Dine Brands Global Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
Dine Brands Global's CEO is John Peyton, appointed in Jan 2021, has a tenure of 5.42 years. total yearly compensation is $5.42M, comprised of 18.5% salary and 81.5% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 1.78% of the company’s shares, worth €6.63M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1.7 years and 5.1 years respectively.
Key information
John Peyton
Chief executive officer
US$5.4m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 18.46% |
| CEO tenure | 5.4yrs |
| CEO ownership | 1.8% |
| Management average tenure | 1.7yrs |
| Board average tenure | 5.1yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29 2026 | n/a | n/a | US$15m |
| Dec 28 2025 | US$5m | US$1m | US$16m |
| Sep 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$33m |
| Jun 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$45m |
| Mar 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$54m |
| Dec 29 2024 | US$5m | US$1m | US$63m |
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$90m |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$90m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$85m |
| Dec 31 2023 | US$5m | US$1m | US$95m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$74m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$76m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$81m |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$4m | US$1m | US$79m |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$87m |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$90m |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$95m |
| Dec 31 2021 | US$11m | US$962k | US$96m |
Compensation vs Market: John's total compensation ($USD5.42M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD914.32K).
Compensation vs Earnings: John's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
John Peyton (59 yo)
Mr. John W. Peyton has been Chief Executive Officer and Director at Dine Brands Global, Inc. since January 4, 2021 and is its Applebee’s President since March 4, 2025. Mr. Peyton had been the Chief Executi...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO, Applebee’s President & Director | 5.4yrs | US$5.42m | 1.78% € 6.6m | |
| Chief Financial Officer | 5yrs | US$1.93m | 0.47% € 1.7m | |
| Senior VP of Legal | 5.2yrs | US$1.96m | 0.47% € 1.7m | |
| Chief Commercial Officer & President of IHOP Business Unit | 1.4yrs | US$2.02m | 0.47% € 1.7m | |
| Senior VP & Chief Accounting Officer | less than a year | no data | 0.13% € 482.0k | |
| Chief Information Officer | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Finance & Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of Global Communications & Public Affairs | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Operations | 7yrs | no data | no data | |
| President and Chief Marketing Officer of Fuzzy’s Taco Shop | 1.7yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Franchise Development | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Executive Director of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: IHP's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.7 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO, Applebee’s President & Director | 5.4yrs | US$5.42m | 1.78% € 6.6m | |
| Chairman | 13.3yrs | US$294.05k | 0.26% € 955.2k | |
| Independent Director | 17.3yrs | US$230.75k | 0.37% € 1.4m | |
| Independent Director | 9.4yrs | US$215.75k | 0.13% € 470.1k | |
| Independent Director | 3.1yrs | US$217.72k | 0.071% € 266.0k | |
| Independent Director | 5.9yrs | US$218.25k | 0.073% € 274.0k | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 4.8yrs | US$214.56k | 0.095% € 353.7k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 2.3yrs | US$206.69k | 0.057% € 213.9k | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | no data |
Experienced Board: IHP's board of directors are considered experienced (5.1 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2026/06/14 03:29 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/06/12 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2026/03/29 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/12/28 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Dine Brands Global, Inc. is covered by 20 analysts. 5 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Jeffrey Bernstein | Barclays |
| Todd Brooks | Benchmark Company |
| Mark Kalinowski | Brean Capital Historical (Janney Montgomery) |