Dine Brands (DIN Quick QuoteDIN - Free Report) reported $230.78 million in revenue for the quarter ended June 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 11.9%. EPS of $1.17 for the same period compares to $1.71 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $222.12 million, representing a surprise of +3.9%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -21.48%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.49.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

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:

• Domestic same-restaurant sales percentage change - IHOP Restaurant - System-wide: -2.3% versus the four-analyst average estimate of -0.5%.
• Number of restaurants - Total - IHOP restaurants: 1,796 versus the four-analyst average estimate of 1,812.
• Number of restaurants - Total - Applebee's restaurants: 1,573 compared to the 1,586 average estimate based on three analysts.
• Number of restaurants - Total: 3,500 versus 3,480 estimated by two analysts on average.
• Global Effective Restaurants - IHOP Corp - Area License: 154 compared to the 154 average estimate based on two analysts.
• Revenues- Franchise revenues: $174.72 million compared to the $173.55 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of -1% year over year.
• Revenues- Rental revenues: $27.53 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $28.28 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -5.1%.
• Revenues- Financing revenues: $0.3 million versus $0.39 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -36% change.
• Revenues- Company restaurant sales: $28.24 million compared to the $19.86 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +9345.8% year over year.
• Revenues- Franchise revenues- Advertising revenue: $73.51 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $73.48 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -1.4%.
• Revenues- Franchise revenues- Royalties, franchise fees and other: $101.21 million versus $100 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -0.8% change.
• Gross Profit- Franchise operations: $88.3 million compared to the $90.02 million average estimate based on three analysts.

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Shares of Dine Brands have returned -15.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.5% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.