# Dine Brands Global, Inc. (DIN)

- Sector: Consumer Discretionary · Industry: Restaurants
- SEC CIK: 0000049754 ([filings on EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0000049754))
- Full page: https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/din
- Data as of: price 2026-09-25; newest filing used 2026-08-05; latest fiscal period ended 2026-06-28

## Grade

**D** on the growth-and-cash rubric, 2 of 5 checks passed.

| Check | Result | Now | Before |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Revenue growing overall | failed | $879.3M | $909.4M |
| Revenue growing recently | passed | $879.3M | $812.3M |
| Free cash flow positive | passed | $53.4M |  |
| Free cash flow growing overall | failed | $53.4M | $54M |
| Free cash flow growing recently | failed | $53.4M | $94.1M |

Business quality (the + / − mark): 3 of 5 checks passed.

| Check | Result | Now | Before |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Profitable | passed | 6.8% |  |
| Healthy profit margin | failed | 6.8% |  |
| Good return on equity | failed | -20.3% |  |
| Debt under control | passed | -5.84 |  |
| Turns sales into cash | passed | 9.7% |  |

How the grade works: the letter counts failed checks (none → A, one → B, two → C, three → D, four or more → F). It is built from SEC filings only — the share price never enters it — and describes the business, not whether the stock is worth buying.

## Key figures

In US dollars, as filed.

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Revenue, trailing twelve months | $879.3M |
| Net income, trailing twelve months | $17.1M |
| Free cash flow, trailing twelve months | $53.4M |
| Net margin | 1.9% |
| Return on equity | -6.2% |
| Debt to equity | -5.84 |
| Diluted EPS, trailing twelve months | $1.11 |
| Share price | $28.17 |
| Market value | $356.6M |
| Price / earnings | 25.4x |
| Price / sales | 0.4x |

## More on this company

- [Overview](https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/din)
- [Financial statements](https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/din/financials)
- [Competitors](https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/din/peers)
- [Earnings](https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/din/earnings)

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