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No insider purchase over the last 90 days. The latest was filed 16 Mar 2026.
Dine Brands Global, Inc.: what insiders have been doing
Dine Brands Global, Inc., founded in 1958, is a Retail company based in Glendale, United States. Its directors and officers file their transactions with SEC (Form 4). Over the twelve months to 18 October 2026, the company's managers filed 28 filings, from 13 insiders.
The flow runs one way only: 4 insiders bought (6 purchases totalling €253k) and nobody sold on the market. Buying on the open market means paying the going price with one's own funds, a different act from receiving shares as pay. Biggest ticket of the year: €87k, bought by Berk Howard M and made public on 7 November 2025. Among those who bought: 4 senior executives.
In all, 2 purchases were made within 30 days of a purchase by another insider of the company. When several insiders buy within a few weeks of each other, analysts speak of a cluster purchase. The last purchase on record was published on 16 March 2026, which is 216 days ago. The median gap between a trade and its publication by SEC (Form 4) is 3 days. For comparison, the SEC allows two business days to file a Form 4.
Across the 5,458 companies tracked on its exchange, the median is 22 filings; at 28 filings, this issuer sits above that mark. Since 2016, the database holds 10 purchases and 11 sales by insiders of the company. In its latest annual report filed with the SEC (10-K, fiscal year ended 28 December 2025), the company reported revenue of 879.3 m USD and net income of 17.1 m USD, with a dividend of 1.72 USD per share.
For comparison within the same sector, see the insider buying recorded at GameStop Corp. and Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. Source: insider filings from SEC (Form 4). Past trades are no guide to future returns.
Insider Decl.
162
Thresholds
n/a
Buy Volume
€521,596
10 ops. · all time
Sell Volume
€805,464
11 ops. · all time
Who traded when
BuySaleDouglas M. Pasquale3 buys
Howard M. Berk1 buy
John W. Peyton1 buy
Martha Poulter1 buy
Richard J. Dahl1 buy
Vance YuWen Chang1 buy
Since the insiders bought
- +12.7%Entry US$28.65 · Close at T+90 US$32.29
- -11.1%Entry US$34.71 · Close at T+90 US$30.86
- +1.5%Entry US$30.23 · Close at T+90 US$30.68
Entry is the close on the day after publication, the first price a reader could act on. Prices in the listing currency. Past moves are not a forecast.
This score ranks the purchase within its own market. A position size is suggested only on the venues of the backtested strategy universe; elsewhere, signals stay on watch. Not investment advice.
Fundamental score
Ranked 13,285 of 24,148 companies
48.7
score / 100
Value64
Quality34
FCF yld15%
Earn yld4.7%
EV/EBITDA13.4x
ROE·
Gross mgn41%
Net mgn1.9%
Debt/EBITDA11.0x
Pillars2/3
Transparent value + quality ranking, distinct from the insider signal.
Financial data
as of FY 2025FY ended December 2025 · cache
US$28.58
Analyst consensus
4 analysts3.00/5
US$33.00Target US$36.50(+28%)US$38.00
Income statement
RevenueUS$879.4M
Gross profitUS$359.3M41% margin
EBITDAUS$146.1M17% margin
Net incomeUS$17.1M0.8% margin
Valuation
PER (trailing)46.1x
PER (forward)6.0x
Beta0.95
Balance sheet & cash
Market capUS$361.8M
Total debtUS$1.6B
Free Cash FlowUS$53.4M
Profitability & ownership
ROA4.6%
% insiders5.0%
% institutions100.4%
Last declaration on 29 May 2026
Declarations162 total
3,616.407 shares@ US$31.020.023% mcap17.8% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001193125-26-248391:0
1,000 shares@ US$27.755.7% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001193125-26-108919:0
Canonical exit: 11 Jun 2026 (T+90)
1,000 shares@ US$29.005.9% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001193125-26-104688:0
Canonical exit: 8 Jun 2026 (T+90)
1,382 shares@ US$31.5810.9% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001193125-26-099134:0
2,303 shares@ US$31.5842.7% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001193125-26-099133:0
4,946.607 shares@ US$31.5826.4% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001193125-26-099131:0
4,946.607 shares@ US$31.5870.6% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001193125-26-099129:0
4,946.607 shares@ US$31.581.7% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001193125-26-099127:0
1,152 shares@ US$31.588.7% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001193125-26-099124:0
4,946.607 shares@ US$31.5824.9% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001193125-26-099115:0
4,946.607 shares@ US$31.5832.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001193125-26-099113:0
4,946.607 shares@ US$31.5837.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001193125-26-099112:0
4,946.607 shares@ US$31.5826.1% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001193125-26-099109:0
