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NYSE: DBI NYSE Apparel Retail Next results ~December 8, 2026

Designer Brands Inc. is a US-listed company in the apparel retail industry. Its financial year ends in January.

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Fair value per share

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Price vs value

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Designer Brands Inc. valuation: adjust assumptions and compare models →

Who’s trading

What company insiders, investment funds and members of Congress have been doing with the stock, from their own filings.

  • Insiders0 buying, 5 selling0 purchases and 6 sales by directors and officers, last 12 monthsInsider trades
  • Funds68 adding, 62 cuttingOf 32 active managers that changed their stake, 15 added; quarter to June 30, 2026Fund buyers and sellers

Value diary

Our note on each quarter Designer Brands files

Where Designer Brands stands after its latest 10-Q

Revenue for the twelve months to August 2026 was $2.89bn, down 0.8% on a year earlier, a smaller fall than the 1.6% decline a quarter earlier. Free-cash-flow margin rose to 4.1% from 0.8% a year earlier. Operating margin widened to 3.5% from 0.5%. The diluted share count is up 8.2% on a year earlier, which dilutes existing holders. It passes 2 of our 6 financial-health checks.

Our model value for Designer Brands is under review, so past values are not shown until it is resolved.

Source: 10-Q filed September 10, 2026 on SEC EDGAR · Financials · Valuation

Written from the company's filings and our models when each quarter's report arrives. Figures in older notes are as published at the time. Not investment advice.

The Fundamentalytics view

Next results ~December 8, 2026 (estimated)

Designer Brands Inc.'s trailing-twelve-month revenue fell 0.8% year on year, with a free-cash-flow margin of 4.1%.

Our discounted-cash-flow model values the business at ~$0.2 per share in the base case (—–$2.5 across growth scenarios) — model values under stated assumptions, not a price target.

Current signal Results well ahead of expectations: Reported earnings per share beat the analysts' consensus estimate by 32% in the quarter to 2026-07-31, the 4th beat in the last four quarters.

Assembled from SEC-filed figures — the full workings are on this page and in our methodology. Observations, not recommendations.

Highlights

How we pick these

Strengths

  • Margins widening. Operating margin is up 3.0 points on a year ago.
  • Beating expectations. Earnings per share beat the analysts' consensus estimate in each of the last four quarters.
  • Estimates rising. Analysts' consensus for next year's earnings per share has risen 20.1% over 90 days.

Things to watch

  • Revenue shrinking. Revenue fell 0.8% over the last 12 months.
  • Share dilution. Diluted shares rose 8.2% in a year.
  • Volatile shares. Over the past year the shares showed annualised volatility of 85% and a beta of 1.5 against the S&P 500.
  • Heavily shorted. 37.6% of the shares available to trade are sold short (8.6 days of average volume to cover).

Latest results: FY2027 Q2

Filed September 10, 2026
Earnings per share
$0.34 against an average estimate of $0.26: beat by 31.9%
Revenue
$731m, down 1.2% on a year earlier
Share reaction
+12.6% in the first session after the results on September 10, 2026, against +0.2% for the S&P 500
Guidance given
adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share $0.47 to $0.52 (full year 2026)
Next report
December 8, 2026; average EPS estimate $0.31

Designer Brands' figures from its SEC filings and results release; estimates are the analysts' average. Not a recommendation.

Price chart

  • 1 day-1.5%
  • 1 week+3.9%
  • 1 month+9.6%
  • This year-8.3%
  • 1 year+86.5%
  • 5 years-48.8%
  • S&P 500 this year+11.2%

Closing prices to 2026-11-02. Price change only, dividends excluded.

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At a glance

Trailing twelve months, from SEC filings

Profitability

Revenue (TTM)
$2.9B
Operating margin
3.5%
Net margin
0.6%
EPS (TTM, diluted)
$0.32

Growth

Revenue growth
−0.8%
Change in growth rate
+0.8 pts
Share count change
+8.2%

Cash

Free cash flow (TTM)
$120M
FCF margin
4.1%
Stock pay % of revenue
0.7%

Earnings

Last results
September 10, 2026
Next results (est.)
December 8, 2026

News & updates

Updated October 31, 2026

Company announcements, filed results and changes that matter to shareholders.

  1. Results
  2. Guidance

Refreshed hourly when new source data is available. Summaries are checked against company releases and SEC filings. Company announcement headlines are labelled when a checked summary is unavailable.

Valuation

Designer Brands Inc. valuation models and calculator

Fundamentalytics rating

model v1.6 · 2026-11-03

Not rated: data-quality checks not passed.

