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DENNY’S CORP

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DENN Current report (8-K) · filed 2026-01-16

Annual consolidated revenue for 2024: about USD 452.3M, using the latest reported figures. The previous period, 2023, was about USD 463.9M.

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Latest quarter

Revenue

113 million USD

2025-09-24 · USD

Exact inputs and evidence

Operating margin

9.18%

2025-09-24 · %

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Operating Income: 10394000 USD Source
  • Revenue: 113244000 USD Source

Operating cash flow

16 million USD

2025-09-24 · USD

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Operating Cash Flow: 30342000 USD Source
  • Operating Cash Flow: 14368000 USD Source

Free cash flow

16 million USD

2025-09-24 · USD

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Operating Cash Flow: 30342000 USD Source
  • Operating Cash Flow: 14368000 USD Source
  • Capital Expenditure: 4105000 USD Source
  • Capital Expenditure: 4082000 USD Source
Cash and cash equivalents
3.37 million USD Source
Exact value

3372000 USD

Long-term debt including current maturities
150 million USD Source
Exact value

150000000 USD

Shares outstanding
51.5 million shares Source
Exact value

51499000 shares

Reported share-count change

0.34% · 173 thousand shares

Year-over-year change in reported shares. Splits, issuance and buybacks can affect this figure; it does not isolate employee compensation or economic dilution.

Exact inputs and evidence
  • 51326000 shares · 2024-09-25· Source
  • 51499000 shares · 2025-09-24· Source

Trailing twelve months

The four most recent complete quarters added together. This gives a full-year view that includes the latest quarterly results.

Revenue

457 million USD

2024-09-26 – 2025-09-24

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Revenue: 452334000 USD · 2023-12-28 – 2024-12-25 Source
  • Revenue: 337660000 USD · 2023-12-28 – 2024-09-25 Source
  • Revenue: 111637000 USD · 2024-12-26 – 2025-03-26 Source
  • Revenue: 117657000 USD · 2025-03-27 – 2025-06-25 Source
  • Revenue: 113244000 USD · 2025-06-26 – 2025-09-24 Source

Net income

10.2 million USD

2024-09-26 – 2025-09-24

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Net income: 21571000 USD · 2023-12-28 – 2024-12-25 Source
  • Net income: 14775000 USD · 2023-12-28 – 2024-09-25 Source
  • Net income: 326000 USD · 2024-12-26 – 2025-03-26 Source
  • Net income: 2470000 USD · 2025-03-27 – 2025-06-25 Source
  • Net income: 632000 USD · 2025-06-26 – 2025-09-24 Source

Operating cash flow

38.9 million USD

2024-09-26 – 2025-09-24

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Operating cash flow: 29487000 USD · 2023-12-28 – 2024-12-25 Source
  • Operating cash flow: 20947000 USD · 2023-12-28 – 2024-09-25 Source
  • Operating cash flow: 5015000 USD · 2024-12-26 – 2025-03-26 Source
  • Operating cash flow: 14368000 USD · 2024-12-26 – 2025-06-25 Source
  • Operating cash flow: 5015000 USD · 2024-12-26 – 2025-03-26 Source
  • Operating cash flow: 30342000 USD · 2024-12-26 – 2025-09-24 Source
  • Operating cash flow: 14368000 USD · 2024-12-26 – 2025-06-25 Source

Company performance

Up to ten complete financial years · consolidated figures

Includes later revisions to earlier periods. Annual charts exclude incomplete years.

Latest filing recorded: 2026-01-16.

Financial data available through: 2024-12-25.

Coverage by financial measure
  • Revenue: 11 of 11 periods available· newest 2024-12-25
  • Operating income: 11 of 11 periods available· newest 2024-12-25
  • Net income: 11 of 11 periods available· newest 2024-12-25
  • Operating cash flow: 11 of 11 periods available· newest 2024-12-25
  • Capital expenditure: 6 of 11 periods available· newest 2019-12-25
  • Total assets: 11 of 11 periods available· newest 2024-12-25
  • Total liabilities: 11 of 11 periods available· newest 2024-12-25
  • Current assets: 11 of 11 periods available· newest 2024-12-25
  • Current liabilities: 11 of 11 periods available· newest 2024-12-25
  • Cash and cash equivalents: 6 of 11 periods available· newest 2019-12-25
  • Long-term debt including current maturities: 1 of 11 periods available· newest 2014-12-31
  • Shares outstanding: 11 of 11 periods available· newest 2024-12-25

Coverage describes values retained in this snapshot. Missing values are not zero; loading limits are reported separately.

What changed year over year

Latest complete year compared with the corresponding period one year earlier. These are measured changes; they do not establish their business causes.

