Dine Brands Global, Inc. Common (DIN) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Reported EPS
- $1.16
- Estimate
- $1.20
- Surprise
- -3.3%
- Revenue (period 2026-06-28)
- $240.9M
- Score at report (before → after)
- 5.2 → 5.6/10
Revenue source: mixed.
How the report landed
Dine Brands Global, Inc. Common (DIN) missed the $1.20 estimate with diluted EPS of $1.16 — a clear 3.3% shortfall. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Sell (5.2/10) to Hold at 5.6/10 after the report — the engine's score rose despite the miss.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates DIN Hold at 5.3/10.
2 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's -3.3% surprise compares with a +3.8% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-11-04.
What argues against it
- Concentration risk — Customer: top five Applebee's franchisees (57.0%)
- Concentration risk — Supplier: Centralized Supply Chain Services (CSCS)
- Market cap $343M below $400M minimum
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $27.60
- Price target
- $31.02
- Stop
- $25.74
- Upside to target
- +12.4%
- Reward-to-risk
- 1.4:1
The stock trades at 46.7× trailing but 5.7× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Risk check: RSI 17 — a level conventionally read as oversold.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-09-17 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
DIN at TrendMatrix's latest read
Cyclical consumer names live and die on demand momentum — same-quarter comps and guidance carry more weight than the headline surprise.
- Industry
- Restaurants
- Market cap
- $342.8M
- P/E (fwd)
- 5.7
- P/E (ttm)
- 46.7
- 52-week range
- $22.85–$39.68
- Off 52-week high
- 30.4%
- RSI (14)
- 17
- Volume vs avg
- 1.49×
- Score today
- 5.3/10