Our value per share comes from a discounted-cash-flow model of Designer Brands Inc.'s free cash flow after stock-based pay ( $23.2M, FY2027 Q2 TTM, with after-tax interest added back): growth for five years as below (the first two years from forecasts, guidance and the company's record), fading to 2.5%, discounted at 8.5%, then cash added and debt and other claims subtracted. These are model values under stated assumptions, not price targets or recommendations.

The inputs used by the models below have passed source checks. Individual model values are available below and in the interactive valuator. Their differences are shown explicitly; the platform combined value and recommendation remain withheld.

Valuation models

We value Designer Brands Inc. as an operating company, with every model that fits that kind of business. Cost of equity 11%: the 10-year Treasury yield (4.9%) plus a beta of 1.34 times a 4.5% equity risk premium.

Value per share by model
Model Value per share In the combined value?
Cash-flow model (DCF) Free cash flow to the firm (after stock pay, with after-tax interest added back), grown then faded to 2.5%, discounted at 8.5% as the firm rate, less debt and other claims. ~$0.2 Left out: out of range vs price (0.03x)
Price-to-earnings vs peers Earnings per share times peers' typical (harmonic-mean) price-to-earnings. — Does not apply: This model is withheld pending its input or assumption review.
Residual income Book value plus the present value of returns above the cost of equity, fading over ten years. — Does not apply: This model is withheld pending its input or assumption review.
Justified price-to-book Book value times (return on equity - growth) / (cost of equity - growth): steady-state returns. — Does not apply: This model is withheld pending its input or assumption review.
Combined value Individual source-checked model scenarios are available. The platform combined value and recommendation remain withheld. — Combined value withheld. Review the individual models and their assumptions.

Different models fail in different ways, so where several apply we average them rather than trust one. Peer-based models compare Designer Brands Inc. with Apparel Retail in our coverage, using third-party market data. Model values are estimates under stated assumptions, updated as new filings arrive; not price targets or investment advice. How each model works.

Valuation multiples over time Market data may be delayed

At fiscal year end 20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Now
Share price$17.39$15.24$15.29$21.73$12.22$10.67$11.14$9.29$8.31$4.66$6.18$6.64
Market value$1.5bn$1.3bn$1.2bn$1.7bn$912m$771m$861m$670m$526m$250m$304m$349m
+ Net debt (− = net cash)−$32m−$111m−$176m−$99m−$87m−$60m−$73m−$59m−$49m−$45m−$51m$374m
Enterprise value$1.5bn$1.1bn$1.1bn$1.6bn$825m$711m$788m$611m$477m$205m$253m$724m
Multiples
Price / sales 0.6x0.5x0.4x0.5x0.3x0.3x0.3x0.2x0.2x0.1x0.1x0.1x
Price / earnings 11.3x10.1x18.3x—9.6x—5.6x4.1x18.1x——20.6x
Price / free cash flow 10.9x10.0x9.2x15.8x7.7x—6.2x4.6x4.9x8.0x3.9x2.9x
EV / EBITDA 5.2x4.0x5.1x11.9x3.9x—2.8x2.3x3.4x2.1x2.4x4.5x

Market value uses the period's diluted share count; figures for each fiscal year use that year's results and the price at year end. "Now" uses today's price and the last twelve months.

Moat

29 /100

Weak moat

How hard Designer Brands's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 10 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.

  • Returns on capital 1 / 20

    Cash operating profit has been a median 2.7% of total assets over 10 years.

  • Pricing power 4 / 20

    Gross margin has been a median 31.6%, moving by 9.4 percentage points (standard deviation) across 10 years.

  • Durability 0 / 20

    Operating margin has been a median 2.9%; its worst year was -15.3%.

  • Cash conversion 9 / 20

    Free cash flow was positive in 8 of 10 years, at a median 1.0% of revenue.

  • Discipline 20 / 20

    The diluted share count fell 29.7% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 0.7% of revenue.

AI disruption exposure: Medium. In this industry, AI could change how the product is made or sold, without replacing the core asset. The score above includes a 5-point deduction for that exposure (34 before it).

A rules-based reading of reported figures, not a forecast and not investment advice. How the score is built: methodology.

Forecasts and guidance

Next results: December 8, 2026, before the open. Analysts expect revenue of $764m and EPS of $0.31 (range $0.30 to $0.32) for the quarter.

