PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 06, 2026--
Dine Brands has reissued its Q1 2026 earnings release to correct the Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EPS number originally referenced in the release. The press release also reflects updates to the non-GAAP reconciliations.
The updated release reads:
DINE BRANDS GLOBAL, INC. REPORTS FIRST QUARTER 2026 RESULTS
Dine Brands Global, Inc. (NYSE: DIN) (the "Company" or "Dine Brands"), the parent company of Applebee's Neighborhood Grill + Bar$(R)$ , IHOP(R) and Fuzzy's Taco Shop(R) restaurants, today announced financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2026.
"Dine Brands reported improved comp sales versus the prior year with all brands outperforming Black Box, driven by our focus on everyday value, culturally relevant marketing, and disciplined execution," said John Peyton, Chief Executive Officer of Dine Brands. "We're confident in the progress of our strategy and continue to make great progress on our dual brand opportunity where we remain on track to achieve approximately 80 domestic restaurants by the end of the year."
Vance Chang, Chief Financial Officer of Dine Brands, added, "Our continued investment in dual brand development, remodels, and our company owned portfolio is driven by the positive feedback from our franchisees and our guests. Our asset lite model allows us to fund long term value creation initiatives while providing support to our franchisees and returning capital to shareholders concurrently. We remain committed to our capital allocation priorities."
Domestic Restaurant Sales for the First Quarter of 2026
-- Applebee's year-over-year comparable domestic same-restaurant sales
increased 1.9% for the first quarter of 2026. Off-premise sales accounted
for 23.9% of sales mix in the first quarter of 2026.
-- IHOP's year-over-year domestic comparable same-restaurant sales
remained flat for the first quarter of 2026. Off-premise sales accounted
for 21.5% of sales mix in the first quarter of 2026.
First Quarter of 2026 Summary
-- Total revenues for the first quarter of 2026 were $225.2 million
compared to $214.8 million for the first quarter of 2025. The increase
was primarily driven by higher company-owned restaurant sales, mainly
attributable to the increase in the number and timing of when we acquired
restaurants from franchisees.
-- General and Administrative ("G&A") expenses for the first quarter of
2026 were $53.1 million compared to $51.3 million for the first quarter
of 2025. The increase was driven by employee costs as we invest in our
dual-brand and company-owned restaurant initiatives.
-- Net income available to common stockholders was $7.2 million, or
earnings per diluted share of $0.57, for the first quarter of 2026
compared to net income available to common stockholders of $7.8 million,
or earnings per diluted share of $0.53 for the first quarter of 2025.
-- Non-GAAP adjusted net income1 available to common stockholders was
$11.1 million, or adjusted earnings per diluted share of $0.88, for the
first quarter of 2026, compared to adjusted net income available to
common stockholders of $15.4 million, or adjusted earnings per diluted
share of $1.03, for the first quarter of 2025.
-- Income before income taxes for the first quarter of 2026 was $10.1
million compared to income before income taxes of $12.8 million for the
first quarter of 2025.
-- Consolidated adjusted EBITDA2 for the first quarter of 2026 was $50.8
million compared to $54.7 million for the first quarter of 2025.
-- Cash flows provided by operating activities for the first quarter of
2026 were $7.5 million. This compares to cash flows provided by operating
activities of $16.1 million for the first quarter of 2025. The decrease
was primarily due to the year over year impact of performance plan
compensation payments.
-- Adjusted free cash flow3 was negative $3.0 million for the first
quarter of 2026. This compares to adjusted free cash flow of $14.6
million for the first quarter of 2025.
-- Development activity by Applebee's and IHOP for the first quarter of
2026 resulted in 24 new restaurant openings and 40 restaurant closures.
Effective Tax Rate
The Company's effective tax rate was 27.3% for the three months ended March 29, 2026, as compared to 35.9% for the three months ended March 30, 2025.
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(1) See "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" for reconciliation of GAAP net income
(loss) available to common stockholders to adjusted net income
available to common stockholders.
(2) See "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" for reconciliation of GAAP net income
(loss) to consolidated adjusted EBITDA.
(3) See "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" for reconciliation of the Company's
cash flows provided by operating activities to adjusted free cash
flow.
Key Balance Sheet Metrics (as of March 29, 2026)
-- Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash of approximately
$172.9 million, of which approximately $104.2 million was unrestricted
cash.
