AMZN
Amazon.com, Inc.
AMZN has the edge over DIN overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
DIN
Dine Brands Global, Inc.
DIN trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
AMZN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Weak | |
| Healthy |
AMZN's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, but its cash flow is weak.
DIN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak |
DIN's revenue is currently healthy, and its profitability is stable, but its cash flow and balance sheet are under pressure.
AMZN PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 22x | $267 | — |
| Forward | 27x | $267 | — |
| Cheap | 34x | $415 | +55% |
| Fair | 60x | $745 | +179% |
| Expensive | 102x | $1,262 | +372% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
AMZN has the edge over DIN in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
DIN PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 6.3x | $3.15 | -91% |
| Forward | 8.2x | $36.33 | — |
| Fair | 12x | $6.02 | -83% |
| Expensive | 19x | $9.56 | -74% |
| Current | 73x | $36.33 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
DIN's PE is in its expensive range at 73x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 8.2x, in its cheap range.
AMZN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly deteriorating | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for AMZN, with profitability improving.
DIN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Stable | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect DIN's revenue to grow, but its profitability to weaken.
AMZN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $9.87 | -20% |
| Q3 2026 | $12.37 | +75% |
| Q2 2026 | $12.43 | +89% |
| Q1 2026 | $8.36 | +36% |
| Q4 2025 | $7.17 | +30% |
| Q3 2025 | $7.08 | +52% |
| Q2 2025 | $6.56 | +57% |
| Q1 2025 | $6.14 | +72% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.53 | +91% |
AMZN has the edge over DIN on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
DIN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $4.42 | +783% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.50 | -78% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.61 | -80% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.15 | -68% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.11 | -74% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.25 | -63% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.01 | -49% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.62 | -35% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.22 | -32% |
DIN's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $0.50 over the past year, against $6.22 in late 2023.
AMZN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $201.9B | +12% |
| Q2 2026 | $200.6B | +20% |
| Q1 2026 | $181.5B | +17% |
| Q4 2025 | $213.4B | +14% |
| Q3 2025 | $180.2B | +13% |
| Q2 2025 | $167.7B | +13% |
| Q1 2025 | $155.7B | +8.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $187.8B | +10% |
AMZN has the edge over DIN on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 14% | +4.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 14% | +2.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 13% | +1.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 12% | +0.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 9.7% | -1.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 11% | +1.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 12% | +1.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 11% | +3.5 points |
AMZN has the edge over DIN on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
DIN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $248.9M | +15% |
| Q2 2026 | $240.9M | +4.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $225.2M | +4.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $217.6M | +6.3% |
| Q3 2025 | $216.2M | +11% |
| Q2 2025 | $230.8M | +12% |
| Q1 2025 | $214.8M | +4.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $204.8M | -0.7% |
DIN's revenue has grown year over year for seven quarters in a row: $249M last quarter, up 15% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.7% | -2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 2.5% | -5.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 4.5% | -1.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | -7.6% | -11 points |
| Q3 2025 | 4.7% | -8.9 points |
| Q2 2025 | 8.2% | -6.9 points |
| Q1 2025 | 6% | -5.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | 3.8% | -8.9 points |
DIN's operating margin was 2.7% last quarter, down 2 points from the same quarter a year ago.
AMZN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$34.8B | -8202% |
| Q2 2026 | -$8.8B | -2757% |
| Q1 2026 | -$18.2B | -$10.2B |
| Q4 2025 | $14.9B | -16% |
| Q3 2025 | $430M | -87% |
| Q2 2025 | $332M | -96% |
| Q1 2025 | -$8B | -297% |
| Q4 2024 | $17.8B | -36% |
AMZN's free cash flow was −$46.9B over the past year, against $10.6B the year before.
DIN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $10.1M | -44% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.3M | -96% |
| Q1 2026 | -$4.6M | -136% |
| Q4 2025 | -$8.6M | -132% |
| Q3 2025 | $18.1M | -18% |
| Q2 2025 | $31M | +71% |
| Q1 2025 | $12.8M | -53% |
| Q4 2024 | $26.7M | -43% |
DIN has the edge over AMZN on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
AMZN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +26M shares |
| 1 year | +0.8% | +84M shares |
| 3 years | +3.5% | +371M shares |
| 5 years | +6.1% | +629M shares |
| Available history | +8.2% | +829M shares |
AMZN has 10.9B diluted shares, up 0.8% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | — |
| Q1 2023 | — |
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q2 2022 | $3.3B |
DIN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.8% | +100K shares |
| 1 year | -15% | -2.2M shares |
| 3 years | -20% | -3M shares |
| 5 years | -28% | -4.8M shares |
| Available history | -29% | -5M shares |
DIN has the edge over AMZN on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $6.6M |
| Q2 2026 | $7.3M |
| Q1 2026 | $22M |
| Q4 2025 | $30.6M |
| Q3 2025 | $22.5M |
| Q2 2025 | $6M |
| Q1 2025 | $1.6M |
| Q4 2024 | $66,000 |
DIN spent $66M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 120% from the year before.
AMZN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
AMZN has the edge over DIN on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
DIN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 20.2x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 19.7x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 16.2x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 15.6x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 11.2x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 9.3x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 8.5x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 7.8x | High |
DIN's net debt is more than 20 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 11 years a year ago.
AMZN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 57.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 50.0 | Neutral |
AMZN's weekly RSI is 57 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 50 (neutral).
DIN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 60.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 83.1 | Overbought |
DIN's weekly RSI is 60 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 83 (overbought).
AMZN PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | AMZN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 22x | 18x | 20% above |
| PE % | 4 | 47 | 43 pts below |
AMZN has the edge over DIN on valuation relative to its sector.
DIN PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | DIN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 73x | 18x | 303% above |
| PE % | 100 | 47 | 53 pts above |
DIN is trading at 73x earnings, a 303% premium to the Consumer Cyclical sector's median of 18x.
AMZN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $253.6 | 5.5% above |
| 20 week MA | $254.9 | 4.9% above |
| 50 week MA | $242.5 | 10% above |
| 100 week MA | $229.6 | 17% above |
| 200 week MA | $191.4 | 40% above |
AMZN has the edge over DIN on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
DIN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $32.3 | 13% above |
| 20 week MA | $33.2 | 9.3% above |
| 50 week MA | $32.2 | 13% above |
| 100 week MA | $28.7 | 27% above |
| 200 week MA | $38.8 | 6.4% below |
DIN has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-, 20-, 50- and 100-week averages, but 6.4% below its 200-week average.
AMZN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $93.5 | $158.6 | +70% |
| 2021 | $158.6 | $171.1 | +7.8% |
| 2022 | $171.1 | $85.3 | -50% |
| 2023 | $85.3 | $151.9 | +78% |
| 2024 | $151.9 | $223.8 | +47% |
| 2025 | $223.8 | $232.5 | +3.9% |
| 2026 YTD | $232.5 | $267.4 | +15% |
AMZN has the edge over DIN on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
DIN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $81.5 | $61.5 | -25% |
| 2021 | $61.5 | $82.1 | +33% |
| 2022 | $82.1 | $65.4 | -20% |
| 2023 | $65.4 | $49.7 | -24% |
| 2024 | $49.7 | $30.7 | -38% |
| 2025 | $30.7 | $34.1 | +11% |
| 2026 YTD | $34.1 | $36.3 | +6.5% |
DIN has finished lower in four of the last six years. It's up 6.5% so far in 2026.