Analysts' consensus

Fiscal yearEPSGrowthRevenueGrowth
Current $0.51 +217% $2.9bn +1%
Next $0.70 +38% $3.0bn +2%

Next year's EPS estimate has moved +20.1% in 90 days, across 2 analysts.

How the EPS forecast has moved

The consensus EPS forecast for the current fiscal year is +30.5% on 90 days ago. In the last 30 days, 2 analysts raised Designer Brands Inc.'s forecast and 0 cut it.

Consensus EPS forecast Designer Brands Inc., last 90 days
$0.30 $0.40 $0.50 $0.60 $0.70 90 days ago 60 days ago 30 days ago 7 days ago Now Current fiscal year, 90 days ago: $0.39 Current fiscal year, 60 days ago: $0.39 Current fiscal year, 30 days ago: $0.51 Current fiscal year, 7 days ago: $0.51 Current fiscal year, Now: $0.51 $0.51 Next fiscal year, 90 days ago: $0.58 Next fiscal year, 60 days ago: $0.58 Next fiscal year, 30 days ago: $0.70 Next fiscal year, 7 days ago: $0.70 Next fiscal year, Now: $0.70 $0.70

Average of analysts' published estimates (third-party data).

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Period Current fiscal yearNext fiscal year
90 days ago $0.39$0.58
60 days ago $0.39$0.58
30 days ago $0.51$0.70
7 days ago $0.51$0.70
Now $0.51$0.70

Earnings against estimates

Quarter toEstimateActualSurprise
Jul 2026 $0.26 $0.34 +31.9%
Apr 2026 $0.03 $0.07 +100.7%
Jan 2026 −$0.50 −$0.31 +37.4%
Oct 2025 $0.18 $0.38 +113.2%

Adjusted EPS as companies report it, against the average analyst estimate.

Management guidance

Earnings release, September 10, 2026
  • Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share full year 2026 $0.47 to $0.52 Non-GAAP Raised
    “Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share $0.28 - $0.38 $0.47 - $0.52” source

Figures and quotations are management's, copied from the company's own press release (SEC 8-K exhibit) and checked word for word against it. Forward-looking statements are the company's expectations, not ours and not advice; guidance can change or be missed.

How our valuation uses these forecasts

Our cash-flow model grows Designer Brands Inc.'s revenue by +1.8% next year and +2.0% the year after, then fades back toward its own record by year five. Next year's rate weighs analysts' consensus (+1.7%, weight 56%) and the company's own record (+2.0%, weight 44%) . How the weights are set.

Analyst recommendations

2 analysts, Nov 2026
Buy00%
Hold2100%
Sell00%

Monthly trend

  1. Nov 202622
  2. Oct 202622

Counts of recommendations published by analysts covering Designer Brands Inc., by month. Source: Aggregated broker recommendations (third-party data). Aggregated counts only: we do not reproduce any firm's recommendation or price target, and these are not Fundamentalytics ratings.

Positioning

Short interest
37.6%
of tradable shares
Days to cover
8.57
at average volume
Short interest, 1 month
+4%
to October 15, 2026
Held by institutions
87%
of shares
Held by insiders
17.4%
of shares
Employees
13,000
full time

Consensus figures average analysts' published estimates (third-party data); guidance is the company's own. Neither is our forecast. Short interest is reported twice a month and lags. Market data may be delayed.

This section is general information, not investment advice or a personal recommendation, and it does not take account of your objectives or circumstances. Forecasts and guidance are estimates, not promises: companies miss their own guidance and analysts' figures are often revised. Prices can fall as well as rise, and you can lose money. See our disclaimer.

Share-price performance

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What moved the share price

Last 12 months +86.5%

$3.56 on October 31, 2025 to $6.64

ThenNowEffect
Revenue (last 12 months) $2.9bn $2.9bn −0.8%
P/S multiple 0.1x 0.1x +103.5%
Share count 49m 53m −7.6%

Biggest factor: p/s multiple. Loss-making at one end, so the split uses price/sales.

Last 3 years −31.8%

$9.74 on November 3, 2023 to $6.64

ThenNowEffect
Revenue (last 12 months) $3.2bn $2.9bn −8.4%
Net margin 4.4% 0.6% −86.7%
P/E multiple 4.8x 20.6x +333.2%
Share count 68m 53m +29.0%

Biggest factor: net margin.

The effects multiply back to the price change exactly. Results are the last 12 months as known on each date (filings assumed public 45 days after quarter end).

