“Interest expense, net Three Months Ended March 29, 2026 March 30, 2025 Change (In millions) Interest expense, net $ (21.8) $ (17.7) $ (4.1) Interest expense, net, increased $4.1 million for the three months ended March 29, 2026, primarily due to the refinanci…”10-Q · May 6, 2026 ↗
Dine Brands Global, Inc.
DIN
Market read
Dine Brands Global, Inc.'s current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.
No new filing conclusion is available. 0 of 19 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 2 directly disclosed connections are confirming.
- DIN's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.
Invalidation: The isolated read changes if DIN's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.
Research brief
The story so far
No new filing conclusion is available. 0 of 19 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 2 directly disclosed connections are confirming.
No thresholded supportive filing evidence is available yet.
No thresholded adverse filing evidence is available yet.
- DIN's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.
Company research
Understand the business, not just the ticker
Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.
- Which operating variable is changing?
- Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
- What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
- Latest annual revenue changed +8.2% year over year.
- Operating cash flow covered net income at 5.20x in the latest annual period.
- Net margin changed -6.0 percentage points in the latest annual period.
- Credit and interest rates has repeated adverse evidence across 4 filings.
- EV/sales is 16% below the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Price as of Sep 10, 2026
28.25Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.
What management says matters
Persistent and emerging business drivers
“Rental Segment Three Months Ended March 29, 2026 March 30, 2025 Change (In millions) Rental revenues $ 26.8 $ 27.0 $ (0.2) Rental expenses (20.6) (21.3) 0.7 Rental Segment Profit $ 6.2 $ 5.7 $ 0.5 Rental segment profit for the three months ended March 29, 202…”10-Q · May 6, 2026 ↗
“The increase was primarily due to an increase in average check resulting primarily from menu price increases, partially offset by a decrease in traffic.”10-Q · May 6, 2026 ↗
“for the three months ended March 29, 2026 increased $1.8 million, primarily due to an increase in employee costs as we invest in training, development, and operations related to dual-branded and company-owned restaurants, partially offset by a decrease in pro…”10-Q · May 6, 2026 ↗
Valuation discipline
Descriptive valuation snapshot
Price/sales 0.5× · EV/sales 1.7×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.
Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.
Price action
How the market is pricing the story
Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 10 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.
Developments
No sourced recent-development timeline yet
Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for DIN. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.
Business and financial condition
Reported financial figures are not available yet
Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.
Filing analysis
No comparable filing assessment is available yet
Jodie has not yet found a suitable current-versus-prior filing comparison for DIN. This does not mean the latest filing was neutral or immaterial.
Business ecosystem
The relationships behind DIN
Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.
Depends on
CBRLCracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.competitorFeb 25, 2026 ▾
“IHOP competes in the family dining category against national restaurant chains such as Denny's, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Waffle House and Bob Evans Restaurants.”
TXRHTexas Roadhouse, Inc.competitorFeb 25, 2026 ▾
“Applebee's competes in the casual dining category against national restaurant chains such as Buffalo Wild Wings, Olive Garden, Chili's Grill & Bar, Texas Roadhouse and Outback Steakhouse, among others, as well as fast-casual and quick service restaurant chain…”
Filing peers
Companies whose filings use similar operating language.
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What is moving around it
Live connections
DIN is currently a Follower in the organic co-movement group Consumer Services & Insurance. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 2 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.
This group is retained as the last observed read for DIN; it is not active in the latest market snapshot.
Context history
Theme membership history
No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.