4,946.607 shares@ US$31.5866.7% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001193125-26-099130:0
11,103 shares@ US$31.586.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001193125-26-099132:0
678 shares@ US$30.925.2% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001193125-26-094092:0
2,235 shares@ US$30.921.2% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001193125-26-094094:0
622 shares@ US$30.924.6% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001193125-26-094090:0
500 shares@ US$30.123.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001193125-26-092078:0
Canonical exit: 31 May 2026 (T+90)
4,487 shares0Common StockSEC:0001193125-26-086088:0
4,437 shares@ US$30.962.3% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001193125-26-086077:0
979 shares@ US$30.967.4% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001193125-26-086074:0
825 shares@ US$30.966.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001193125-26-086080:0
14,957 shares0Common StockSEC:0001193125-26-086081:0
650 shares@ US$33.1590.2% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001193125-25-311298:0
Canonical exit: 5 Mar 2026 (T+90)
25 of 162 declarations
About Dine Brands Global, Inc.
Dine Brands Global, Inc. (NYSE: DIN) is a United States-based, NYSE-listed restaurant franchisor and, to a lesser extent, operator of multi-brand dining concepts. The company is best known for Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill + Bar, IHOP (International House of Pancakes), and Fuzzy’s Taco Shop. Its business model is predominantly asset-light: most economics come from franchise royalties, development fees, real estate-related income, and selected company-owned or acquired restaurant operations. ([sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/49754/000162828026011393/din-20251228.htm?utm_source=openai))
The company’s roots go back to 1976, when it was incorporated in Delaware as IHOP Corp. Dine Brands expanded materially with the 2007 acquisition of Applebee’s, changed its name to DineEquity in 2008, and adopted the current Dine Brands Global name in 2018. Its headquarters are in Pasadena, California, underscoring its US base while managing brands with international reach. ([sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/49754/000004975419000004/din-12312018x10k.htm?utm_source=openai))
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Operationally, Dine Brands is positioned as one of the larger full-service restaurant companies globally. Applebee’s serves the casual-dining segment, IHOP operates in family dining, and Fuzzy’s Taco Shop sits in the fast-casual Mexican-food segment. This portfolio gives the group exposure to multiple dayparts and consumer occasions, from breakfast to late-evening dining. The company’s strategy centers on brand revitalization, local marketing relevance, value messaging, and disciplined franchise network growth. As of the end of 2025, the three brands represented more than 3,500 restaurants across 20 international markets, indicating meaningful geographic diversification, even though the United States remains the core market. ([investors.dinebrands.com](https://investors.dinebrands.com/news-releases/news-release-details/dine-brands-global-inc-release-first-quarter-2026-earnings-may-6?utm_source=openai))
From a competitive standpoint, Dine Brands operates in an intensely crowded restaurant landscape with national chains, franchise platforms, and regional players competing for traffic, labor, and franchisee capital. Its key strengths are brand awareness, scale within franchised dining, and recurring royalty economics rather than pure company-operated restaurant margins. The company is also pursuing a dual-brand strategy, using co-located or dual-branded restaurants to improve unit economics and site productivity for franchisees. In its first-quarter 2026 update, management highlighted improved comparable sales, execution against value-focused marketing, and continued progress toward approximately 80 domestic dual-branded restaurants by year-end. Dine Brands also maintained shareholder returns, announcing a quarterly cash dividend of $0.19 per share in February 2026. ([sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/49754/000119312526207550/d151134dex991.htm?utm_source=openai))
For French-speaking investors, Dine Brands is best viewed as a US consumer and franchising story with a mix of defensive brand value and cyclical exposure to US household spending. Its appeal lies in recognizable brands, recurring franchise-driven cash flows, and strategic optionality through dual-brand expansion, while the main risks remain traffic softness, franchisee health, and competitive intensity.
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