Return and risk by year

Calendar year 202120222023202420252026 to date
Return
DBI+86%−30%−8%−38%+47%−8%
Industry peers (median)+58%−43%+11%+11%+6%−6%
S&P 500+29%−18%+26%+25%+18%+11%
Months that ended higher
DBI50%50%42%50%50%55%
S&P 50075%42%67%75%75%46%
Largest fall from a high during the year
DBI−40%−50%−43%−59%−62%−43%
S&P 500−5%−25%−10%−8%−19%−9%

Worst fall since November 2, 2015: 92% from September 27, 2018 to June 13, 2025. Getting back needed a 1197% gain, and the shares have not yet recovered.

Price behaviour

52-week range
$3.24 – $8.96
From 52-week high
−25.9%
vs 50-day average
+11.2%
vs 200-day average
+4.5%
Volatility (1 year)
85%
Beta vs S&P 500
1.46

Volatility is the annualised standard deviation of daily returns. Beta 1.5 means the shares typically moved 1.5% for each 1% move in the S&P 500 over the past year. Prices to November 2, 2026.

Share price after results

Next day
5 up, 7 down
typical move ±19.2%
After a week
7 up, 5 down
typical move ±21.0%
After a month
4 up, 8 down
typical move ±27.1%
Results releasedNext dayS&P 500 next day5 days21 days
September 10, 2026 +12.6% +0.2% +16.5% +10.1%
June 9, 2026 −21.2% −1.9% −26.9% −37.3%
March 26, 2026 +1.1% −3.5% +10.0% +41.3%
December 9, 2025 +74.6% +0.6% +73.4% +68.5%
September 9, 2025 +12.7% +0.5% +1.4% −15.1%
June 10, 2025 −31.1% +0.3% −37.0% −16.4%
March 20, 2025 +6.3% −0.3% +4.2% −30.2%
December 10, 2024 −0.9% +0.5% +2.9% −7.8%
September 11, 2024 −10.5% +1.9% +7.2% +2.7%
June 4, 2024 −22.5% +1.3% −33.9% −39.7%
March 21, 2024 −2.6% +0.1% −4.7% −22.8%
December 5, 2023 −34.0% −0.4% −34.3% −33.6%

From the close before the release date to the close 1, 5 and 21 trading days after it, so releases before the open and after the close are both captured. Past moves don't predict future ones.

Fundamentals

Revenue (TTM) Designer Brands Inc.
$2.9B $2.9B $3B $3B $3.1B $3.1B FY24 Q3 FY25 Q2 FY26 Q1 FY27 Q2 Revenue (TTM), FY24 Q3: $3.1B Revenue (TTM), FY24 Q4: $3.1B Revenue (TTM), FY25 Q1: $3.1B Revenue (TTM), FY25 Q2: $3.1B Revenue (TTM), FY25 Q3: $3.1B Revenue (TTM), FY25 Q4: $3B Revenue (TTM), FY26 Q1: $2.9B Revenue (TTM), FY26 Q2: $2.9B Revenue (TTM), FY26 Q3: $2.9B Revenue (TTM), FY26 Q4: $2.9B Revenue (TTM), FY27 Q1: $2.9B Revenue (TTM), FY27 Q2: $2.9B $2.9B

Source: SEC EDGAR filings. Retrieved October 26, 2026.

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Period Revenue (TTM)
FY24 Q3 $3.1B
FY24 Q4 $3.1B
FY25 Q1 $3.1B
FY25 Q2 $3.1B
FY25 Q3 $3.1B
FY25 Q4 $3B
FY26 Q1 $2.9B
FY26 Q2 $2.9B
FY26 Q3 $2.9B
FY26 Q4 $2.9B
FY27 Q1 $2.9B
FY27 Q2 $2.9B
Revenue growth, TTM YoY Designer Brands Inc.
-10% -5% 0% FY24 Q3 FY25 Q2 FY26 Q1 FY27 Q2 Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY24 Q3: -8.8% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY24 Q4: -7.3% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY25 Q1: -4.6% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY25 Q2: -3.2% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY25 Q3: -1.0% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY25 Q4: -2.1% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY26 Q1: -4.2% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY26 Q2: -4.6% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY26 Q3: -5.2% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY26 Q4: -3.9% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY27 Q1: -1.6% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY27 Q2: -0.8% -0.8%

Source: SEC EDGAR filings. Retrieved October 26, 2026.

