Designer Brands Inc. cash flow statement

In fiscal 2026, Designer Brands Inc.'s operations generated $110m of cash; it spent $31.6m on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $78.3m. It returned $9.7m in dividends.

Cash flow statement

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

Designer Brands Inc.: cash flow statement, annual
Fiscal year	2010Jan 2010	2011Jan 2011	2012Jan 2012	2013Feb 2013	2014Feb 2014	2015Jan 2015	2016Jan 2016	2017Jan 2017	2018Feb 2018	2019Feb 2019	2020Feb 2020	2021Jan 2021	2022Jan 2022	2023Jan 2023	2024Feb 2024	2025Feb 2025	2026Jan 2026	LTMAug 2026
Cash from operations	134	127	214	259	301	197	245	213	191	175	197	−154	171	201	162	82	110	157
Depreciation and amortisation	47	48	51	58	64	68	74	83	81	79	87	88	78	81	66	64	59	58
Stock-based pay	1	−0	5	8	9	10	14	13	15	17	17	20	24	29	29	19	19	21
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
Free cash flow after stock pay	110	81	135	148	206	88	128	113	120	93	102	−205	114	118	78	13	59	98
Dividends paid	—	0	99	129	34	67	70	65	64	80	73	7	0	13	12	10	10	10
Share buybacks	—	—	0	0	2	85	180	50	9	48	142	0	0	148	102	69	0	—

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal quarters.

Designer Brands Inc.: cash flow statement, quarterly
Quarter	2025 Q3Nov 2024	2025 Q4Feb 2025	2026 Q1May 2025	2026 Q2Aug 2025	2026 Q3Nov 2025	2026 Q4Jan 2026	2027 Q1May 2026	2027 Q2Aug 2026
Cash from operations	−10	70	−20	21	67	42	−22	70
Depreciation and amortisation	16	15	15	15	15	15	14	14
Stock-based pay	4	4	6	6	3	4	6	8
Capital spending	9	12	7	10	9	6	10	12
Free cash flow	−19	58	−28	12	57	36	−32	58
Free cash flow after stock pay	−23	54	−34	6	54	33	−38	50

Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Free cash flow after stock pay also subtracts stock-based compensation, a real cost to shareholders that the cash flow statement adds back. Dividends, buybacks and shares issued are cash amounts for the period.

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Figures from Designer Brands Inc.'s SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 26, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Designer Brands Inc.