DIN Stock — Dine Brands Global, Inc.

Dine Brands Global, Inc. (DIN)

Updated October 16, 2026.

DIN is a Stock. its distribution rate is 2.37%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.37%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 19/100 (High risk). Total return is 1243.9% over the past 35.3 years.

Dine Brands Global owns, franchises, and operates restaurant chains including Applebee's, IHOP, and Fuzzy's Taco Shop across casual dining, family dining, and fast-casual segments in the United States and internationally. The company distributes quarterly with a modest current distribution rate, generating income primarily from franchise fees and company-operated restaurant operations. The stock may appeal to income-focused investors seeking exposure to the casual and family dining restaurant sector.

DIN performance

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 1243.9% over the past 35.3 years. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 16.9%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 34.7%.

DIN key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

19 · High risk

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.45%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

07/12/1991

Distribution rate

2.37%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

2.37%

5-year average yield

2.81

Last close

$32.02 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$405,345,983

Average volume

462469.0

Dividend

$0.19

Ex-dividend date

09/16/2026

Payment date

10/09/2026

Beta

0.993

Payout ratio

17.2%

P/E ratio

52.49

Forward P/E

6.2189

EPS

$0.61

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.37%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.37%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

DIN risks and drawbacks

DIN's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 34.7%.

Who may consider DIN — and who may not

DIN may suit someone looking for moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (DIN pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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