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Period Revenue growth, TTM YoY
FY24 Q3 -8.8%
FY24 Q4 -7.3%
FY25 Q1 -4.6%
FY25 Q2 -3.2%
FY25 Q3 -1.0%
FY25 Q4 -2.1%
FY26 Q1 -4.2%
FY26 Q2 -4.6%
FY26 Q3 -5.2%
FY26 Q4 -3.9%
FY27 Q1 -1.6%
FY27 Q2 -0.8%
Operating margin (TTM) Designer Brands Inc.
0% 1% 2% 3% 4% FY24 Q3 FY25 Q2 FY26 Q1 FY27 Q2 Operating margin (TTM), FY24 Q3: 3.6% Operating margin (TTM), FY24 Q4: 2.4% Operating margin (TTM), FY25 Q1: 2.0% Operating margin (TTM), FY25 Q2: 1.0% Operating margin (TTM), FY25 Q3: 0.8% Operating margin (TTM), FY25 Q4: 1.2% Operating margin (TTM), FY26 Q1: 0.6% Operating margin (TTM), FY26 Q2: 0.5% Operating margin (TTM), FY26 Q3: 1.2% Operating margin (TTM), FY26 Q4: 1.6% Operating margin (TTM), FY27 Q1: 2.5% Operating margin (TTM), FY27 Q2: 3.5% 3.5%

Source: SEC EDGAR filings. Retrieved October 26, 2026.

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Period Operating margin (TTM)
FY24 Q3 3.6%
FY24 Q4 2.4%
FY25 Q1 2.0%
FY25 Q2 1.0%
FY25 Q3 0.8%
FY25 Q4 1.2%
FY26 Q1 0.6%
FY26 Q2 0.5%
FY26 Q3 1.2%
FY26 Q4 1.6%
FY27 Q1 2.5%
FY27 Q2 3.5%
FCF margin (TTM) Designer Brands Inc.
-5% 0% 5% 10% 15% FY24 Q3 FY25 Q2 FY26 Q1 FY27 Q2 FCF margin (TTM), FY24 Q3: 10.1% FCF margin (TTM), FY24 Q4: 3.5% FCF margin (TTM), FY25 Q1: 2.1% FCF margin (TTM), FY25 Q2: -0.3% FCF margin (TTM), FY25 Q3: -2.6% FCF margin (TTM), FY25 Q4: 1.0% FCF margin (TTM), FY26 Q1: 1.3% FCF margin (TTM), FY26 Q2: 0.8% FCF margin (TTM), FY26 Q3: 3.5% FCF margin (TTM), FY26 Q4: 2.7% FCF margin (TTM), FY27 Q1: 2.5% FCF margin (TTM), FY27 Q2: 4.1% 4.1%

Source: SEC EDGAR filings. Retrieved October 26, 2026.

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Period FCF margin (TTM)
FY24 Q3 10.1%
FY24 Q4 3.5%
FY25 Q1 2.1%
FY25 Q2 -0.3%
FY25 Q3 -2.6%
FY25 Q4 1.0%
FY26 Q1 1.3%
FY26 Q2 0.8%
FY26 Q3 3.5%
FY26 Q4 2.7%
FY27 Q1 2.5%
FY27 Q2 4.1%

Data: SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts (as filed in 10-K/10-Q); forms 10-K, 10-Q. Generated November 3, 2026. Definitions in our methodology.

