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$35.86 +1.48 (+4.29%)
Market Cap
$435.22M
Shares
12.66M

Price & Indicators

Indicators
Price
Panels
Event markers
20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$34.38 Open$33.21 Day$32.75–34.45 52W close$21.19–38.81 Avg vol 30d257K Short int1.9M · 15.0% float · 8.8d Short vol79% Last earningsAug 5, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Aug 5

Up next

Next earnings call
Nov 4, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 11 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
Latest filing: 10-Q
filed Aug 5, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Neutral
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Neutral Momentum Strong Sentiment Bullish Fundamentals Strong Quant / Vol Very High
      Market backdrop VIX 16 · calm Equity put/call 0.58
      Technical
      price trend
      Neutral
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +8%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg −2%
      below
      RSI (14) 46
      neutral
      MACD trend Negative
      52-week position 75%
      mid-range
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Strong
      1-month return +2%
      trailing
      6-month return +11%
      trailing
      YTD return +7%
      this year
      Relative strength 0%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Bullish
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $35 › 200d $32 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +5% holders QoQ · +29 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      15.02% of float · ▼ -12.7% MoM · 8.8 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      150 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Squeeze score 69
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Strong
      Revenue growth +8%
      Y/Y
      Gross margin 41%
      contracting
      EPS growth −74%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $53.4M
      Buyback $143.8M
      remaining
      Balance sheet $1.1B
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Very High
      Volatility 45%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −35%
      past year
      ATR 4.5%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed May 6, 2026
      Capital expenditures · fiscal 2026 $25M – $35M
      Prior guidance period ended · from the Earnings Call filed Mar 31, 2024
      G&A · the year $200M – $210M
      CapEx · the year $15M – $20M
      Applebee's domestic system-wide comp sales · the year 0% – 2%
      EBITDA · the year $255M – $265M
      IHOP domestic system-wide comp sales · the year 1% – 3%
      Net new domestic IHOP restaurants · the year $15 – $25
      Net domestic Applebee's restaurants · the year $-35 – $-25

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Neutral
      1 · 4 · 1
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +8% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      −2% Neutral
      RSI (14)
      46 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      75% Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bullish · 2 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $35 › 200d $32 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +5% holders QoQ · +29 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      15.02% of float · ▼ -12.7% MoM · 8.8 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      150 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $21 Now $34 · 75% Range high $39
      vs 200-day avg +8% vs 50-day avg -2%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP $105M Six Months Ended June 28, 2026 —
      Adjusted free cash flow non-GAAP $3.7M first six months of 2026 —
      Applebee's Company Domestic average weekly unit sales $39K Three Months Ended June 28, 2026 —
      Applebee's Domestic same-restaurant sales change -1.8% Three Months Ended June 28, 2026 —
      Applebee's Franchise Domestic average weekly unit sales $57.7K Three Months Ended June 28, 2026 —
      Applebee's Franchise restaurants Ending 1,439 Three Months Ended June 28, 2026 —
      Applebee's Same-restaurant sales change -1.8% Three Months Ended June 28, 2026 —
      Available borrowing capacity under the 2025 Variable Funding Senior Notes, Class A-1 $224.5M as of June 28, 2026 —
      Common stock repurchases $7.4M second quarter of 2026 —
      Diluted net income available to common stockholders per share, as adjusted non-GAAP $2.03 Six Months Ended June 28, 2026 —
      Dividends paid $2.4M second quarter of 2026 —
      Domestic same-restaurant sales change 1.5% Three Months Ended June 28, 2026 —
      Effective tax rate 27.7% six months ended June 28, 2026 —
      Fuzzy's Company Domestic average weekly unit sales $18.9K Three Months Ended June 28, 2026 —
      Fuzzy's Domestic same-restaurant sales change 4.9% Three Months Ended June 28, 2026 —
      Fuzzy's Franchise Domestic average weekly unit sales $32.5K Three Months Ended June 28, 2026 —
      Fuzzy's Franchise Domestic same-restaurant sales change 5% Three Months Ended June 28, 2026 —
      Fuzzy's Franchise restaurants Ending 96 Three Months Ended June 28, 2026 —
      IHOP Company Domestic average weekly unit sales $27.5K Three Months Ended June 28, 2026 —
      IHOP Franchise Domestic average weekly unit sales $39.7K Three Months Ended June 28, 2026 —
      IHOP Franchise restaurants Ending 1,796 Three Months Ended June 28, 2026 —
      IHOP Same-restaurant sales change 1.3% Three Months Ended June 28, 2026 —
      IHOP's year-over-year comparable domestic same-restaurant sales 1.5% second quarter of 2026 —
      Net income available to common stockholders, as adjusted non-GAAP $25.1M Six Months Ended June 28, 2026 —
      Same-restaurant sales change 4.7% Three Months Ended June 28, 2026 —
      Total Locations 3,289 As of June 28, 2026 —
      Total restaurants across all three brands 3,500 as of June 28, 2026 —
      Consolidated adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP $50.8M first quarter of 2026 —
      New restaurant openings (Applebee's and IHOP) 24 first quarter of 2026 —
      Restaurant closures (Applebee's and IHOP) 40 first quarter of 2026 —
      Applebee's per restaurant average weekly sales $11,900 fourth quarter of 2025 —
      Domestic dual-branded openings 28 fiscal year 2025 —
      Fiscal year 2025 effective tax rate 32% fiscal year 2025 —
      IHOP's per restaurant average weekly sales $8,500 fourth quarter of 2025 —
      International dual-branded openings 18 fiscal year 2025 —

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Restaurants — same industry group
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      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      DIN
      Dine Brands Global, Inc.
      this stock
      		$435.22M +7.0% +8.2% — 15.0%
      MCD
      Mcdonalds Corp
      		 $191.81B -11.9% +3.7% 22.0 1.7%
      SBUX
      Starbucks Corp
      		 $118.22B +23.5% +2.8% 60.0 3.4%
      CMG
      Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc
      		 $44.66B -4.6% +5.4% 32.4 3.1%
      YUM
      Yum Brands Inc
      		 $41.57B +0.7% +8.8% 19.2 2.8%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Accumulating
      Holders
      150
      % held
      100.0%
      Net QoQ
      +989.8K sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
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      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      159
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      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      1.9M
      Days to cover
      8.8d
      Change
      -276.3K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      79%
      As of
      Aug 21, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      1.9K
      Value
      $63.8K
      As of
      Jul 24, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      38.9%
      Week of
      Jul 13, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Congressional Trades Sell
      Member
      Susie Lee
      Amount
      $1.0K–$15.0K
      Traded
      May 27, 2021
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $879.3M
      Net income (FY)
      $17.1M
      EPS diluted
      $1.11
      View
      Buybacks
      Remaining
      $143.8M
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Aug 5, 2026
      This year
      15
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $52.0K
      Shares
      1.8K
      Filed
      May 8, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Aug 5, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      DIN -1.1% +2.0% +11.1% -4.3% +7.0%
      SPY -2.0% +3.3% +11.2% +2.1% +11.8%
      vs SPY +0.9% -1.4% -0.1% -6.4% -4.9%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.19 / share · ex Jun 24, 2026
      Cut 62.7%
      Paid (TTM)
      $1.08 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      3.14%
      Buyback program · as of Jun 28, 2026
      Authorized
      —
      Spent (derived)
      —
      Remaining
      $143.80M

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 49754 CUSIP 254423106 13F (30d) 134 filings 133 filers Visit website Investor relations

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