Compared to Estimates, Dine Brands (DIN) Q4 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics

For the quarter ended December 2025, Dine Brands (DIN) reported revenue of $217.6 million, up 6.3% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.46, compared to $0.87 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of -4.48% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $227.8 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.10, the EPS surprise was +33.33%.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how Dine Brands performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Number of restaurants - Total - IHOP restaurants: 1,824 compared to the 1,807 average estimate based on two analysts.
• Domestic same-restaurant sales percentage change - IHOP Restaurant - System-wide: 0.3% versus the two-analyst average estimate of 1.3%.
• Domestic same-restaurant sales percentage change - Applebee?s Restaurant - System-wide: -0.4% versus 1.8% estimated by two analysts on average.
• Revenues- Franchise revenues- Royalties, franchise fees and other: $93.6 million versus $98.76 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -2.9% change.
• Revenues- Franchise revenues- Advertising revenue: $69.6 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $71.91 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -1.8%.
• Revenues- Rental revenues: $27.1 million versus $27.88 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -5.7% change.
• Revenues- Company restaurant sales: $27.2 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $28.93 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +223%.
• Revenues- Franchise revenues: $163.2 million compared to the $170.68 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -2.4% year over year.
• Gross Profit- Rental operations: $7.2 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $6.84 million.
• Gross Profit- Franchise operations: $86.1 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $87.09 million.

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Shares of Dine Brands have returned -10% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.

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