  • Revenue

    -2.5%

    Prior period

    USD 463.92 million

    –

    Current period

    USD 452.33 million

    –

    Exact inputs and evidence

    452334000 − 463922000 = -11588000 USD

    463922000 USD · 2022-12-29 – 2023-12-27

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    452334000 USD · 2023-12-28 – 2024-12-25

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  • Net income

    +8.2%

    Prior period

    USD 19.95 million

    –

    Current period

    USD 21.57 million

    –

    Exact inputs and evidence

    21571000 − 19945000 = 1626000 USD

    19945000 USD · 2022-12-29 – 2023-12-27

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    21571000 USD · 2023-12-28 – 2024-12-25

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  • Operating cash flow

    -59.1%

    Prior period

    USD 72.13 million

    –

    Current period

    USD 29.49 million

    –

    Exact inputs and evidence

    29487000 − 72125000 = -42638000 USD

    72125000 USD · 2022-12-29 – 2023-12-27

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    29487000 USD · 2023-12-28 – 2024-12-25

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Comparable inputs unavailable for: Capital expenditure.

Where revenue goes

How a period’s revenue divides into costs and what remains as profit. Items marked Derived are calculated by subtraction from reported figures.

2024 2023-12-28 – 2024-12-25

  • Revenue USD 452.33 million 100% of revenue
  • Operating costs Derived USD 407.02 million 90% of revenue
  • Operating income USD 45.32 million 10% of revenue
  • Tax, interest and other Derived USD 23.75 million 5.2% of revenue
  • Net income USD 21.57 million 4.8% of revenue

Cash

  • Operating cash flow USD 29.49 million 6.5% of revenue
  • Capital expenditure Unavailable An input is unavailable.
  • Free cash flow Derived Unavailable An input is unavailable.

Share of revenue by period

  • Net income
  • Tax, interest and other
  • Operating costs
  • 2015 87%
  • 2016 91%
  • 2017 87%
  • 2018 88%
  • 2019 22%70%
  • 2020 Net loss: net income was −1.8% of revenue.
  • 2021 20%74%
  • 2022 Net income was higher than operating income, so the split is not drawn.
  • 2023 89%
  • 2024 90%
Values and sources
Revenue breakdown by annual reporting period
PeriodRevenueOperating costsOperating incomeTax, interest and otherNet incomeFree cash flowSource
2015 2015-01-01 – 2015-12-30491293000 428142000 Derived 63151000 27175000 Derived 35976000 56308000 Derived
Source
2016 2015-12-31 – 2016-12-28506948000 459949000 Derived 46999000 27597000 Derived 19402000 51413000 Derived
Source
2017 2016-12-29 – 2017-12-27529169000 458471000 Derived 70698000 31104000 Derived 39594000 59458000 Derived
Source
2018 2017-12-28 – 2018-12-26630179000 556565000 Derived 73614000 29921000 Derived 43693000 51665000 Derived
Source
2019 2018-12-27 – 2019-12-25541389000 376406000 Derived 164983000 47573000 Derived 117410000 29352000 Derived
Source
2020 2019-12-26 – 2020-12-30288605000 281926000 Derived 6679000 11795000 Derived -5116000 Unavailable
Source
2021 2020-12-31 – 2021-12-29398174000 294099000 Derived 104075000 26002000 Derived 78073000 Unavailable
Source
2022 2021-12-30 – 2022-12-28456429000 395815000 Derived 60614000 -14098000 Derived 74712000 Unavailable
Source
2023 2022-12-29 – 2023-12-27463922000 411099000 Derived 52823000 32878000 Derived 19945000 Unavailable
Source
2024 2023-12-28 – 2024-12-25452334000 407018000 Derived 45316000 23745000 Derived 21571000 Unavailable
Source

Amounts are exact, in USD.

Growth

Sales over time and how quickly they are changing.

Revenue

Revenue reported for each complete financial period.

USD 452.3M 2024
Revenue historyRevenue reported for each complete financial period. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.680.6M510.4M340.3M170.1M0.0201520202024
Values and sources
Revenue values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValue(USD)Source evidence
2015Revenue491293000
2016Revenue506948000
2017Revenue529169000
2018Revenue630179000
2019Revenue541389000
2020Revenue288605000
2021Revenue398174000
2022Revenue456429000
2023Revenue463922000
2024Revenue452334000

Revenue growth

Change in revenue from the same financial period one year earlier.

-2.5% 2024
Revenue growth historyChange in revenue from the same financial period one year earlier. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.45%20%-4%-29%-53%201520202024
Values and sources
Revenue growth values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
2015Year over year4%
2016Year over year3.2%
2017Year over year4.4%
2018Year over year19.1%
2019Year over year-14.1%
2020Year over year-46.7%
2021Year over year38%
2022Year over year14.6%
2023Year over year1.6%
2024Year over year-2.5%

Profit and cash

How much revenue becomes profit, and how much cash operations generate.

Profit margins

Operating income, net income and free cash flow as a share of revenue.

