DIN vs HDL vs CBRL Stock Comparison

Dine Brands Global, Super Hi International Holding and Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DIN Dine Brands Global, Inc.
$31.94 +13.3% 1M +15.2% 1Y
Market cap
$387.30M
P/E
61.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$899.84M
Div. yield
0.05%
Full-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 5, Super Hi International Holding 4, Dine Brands Global 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDINHDLCBRLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $387.30M $582.48M $1.51B CBRL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 61.5x 56.7x 47.5x CBRL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.1x 19.2x 32.2x DIN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.4% +10.5% -4.7% HDL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.7% 1.2% 1.0% HDL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.9% — -1.4% DIN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 14.7x — 2.7x CBRL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.05% 0.00% 0.02% DIN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.2% -41.3% +89.9% CBRL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -17.5%/yr — -11.8%/yr CBRL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.5% 39.1% 57.5% HDL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 20/100 59/100 35/100 HDL

Percentile Scorecard

DINHDLCBRL

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

AxisDINHDLCBRL
Valuation 22 #39 of 50 80 #11 of 50 57 #22 of 50
Growth 0 #47 of 47 24 #36 of 47 9 #43 of 47
Profitability 27 #34 of 46 56 #21 of 46 38 #29 of 46
Financial Health 12 #45 of 51 76 #13 of 51 38 #32 of 51
Shareholder Returns 41 #20 of 33 – 31 #23 of 33
Overall 20 59 35
  • DIN ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • HDL ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • CBRL ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDINHDLCBRLSPY
1 month +13.3%-11.7%+32.9% -0.8%
3 months -9.4%-20.3%+31.3% +3.5%
6 months +15.9%-27.0%+121.6% +7.0%
Year to date -0.6%-35.4%+171.0% +12.2%
1 year +15.2%-41.3%+89.9% +13.0%
3 years -34.6%—+6.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year -13.2%—+2.1% +23.1%
5 years -61.8%—-46.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year -17.5%—-11.8% +11.0%
10 years -59.0%—-47.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year -8.5%—-6.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureDINHDLCBRLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.5%39.1%57.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.4%49.9%54.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.540.300.35 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.34-1.061.56 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -79.9%-66.8%-83.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.7%-43.4%-0.3% -1.8%
52-week high $38.81$18.32$69.02 $779.14
52-week low $24.15$9.75$25.02 $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.

MultipleDINHDLCBRL
P/E now vs peer median 60.9xmedian 20.5x 59.4xmedian 20.5x 48.5xmedian 20.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.1x 0.8xmedian 1.1x 0.5xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.1xmedian 13.3x -5.8xmedian 13.3x 16.2xmedian 13.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 64.2xmedian 17.5x 5.6xmedian 17.5x 17.4xmedian 17.5x
P/B now vs peer median -1.4xmedian 3.1x —median 3.1x 3.2xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median -1.15median 1.07 —median 1.07 -1.52median 1.07

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 monthsDINHDLCBRL
Revenue $899.84M $888.78M $3.32B
Gross profit $355.26M – $2.29B
Operating income $24.72M – -$12.47M
Net income $6.79M $10.19M $31.68M
Free cash flow $6.30M $120.84M $88.42M
EPS (diluted) $0.52 – $1.40
Cash & equivalents $97.50M $266.40M $36.54M
Total debt $1.19B – $1.91B
Shares (diluted) 12.10M – 22.55M
Enterprise value -$110.60M -$410.79M $1.43B

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
MetricDINHDLCBRL
P/E 60.9x 59.4x 48.5x
P/FCF 64.2x 5.6x 17.4x
P/Operating cash flow 7.3x 5.6x 7.5x
P/S 0.4x 0.8x 0.5x
P/B -1.4x – 3.2x
P/Tangible book -0.5x – 3.2x
EV/EBITDA 20.1x -5.8x 16.2x
EV/EBIT 60.5x 28.0x -147.5x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 0.5x 0.6x
EV/FCF 237.6x 3.4x 20.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 26.8x 3.4x 8.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.15 – -1.52

