Designer Brands Inc.(DBI)Earnings, Financials & Key Ratios

DBI•NYSE

$7.07

$296M mkt cap·Price updated May 6, 2026

SectorConsumer Cyclical IndustryApparel Retail Sub-IndustryFootwear Retailers and Brands

AboutDesigner Brands Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and retails footwear and accessories for women, men, and kids primarily in North America. The company operates through three segments: U.S. Retail, Canada Retail, and Brand Portfolio. It provides dress, casual, and athletic footwear; and handbags. The company offers its products under the Vince Camuto, Louise et Cie, Jessica Simpson, Lucky, JLO Jenifer Lopez, and other brands. It also operates vincecamuto.com e-commerce site, as well as www.dsw.com, www.dsw.ca, and www.theshoecompany.ca websites; and a portfolio of banners, including DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse, The Shoe Company, and Shoe Warehouse. As of January 29, 2022, it operated 648 stores. Designer Brands Inc. was founded in 1991 and is based in Columbus, Ohio.Show more

Revenue$3.01B-2.1%
EBITDA$99M-28.7%
Net Income-$11M-136.3%
EPS (Diluted)-0.20-143.5%
Gross Margin42.73%+34.8%
EBITDA Margin3.28%-27.2%
Operating Margin1.16%-50.7%
Net Margin-0.35%-137.1%
ROE-3.27%-144.8%
ROIC1.7%-52.5%
Debt/Equity4.56+33.5%
Interest Coverage0.75-66.6%

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DBI Key Insights

Designer Brands Inc. (DBI) fundamental analysis — strengths, weaknesses & financial health based on data analysis

✓Strengths

✓Momentum leader: RS Rating 89 (top 11%)
✓Healthy dividend yield of 2.8%
✓Share count reduced 15.3% through buybacks
✓Trading at only 1.3x book value
✓Efficient asset utilization: 1.5x turnover

✗Weaknesses

✗High debt to equity ratio of 4.6x

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

DBI Price & Volume

Designer Brands Inc. (DBI) stock price & volume — 10-year historical chart

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DBI Growth Metrics

Designer Brands Inc. (DBI) revenue, earnings & EPS growth — 3, 5 & 10-year CAGR

Revenue CAGR

10 Years1.89%

5 Years-2.94%

3 Years-1.99%

TTM-5.16%

Profit CAGR

10 Years-

5 Years-

3 Years-

TTM19.91%

EPS CAGR

10 Years-

5 Years-

3 Years-

TTM-1765.67%

Return on Capital

10 Years5.47%

5 Years-0.61%

3 Years5.31%

Last Year2.43%

DBI Recent Earnings

Designer Brands Inc. (DBI) EPS & revenue vs analyst estimates — last 4 quarters

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●Beat EPS 6/12 qtrs (50%)●Beat Revenue 6/12 qtrs (50%)

Q2 2026Latest

Mar 26, 2026

EPS

$0.31

Est $0.48

+35.4%

Revenue

$714M

Est $719M

-0.7%

Q4 2025

Dec 9, 2025

EPS

$0.38

Est $0.18

+111.1%

Revenue

$752M

Est $719M

+4.7%

Q4 2025

Sep 9, 2025

EPS

$0.34

Est $0.22

+54.5%

Revenue

$740M

Est $757M

-2.3%

Q3 2025

Jun 10, 2025

EPS

$0.26

Est $0.01

-2700.0%

Revenue

$687M

Est $736M

-6.7%

Quarter	Date	EPS (Act vs Est)	Revenue (Act vs Est)
Q2 2026Latest	Mar 26, 2026	$0.31vs $0.48+35.4%	$714Mvs $719M-0.7%
Q4 2025	Dec 9, 2025	$0.38vs $0.18+111.1%	$752Mvs $719M+4.7%
Q4 2025	Sep 9, 2025	$0.34vs $0.22+54.5%	$740Mvs $757M-2.3%
Q3 2025	Jun 10, 2025	$0.26vs $0.01-2700.0%	$687Mvs $736M-6.7%

Based on last 12 quarters of dataView full earnings history →

Company	Market Cap	Stock Price	P/E Ratio (TTM)	Revenue Growth 1Y	Net Margin	Return on Equity (ROE)	Debt / Equity
CALCaleres, Inc.Direct Competitor	453.7M	13.49	-61.32	1.29%	-0.26%	-1.14%	0.77
SCVLShoe Carnival, Inc.Direct Competitor	495.21M	18.09	6.75	2.3%	5.06%	8.47%	0.57
BOOTBoot Barn Holdings, Inc.Direct Competitor	5.23B	171.90	29.23	14.64%	8.91%	14.16%	0.50
CROXCrocs, Inc.Product Competitor	5.29B	105.75	-70.50	-1.5%	-2.58%	-7.54%	1.25
DECKDeckers Outdoor CorporationProduct Competitor	14.79B	103.92	16.42	16.28%	19.35%	39.85%	0.11
WWWWolverine World Wide, Inc.Product Competitor	1.41B	17.25	0.19	6.8%	5.06%	17.68%	1.22
SHOOSteven Madden, Ltd.Product Competitor	2.92B	40.02	63.52	10.45%	2.89%	8.45%	0.54
NKENIKE, Inc.Product Competitor	52.26B	43.88	20.31	-9.84%	5.43%	17.92%	0.83

Compare DBI vs Peers

Designer Brands Inc. (DBI) vs competitors — business, growth, and fundamentals comparison against the closest industry rivals.

