DIN vs WYNN vs CAKE Stock Comparison

Dine Brands Global, Wynn Resorts and Cheesecake Factory Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DIN Dine Brands Global, Inc.
$31.94 +13.3% 1M +15.2% 1Y
Market cap
$382.56M
P/E
60.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$899.84M
Div. yield
0.05%
Full-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
WYNN Wynn Resorts Ltd
$74.20 -8.5% 1M -40.9% 1Y
Market cap
$7.43B
P/E
16.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.41B
Div. yield
–
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
CAKE Cheesecake Factory Inc
$110.13 +5.4% 1M +96.1% 1Y
Market cap
$5.05B
P/E
28.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.88B
Div. yield
0.01%
Full-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Wynn Resorts leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Wynn Resorts 5, Cheesecake Factory 4, Dine Brands Global 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDINWYNNCAKELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $382.56M $7.43B $5.05B WYNN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 60.8x 16.6x 28.3x WYNN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.1x 17.2x 25.0x DIN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.4% +6.4% +5.7% DIN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.7% 6.1% 4.6% WYNN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.9% 10.1% 17.1% CAKE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 14.7x 5.0x 1.2x CAKE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.05% 0.00% 0.01% DIN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.2% -40.9% +96.1% CAKE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -17.5%/yr -4.2%/yr +21.8%/yr CAKE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.5% 32.3% 39.8% WYNN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 20/100 59/100 50/100 WYNN

Percentile Scorecard

DINWYNNCAKE

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

AxisDINWYNNCAKE
Valuation 22 #39 of 50 91 #5 of 44 27 #37 of 50
Growth 0 #47 of 47 74 #12 of 43 70 #15 of 47
Profitability 27 #34 of 46 73 #12 of 41 60 #19 of 46
Financial Health 12 #45 of 51 22 #37 of 47 46 #28 of 51
Shareholder Returns 41 #20 of 33 37 #18 of 28 50 #17 of 33
Overall 20 59 50
  • DIN ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • WYNN ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • CAKE ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDINWYNNCAKESPY
1 month +13.3%-8.5%+5.4% -0.8%
3 months -9.4%-25.6%+26.5% +3.5%
6 months +15.9%-29.7%+76.2% +7.0%
Year to date -0.6%-38.3%+118.2% +12.2%
1 year +15.2%-40.9%+96.1% +13.0%
3 years -34.6%-15.0%+268.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year -13.2%-5.3%+54.4% +23.1%
5 years -61.8%-19.2%+168.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year -17.5%-4.2%+21.8% +11.0%
10 years -59.0%-22.5%+124.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year -8.5%-2.5%+8.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureDINWYNNCAKESPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.5%32.3%39.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.4%32.0%39.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.540.890.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.34-1.272.42 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -79.9%-46.9%-43.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.7%-44.2%-6.1% -1.8%
52-week high $38.81$133.09$117.29 $779.14
52-week low $24.15$72.73$43.14 $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.

MultipleDINWYNNCAKE
P/E now vs peer median 60.9xmedian 20.5x 17.0xmedian 17.1x 28.7xmedian 20.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.1x 1.0xmedian 1.9x 1.4xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.1xmedian 13.3x 9.1xmedian 10.9x 18.4xmedian 13.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 64.2xmedian 17.5x 9.7xmedian 11.4x 26.6xmedian 17.5x
P/B now vs peer median -1.4xmedian 3.1x -8.5xmedian 2.5x 10.6xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median -1.15median 1.07 0.05median 0.57 0.71median 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 monthsDINWYNNCAKE
Revenue $899.84M $7.41B $3.88B
Gross profit $355.26M $2.30B –
Operating income $24.72M $1.17B $204.16M
Net income $6.79M $583.88M $178.62M
Free cash flow $6.30M $791.87M $206.30M
EPS (diluted) $0.52 $4.36 $3.68
Cash & equivalents $97.50M $1.57B $195.17M
Total debt $1.19B $10.72B $562.90M
Shares (diluted) 12.10M 102.98M 48.49M
Enterprise value -$115.34M $1.72B $4.21B

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
MetricDINWYNNCAKE
P/E 60.9x 17.0x 28.7x
P/FCF 64.2x 9.7x 26.6x
P/Operating cash flow 7.3x 5.3x 15.5x
P/S 0.4x 1.0x 1.4x
P/B -1.4x -8.5x 10.6x
P/Tangible book -0.5x -6.9x 20.5x
EV/EBITDA 20.1x 9.1x 18.4x
EV/EBIT 60.5x 14.4x 28.7x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 2.3x 1.5x
EV/FCF 237.6x 21.2x 28.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 26.8x 11.5x 16.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.15 0.05 0.71

