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Dine Brands Global, Inc.
NYSERetail-Eating PlacesLatest fiscal year ended Dec 28, 2025

Dine Brands Global, Inc. reported revenue of $879.30M in its most recent fiscal year, up 8.2% on the year before. It kept 1.9% of that as net income, and generated $53.40M of free cash flow. Figures below are compared against other companies classified under Retail-Eating Places.

Grades vs. industry

Growth
F21/100
Ranked against 14 peers using 8 metrics.
Profitability
C+52/100
Ranked against 16 peers using 4 metrics.
Dividend coverage
C43/100
Ranked against 17 peers using 3 metrics.

Growth

MetricCompanyIndustry medianRank
Revenue growth (YoY)
Latest fiscal year revenue vs. the year before.
8.2%4.5%15 / 44
Revenue growth (3y)
Annualized revenue growth over three fiscal years.
1.9%7.3%28 / 40
Revenue growth (5y)
Annualized revenue growth over five fiscal years.
-0.4%12.1%35 / 36
EPS growth (YoY)
Diluted EPS vs. the prior fiscal year.
-73.7%-0.8%25 / 28
EPS growth (3y)
Annualized diluted EPS growth over three fiscal years.
-43.7%12.8%22 / 23
EPS growth (5y)
Annualized diluted EPS growth over five fiscal years.
-27.8%13.0%13 / 14
Free cash flow growth (YoY)
Operating cash flow less capital expenditure, vs. prior year.
-43.2%6.5%23 / 30
Free cash flow growth (3y)
Annualized free cash flow growth over three fiscal years.
-17.2%4.2%20 / 22

top third of peersmiddle thirdbottom third. Rank 1 is always best — for debt and payout ratios that means the lowest figure, not the highest.

“Not reported” means the company did not tag this figure in its filing, not that the value is zero. Rankings are hidden where fewer than 5 classified peers reported the metric, and compare against a broad industry code rather than close competitors.

Profitability

MetricCompanyIndustry medianRank
Gross margin
Gross profit as a share of revenue. Often unreported.
40.9%64.1%10 / 16
Operating margin
Operating income as a share of revenue.
Not reported3.7%—
Net margin
Net income as a share of revenue.
1.9%1.7%21 / 44
Free cash flow margin
Free cash flow as a share of revenue.
6.1%2.4%14 / 44
Return on equity
Net income divided by shareholder equity.
Not reported5.0%—
Return on assets
Net income divided by total assets.
1.0%1.2%25 / 43
Return on invested capital
After-tax operating profit over debt plus equity less cash.
Not reported5.3%—

top third of peersmiddle thirdbottom third. Rank 1 is always best — for debt and payout ratios that means the lowest figure, not the highest.

“Not reported” means the company did not tag this figure in its filing, not that the value is zero. Rankings are hidden where fewer than 5 classified peers reported the metric, and compare against a broad industry code rather than close competitors.

Financial health

MetricCompanyIndustry medianRank
Debt to equity
Total debt divided by shareholder equity.
Not reported0.51x—
Current ratio
Current assets over current liabilities.
0.96x0.82x19 / 44
Quick ratio
Current assets excluding inventory, over current liabilities.
0.96x0.73x15 / 44
Interest coverage
Operating income divided by interest expense.
Not reported1.10x—
Net debt to EBITDA
Net debt over derived EBITDA. EBITDA is not a GAAP tag; it is computed.
Not reported2.42x—

top third of peersmiddle thirdbottom third. Rank 1 is always best — for debt and payout ratios that means the lowest figure, not the highest.

“Not reported” means the company did not tag this figure in its filing, not that the value is zero. Rankings are hidden where fewer than 5 classified peers reported the metric, and compare against a broad industry code rather than close competitors.

Dividend coverage

Measures how much of earnings and free cash flow the dividend consumes, against industry peers. A low grade means the dividend is less covered than peers' — not that a cut is expected. Long-established payers often score low here by design.

MetricCompanyIndustry medianRank
Dividend payout ratio
Dividends paid as a share of net income.
181.3%40.8%16 / 18
Dividend / free cash flow
Dividends paid as a share of free cash flow. The stricter test.
58.1%39.5%14 / 19
Dividend growth (5y)
Annualized growth in dividends per share over five years.
33.9%15.4%3 / 17

top third of peersmiddle thirdbottom third. Rank 1 is always best — for debt and payout ratios that means the lowest figure, not the highest.

“Not reported” means the company did not tag this figure in its filing, not that the value is zero. Rankings are hidden where fewer than 5 classified peers reported the metric, and compare against a broad industry code rather than close competitors.