Operating margin 10% 2024
Net margin 4.8% 2024
Free cash flow margin 5.4% 2019
Profit margins historyOperating income, net income and free cash flow as a share of revenue. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.33.1%23.7%14.4%5.0%-4.4%201520202024
  • Operating margin
  • Net margin
  • Free cash flow margin
Values and sources
Profit margins values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
2015Operating margin12.9%
2016Operating margin9.3%
2017Operating margin13.4%
2018Operating margin11.7%
2019Operating margin30.5%
2020Operating margin2.3%
2021Operating margin26.1%
2022Operating margin13.3%
2023Operating margin11.4%
2024Operating margin10%
2015Net margin7.3%
2016Net margin3.8%
2017Net margin7.5%
2018Net margin6.9%
2019Net margin21.7%
2020Net margin-1.8%
2021Net margin19.6%
2022Net margin16.4%
2023Net margin4.3%
2024Net margin4.8%
2015Free cash flow margin11.5%
2016Free cash flow margin10.1%
2017Free cash flow margin11.2%
2018Free cash flow margin8.2%
2019Free cash flow margin5.4%
2020Free cash flow marginNot reported
2021Free cash flow marginNot reported
2022Free cash flow marginNot reported
2023Free cash flow marginNot reported
2024Free cash flow marginNot reported

Operating cash flow

Cash generated by the company’s normal business operations.

USD 29.5M 2024
Operating cash flow historyCash generated by the company’s normal business operations. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.90.2M65.1M40.1M15.0M-10.1M201520202024
Values and sources
Operating cash flow values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValue(USD)Source evidence
2015Operating cash flow83285000
2016Operating cash flow71162000
2017Operating cash flow78269000
2018Operating cash flow73690000
2019Operating cash flow43327000
2020Operating cash flow-3137000
2021Operating cash flow76173000
2022Operating cash flow39452000
2023Operating cash flow72125000
2024Operating cash flow29487000

Free cash flow

Operating cash flow minus capital expenditure for the same period and unit.

USD 29.4M 2019
Free cash flow historyOperating cash flow minus capital expenditure for the same period and unit. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.64.2M48.2M32.1M16.1M0.0201520202024
Values and sources
Free cash flow values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValue(USD)Source evidence
2015Free cash flow56308000
2016Free cash flow51413000
2017Free cash flow59458000
2018Free cash flow51665000
2019Free cash flow29352000
2020Free cash flowUnavailable
2021Free cash flowUnavailable
2022Free cash flowUnavailable
2023Free cash flowUnavailable
2024Free cash flowUnavailable

Balance sheet

Liabilities and short-term ability to meet obligations at each period end.

Liabilities to assets

Total liabilities as a share of total assets.

106.9% 2024
Liabilities to assets historyTotal liabilities as a share of total assets. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.151%113%75%38%0%201520202024
Values and sources
Liabilities to assets values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
2015Liabilities / assets120.4%
2016Liabilities / assets123.2%
2017Liabilities / assets130.1%
2018Liabilities / assets139.8%
2019Liabilities / assets130%
2020Liabilities / assets130.3%
2021Liabilities / assets115%
2022Liabilities / assets107.4%
2023Liabilities / assets113.5%
2024Liabilities / assets106.9%

Current assets to current liabilities

Current assets divided by current liabilities.

0.42× 2024
Current assets to current liabilities historyCurrent assets divided by current liabilities. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.0.77×0.58×0.38×0.19×0.00×201520202024
Values and sources
Current assets to current liabilities values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
2015Current assets / current liabilities0.36×
2016Current assets / current liabilities0.38×
2017Current assets / current liabilities0.44×
2018Current assets / current liabilities0.5×
2019Current assets / current liabilities0.55×
2020Current assets / current liabilities0.63×
2021Current assets / current liabilities0.71×
2022Current assets / current liabilities0.54×
2023Current assets / current liabilities0.43×
2024Current assets / current liabilities0.42×

Cash generation

Compare reported profit with operating cash and capital spending. Free cash flow is calculated as operating cash flow minus capital expenditure when both exact, consolidated amounts match the same period and unit.