Financial statements

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year 2010 Jan 2010 2011 Jan 2011 2012 Jan 2012 2013 Feb 2013 2014 Feb 2014 2015 Jan 2015 2016 Jan 2016 2017 Jan 2017 2018 Feb 2018 2019 Feb 2019 2020 Feb 2020 2021 Jan 2021 2022 Jan 2022 2023 Jan 2023 2024 Feb 2024 2025 Feb 2025 2026 Jan 2026 LTM Aug 2026
Income
Revenue 1,603 1,822 2,024 2,258 2,369 2,496 2,620 2,718 2,806 3,178 3,493 2,235 3,197 3,315 3,075 3,009 2,893 2,893
Gross profit 467 566 654 — — — — 780 799 939 1,000 311 1,069 1,455 1,324 1,286 1,260 1,323
EBITDA 7 169 203 295 306 311 287 283 206 138 214 −498 283 269 139 99 107 160
Operating income −40 121 151 237 241 242 214 200 125 59 127 −586 205 187 72 35 48 102
Net income −26 18 175 146 151 153 136 124 67 −20 94 −489 154 163 29 −11 −8 17
Diluted EPS −$1.23 $0.82 $2.27 $1.62 $1.65 $1.69 $1.54 $1.51 $0.84 −$0.26 $1.27 −$6.77 $2.00 $2.26 $0.46 −$0.20 −$0.17 $0.32
Growth (year on year)
Revenue — +13.7% +11.1% +11.5% +4.9% +5.4% +5.0% +3.7% +3.2% +13.3% +9.9% −36.0% +43.0% +3.7% −7.3% −2.1% −3.9% −0.8%
EBITDA — — +20.1% +45.4% +3.7% +1.7% −7.6% −1.5% −27.2% −33.0% +55.0% −332.9% — −5.1% −48.4% −28.7% +8.2% +110.6%
Operating income — — +25.6% +56.4% +2.0% +0.4% −11.9% −6.4% −37.5% −52.8% — −560.6% — −8.7% −61.4% −51.8% — —
Net income — — — −16.2% +3.3% +1.3% −11.3% −8.5% −45.8% −130.3% — −617.2% — +5.3% −82.1% — — —
Diluted EPS — — — −28.6% +1.9% +2.4% −8.9% −1.9% −44.4% −131.0% — −633.1% — +13.0% −79.6% — — —
Margins
Gross margin 29.2% 31.0% 32.3% — — — — 28.7% 28.5% 29.5% 28.6% 13.9% 33.4% 43.9% 43.1% 42.7% 43.6% 45.7%
EBITDA margin 0.4% 9.3% 10.0% 13.1% 12.9% 12.4% 11.0% 10.4% 7.3% 4.3% 6.1% −22.3% 8.9% 8.1% 4.5% 3.3% 3.7% 5.5%
Operating margin −2.5% 6.6% 7.5% 10.5% 10.2% 9.7% 8.2% 7.4% 4.5% 1.9% 3.6% −26.2% 6.4% 5.7% 2.4% 1.2% 1.7% 3.5%
Net margin −1.6% 1.0% 8.6% 6.5% 6.4% 6.1% 5.2% 4.6% 2.4% −0.6% 2.7% −21.9% 4.8% 4.9% 0.9% −0.4% −0.3% 0.6%
Free-cash-flow margin 6.9% 4.4% 6.9% 6.9% 9.1% 4.0% 5.4% 4.6% 4.8% 3.5% 3.4% −8.3% 4.3% 4.4% 3.5% 1.0% 2.7% 4.1%
Cash flow
Cash from operations 134 127 214 259 301 197 245 213 191 175 197 −154 171 201 162 82 110 157
Capital spending 23 47 75 102 86 98 104 88 56 65 78 31 33 55 55 51 32 37
Free cash flow 111 80 139 157 215 99 141 125 135 110 119 −185 138 146 107 31 78 120
Stock-based pay 1 −0 5 8 9 10 14 13 15 17 17 20 24 29 29 19 19 21
Free cash flow after stock pay 110 81 135 148 206 88 128 113 120 93 102 −205 114 118 78 13 59 98
Balance sheet
Cash 142 99 79 81 112 59 32 111 176 99 87 60 73 59 49 45 51 52
Total debt 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 426
Net debt (negative = net cash) −142 −99 −79 −81 −112 −59 −32 −111 −176 −99 −87 −60 −73 −59 −49 −45 −51 374
Diluted shares 21m 22m 74m 91m 92m 91m 89m 82m 81m 80m 75m 72m 77m 72m 63m 54m 49m 53m
Returned to shareholders
Dividends — 0 99 129 34 67 70 65 64 80 73 7 0 13 12 10 10 10
Buybacks — — 0 0 2 85 180 50 9 48 142 0 0 148 102 69 0 —
Total returned — 0 99 129 35 152 249 115 73 127 214 7 0 161 114 79 10 10

Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts (US and foreign periodic filings); column headings link to the filing. EBITDA is operating income plus depreciation and amortisation. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Growth is left blank when last year's figure was a loss or under 2% of revenue. Share counts and EPS are restated for stock splits. A dash means the company didn't report the figure.

Financial health

2 of 6 checks passed · August 1, 2026
What it owns · $2.0bn
Short-term assets $763mLonger-term assets $1.2bn
What it owes, and who funded it · $2.0bn
Short-term liabilities $627mLonger-term liabilities $1.1bnShareholders' equity $301m
  • Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $763m of assets due within a year against $627m of liabilities due within a year.
  • Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $763m short-term assets against $1.1bn of longer-dated liabilities.
  • More cash than debt $52m of cash against $423m of debt.
  • Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Debt is 140% of equity.
  • Debt burden no higher than five years ago Debt to equity moved from 55% to 140% over five years.
  • A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt $157m of operating cash flow against $423m of debt.
  • Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Interest not separately reported. Not assessable.