Dividend record

What the dividend has actually done, not a prediction of what it will do. Changes are checked against total dollars paid so that stock splits are not mistaken for cuts.

Years paying
14
since 2013 in this data
Consecutive increases
None
most recent year was not an increase
Reductions
2
verified against dollars paid
Latest per share
$1.72
fiscal 2025

Dividend history is limited to what companies have filed in machine-readable form, which generally begins around 2009. A company may have paid or raised its dividend for far longer than shown here.

One or more years could not be compared — usually a stock split changing the per-share basis — so the streak is measured only from the point the figures become comparable. It is a floor, not a maximum.

Insider activity

Trades reported by officers, directors and 10% shareholders on SEC Form 4. None of the last 9 reported transactions were open-market purchases — grants, option exercises and sales make up the majority of insider filings at most companies.

DateInsiderTransactionSharesPriceValue
Oct 15, 2026
Camperlingo Joseph F.
SVP, Chief Accounting Officer
Withheld for tax2,085$33.00$68.8K
Oct 9, 2026
PASQUALE DOUGLAS M
Director
Grant or award(derivative)24$0.00$0.00
Oct 9, 2026
Poulter Martha
Director
Grant or award(derivative)24$0.00$0.00
Oct 9, 2026
Tomovich Lilian
Director
Grant or award(derivative)24$0.00$0.00
Oct 9, 2026
Starrs Artie
Director
Grant or award(derivative)24$0.00$0.00
Oct 9, 2026
Silva Enrique
Director
Grant or award(derivative)21$0.00$0.00
Oct 9, 2026
Clark Amanda
Director
Grant or award(derivative)21$0.00$0.00
Oct 9, 2026
Hyter Michael
Director
Grant or award(derivative)24$0.00$0.00
Oct 9, 2026
Ryan Matthew T.
Director
Grant or award(derivative)24$0.00$0.00

A dash under price or value means none was reported, which is normal for grants and gifts — it does not mean the shares were free. Option exercises and awards are compensation arriving on a schedule, not a judgement about the stock.

Annual financials

Fiscal year20252024 Dec2024 Dec2023202220212020201920182017
Revenue$879.30M$812.31M$812.30M$831.10M$909.40M$896.17M$689.27M$910.18M$780.93M$731.73M
Gross profit$359.30M$375.31M$375.30M$396.70M$377.36M$375.23M$248.72M$382.81M$353.09M$338.71M
Net income$17.10M$64.89M$64.90M$97.20M$81.11M$97.86M-$103.99M$104.35M$80.35M-$342.75M
EPS (diluted)$1.11$4.22$4.22$6.22$4.96$5.66-$6.43$5.85$4.37-$18.96
Operating cash flow$89.00M$108.16M$108.20M$131.20M$89.34M$195.84M$96.50M$155.18M$140.35M$65.73M
Capital expenditure$35.60M$14.07M$14.10M$37.20M$35.32M$16.85M$10.93M$19.42M$14.28M$13.37M
Free cash flow$53.40M$94.09M$94.10M$94.00M$54.02M$178.99M$85.58M$135.76M$126.07M$52.36M
Total assets$1.74B$1.79B$1.79B$1.74B$1.88B$2.00B$2.07B$2.05B$1.77B$1.74B
Shareholder equity-$273.90M-$216.02M-$216.00M-$251.00M-$301.08M-$242.81M-$354.65M-$241.77M-$202.27M-$215.54M
Total debt$1.19B$1.19B$1.19B$1.18B$1.34B$1.28B$1.50B$1.29B$1.30B$1.28B
Cash$128.20M$186.65M$186.70M$146.03M$269.65M$361.41M$383.37M$116.04M$137.16M$117.01M
Dividends per share$1.72$2.04$2.04$2.04$1.99$0.40$0.76$2.76$2.52$3.88

A dash means the figure was not tagged in that year’s filing. It does not mean zero. Figures reflect the most recent filing covering each period, so restated years show their restated values.

Source

Figures come from Dine Brands Global, Inc.’s filings with the SEC, as submitted in XBRL. The most recent annual figures are from a 10-K filed Feb 25, 2026. View filings on EDGAR.

Not financial advice. This page presents figures reported to the SEC and compares them with other companies sharing an industry classification. It is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything, and the grades cannot capture everything that matters about a business. Industry classifications are coarse, filings are self-reported, and some figures are missing or understated where companies tag them in ways this site does not match. Do your own research.