Cash generation by annual reporting period
PeriodNet incomeOperating cash flowCapital expenditureFree cash flow
2015 2015-01-01 – 2015-12-30
USD 35.98 million
Exact value

Exact value: 35976000 USD

2015-01-01 – 2015-12-30: 35976000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 83.29 million
Exact value

Exact value: 83285000 USD

2015-01-01 – 2015-12-30: 83285000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 26.98 million
Exact value

Exact value: 26977000 USD

2015-01-01 – 2015-12-30: 26977000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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USD 56.31 million
Calculation and evidence

83285000 − 26977000 USD

Exact free cash flow: 56308000 USD

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2016 2015-12-31 – 2016-12-28
USD 19.4 million
Exact value

Exact value: 19402000 USD

2015-12-31 – 2016-12-28: 19402000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 71.16 million
Exact value

Exact value: 71162000 USD

2015-12-31 – 2016-12-28: 71162000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 19.75 million
Exact value

Exact value: 19749000 USD

2015-12-31 – 2016-12-28: 19749000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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USD 51.41 million
Calculation and evidence

71162000 − 19749000 USD

Exact free cash flow: 51413000 USD

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2017 2016-12-29 – 2017-12-27
USD 39.59 million
Exact value

Exact value: 39594000 USD

2016-12-29 – 2017-12-27: 39594000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 78.27 million
Exact value

Exact value: 78269000 USD

2016-12-29 – 2017-12-27: 78269000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 18.81 million
Exact value

Exact value: 18811000 USD

2016-12-29 – 2017-12-27: 18811000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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USD 59.46 million
Calculation and evidence

78269000 − 18811000 USD

Exact free cash flow: 59458000 USD

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2018 2017-12-28 – 2018-12-26
USD 43.69 million
Exact value

Exact value: 43693000 USD

2017-12-28 – 2018-12-26: 43693000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 73.69 million
Exact value

Exact value: 73690000 USD

2017-12-28 – 2018-12-26: 73690000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 22.03 million
Exact value

Exact value: 22025000 USD

2017-12-28 – 2018-12-26: 22025000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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USD 51.67 million
Calculation and evidence

73690000 − 22025000 USD

Exact free cash flow: 51665000 USD

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2019 2018-12-27 – 2019-12-25
USD 117.41 million
Exact value

Exact value: 117410000 USD

2018-12-27 – 2019-12-25: 117410000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 43.33 million
Exact value

Exact value: 43327000 USD

2018-12-27 – 2019-12-25: 43327000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 13.98 million
Exact value

Exact value: 13975000 USD

2018-12-27 – 2019-12-25: 13975000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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USD 29.35 million
Calculation and evidence

43327000 − 13975000 USD

Exact free cash flow: 29352000 USD

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2020 2019-12-26 – 2020-12-30
−USD 5.12 million
Exact value

Exact value: -5116000 USD

2019-12-26 – 2020-12-30: -5116000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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−USD 3.14 million
Exact value

Exact value: -3137000 USD

2019-12-26 – 2020-12-30: -3137000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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Unavailable Not reported for this period.
Unavailable

Free cash flow cannot be calculated because Capital expenditure is unavailable for this period.

2021 2020-12-31 – 2021-12-29
USD 78.07 million
Exact value

Exact value: 78073000 USD

2020-12-31 – 2021-12-29: 78073000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 76.17 million
Exact value

Exact value: 76173000 USD

2020-12-31 – 2021-12-29: 76173000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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Unavailable Not reported for this period.
Unavailable

Free cash flow cannot be calculated because Capital expenditure is unavailable for this period.

2022 2021-12-30 – 2022-12-28
USD 74.71 million
Exact value

Exact value: 74712000 USD

2021-12-30 – 2022-12-28: 74712000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 39.45 million
Exact value

Exact value: 39452000 USD

2021-12-30 – 2022-12-28: 39452000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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Unavailable Not reported for this period.
Unavailable

Free cash flow cannot be calculated because Capital expenditure is unavailable for this period.

2023 2022-12-29 – 2023-12-27
USD 19.95 million
Exact value

Exact value: 19945000 USD

2022-12-29 – 2023-12-27: 19945000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 72.13 million
Exact value

Exact value: 72125000 USD

2022-12-29 – 2023-12-27: 72125000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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Unavailable Not reported for this period.
Unavailable

Free cash flow cannot be calculated because Capital expenditure is unavailable for this period.

2024 2023-12-28 – 2024-12-25
USD 21.57 million
Exact value

Exact value: 21571000 USD

2023-12-28 – 2024-12-25: 21571000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 29.49 million
Exact value

Exact value: 29487000 USD

2023-12-28 – 2024-12-25: 29487000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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Unavailable Not reported for this period.
Unavailable

Free cash flow cannot be calculated because Capital expenditure is unavailable for this period.

Capital expenditure uses the canonical mapped positive-spending convention. A missing, ambiguous, incompatible, or negative-sign input is left blank. Values use the latest reported version.

Dataset coverage and company identifiers

Coverage reflects filings processed into this Fundies dataset; it does not imply every source filing is loaded.

149 filings · 6,305 latest values · 6,305 originally reported values

Dataset published . Source filing dates and reporting periods are shown separately.

Identifiers: 0000852772, 852772, DENN, edgar:852772

Also known as ADVANTICA RESTAURANT GROUP INC, DENNY'S Corp, DENNYS CORP, DENNY’S CORP, DENNY’S CORPORATION, FLAGSTAR COMPANIES INC