CBRL vs DIN vs MLCO Stock Comparison

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Dine Brands Global and Melco Resorts & Entertainment Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DIN Dine Brands Global, Inc.
$31.94 +13.3% 1M +15.2% 1Y
Market cap
$388.98M
P/E
61.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$899.84M
Div. yield
0.05%
Full-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Melco Resorts & Entertainment leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Melco Resorts & Entertainment 7, Dine Brands Global 3, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCBRLDINMLCOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.51B $388.98M $1.53B MLCO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 47.8x 61.8x 6.5x MLCO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 32.2x 7.1x 11.1x DIN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.7% +6.4% +5.2% DIN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.0% 0.7% 5.0% MLCO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.4% 1.9% 231.9% MLCO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.7x 14.7x -2.9x MLCO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.05% 0.00% DIN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +89.9% +15.2% -53.4% CBRL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.8%/yr -17.5%/yr -19.1%/yr CBRL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 57.5% 44.5% 39.3% MLCO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 35/100 20/100 85/100 MLCO

Percentile Scorecard

CBRLDINMLCO

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisCBRLDINMLCO
Valuation 57 #22 of 50 22 #39 of 50 100 #1 of 44
Growth 9 #43 of 47 0 #47 of 47 91 #5 of 43
Profitability 38 #29 of 46 27 #34 of 46 88 #6 of 41
Financial Health 38 #32 of 51 12 #45 of 51 61 #19 of 47
Shareholder Returns 31 #23 of 33 41 #20 of 33 –
Overall 35 20 85
  • CBRL ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • DIN ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • MLCO ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCBRLDINMLCOSPY
1 month +32.9%+13.3%-18.0% -0.8%
3 months +31.3%-9.4%-31.0% +3.5%
6 months +121.6%+15.9%-30.6% +7.0%
Year to date +171.0%-0.6%-48.7% +12.2%
1 year +89.9%+15.2%-53.4% +13.0%
3 years +6.5%-34.6%-53.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +2.1%-13.2%-22.7% +23.1%
5 years -46.6%-61.8%-65.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year -11.8%-17.5%-19.1% +11.0%
10 years -47.9%-59.0%-77.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year -6.3%-8.5%-13.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCBRLDINMLCOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 57.5%44.5%39.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 54.0%43.4%46.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.350.540.68 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.560.34-1.36 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -83.2%-79.9%-74.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.3%-17.7%-58.7% -1.8%
52-week high $69.02$38.81$9.39 $779.14
52-week low $25.02$24.15$3.73 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleCBRLDINMLCO
P/E now vs peer median 48.5xmedian 20.5x 60.9xmedian 20.5x 6.6xmedian 17.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.1x 0.4xmedian 1.1x 0.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.2xmedian 13.3x 20.1xmedian 13.3x 7.5xmedian 10.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 17.5x 64.2xmedian 17.5x 3.1xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 3.1x -1.4xmedian 3.1x 179.9xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median -1.52median 1.07 -1.15median 1.07 0.19median 0.57

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsCBRLDINMLCO
Revenue $3.32B $899.84M $4.69B
Gross profit $2.29B $355.26M $4.54B
Operating income -$12.47M $24.72M $477.81M
Net income $31.68M $6.79M $196.16M
Free cash flow $88.42M $6.30M $506.29M
R&D – – $4.78M
EPS (diluted) $1.40 $0.52 $0.59
Cash & equivalents $36.54M $97.50M $454.26M
Total debt $1.91B $1.19B $14.51M
Shares (diluted) 22.55M 12.10M 400.63M
Enterprise value $1.43B -$108.92M -$1.40B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricCBRLDINMLCO
P/E 48.5x 60.9x 6.6x
P/FCF 17.4x 64.2x 3.1x
P/Operating cash flow 7.5x 7.3x 2.0x
P/S 0.5x 0.4x 0.3x
P/B 3.2x -1.4x 179.9x
P/Tangible book 3.2x -0.5x -9.0x
EV/EBITDA 16.2x 20.1x 7.5x
EV/EBIT -147.5x 60.5x 2.4x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 1.7x 0.2x
EV/FCF 20.8x 237.6x 2.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.9x 26.8x 1.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.52 -1.15 0.19

