Designer Brands Inc. dividend history

Designer Brands Inc.'s dividend was $0.200 a share in fiscal 2026, up 0.0% on the year before.

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

Dividends by fiscal year

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

Designer Brands Inc.: dividends by fiscal year, 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
Dividend per share	—	—	—	$1.44	—	—	—	—	—	—	$1.00	$0.100	—	$0.200	$0.200	$0.200	$0.200	—
Dividend per share growth	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	−90.0%	—	—	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	—
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	—
Dividends ÷ net income	—	0.0%	56.6%	88.2%	22.4%	43.6%	51.3%	52.3%	94.6%	—	76.8%	—	0.0%	8.3%	41.8%	—	—	57.9%

Dividend per share is the amount declared for the fiscal year as stated in the company's filings (including any special dividend), restated for stock splits and checked against the cash dividends paid. Dividends paid and buybacks are cash amounts; the last-twelve-months column can include an extra payment when a quarter-end date moves.

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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.