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DBI Income Statement

Designer Brands Inc. (DBI) annual income statement — 10-year revenue, gross profit & net income history

10Y historyFree accessUpdated daily

Line item	Jan'17	Jan'18	Jan'19	Jan'20	Jan'21	Jan'22	Jan'23	Jan'24	Jan'25	TTM
Sales/Revenue	2.71B	2.8B	3.18B	3.49B	2.23B	3.2B	3.32B	3.07B	3.01B	2.89B
Revenue Growth %	3.48%	3.26%	13.71%	9.7%	-36.02%	43.04%	3.72%	-7.25%	-2.14%	-5.16%
Cost of Goods Sold	1.94B	2.01B	2.24B	2.49B	1.92B	2.13B	2.24B	2.1B	1.72B	1.39B
COGS % of Revenue	71.53%	71.81%	70.33%	71.38%	86.07%	66.57%	67.45%	68.3%	57.27%	-
Gross Profit	771.83M▲ 0%	789.38M▲ 2.3%	944.51M▲ 19.7%	999.67M▲ 5.8%	311.24M▼ 68.9%	1.07B▲ 243.3%	1.08B▲ 1.0%	974.89M▼ 9.7%	1.29B▲ 31.9%	1.5B▲ 0%
Gross Margin %	28.47%	28.19%	29.67%	28.62%	13.93%	33.43%	32.55%	31.7%	42.73%	51.79%
Gross Profit Growth %	0.45%	2.27%	19.65%	5.84%	-68.87%	243.35%	0.99%	-9.67%	31.91%	-
Operating Expenses	591.82M	607.72M	826.04M	874.75M	753.28M	870.68M	896.38M	902.49M	1.25B	865.07M
OpEx % of Revenue	21.83%	21.71%	25.95%	25.05%	33.71%	27.24%	27.04%	29.35%	41.57%	-
Selling, General & Admin	598.32M	622.55M	814.62M	857.05M	744.68M	867.38M	888.38M	1.26B	1.25B	0
SG&A % of Revenue	22.07%	22.24%	25.59%	24.54%	33.32%	27.13%	26.8%	40.85%	41.4%	-
Research & Development	0	0	13.9M	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
R&D % of Revenue	-	-	0.44%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Operating Expenses	338K	-1.89M	0	874.75M	753.28M	0	0	0	5.19M	2M
Operating Income	200.17M▲ 0%	124.96M▼ 37.6%	59.01M▼ 52.8%	46.04M▼ 22.0%	-442.04M▼ 1060.1%	128.95M▲ 129.2%	110.26M▼ 14.5%	72.4M▼ 34.3%	34.93M▼ 51.8%	36.13M▲ 0%
Operating Margin %	7.38%	4.46%	1.85%	1.32%	-19.78%	4.03%	3.33%	2.35%	1.16%	1.25%
Operating Income Growth %	-6.27%	-37.57%	-52.78%	-21.97%	-1060.05%	129.17%	-14.49%	-34.34%	-51.75%	-
EBITDA	281.81M	205.82M	138.05M	132.69M	-354.01M	206.87M	191.58M	138.54M	98.75M	51.38M
EBITDA Margin %	10.39%	7.35%	4.34%	3.8%	-15.84%	6.47%	5.78%	4.51%	3.28%	1.78%
EBITDA Growth %	-1.85%	-26.96%	-32.93%	-3.88%	-366.79%	158.44%	-7.39%	-27.68%	-28.72%	-45.32%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)	81.64M	80.86M	79.05M	86.65M	88.03M	77.92M	81.31M	66.14M	63.82M	15.25M
EBIT	202.88M	126.45M	13.11M	127.13M	-584.95M	205.15M	174.4M	72.37M	35.71M	-5.32M
Net Interest Income	2.14M	2.79M	1.29M	-7.36M	-23.69M	-32.13M	-14.87M	-32.17M	-45.29M	-58.4M
Interest Income	2.38M	3.28M	3.72M	1.56M	338K	0	225K	0	1.15M	1.15M
Interest Expense	238K	488K	2.43M	8.91M	24.03M	32.13M	15.1M	32.17M	46.44M	-22.68M
Other Income/Expense	3.03M	1.96M	-133.09M	-7.53M	-161.42M	-32.2M	49.26M	-32.2M	-45.66M	-46.05M
Pretax Income	202.65M▲ 0%	125.86M▼ 37.9%	10.68M▼ 91.5%	119.77M▲ 1021.8%	-608.65M▼ 608.2%	173.03M▲ 128.4%	159.52M▼ 7.8%	40.2M▼ 74.8%	-10.73M▼ 126.7%	-9.92M▲ 0%
Pretax Margin %	7.47%	4.5%	0.34%	3.43%	-27.24%	5.41%	4.81%	1.31%	-0.36%	-0.34%
Income Tax	78.85M	59.62M	29.83M	25.28M	-119.93M	18.54M	-3.14M	10.98M	-755K	-9.01M
Effective Tax Rate %	38.91%	47.37%	279.41%	21.1%	19.7%	10.72%	-1.97%	27.32%	7.04%	90.82%
Net Income	124.53M▲ 0%	67.3M▼ 46.0%	-20.47M▼ 130.4%	94.5M▲ 561.7%	-488.72M▼ 617.2%	154.48M▲ 131.6%	162.68M▲ 5.3%	29.06M▼ 82.1%	-10.55M▼ 136.3%	-1.67M▲ 0%
Net Margin %	4.59%	2.4%	-0.64%	2.71%	-21.87%	4.83%	4.91%	0.95%	-0.35%	-0.06%
Net Income Growth %	-8.45%	-45.96%	-130.41%	561.73%	-617.18%	131.61%	5.3%	-82.14%	-136.3%	19.91%
Net Income (Continuing)	123.79M	67.45M	-19.16M	94.5M	-488.72M	154.48M	162.67M	29.22M	-9.97M	-38.16M
Discontinued Operations	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Minority Interest	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.15M	3.29M	3.28M	4.32M
EPS (Diluted)	1.51▲ 0%	0.84▼ 44.4%	-0.26▼ 131.0%	1.27▲ 588.5%	-6.77▼ 633.1%	2.00▲ 129.5%	2.26▲ 13.0%	0.46▼ 79.6%	-0.20▼ 143.5%	-0.03▲ 0%
EPS Growth %	-1.95%	-44.37%	-130.95%	588.46%	-633.07%	129.54%	13%	-79.65%	-143.48%	-1765.67%
EPS (Basic)	1.53	0.84	-0.26	1.28	-6.77	2.12	2.41	0.47	-0.20	-
Diluted Shares Outstanding	82.14M	80.69M	80.03M	74.61M	72.2M	77.27M	72.1M	63.38M	53.66M	50M
Basic Shares Outstanding	81.54M	80.16M	78.41M	73.6M	72.2M	73.02M	67.6M	61.3M	53.66M	50M
Dividend Payout Ratio	52.25%	94.83%	-	76.79%	-	8.72%	8.28%	41.84%	-	-