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDINHDLCBRL
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.4% 10.5% -4.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.4% – -1.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -1.6% – -4.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -3.1% – -0.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -58.8% – -122.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -36.1% – -28.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -85.3% -81.2% -31.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -55.7% – -31.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -82.6% – -31.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -52.8% – -31.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -48.9% 2.4% -5.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -18.3% – -6.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -93.2% 2.4% 48.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -51.9% – -10.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDINHDLCBRL
Gross margin 39.5% – 69.1%
EBITDA margin 8.3% -7.9% 3.4%
Operating margin 2.7% – -0.4%
Pretax margin 1.1% 3.0% 0.6%
Net margin 0.7% 1.2% 1.0%
FCF margin 0.7% 13.6% 2.7%
Operating cash flow margin 6.2% 13.6% 6.2%
Return on equity – – 6.7%
Return on assets 0.4% – 1.5%
Return on invested capital 1.9% – -1.4%
Return on capital employed 1.8% – -0.8%
Asset turnover 0.5x – 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 8.2x 11.9x 6.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% – 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDINHDLCBRL
Debt / assets 67.1% – 16.7%
Debt / equity -4.1x – 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 14.7x – 2.7x
Debt / FCF 188.8x – 3.8x
Liabilities / assets 116.5% – 76.4%
Equity / assets -16.5% – 23.6%
Interest coverage – 1.2x –
Current ratio 0.9x – 0.6x
Quick ratio 0.6x 2.2x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.3x 2.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 0.78 – 2.42

Shareholder Returns

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

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.

ConsensusDINHDLCBRL
Forward P/E 7.1xFY2026 19.2xFY2026 32.2xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $4.51FY2026 $0.54FY2026 $2.14FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +1.3%FY2026 -10.0%FY2026 +167.5%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +10.9% +44.4% +5.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $924.09MFY2026 $891.81MFY2026 $3.54BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +5.1%FY2026 +6.1%FY2026 +6.6%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +1.6% +13.8% -8.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDINHDLCBRL
Held by institutions 97.9% – 100.0%
Institutions holding 149 – 270
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.2% – +12.2%
Institutions buying 67 – 150
Institutions selling 53 – 69
Buyers to sellers 1.26 – 2.17

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.

DINHDLCBRL
DIN 1.00 0.00 0.49
HDL 0.00 1.00 0.00
CBRL 0.49 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DIN, HDL and CBRL?

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dine Brands Global (DIN) $387.30M, Super Hi International Holding (HDL) $582.48M, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) $1.51B.

Which stock is cheaper, DIN, HDL and CBRL?

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dine Brands Global (DIN) 61.5x, Super Hi International Holding (HDL) 56.7x, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) 47.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dine Brands Global (DIN) is cheapest (Dine Brands Global (DIN) 7.1x, Super Hi International Holding (HDL) 19.2x, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) 32.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Super Hi International Holding (HDL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Dine Brands Global (DIN) +6.4%, Super Hi International Holding (HDL) +10.5%, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) -4.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Super Hi International Holding (HDL) has the highest net margin (Dine Brands Global (DIN) 0.7%, Super Hi International Holding (HDL) 1.2%, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) 1.0%). On return on invested capital, Dine Brands Global (DIN) leads (Dine Brands Global (DIN) 1.9%, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) -1.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) returned the most: Dine Brands Global (DIN) +15.2%, Super Hi International Holding (HDL) -41.3%, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) +89.9%. Over five years, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) compounded fastest (Dine Brands Global (DIN) -17.5%/yr, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) -11.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Dine Brands Global (DIN) has the highest dividend yield: Dine Brands Global (DIN) 0.05%, Super Hi International Holding (HDL) 0.00%, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) 0.02%. Super Hi International Holding (HDL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Super Hi International Holding (HDL) has been the steadiest (Dine Brands Global (DIN) 44.5%, Super Hi International Holding (HDL) 39.1%, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) 57.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) leads on 5. 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.