Who owns IHOP?
IHOP is owned by Dine Brands (the United States, NYSE: DIN).[1]
Evidence: Dine Brands Global, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-25, SEC EDGAR, 25 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Dine Brands Global, Inc. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Pasadena
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States, Toluca Lake
- Founded
- 1958
- Category
- Restaurants & foodservice › Casual dining › Casual dining restaurants
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: DIN
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About IHOP
IHOP is a full-service family dining brand with a breakfast-focused menu and what the Dine Brands 10-K calls award-winning pancakes. The first IHOP restaurant opened in 1958 in Toluca Lake, California. At 28 December 2025 there were 1,824 IHOP restaurants, 1,812 of them franchised and 12 company-owned.
What Dine Brands's annual report says about IHOP
Sentences about IHOP from Dine Brands's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
Although the restaurants are best known for their award-winning pancakes and putting an unexpected twist on "all things breakfast, any time of the day," IHOP is committed to accelerating growth through menu innovation, day-part expansion, off-premise initiatives and development.
Prior to 2003, new IHOP restaurants were generally developed by us, and we were involved in all aspects of the construction and financing of the restaurants.
How often Dine Brands names IHOP in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central. The brand is named less often than it was three years earlier.
Ownership timeline of IHOP
- Current owner Dine Brands [1] verified
Where IHOP sits in Dine Brands
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Dine Brands
Dine Brands controls 3 brands on Brandtree, 3 of them in restaurants & foodservice.
Also in restaurants & foodservice
- Applebee's (1980)
- Fuzzy's Taco Shop (2003)
Other brands in casual dining restaurants, and who owns them
The 72 brands in casual dining restaurants on Brandtree belong to 24 owners. The largest is Gulf Hotels Group, with 19; Dine Brands has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Al Waha Restaurant | Gulf Hotels Group | 🇧🇭 Bahrain |
| Casa Bella | Spur Corporation | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| Chaonabian | Jiumaojiu | 🇨🇳 China |
| Bonefish Grill | Bloomin' Brands | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen | Darden | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Oliver's Super Sandwiches | Café de Coral | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong |
| Café de Paris Monte-Carlo | Monte-Carlo SBM | 🇲🇨 Monaco |
| Chili's Grill & Bar | Brinker | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Dine Brands
Dine Brands is a publicly listed company headquartered in Pasadena, United States. Brandtree records 3 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: DIN.
Dine Brands Global is a Pasadena, California franchisor of IHOP, Applebee's and Fuzzy's Taco Shop. Its fiscal 2025 10-K reports 3,509 restaurants across the three brands in 20 countries and two territories, with the substantial majority owned and operated by independent franchisees. The company was previously named DineEquity, Inc. and, before that, IHOP Corp.
🇺🇸 IHOP and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,399 brands that began in the United States. 461 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; IHOP is not one of them.
- Arby's — Inspire Brands 🇺🇸
- Baja Fresh — MTY Group 🇨🇦
- Bonefish Grill — Bloomin' Brands 🇺🇸
- Burger King — Restaurant Brands International 🇨🇦
- Caribou Coffee — Panera Brands 🇺🇸
- Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen — Darden 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of IHOP?
The parent company of IHOP is Dine Brands, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is IHOP American?
Yes. IHOP originated in the United States in 1958 and its owner, Dine Brands, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is IHOP still owned by Dine Brands?
Yes. As of 10 October 2026, IHOP is still owned by Dine Brands. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Dine Brands Global, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-25 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 25 February 2026; retrieved 3 October 2026.
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