Dine Brands Global, Inc.
Business
Dine Brands Global, Inc. owns and franchises three restaurant concepts—Applebee’s, IHOP and Fuzzy’s Taco Shop—and manages related brand operations. The company offers full-service casual American dining (Applebee’s), midscale family dining focused on pancakes and day-part expansion (IHOP), and fast-casual Baja-style Mexican offerings with a full bar (Fuzzy’s), together with franchising, brand marketing, supply chain support, and ancillary rental and financing services. Its key reporting segments are franchise operations, rental operations, financing operations and company restaurant operations. The company primarily generates revenue from domestic franchised and company-operated restaurants, with additional international presence via franchisees and area licensees and channels including dine‑in, online ordering, mobile app, off‑premise, Carside To Go and third‑party delivery.
Summary from filing dated 2025-03-05
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rental revenues | 109 | 117 | 123 | 116 | 114 | |
| Total revenues | 879 | 812 | 831 | 909 | 896 | |
| Franchise expenses | 323 | 340 | 344 | 322 | 296 | |
| Company-owned restaurant expenses | 113 | 10 | 2 | 122 | 137 | |
| Rental expenses | 84 | 87 | 88 | 88 | 88 | |
| Total cost of revenues | 520 | 437 | 434 | 532 | 521 | |
| Gross profit | 359 | 375 | 397 | 377 | 375 | |
| General and administrative expenses | 204 | 197 | 198 | 191 | 172 | |
| Interest expense, net | 78 | 72 | 70 | 61 | — | |
| Closure and impairment charges | 40 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 5 | |
| Amortization of intangible assets | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
| Loss on extinguishment of debt | 900,000 | 0 | 0 | −210,000 | 34,000 | |
| (Gain) loss on disposition of assets | −500,000 | −3 | 2 | −3 | 2 | |
| Income before income taxes | 25 | 90 | 112 | 115 | 122 | |
| Income tax provision | −8 | −25 | −15 | −34 | −24 | |
| Net income | 17 | 65 | 97 | 81 | 98 | |
| Foreign currency translation adjustment | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6,000 | −4,000 | |
| Total comprehensive income | 17 | 65 | 97 | 81 | 98 | |
| Less: Net income allocated to unvested restricted stock | −1 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | |
| Net income available to common stockholders | 16 | 63 | 95 | 79 | 96 | |
| Net income available to common stockholders | 16 | 63 | 95 | — | — | |
| Basic (in dollars per share) | 1.11 | 4.22 | 6.23 | 4.97 | 5.69 | |
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | 1.11 | 4.22 | 6.22 | 4.96 | 5.66 | |
| Basic (in shares) | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 128 | 187 | 146 | 270 | 361 | |
| Receivables, net of allowance of $5.1 (2025) and $3.4 (2024) | 119 | 115 | 128 | 120 | 120 | |
| Restricted cash | 52 | 42 | — | — | — | |
| Prepaid expenses | 49 | 39 | — | — | — | |
| Other current assets | 4 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 7 | |
| Total current assets | 352 | 386 | 358 | 480 | 574 | |
| Other intangible assets, net | 534 | 576 | 586 | 597 | 539 | |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 329 | 324 | 275 | 289 | 335 | |
| Goodwill | 250 | 249 | 254 | 254 | 252 | |
| Property and equipment, net | 161 | 156 | 162 | 145 | 179 | |
| Long-term receivables, net of allowance of $1.2 (2025) and $1.4 (2024) | 34 | 36 | 36 | 40 | 42 | |
| Non-current restricted cash | 22 | 20 | — | — | — | |
| Other non-current assets, net | 57 | 45 | 17 | 18 | 10 | |
| Total assets | 1,738 | 1,791 | 1,740 | 1,882 | 1,999 | |
| Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities | 93 | 76 | — | — | — | |
| Gift card liability | 183 | 178 | 176 | 172 | 166 | |
| Current portion of operating leases obligations | 68 | 65 | 63 | 59 | 72 | |
| Current portion of finance leases | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | |
| Accrued interest payable | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | |
| Dividends payable | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | |
| Deferred franchise revenue, short-term | 6 | 6 | — | — | 7 | |
| Current portion of long-term debt | 0 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 0 | |
| Total current liabilities | 366 | 445 | 460 | 471 | 411 | |