-- Available borrowing capacity under the 2025 Variable Funding Senior
Notes, Class A-1 is approximately $225 million.
Capital Returns to Equity Holders
During the first quarter of 2026, the Company repurchased approximately $22 million of its common stock and paid approximately $2.5 million in dividends.
Financial Performance Guidance for 2026
The Company reiterated its fiscal 2026 guidance items:
-- Applebee's domestic system-wide comparable same-restaurant sales
performance is expected to range between 0% and 2%.
-- IHOP's domestic system-wide comparable same-restaurant sales
performance is expected to range between 0% and 2%.
-- Domestic development activity for Applebee's is expected to be between
15 and 5 net fewer restaurants.
-- Domestic development activity for IHOP is expected to be between 10 net
fewer restaurants and 10 net new openings.
-- Our domestic development activity includes at least 50 domestic
dual-branded openings, primarily driven by franchisees.
-- Consolidated adjusted EBITDA is expected to range between approximately
$220 million and $230 million. Our outlook reflects the positive trends
in our franchise business and modest improvement in our company-owned
restaurants which is based on our existing portfolio.
-- G&A expenses are expected to range between approximately $205 million
and $210 million. This total includes non-cash stock-based compensation
expense and depreciation of approximately $35 million.
-- Capital expenditures are expected to range between approximately $25
million and $35 million.
Dine Brands does not provide forward-looking guidance for GAAP net income because it is unable to predict certain items contained in the GAAP measure without unreasonable efforts. These items may include closure and impairment charges, loss on extinguishment of debt, gain or loss on disposition of assets, other non-income-based taxes and other items deemed not reflective of current operations.
First Quarter of 2026 Earnings Conference Call Details
Dine Brands will host a conference call to discuss its results on May 6, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time. A live webcast of the call, along with a replay will be available for a limited time at https://investors.dinebrands.com. Participants should allow approximately ten minutes prior to the call's start time to visit the site and download any streaming media software needed to listen to the webcast. An online archive of the webcast will also be available on Events & Presentations under the Investors section of the Company's website.
About Dine Brands Global, Inc.
Based in Pasadena, California, Dine Brands Global, Inc. (NYSE: DIN), through its subsidiaries and franchisees, supports and operates restaurants under the Applebee's Neighborhood Grill + Bar(R), IHOP(R), and Fuzzy's Taco Shop(R) brands. As of March 29, 2026, these three brands comprised nearly 3,500 restaurants across 19 international markets. Dine Brands is one of the largest full-service restaurant companies in the world and in 2022 expanded into the Fast Casual segment. For more information on Dine Brands, visit the Company's website located at www.dinebrands.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements contained in this press release may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. You can identify these forward-looking statements by words such as "may," "will," "would," "should," "could," "expect," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "intend," "plan," "goal" and other similar expressions. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause actual results to be materially different from those expressed or implied in such statements. These factors include, but are not limited to: general economic conditions, including the impact of inflation on us and our franchisees directly; cost pressures, including rising costs for commodities, labor, health care and utilities; our level of indebtedness; compliance with the terms of our securitized debt; our ability to refinance our current indebtedness or obtain additional financing; our dependence on information technology; potential cyber incidents; the implementation of corporate strategies, including restaurant development plans; our dependence on our franchisees; the concentration of our Applebee's franchised restaurants in a limited number of franchisees; the financial health of our franchisees, including any insolvency or bankruptcy; credit risks from our
IHOP franchisees operating under our previous IHOP business model in which we built and equipped IHOP restaurants and then franchised them to franchisees; insufficient insurance coverage to cover potential risks associated with the ownership and operation of restaurants; our franchisees' and other licensees' compliance with our quality standards and trademark usage; general risks associated with the restaurant industry; potential harm to our brands' reputation; risks of food-borne illness or food tampering; possible future impairment charges; trading volatility and fluctuations in the price of our shares; our ability to achieve the financial guidance we provide to investors; successful implementation of our business strategy; the availability of suitable locations for new restaurants; shortages or interruptions in the supply or delivery of products from