DIN
Dine Brands Global, Inc.
DIN trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
NKE
NIKE, Inc.
NKE 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.
NKE Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
NKE's profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue and cash flow are stable.
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.
NKE PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 18x | $37.76 | — |
| Cheap | 23x | $47.70 | +26% |
| Forward | 30x | $37.76 | — |
| Fair | 33x | $68.16 | +80% |
| Expensive | 47x | $97.86 | +159% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
NKE has the edge over DIN in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
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.
NKE Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly deteriorating | |
| Stable | |
| Decline | |
| Improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
Analysts expect NKE's profitability to improve, but its revenue to decline. 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's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $0.50 over the past year, against $6.22 in late 2023.
NKE Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.27 | -39% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.09 | +7.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.10 | -2.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.51 | -50% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.70 | -48% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.95 | -44% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.16 | -42% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.01 | -11% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.24 | -5.3% |
NKE has the edge over DIN on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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 has the edge over NKE on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| 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.
NKE Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $11.2B | -4.3% |
| Q2 2026 | $11B | -1.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $11.3B | +0.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $12.4B | +0.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $11.7B | +1.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $11.1B | -12% |
| Q1 2025 | $11.3B | -9.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $12.4B | -7.7% |
NKE's revenue fell from its 2023 peak and has held roughly level since: $11.2B last quarter, down 4.3% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 8.2% | +0.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 12% | +9.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5.8% | -1.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 8% | -3.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 7.9% | -3.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 2.9% | -11 points |
| Q1 2025 | 7.5% | -3.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 11% | -2.9 points |
NKE has the edge over DIN on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
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.
NKE Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$64M | -527% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.5B | +313% |
| Q1 2026 | $284M | -83% |
| Q4 2025 | $386M | -58% |
| Q3 2025 | $15M | -95% |
| Q2 2025 | $363M | -85% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.7B | -11% |
| Q4 2024 | $920M | -65% |
NKE has the edge over DIN on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
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 NKE 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.
NKE Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +3.2M shares |
| 1 year | +0.4% | +5.2M shares |
| 3 years | -3.8% | -59.1M shares |
| 5 years | -8.4% | -135M shares |
| Available history | -6.9% | -110M shares |
NKE has 1.5B diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $20M |
| Q3 2025 | $126M |
| Q2 2025 | $199M |
| Q1 2025 | $506M |
| Q4 2024 | $1.1B |
NKE has spent almost nothing on buybacks in the past year.
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.
NKE Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q3 2024 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q2 2024 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2024 | -0.0x | Very low |
| Q4 2023 | 0.1x | Very low |
NKE has the edge over DIN on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
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).
NKE Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 40.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 57.5 | Neutral |
NKE's weekly RSI is 40 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 58 (neutral).
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.
NKE PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | NKE | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 18x | 18x | 0.3% above |
| PE % | 2 | 47 | 45 pts below |
NKE has the edge over DIN on valuation relative to its sector.
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 NKE on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
NKE Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $36.7 | 2.8% above |
| 20 week MA | $39.2 | 3.6% below |
| 50 week MA | $48.0 | 21% below |
| 100 week MA | $58.4 | 35% below |
| 200 week MA | $79.2 | 52% below |
NKE has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-week average, but 52% 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 NKE on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
NKE Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $101.6 | $141.6 | +39% |
| 2021 | $141.6 | $165.7 | +17% |
| 2022 | $165.7 | $116.3 | -30% |
| 2023 | $116.3 | $108.6 | -6.6% |
| 2024 | $108.6 | $76.4 | -30% |
| 2025 | $76.4 | $60.9 | -20% |
| 2026 YTD | $60.9 | $37.8 | -38% |
NKE has finished four years in a row lower, and it's down 38% so far in 2026.