Dine Brands Global, Inc. (DIN) Stock

Dine Brands Global, Inc. (DIN) is a Consumer Discretionary stock trading at $34.35 (as of 2026-08-20), with a market capitalization of $434.84M and a trailing P/E of 64.1. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.

Dine Brands Global, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, owns, franchises, operates, and rents full-service restaurants in the United States and internationally. It operates through five segments: Applebee's Franchise Operations, International House of Pancakes (IHOP) Franchise Operations, Rental Operations, Financing Operations, and Company-Operated Restaurant Operations. The company owns and franchises two restaurant concepts, including Applebee's Neighborhood Grill + Bar in the bar and grill segment of the casual dining category; and IHOP in the family dining category of the restaurant industry. Its Applebee's restaurants offer American fare with drinks and drafts; and IHOP restaurants provide full table services, and food and beverage offerings. As of December 31, 2021, the company had 1,611 Applebee's franchised restaurants, and 1,751 IHOP franchised and area licensed restaurants. It is also involved in the lease or sublease of 598 IHOP franchised restaurants and two Applebee's franchised restaurants; and the financing of franchise fees and equipment leases. the company was formerly known as DineEquity, Inc. and changed its name to Dine Brands Global, Inc. in February 2018. Dine Brands Global, Inc. was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in Glendale, California.

Understand Dine Brands Global, Inc.: how it makes money

Dine Brands Global owns, franchises, operates, and rents full-service restaurants, mainly Applebee's and IHOP, and makes money through franchise revenues (including advertising), company-operated restaurant sales, and rental revenues.

Franchise Revenues are the largest reported revenue component, and changes in franchising activity are the biggest structural driver of overall results, with smaller contributions from company-operated restaurants and rental revenues.

Business quality (Weak): Official reportable segments are listed (Applebee's Franchise, IHOP Franchise, Rental Operations, Financing Operations, Company-Operated Restaurants), but the provided segment revenue numbers are only available in aggregated revenue line items, so a clean five-segment revenue breakdown cannot be built from the facts given.

Valuation: At 30× earnings, DIN trades 8% above the Restaurants, Hotels & Motels average (27×). Note: one-time items can distort reported P/E.

Bull case

  • Franchise is the core revenue engine in the provided breakdown: Franchise Revenues are 0.18B, larger than Rental Revenues (0.03B) and Company restaurant segment sales (0.04B).
  • Advertising is a meaningful add-on to franchise economics: Advertising Revenues are 0.07B within the provided franchise-related revenue lines.

Bear case

  • Profitability is relatively modest: Operating margin is 4.5%, which leaves less room for unfavorable shifts in revenue or costs.
  • Results may be concentrated in franchising: Because Franchise Revenues are the largest component, weakness in franchise revenue would be more likely to pressure overall results than changes in the smaller rental or company-operated portions.
Valuation — source: SEC EDGAR (first-party)
Price$34.35
Market Cap$434.84M
P/E Ratio64.1
EV / EBITDA21.6
Price / Sales0.48
FCF Yield0.4%
DCF Value (model)$127.24
DCF Upside vs Price270.4%
Profitability & Growth — source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (TTM)$879.30M
Net Margin1.9%
Revenue Growth (YoY)4.4%
EPS Growth (YoY)-60.7%
FCF Growth (YoY)-110.6%
Financial Health — source: SEC EDGAR
Altman Z-Score0.82 (distress)
Piotroski F-Score7/9 (strong)
Valuation vs Sector & Industry
Stock P/E64.1
Sector P/E (Consumer Discretionary)20.5
Industry P/E (Restaurants, Hotels & Motels)26.6
vs Sector212.7%
vs Industry141.1%
Smart-Money Activity — SEC Form 4 / 13F / Congressional disclosures
Top Institutional HolderBlackRock Fund Advisors ($105.30M)
Institutional Holders Tracked10
Congressional Trades (recent)4
Company
SectorConsumer Discretionary
IndustryRestaurants, Hotels & Motels
CEOJohn W. Peyton
Employees992
CountryUS
IPO Date1991-07-12

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Data as of 2026-08-20.

Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.