third parties or availability of utilities; the management and forecasting of appropriate inventory levels; development and implementation of innovative marketing and use of social media; changing health or dietary preference of consumers; changes in U.S. government regulations and trade policies, including the imposition of tariffs and other trade barriers; risks associated with doing business in international markets; the results of litigation and other legal proceedings; third-party claims with respect to intellectual property assets; the implementation and use of artificial intelligence and related technologies; delivery initiatives and use of third-party delivery vendors; our allocation of human capital and our ability to attract and retain management and other key employees; compliance with federal, state and local governmental regulations; risks associated with our self-insurance; risks of major natural disasters, including earthquake, wildfire, tornado, flood or a man-made disaster, including terrorism, civil unrest or a cyber incident; risks of volatile or adverse weather conditions as a result of climate change; pandemics, epidemics, or other serious incidents; our success with development initiatives outside of our core business; the adequacy of our internal controls over financial reporting and future changes in accounting standards; changes in tax laws; failure to meet investor and stakeholder expectations regarding business responsibility matters; and other factors discussed from time to time in the Company's Annual and Quarterly Reports on Forms 10-K and 10-Q and in the Company's other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made as of the date hereof and the Company does not intend to, nor does it assume any obligation to, update or supplement any forward-looking statements after the date hereof to reflect actual results or future events or circumstances.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This press release includes references to the Company's non-GAAP financial measures "adjusted net income available to common stockholders", "adjusted earnings per diluted share (Adjusted EPS)", "Adjusted EBITDA" and "Adjusted free cash flow." Adjusted EPS is computed for a given period by deducting from net income or loss available to common stockholders for such period the effect of any closure and impairment charges, any intangible asset amortization, any non-cash interest expense, any gain or loss related to the disposition of assets, any gain or loss related to debt extinguishment, and other items deemed not reflective of current operations. This is presented on an aggregate basis and a per share (diluted) basis. Adjusted EBITDA is computed for a given period by deducting from net income or loss for such period the effect of any interest expense, any income tax provision or benefit, any depreciation and amortization, any non-cash stock-based compensation, any closure and impairment charges, any gain or loss related to debt extinguishment, any gain or loss related to the disposition of assets, and other items deemed not reflective of current operations. "Adjusted free cash flow" for a given period is defined as cash provided by operating activities, plus receipts from notes and equipment contracts receivable, less capital expenditures. Management may use certain of these non-GAAP financial measures along with the corresponding U.S. GAAP measures to evaluate the performance of the business and to make certain business decisions. Management uses adjusted free cash flow in its periodic assessments of, among other things, the amount of cash dividends per share of common stock and repurchases of common stock, and we believe it is important for investors to have the same measure used by management for that purpose. Adjusted free cash flow does not represent residual cash flow available for discretionary purposes. Management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide additional meaningful information that should be considered when assessing the business and the Company's performance compared to prior periods and the marketplace. Adjusted EPS and adjusted free cash flow are supplemental non-GAAP financial measures and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
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Dine Brands Global, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(In millions, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
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March 29, 2026 March 30, 2025
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Revenues:
Franchise revenues:
Royalties, franchise fees
and other $ 93.9 $ 95.7
Advertising revenues 71.0 70.5
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Total franchise revenues 164.9 166.2
Company-owned restaurant
revenues 33.5 21.6
Rental revenues 26.8 27.0
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Total revenues 225.2 214.8
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Cost of revenues:
Franchise expenses:
Advertising expenses (71.0) (70.5)
Other franchise expenses (11.3) (10.7)
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Total franchise expenses (82.3) (81.2)
Company-owned restaurant
expenses (34.9) (22.0)
Rental expenses (20.6) (21.3)
