DIN
Dine Brands Global, Inc.
DIN trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
LCID
Lucid Group, Inc.
LCID has the edge over DIN overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
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.
LCID Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable |
LCID's revenue is currently healthy, but its profitability and cash flow are weak. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
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.
LCID PE Valuation
LCID has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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.
LCID Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| -- | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect LCID's losses to shrink, with revenue growing. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
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 has the edge over LCID on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
LCID Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$13.08 | -$2.57 |
| Q2 2026 | -$13.65 | -$2.35 |
| Q1 2026 | -$13.15 | -$1.25 |
| Q4 2025 | -$12.09 | +$0.41 |
| Q3 2025 | -$10.51 | +$2.49 |
| Q2 2025 | -$11.30 | +$0.40 |
| Q1 2025 | -$11.90 | +$0.40 |
| Q4 2024 | -$12.50 | +$1.10 |
LCID is still losing money, but less than at its worst: $13.08 per share over the past year, against $16.50 at its worst in mid-2023.
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 has the edge over LCID on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
LCID Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $350.3M | +4.1% |
| Q2 2026 | $405.3M | +56% |
| Q1 2026 | $282.5M | +20% |
| Q4 2025 | $522.7M | +123% |
| Q3 2025 | $336.6M | +68% |
| Q2 2025 | $259.4M | +29% |
| Q1 2025 | $235M | +36% |
| Q4 2024 | $234.5M | +49% |
LCID has the edge over DIN on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -245% | +35 points |
| Q2 2026 | -267% | +43 points |
| Q1 2026 | -350% | -56 points |
| Q4 2025 | -204% | +109 points |
| Q3 2025 | -280% | +105 points |
| Q2 2025 | -310% | +83 points |
| Q1 2025 | -294% | +128 points |
| Q4 2024 | -313% | +156 points |
LCID's operating margin was −245% last quarter, up 35 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2020.
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's free cash flow has turned negative after years in the green: −$2M over the past year.
LCID Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1B | -$84.2M |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.5B | -$463.2M |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.4B | -$849M |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.2B | -$417.1M |
| Q3 2025 | -$955.5M | -$333M |
| Q2 2025 | -$1B | -$271.6M |
| Q1 2025 | -$589.9M | +$125.1M |
| Q4 2024 | -$824.8M | -$77.6M |
LCID has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$5.2B over the past year, against −$3.4B the year before.
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 LCID 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.
LCID Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +3.3% | +12.5M shares |
| 1 year | +26% | +82.4M shares |
| 3 years | +73% | +166M shares |
LCID has 395M diluted shares, up 26% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2020 | $2.2M |
| Q1 2020 | — |
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.
LCID Net Leverage
LCID's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
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).
LCID Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 32.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 7.1 | Oversold |
LCID's weekly RSI is 33 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 7 (oversold).
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.
LCID PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
LCID has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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 the edge over LCID on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
LCID Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $3.53 | 7.9% below |
| 20 week MA | $4.88 | 33% below |
| 50 week MA | $7.33 | 56% below |
| 100 week MA | $15.4 | 79% below |
| 200 week MA | $31.9 | 90% below |
LCID is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 90% below its 200-week average.
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 the edge over LCID on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
LCID Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $98.9 | $100.4 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | $100.4 | $376.4 | +275% |
| 2022 | $376.4 | $67.0 | -82% |
| 2023 | $67.0 | $42.1 | -37% |
| 2024 | $42.1 | $32.0 | -24% |
| 2025 | $32.0 | $11.4 | -64% |
| 2026 YTD | $11.4 | $3.25 | -72% |
LCID has finished four years in a row lower, and it's down 72% so far in 2026.