Julia Stewart

American businesswoman

Julia A. Stewart (born August 4, 1955) is an American businesswoman and former chief executive of DineEquity, Inc., now known as Dine Brands Global Inc., a publicly traded food and beverage company based in Pasadena, California.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Julia Stewart (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Aug 4, 1955.¹

Companies

Bite Acquisition Corp.Board member Feb 11, 2021 to Jul 5, 2024⁸
Avery DennisonBoard member Dec 5, 2003 to Feb 9, 2024⁹
Dine Brands GlobalChief executive officer Feb 17, 2004 to Mar 6, 2017¹⁰
Dine Brands GlobalChair Dec 10, 2009 to Mar 1, 2017¹¹
Dine Brands GlobalBoard member Feb 17, 2004 to Mar 9, 2009¹²
Dine Brands GlobalPresident Feb 17, 2004 to Mar 9, 2009¹²

Holdings

Stock this person has reported owning, from the forms officers and directors file with the SEC. See the biggest insider stakes.

Shares held

Dine Brands Global DIN86,702 shares¹³$2.8M at $32.39Mar 1, 2017
Avery Dennison AVY10,698 shares¹⁴$1.9M at $178.32Feb 9, 2024
Bite Acquisition Corp.0 shares¹⁵Jun 28, 2024

As of each latest filing. The line shows shares held over time.

Recent filings

Jun 28, 2024Returned to company 83,333 shares of Bite Acquisition Corp.¹⁵
Jun 27, 2024Other 60,000 shares of Bite Acquisition Corp.¹⁵
Feb 7, 2024Sold 102 shares at $203.12 of Avery Dennison¹⁴
Feb 7, 2024Sold 3,509 shares at $202.63 of Avery Dennison¹⁴
Feb 7, 2024Sold 1,300 shares at $201.85 of Avery Dennison¹⁴
Feb 7, 2024Sold 400 shares at $200.12 of Avery Dennison¹⁴
Aug 28, 2023Sold 100 shares at $186.72 of Avery Dennison¹⁶
Aug 28, 2023Sold 5,533 shares at $186.13 of Avery Dennison¹⁶
May 2, 2023Sold 930 shares at $172.99 of Avery Dennison¹⁷
May 1, 2023Exercised options 930 shares at $175.13 of Avery Dennison¹⁷
May 1, 2022Exercised options 792 shares at $182.80 of Avery Dennison¹⁸
May 1, 2021Exercised options 1,450 shares at $214.60 of Avery Dennison¹⁹
Feb 5, 2021Sold 4,664 shares at $170.86 of Avery Dennison²⁰
Feb 5, 2021Exercised options 4,664 shares at $42.73 of Avery Dennison²⁰
May 1, 2020Exercised options 1,414 shares at $106.87 of Avery Dennison²¹
Nov 4, 2019Sold 6,318 shares at $130.00 of Avery Dennison²²
Nov 4, 2019Exercised options 6,318 shares at $31.87 of Avery Dennison²²
May 1, 2019Exercised options 1,336 shares at $109.63 of Avery Dennison²³
May 1, 2019Exercised options 641 shares at $109.63 of Avery Dennison²³
Feb 1, 2019Sold 5,027 shares at $104.19 of Avery Dennison²⁴
Feb 1, 2019Exercised options 5,027 shares at $38.18 of Avery Dennison²⁴
May 1, 2018Exercised options 1,678 shares at $104.80 of Avery Dennison²⁵
May 1, 2018Exercised options 641 shares at $104.80 of Avery Dennison²⁵
May 1, 2018Exercised options 747 shares at $104.80 of Avery Dennison²⁵
Nov 16, 2017Sold 2,000 shares at $108.41 of Avery Dennison²⁶

Trade performance

Date	Stock	Trade	Value	Return since	Vs S&P since	Vs S&P, 1 year
Feb 7, 2024	AVY	Sale	$1.1M	−13.7%	+68.6%	+32.3%
Aug 28, 2023	AVY	Sale	$1.0M	−5.8%	+80.1%	+10.0%
May 2, 2023	AVY	Sale	$160.9K	+1.1%	+86.7%	−3.9%
Feb 5, 2021	AVY	Sale	$796.9K	+1.3%	+97.8%	+10.5%
Nov 4, 2019	AVY	Sale	$821.3K	+34.2%	+116.9%	−1.8%
Feb 1, 2019	AVY	Sale	$523.8K	+67.8%	+118.0%	−8.2%

Returns are price-only (no dividends), measured from the trade date.

Early life and education

Date not recordedGrossmont High School³

Career

Occupation: chief executive officer, businessperson.⁵

Date not recordedChief executive, Dine Brands Global⁴

In 1971, Stewart, when she was 16 years old, started working for International House of Pancakes (IHOP) as a waitress.

After college and before returning to IHOP in 2001, she was president of Applebee's domestic division.

Dine Brands Global was formed as "DineEquity" in 2007, when Stewart led IHOP to take over the larger Applebee's for US$1.9 billion and debt. Prior to the takeover, Stewart had led IHOP through 18 consecutive quarters of growth, by moving over to a primarily franchise-driven business model.

Stewart resigned the position of chief executive officer with DineEquity in February, 2017.