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Total cost of revenues (137.8) (124.5)
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Gross profit 87.3 90.3
General and administrative
expenses (53.1) (51.3)
Interest expense, net (21.8) (17.7)
Closure and impairment charges (0.8) (5.8)
Amortization of intangible assets (3.8) (2.7)
Gain on disposition of assets 2.2 0.1
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Income before income taxes 10.1 12.8
Income tax provision (2.8) (4.6)
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Net income $ 7.4 $ 8.2
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Net income available to common
stockholders:
Net income $ 7.4 $ 8.2
Less: Net income allocated to
unvested restricted stock (0.2) (0.4)
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Net income available to common
stockholders $ 7.2 $ 7.8
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Net income available to common
stockholders per share:
Basic $ 0.59 $ 0.53
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Diluted $ 0.57 $ 0.53
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Weighted average shares
outstanding:
Basic 12.3 14.9
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Diluted 12.6 14.9
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Other comprehensive income
(loss), net of tax:
Foreign currency translation
adjustment -- --
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Total comprehensive income $ 7.4 $ 8.2
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Dine Brands Global, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
March 29, 2026 December 28, 2025
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Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 104.2 $ 128.2
Receivables, net of allowance 89.5 119.0
Restricted cash 46.7 51.5
Prepaid expenses 41.0 49.0
Other current assets 2.3 4.1
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Total current assets 283.7 351.8
Intangible assets, net 530.6 534.1
Operating lease right-of-use
assets 347.9 328.7
Goodwill 249.6 249.6
Property and equipment, net 165.3 160.5
Long-term receivables, net of
allowance 31.9 33.8
Non-current restricted cash 22.0 22.0
Other non-current assets, net 57.7 57.1
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Total assets $ 1,688.7 $ 1,737.7
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Liabilities and Stockholders'
Deficit
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and other
accrued liabilities $ 74.4 $ 93.2
Gift card liability 156.4 182.7
Current portion of operating
leases obligations 67.9 67.6
Current portion of finance
leases 6.4 6.6
Dividends payable . 2.5 2.5
Accrued interest payable 7.3 7.3
Deferred franchise revenue,
short-term 5.4 5.6
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Total current liabilities 320.3 365.5
Long-term debt, net 1,188.8 1,188.2
Operating lease obligations, less
current portion 323.3 305.3
Finance lease obligations, less
current portion 30.6 32.2
Deferred income taxes, net 49.1 51.2
Deferred franchise revenue,
long-term 33.5 34.2
Other non-current liabilities 33.1 35.0
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Total liabilities 1,978.7 2,011.6
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Stockholders' deficit:
Common stock 0.2 0.2
Additional paid-in-capital 221.5 239.9
Retained earnings 180.0 175.1
Accumulated other
comprehensive loss (0.1) (0.1)
Treasury stock, at cost (691.7) (689.1)
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Total stockholders' deficit (290.0) (273.9)
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Total liabilities and
stockholders' deficit $ 1,688.7 $ 1,737.7
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Dine Brands Global, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
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March 29, 2026 March 30, 2025
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Cash flows from operating
activities:
Net income $ 7.4 $ 8.2
Adjustments to reconcile net
income to cash flows provided
by operating activities:
Depreciation and
amortization 11.9 10.4
Non-cash impairment and
closure charges 0.8 5.8
Non-cash stock-based
compensation expense 4.1 3.3
Non-cash interest expense 1.0 0.9
Deferred income taxes (2.1) (4.6)
Provision for doubtful
accounts 2.2 1.7
Gain on disposition of
assets (2.2) (0.1)
Changes in operating assets
and liabilities:
Receivables 0.9 (1.7)
Prepaid expenses 5.4 2.8
Other assets (1.1) 2.0
Gift cards receivables
and payables 1.0 3.6
Accounts payable and
other accrued expenses (17.9) (9.0)
Operating lease assets
and liabilities (2.9) (3.4)
Deferred revenue (1.0) (3.7)
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Cash flows provided by
operating activities 7.5 16.1
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Cash flows from investing
activities:
Principal receipts from
notes, equipment contracts
and other long-term
receivables 1.6 1.8
Additions to property and
equipment (12.1) (3.3)
Proceeds from sale of
property and equipment 3.8 1.0
Additions to long-term
receivables -- (1.4)
Acquisition, net of cash
acquired (0.7) --
Additions to intangible
assets (0.3) (0.1)
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Cash flows used in
investing activities (7.7) (1.9)
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Cash flows from financing