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCBRLDINMLCO
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.7% 6.4% 5.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.2% 1.4% 35.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -4.6% -1.6% 5.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.3% -3.1% 35.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -122.7% -58.8% 24.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -28.1% -36.1% 53.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -31.7% -85.3% 914.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -31.6% -55.7% 32.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -31.9% -82.6% 347.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -31.9% -52.8% 34.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -5.8% -48.9% 3.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.3% -18.3% 84.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 48.0% -93.2% -3.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -10.5% -51.9% 38.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCBRLDINMLCO
Gross margin 69.1% 39.5% 96.6%
EBITDA margin 3.4% 8.3% 3.3%
Operating margin -0.4% 2.7% 10.2%
Pretax margin 0.6% 1.1% 4.0%
Net margin 1.0% 0.7% 5.0%
FCF margin 2.7% 0.7% 10.8%
Operating cash flow margin 6.2% 6.2% 16.9%
Return on equity 6.7% – 1,233%
Return on assets 1.5% 0.4% 3.2%
Return on invested capital -1.4% 1.9% 231.9%
Return on capital employed -0.8% 1.8% 9.4%
Asset turnover 1.6x 0.5x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 6.5x 8.2x 4.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 1.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCBRLDINMLCO
Debt / assets 16.7% 67.1% 0.2%
Debt / equity 0.7x -4.1x 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.7x 14.7x -2.9x
Debt / FCF 3.8x 188.8x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 76.4% 116.5% 99.9%
Equity / assets 23.6% -16.5% 0.1%
Interest coverage – – 1.4x
Current ratio 0.6x 0.9x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.6x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 2.42 0.78 0.73

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCBRLDINMLCO
Dividend yield 1.5% 2.4% –
Net buyback yield – 20.4% –
Shareholder yield 1.5% 22.7% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 73.1% 294.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 26.2% 317.5% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.2% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -41.6% -14.6% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusCBRLDINMLCO
Forward P/E 32.2xFY2027 7.1xFY2026 11.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.14FY2027 $4.51FY2026 $0.35FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +167.5%FY2027 +1.3%FY2026 -23.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.6% +10.9% +57.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.54BFY2027 $924.09MFY2026 $5.39BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.6%FY2027 +5.1%FY2026 +4.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.3% +1.6% -8.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCBRLDINMLCO
Held by institutions 100.0% 97.9% 25.7%
Institutions holding 270 149 165
Change in shares held, QoQ +12.2% +8.2% -6.1%
Institutions buying 150 67 84
Institutions selling 69 53 49
Buyers to sellers 2.17 1.26 1.71

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

CBRLDINMLCO
CBRL 1.00 0.49 0.17
DIN 0.49 1.00 0.23
MLCO 0.17 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CBRL, DIN and MLCO?

Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) $1.51B, Dine Brands Global (DIN) $388.98M, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) $1.53B.

Which stock is cheaper, CBRL, DIN and MLCO?

Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) 47.8x, Dine Brands Global (DIN) 61.8x, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 6.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dine Brands Global (DIN) is cheapest (Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) 32.2x, Dine Brands Global (DIN) 7.1x, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 11.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Dine Brands Global (DIN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) -4.7%, Dine Brands Global (DIN) +6.4%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) +5.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) has the highest net margin (Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) 1.0%, Dine Brands Global (DIN) 0.7%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 5.0%). On return on invested capital, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) leads (Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) -1.4%, Dine Brands Global (DIN) 1.9%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 231.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) returned the most: Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) +89.9%, Dine Brands Global (DIN) +15.2%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) -53.4%. Over five years, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) compounded fastest (Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) -11.8%/yr, Dine Brands Global (DIN) -17.5%/yr, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) -19.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Dine Brands Global (DIN) has the highest dividend yield: Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) 0.02%, Dine Brands Global (DIN) 0.05%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 0.00%. Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) has been the steadiest (Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) 57.5%, Dine Brands Global (DIN) 44.5%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 39.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CBRL, DIN and MLCO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.