| Long-term debt, net, less current portion | 1,188 | 1,087 | 1,085 | 1,242 | 1,280 | |
| Operating lease obligations, less current portion | 305 | 311 | 269 | 275 | 321 | |
| Finance lease obligations, less current portion | 32 | 34 | 34 | 30 | 60 | |
| Deferred income taxes, net | 51 | 55 | 61 | 75 | 76 | |
| Deferred franchise revenue, long-term | 34 | 37 | 39 | 42 | 46 | |
| Other non-current liabilities | 35 | 39 | 16 | 19 | 17 | |
| Total liabilities | 2,012 | 2,007 | 1,991 | 2,183 | 2,242 | |
| Preferred stock, $1 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Common stock, $0.01 par value; shares: 40,000,000 authorized; 2025 - 24,623,226 issued, 13,326,537 outstanding; 2024 - 24,756,637 issued, 15,273,210 outstanding | 200,000 | 200,000 | 249,000 | 250,000 | 250,000 | |
| Additional paid-in-capital | 240 | 255 | 257 | 259 | 256 | |
| Retained earnings | 175 | 184 | 150 | 85 | 35 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | −100,000 | −100,000 | −64,000 | −65,000 | −59,000 | |
| Treasury stock, at cost; shares: 2025 - 11,296,689; 2024 - 9,483,427 | −689 | −655 | −658 | −645 | −535 | |
| Total stockholders' deficit | −274 | −216 | −251 | −301 | −243 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit | 1,738 | 1,791 | 1,740 | 1,881 | 1,999 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation and amortization | 43 | 39 | 36 | 38 | 40 | |
| Non-cash stock-based compensation expense | 13 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 12 | |
| Non-cash closure and impairment charges | 40 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 5 | |
| Non-cash interest expense | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
| Deferred income taxes | −4 | −7 | −14 | −1 | — | |
| Provision for doubtful accounts | 3 | 700,000 | 0 | — | — | |
| (Gain) loss on disposition of assets | −400,000 | −3 | 2 | −3 | 2 | |
| Other | −3 | −4 | −4 | −5 | −2 | |
| Receivables | −10 | −1 | 2 | −3 | 7 | |
| Prepaid expenses | −10 | 8 | 3 | — | — | |
| Other assets | −9 | 5 | 9 | — | — | |
| Operating lease assets and liabilities | −14 | −13 | 7 | −12 | −18 | |
| Gift card receivables and payables | 5 | −700,000 | 5 | — | — | |
| Accounts payable and other accrued expenses | 14 | −7 | −29 | — | — | |
| Accrued interest payable | 900,000 | −100,000 | 1 | — | — | |
| Deferred revenue | −3 | −3 | −4 | −4 | −7 | |
| Cash flows provided by operating activities | 89 | 108 | 131 | 89 | 196 | |
| Principal receipts from notes, equipment contracts and other long-term receivables | 8 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 20 | |
| Additions to property and equipment | −36 | −14 | −37 | −35 | −17 | |
| Proceeds from sale of property and equipment | 1 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 946,000 | |
| Additions to long-term receivables | −5 | −700,000 | −1 | −1 | 0 | |
| Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired | 2 | −9 | −100,000 | −78 | 0 | |
| Other | −2 | −500,000 | −1 | −338,000 | −466,000 | |
| Cash flows used in investing activities | −32 | −9 | −30 | −81 | 4 | |
| Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt, including revolving line of credit | 600 | 0 | 530 | 100 | 0 | |
| Repayment of long-term debt | −594 | 0 | −652 | −39 | −10 | |
| Repayments of revolving credit facility | 0 | 0 | −30 | 0 | −220 | |
| Payment of debt issuance costs | −12 | 0 | −8 | −6 | 0 | |
| Dividends paid on common stock | −31 | −31 | −32 | −31 | 0 | |
| Repurchase of common stock | −61 | −12 | −26 | −120 | −4 | |
| Principal payments of finance lease and financing obligations | −5 | −6 | −6 | −9 | −10 | |
| Proceeds from stock options exercised | 0 | 0 | 4 | 200,000 | 25 | |
| Repurchase of restricted stock for tax payments upon vesting | −2 | −3 | −4 | −3 | −2 | |
| Tax payments for share settlement of restricted stock units | 0 | 0 | −900,000 | −955,000 | −10 | |
| Cash flows used in financing activities | −104 | −52 | −225 | −109 | −230 | |
| Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | −47 | 48 | −124 | −100 | −31 | |
| Interest paid | 84 | 79 | 74 | 65 | 65 | |
| Income taxes paid | 16 | 38 | 28 | 28 | 31 | |
| Non-cash conversion of notes receivable | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | |
| Non-cash balance sheet gross-up of receivables and other accrued expenses | 0 | 11 | −11 | 0 | — |