activities:
Proceeds from revolving
line of credit 10.0 --
Repayment of revolving line
of credit (10.0) --
Dividends paid on common
stock (2.5) (7.8)
Repurchase of common stock (22.0) (1.6)
Principal payments on
finance lease and financing
obligations (1.1) (1.3)
Repurchase of restricted
stock for tax payments upon
vesting (3.1) (1.7)
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Cash flows used in
financing activities (28.6) (12.4)
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Net change in cash, cash
equivalents and restricted
cash (28.9) 1.8
Cash, cash equivalents and
restricted cash at
beginning of period 201.7 248.6
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Cash, cash equivalents and
restricted cash at end of
period $ 172.8 $ 250.4
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Dine Brands Global, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(In millions, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
Reconciliation of net income available to common stockholders to net income available to common stockholders, as adjusted for the following items: Closure and impairment charges; amortization of intangible assets; non-cash interest expenses; gain or loss on disposition of assets; loss on extinguishment of debt; other EBITDA adjustments; and the combined tax effect of the preceding adjustments, as well as related per share data:
Three Months Ended
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March 29, 2026 March 30, 2025
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Net income available to common
stockholders $ 7.4 $ 7.8
Closure and impairment charges 0.8 5.8
Amortization of intangible assets 3.8 2.7
Non-cash interest expense 1.0 0.9
Loss (gain) on disposition of
assets (2.2) (0.1)
Other EBITDA adjustments 1.8 1.3
Net income tax provision for
above adjustments (1.3) (2.7)
Net income allocated to unvested
restricted stock (0.2) (0.3)
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Net income available to common
stockholders, as adjusted $ 11.1 $ 15.4
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Diluted net income available to
common stockholders per share
(a) :
Net income available to common
stockholders $ 0.59 $ 0.53
Closure and impairment charges 0.05 0.29
Amortization of intangible assets 0.22 0.13
Non-cash interest expense 0.06 0.04
Loss (gain) on disposition of
assets (0.13) (0.01)
Other EBITDA adjustments 0.11 0.06
Net income allocated to unvested
restricted stock (0.01) (0.02)
Rounding (0.01) 0.01
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Diluted net income available to
common stockholders per share,
as adjusted $ 0.88 $ 1.03
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Numerator for basic and diluted
EPS - net income available to
common stockholders, as
adjusted $ 11.1 $ 15.4
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Denominator for basic EPS -
weighted-average shares 12.3 14.9
Dilutive effect of unvested
restricted stock 0.3 --
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Denominator for diluted EPS -
weighted-average shares 12.6 14.9
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(a) Diluted net income available to common stockholders per share presented on
an after-tax basis.
Dine Brands Global, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(Unaudited)
Reconciliation of the Company's cash flows provided by operating activities to "adjusted free cash flow" (cash flows provided by operating activities, plus receipts from notes and equipment contracts receivable, less additions to property and equipment). Management uses this liquidity measure in its periodic assessments of, among other things, the amount of cash dividends per share of common stock and repurchases of common stock. We believe it is important for investors to have the same measure used by management for that purpose. Adjusted free cash flow does not represent residual cash flow available for discretionary purposes.
Three Months Ended
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March 29, 2026 March 30, 2025
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(In millions)
Cash flows provided by operating
activities $ 7.5 $ 16.1
Net receipts from notes and
equipment receivables 1.6 1.8
Additions to property and equipment (12.1) (3.3)
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Adjusted free cash flow $ (3.0) $ 14.6
March 29, 2026 March 30, 2025
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Supplemental cash flow information
Dividends paid on common stock (2.5) (7.8)
Repurchase of common stock (22.0) (1.6)
Dine Brands Global, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(in millions)
(Unaudited)
Reconciliation of the Company's net income to "adjusted EBITDA." The Company defines adjusted EBITDA as net income or loss, adjusted for the effect of interest expense, income tax provision or benefit, depreciation and amortization, non-cash stock-based compensation, closure and impairment charges, loss on extinguishment of debt, gain or loss on disposition of assets, executive separation pay, and other items deemed not reflective of current operations. Management may use certain non-GAAP measures along with the corresponding U.S. GAAP measures to evaluate the performance of the Company and to make certain business decisions.
