94.0M$54.0M

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Quarterly trend (as reported)

QuarterRevenueRevenue YoYNet incomeDiluted EPS
Q2 FY2026$240.9M4.4%$4.3M$0.35
Q1 FY2026$225.2M4.9%$7.4M$0.57
Q3 FY2025$216.2M$7.3M$0.48
Q2 FY2025$230.8M$13.8M$0.89
Q1 FY2025$214.8M$8.2M$0.53
Q4 FY2024$204.8M0.0%$5.2M$0.35
Q4 FY2023$204.8M-0.7%$5.2M$0.35
Q3 FY2023$195.0M$19.1M$1.24

Latest 8 reported quarters, from company XBRL filings on SEC EDGAR.

Company facts

ExchangeNYSE
SectorConsumer Discretionary
SIC industryRetail-Eating Places
Latest annual periodFY2025 (ended December 28, 2025)
Latest reported quarterQ2 FY2026 (ended June 28, 2026)
Oldest indexed filing2017
SEC CIK49754

Selected SEC filings

10-Q2026-08-05
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10-Q2026-05-06
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8-K2026-08-27
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8-K2026-08-05
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8-K2026-06-02
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8-K2026-05-19
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Data sourced from SEC EDGAR. Figures are as-reported and may be unaudited or restated; verify against the source filing before relying on them. Informational only. Not investment advice.