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDINWYNNCAKE
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.4% 6.4% 5.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.4% 14.7% 5.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -1.6% 2.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -3.1% -9.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -58.8% 12.8% 3.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -36.1% 35.7% 24.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -85.3% 30.1% 12.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -55.7% 98.1% 23.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -82.6% 17.8% 11.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -52.8% 312.4% 40.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -48.9% 12.5% 14.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -18.3% 33.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -93.2% 6.5% 57.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -51.9% 40.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDINWYNNCAKE
Gross margin 39.5% 31.0% –
EBITDA margin 8.3% 24.9% 8.2%
Operating margin 2.7% 15.7% 5.3%
Pretax margin 1.1% 9.4% 5.1%
Net margin 0.7% 6.1% 4.6%
FCF margin 0.7% 10.7% 5.3%
Operating cash flow margin 6.2% 19.7% 9.1%
Return on equity – – 36.5%
Return on assets 0.4% 4.5% 5.4%
Return on invested capital 1.9% 10.1% 17.1%
Return on capital employed 1.8% 11.5% 7.9%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.6x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 8.2x 2.5x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% 1.2% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDINWYNNCAKE
Debt / assets 67.1% 81.5% 17.1%
Debt / equity -4.1x -11.8x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 14.7x 5.0x 1.2x
Debt / FCF 188.8x 13.5x 2.7x
Liabilities / assets 116.5% 106.9% 84.2%
Equity / assets -16.5% -6.9% 15.8%
Interest coverage – 1.9x –
Current ratio 0.9x 0.9x 0.6x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.7x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.5x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 0.78 1.03 3.10

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDINWYNNCAKE
Dividend yield 2.4% 1.3% 1.1%
Net buyback yield 20.4% 2.2% 0.6%
Shareholder yield 22.7% 3.5% 1.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 294.6% – 31.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) 317.5% – 26.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 4.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -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.

ConsensusDINWYNNCAKE
Forward P/E 7.1xFY2026 17.2xFY2026 25.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.51FY2026 $4.32FY2026 $4.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1.3%FY2026 +3.1%FY2026 +16.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.9% -3.2% +11.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $924.09MFY2026 $7.74BFY2026 $3.82BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.1%FY2026 +8.5%FY2026 +1.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.6% -7.2% +7.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDINWYNNCAKE
Held by institutions 97.9% 71.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 149 497 345
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.2% +3.9% -0.2%
Institutions buying 67 212 161
Institutions selling 53 192 118
Buyers to sellers 1.26 1.10 1.36

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.

DINWYNNCAKE
DIN 1.00 0.32 0.55
WYNN 0.32 1.00 0.32
CAKE 0.55 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DIN, WYNN and CAKE?

Wynn Resorts (WYNN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dine Brands Global (DIN) $382.56M, Wynn Resorts (WYNN) $7.43B, Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) $5.05B.

Which stock is cheaper, DIN, WYNN and CAKE?

Wynn Resorts (WYNN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dine Brands Global (DIN) 60.8x, Wynn Resorts (WYNN) 16.6x, Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) 28.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dine Brands Global (DIN) is cheapest (Dine Brands Global (DIN) 7.1x, Wynn Resorts (WYNN) 17.2x, Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) 25.0x). 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: Dine Brands Global (DIN) +6.4%, Wynn Resorts (WYNN) +6.4%, Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) +5.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Wynn Resorts (WYNN) has the highest net margin (Dine Brands Global (DIN) 0.7%, Wynn Resorts (WYNN) 6.1%, Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) 4.6%). On return on invested capital, Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) leads (Dine Brands Global (DIN) 1.9%, Wynn Resorts (WYNN) 10.1%, Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) 17.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) returned the most: Dine Brands Global (DIN) +15.2%, Wynn Resorts (WYNN) -40.9%, Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) +96.1%. Over five years, Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) compounded fastest (Dine Brands Global (DIN) -17.5%/yr, Wynn Resorts (WYNN) -4.2%/yr, Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) +21.8%/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%, Wynn Resorts (WYNN) 0.00%, Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) 0.01%. Wynn Resorts (WYNN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Wynn Resorts (WYNN) has been the steadiest (Dine Brands Global (DIN) 44.5%, Wynn Resorts (WYNN) 32.3%, Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) 39.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DIN, WYNN and CAKE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Wynn Resorts (WYNN) 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.