Three Months Ended
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March 29, 2026 March 30, 2025
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Net income, as reported $ 7.4 $ 8.2
Interest charges on finance leases 0.6 0.7
All other interest charges 23.6 20.5
Income tax provision 2.8 4.6
Depreciation and amortization 11.9 10.4
Non-cash stock-based compensation 4.1 3.4
Closure and impairment charges 0.8 5.8
Gain on disposition of assets (2.2) (0.1)
Other 1.8 1.2
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Adjusted EBITDA $ 50.8 $ 54.7
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Dine Brands Global, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Restaurant Data
(Unaudited)
IHOP Applebee's Fuzzy's
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Three Months Ended Three Months Ended Three Months Ended
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March 29, March 30, March 29, March 30, March 29, March 30,
2026 2025 2026 2025 2026 2025
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System Sales (in
millions)
Franchise $857.0 $854.2 $1,053.7 $1,055.1 $36.6 $ 39.3
Company 4.5 1.3 28.7 20.1 0.2 0.2
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Total $861.5 $855.5 $1,082.4 $1,075.2 $36.8 $ 39.5
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System:
Domestic
same-restaurant
sales change --% (2.7)% 1.9% (2.2)% 2.4% (12.2)%
Same-restaurant
sales change (0.1)% (2.8)% 1.7% (2.3)% n/a n/a
Franchise(a) :
Domestic
same-restaurant
sales change 0.1% (2.6)% 1.8% (2.1)% 2.4% (12.2)%
Same-restaurant
sales change (0.1)% (2.8)% 1.6% (2.2)% n/a n/a
Domestic average
weekly unit
sales (in
thousands) $ 38.3 $ 37.8 $ 56.3 $ 54.7 $28.0 $ 26.5
Company:
Domestic average
weekly unit
sales (in
thousands) $ 29.1 $ 32.5 $ 37.2 $ 32.8 $17.7 $ 18.7
Development
Franchise(b)
Beginning 1,812 1,824 1,520 1,567 105 116
Opened 12 8 10 1 -- 1
Closed (20) (28) (32) (21) (4) (4)
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Ending 1,804 1,804 1,498 1,547 101 113
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Company(b)
Beginning 12 -- 59 47 1 1
Opened 2 10 12 -- -- --
Closed -- -- -- -- -- --
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Ending 14 10 71 47 1 1
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Total Development 1,818 1,814 1,569 1,594 102 114
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Domestic (7) (12) (11) (12) (4) (3)
International 1 2 1 (8) n/a n/a
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Net Development (6) (10) (10) (20) (4) (3)
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(a) The franchise sales percentage change and average weekly unit sales
excludes closed restaurants and franchise restaurants acquired by the
Company.
(b) Included in the IHOP franchise restaurants closed and IHOP
company-owned restaurants opened are 10 restaurants acquired by the
Company in March 2025. Included in the Applebee's franchise restaurants
closed and Applebee's company-owned restaurants opened are 12
restaurants acquired by the Company in March 2026.
Dual-branded restaurants are defined as restaurants that operate our IHOP and Applebee's restaurant concepts under two separate franchise agreements but within one restaurant location. Because of this, each dual-branded restaurant is counted in both IHOP and Applebee's restaurant count and activity.
Dine Brands Global, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Restaurant Data
(Unaudited)
As of March 29, 2026, we had 35 dual-branded domestic IHOP and Applebee's restaurant locations. During the three months ended March 29, 2026, we had two existing company-owned Applebee's restaurants which added IHOP restaurants, three existing franchise Applebee's restaurants which added IHOP restaurants, one existing franchise IHOP restaurant which added an Applebee's restaurant, and two new franchise restaurants which added to both brands. This totaled 10 dual-branded domestic openings.
During the three months ended March 30, 2025, we had one existing franchise IHOP restaurant which added an Applebee's restaurant for a total of one dual-branded opening.
As of March 29, 2026, we had 37 dual-branded international IHOP and Applebee's restaurant locations. During the three months ended March 29, 2026, we had five new franchise restaurants which added to both brands. This totaled 10 dual-branded international openings.
As of March 30, 2025, we had 19 dual-branded international IHOP and Applebee's restaurant locations. During the three months ended March 30, 2025, we had one existing franchise Applebee's restaurant which added an IHOP restaurant for a total of one dual-branded international opening.
The following table shows the effects on the domestic and international restaurant count methodology described above:
IHOP Applebee's Dual-Branded Total
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March March March March March March March March
29, 2026 30, 2025 29, 2026 30, 2025 29, 2026 30, 2025 29, 2026 30, 2025
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Franchise 1,804 1,804 1,498 1,547 -- -- 3,302 3,351
Company 14 10 71 47 -- -- 85 57
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Total Development 1,818 1,814 1,569 1,594 -- -- 3,387 3,408
Domestic
Dual-Branded
Franchise (31) (1) (31) (1) 31 1 (31) (1)
Company (4) -- (4) -- 4 -- (4) --
International
Dual-Branded
Franchise (37) (19) (37) (19) 37 19 (37) (19)
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Total Locations 1,746 1,794 1,497 1,574 72 20 3,315 3,388
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As our dual-branded business expands, we may reevaluate how these restaurants are counted in future disclosures.
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Dine Brands Global, Inc.
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Dine Brands Global, Inc.
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(END) Dow Jones Newswires
May 06, 2026 15:43 ET (19:43 GMT)