From Designer Brands Inc.'s latest balance sheet as filed. Checks are fixed, documented rules (methodology), counted only where the company reports the figures — a dot means the filing doesn't break the item out. Descriptions of reported data, not advice.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

Dividends (TTM)
$9.8M
Buybacks, last 3 fiscal years
$171M
Diluted share count
+8.2%
year over year
Total shareholder yield
2.6%
dividends 2.6% + buybacks 0.0% of market value
Dividend payout ratio
58%
of net income paid out
Sales & admin spending
42.6%
of revenue
Days sales outstanding
10 days
receivables vs revenue

Competitors: side by side with peers

Closest by revenue in apparel retail
Last 12 months unless stated DBI GCO BOOT ANF AEO SFIX Median
Revenue, last 12 months $2.9bn $2.4bn $2.4bn $5.3bn $5.7bn $1.3bn $1.1bn
Revenue growth, last 12 months −0.8% 3.0% 16.8% 4.7% 9.2% 6.4% 3.6%
Revenue growth, 3-year average −2.9% 1.4% 12.5% 11.5% 4.6% −5.4% 0.5%
Revenue growth, latest quarter −1.2% −3.0% 15.1% 4.8% 7.5% 4.2% 4.2%
Gross margin 45.7% 47.5% 38.6% 64.7% 40.5% 43.7% 40.5%
Operating margin 3.5% 2.0% 13.8% 13.7% 7.8% −1.6% 2.0%
Operating margin, 3-year average 1.7% 0.9% 12.9% 14.2% 6.2% −4.9% 0.9%
Net margin 0.6% 1.7% 10.4% 10.0% 5.9% −0.9% 1.4%
Cash from operations / revenue 5.4% 5.5% 13.6% 15.3% 10.4% 2.9% 5.4%
Free-cash-flow margin 4.1% 3.0% 5.3% 10.6% 6.0% 1.5% 3.0%
Free-cash-flow margin, 3-year average 1.5% 2.4% 2.7% 9.7% 4.8% 1.1% 1.7%
Stock pay / revenue 0.7% 0.5% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 3.5% 0.7%
Change in share count 8.2% 1.9% −0.3% −9.8% −5.7% 4.2% −0.3%

Median of all 29 companies we cover in apparel retail. Shaded: best of the six on that line (lowest for stock pay and share-count growth). 3-year figures average the last three 12-month periods; 3-year growth is compound annual. Source: SEC filings.

Where the revenue comes from

Fiscal year to January 31, 2026
Segments
Line of business Revenue Share YoY
Retail $2.7B 91.8% ▼ 3.4%
Br and Portfolio $236M 8.2% ▼ 9.3%
Geography
Region Revenue Share YoY
United States $2.6B 89.9% ▼ 4.1%
Canada $293M 10.1% ▼ 2.2%

From Designer Brands Inc.'s 10-K filed March 30, 2026, as tagged in the filing. View filing. Indented rows are part of the line above; their share is of that line. In the bars, the faint bar behind is the year before.

Who owns it

Funds buying and selling
Reported value
$209M
Institutions reporting
134
Shares held vs prior quarter
▲ 1.8%
Positions opened / closed
16 / 19

Top buyers and sellers, Q2 2026: 68 institutions bought and 62 sold ; the biggest buyer was Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP (+1.2M shares) and the biggest seller Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc (−542K). See which funds bought and sold →

Largest reported holders, June 30, 2026
Manager Value Shares Share of 13F value Shares QoQ
Stone House Capital Management, LLC $32.1M 5.5M 15.3% 0.0%
Blackrock, Inc. $19.3M 3.3M 9.2% ▲ 16.1%
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP $12.7M 2.2M 6.1% ▲ 5.1%
American Century Companies Inc $10.5M 1.8M 5.0% ▲ 14.3%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC $9.1M 1.6M 4.4% ▲ 4.8%
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc $9.1M 1.6M 4.4% ▼ 25.7%
Raymond James Financial Inc $8.9M 1.5M 4.3% ▼ 4.4%
Ameriprise Financial Inc $8.9M 1.5M 4.3% ▲ 1.6%
Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP $6.9M 1.2M 3.3% New
Two Sigma Investments, LP $6.7M 1.1M 3.2% ▼ 23.7%
UBS Group AG $5.9M 1.0M 2.8% ▲ 3.0%
Allianz Asset Management Gmbh $5.5M 937K 2.6% ▲ 13.9%

From Form 13F filings with the SEC ( quarterly data sets), as reported by each manager for June 30, 2026 and filed up to 45 days later. 13F reports cover long US-listed positions of managers above $100M only, so this is not Designer Brands Inc.'s complete shareholder register. Values are as reported by the filers .

