---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-207550"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DIN"
cik: "0000049754"
company_name: "Dine Brands Global, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-05-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T23:00:02.038023+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Dine Brands Q1 2026: Applebee's comp +1.9%, IHOP flat; adj. EPS $1.07, free cash flow negative

## Summary
- Total revenues $225.2M (+4.8% YoY); net income $7.2M ($0.57 diluted EPS) vs $7.8M ($0.53) in Q1 2025.
- Non-GAAP adj. net income $13.5M ($1.07 adj. diluted EPS) vs $15.4M ($1.03) in Q1 2025.
- Applebee's domestic same-restaurant sales +1.9% YoY; IHOP domestic same-restaurant sales flat.
- Consolidated adjusted EBITDA $50.8M vs $54.7M; operating cash flow $7.5M vs $16.1M; adjusted free cash flow -$3.0M vs +$14.6M.
- 24 new restaurant openings and 40 closures in Q1; company targeting ~80 dual-brand restaurants by year-end.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-207550
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DIN
- cik: 0000049754
- company_name: Dine Brands Global, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-05-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/49754/000119312526207550/0001193125-26-207550-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/49754/000119312526207550/d151134d8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-207550.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 02e4b4bed203d4aaee5c079eb21fa13765987d05
  claim: Dine Brands Global, Inc. reported the first quarter of fiscal year 2026 results: revenue $225.2 million, net income $7.2 million, EPS $0.57.
  evidence_excerpt: Total revenues for the first quarter of 2026 were $225.2 million compared to $214.8 million for the first quarter of 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/49754/000119312526207550/0001193125-26-207550-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.