Insider trading activity

Full insider history and chart
Insider purchases History → $0 0 trades by 0 insiders, last 12 months Insider sales History → $1.8M 6 trades by 5 insiders · 0% under pre-set plans
Net ▼ $1.8M net selling
Insider Date Trade Shares Price Value
Sonnenberg Harvey L Director September 17, 2026 Sell 24,000 $6.15 $147,600
Haley Mark SVP, Controller & PAO September 14, 2026 Sell 17,698 $6.37 $112,736
Haley Mark SVP, Controller & PAO September 11, 2026 Sell 1,800 $6.01 $10,818
Turner Mary EVP;Pres DesignerBrands Canada June 10, 2026 Sell 34,708 $7.00 $242,956
Lau Joanna T Director December 26, 2025 Sell 13,105 $8.00 $104,840
Ferree Deborah L V. Chair; Ch Product Off December 11, 2025 Sell 142,277 $8.06 $1.1M

From insiders' Form 4 filings with the SEC. Excludes awards, option exercises and shares withheld for tax. "Pre-set plan" means the filing marks the trade as made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. See every insider trade since five years ago, on a price chart.

Earnings dates and SEC filings

Results announcements

Next expected around December 8, 2026 estimated from the company's past filing pattern, not announced

  • September 10, 2026
  • June 9, 2026
  • March 26, 2026
  • December 9, 2025
  • September 9, 2025
  • June 10, 2025

Recent SEC filings

Data status

When each part of this page on Designer Brands Inc. was last updated.

DataLast updatedSource
Share priceExchange closing prices
Financial statementsSEC 10-K and 10-Q filings
News and updatesCompany releases and SEC 8-K filings
Analyst estimatesAggregated analyst estimates
Valuation and scoresOur models, from the filed figures

How we build and check these figures: methodology and data sources.

Designer Brands Inc. in brief

What does Designer Brands Inc. do?
Designer Brands Inc. is a US-listed company in the apparel retail industry. Its financial year ends in January.
What is Designer Brands Inc.'s stock ticker?
Designer Brands Inc. trades under the ticker DBI on NYSE. This page brings together its financial statements, valuation models, ownership and recent company updates.
What is Designer Brands Inc.'s revenue, and how fast is it growing?
Over its most recent trailing twelve months, Designer Brands Inc. reported revenue of $2.9B, 0.8% lower than a year earlier, according to its SEC filings.
What is Designer Brands Inc.'s free cash flow?
Designer Brands Inc.'s free-cash-flow margin is 4.1% of revenue over the trailing twelve months.
Who are Designer Brands Inc.'s largest institutional shareholders?
By value reported in 13F filings for June 30, 2026, the largest reported holders are Stone House Capital Management, LLC, Blackrock, Inc. and Dimensional Fund Advisors LP. 13F reports cover long US-listed positions of managers above $100M, filed up to 45 days after quarter end.
What is Designer Brands Inc.'s market cap?
On November 2, 2026, Designer Brands Inc.'s market capitalisation was about $349M, with a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.6 and net debt of $374M. Market figures come from third-party market data and may be delayed.
Does Designer Brands Inc. pay a dividend?
Yes: Designer Brands Inc. paid $9.8M in dividends over the trailing twelve months, a dividend yield of 2.64% and a payout ratio of 57.9%.
How much debt does Designer Brands Inc. have?
Designer Brands Inc.'s debt-to-equity ratio is 140.5%, from its latest balance sheet (54.7% five years earlier). The financial health section below sets out its other solvency checks.
Who are Designer Brands Inc.'s competitors?
In our Apparel Retail peer group, the companies closest to Designer Brands Inc. are Genesco Inc, Boot Barn Holdings, Inc., Abercrombie & Fitch Co, American Eagle Outfitters Inc and Stitch Fix, Inc. The side-by-side comparison below sets their revenue, margins and growth against Designer Brands Inc.'s.
Are insiders buying or selling Designer Brands Inc. stock?
Over the last 12 months, Designer Brands Inc.'s directors and officers reported 0 open-market purchases and 6 sales on Form 4. The insider trading page charts every trade.
When is Designer Brands Inc.'s next earnings date?
Around December 8, 2026, estimated from the spacing of its past results announcements (8-K filings). That is an estimate, not a confirmed date — Designer Brands Inc. announces its own schedule.