DBI Balance Sheet

Designer Brands Inc. (DBI) balance sheet — assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity

Line item	Jan'17	Jan'18	Jan'19	Jan'20	Jan'21	Jan'22	Jan'23	Jan'24	Jan'25	TTM
Total Current Assets	759.27M	863.01M	955.22M	900.81M	780.59M	914.22M	789.93M	777.43M	734.82M	772.36M
Cash & Short-Term Investments	209.19M	300.54M	169.09M	111.54M	59.58M	72.69M	58.77M	49.17M	44.75M	51.35M
Cash Only	110.66M	175.93M	99.37M	86.56M	59.58M	72.69M	58.77M	49.17M	44.75M	51.35M
Short-Term Investments	98.53M	124.61M	69.72M	24.97M	0	0	0	0	0	0
Accounts Receivable	19.01M	19.24M	68.87M	89.15M	196.05M	199.83M	77.76M	83.59M	50.37M	64.38M
Days Sales Outstanding	2.56	2.51	7.9	9.32	32.02	22.82	8.56	9.92	6.11	7.15
Inventory	500M	501.9M	645.32M	632.59M	473.18M	586.43M	605.65M	571.33M	599.75M	620.01M
Days Inventory Outstanding	94.09	91.12	105.19	92.62	89.79	100.59	98.86	99.3	127.03	160.6
Other Current Assets	31.07M	0	0	0	0	0	47.75M	73.34M	39.95M	36.62M
Total Non-Current Assets	669.21M	550.6M	665.37M	1.56B	1.2B	1.1B	1.22B	1.3B	1.27B	1.28B
Property, Plant & Equipment	375.25M	355.2M	409.58M	1.31B	996.95M	904.01M	935.8M	941.27M	909.82M	922.98M
Fixed Asset Turnover	7.23x	7.88x	7.77x	2.66x	2.24x	3.54x	3.54x	3.27x	3.31x	3.10x
Goodwill	79.69M	25.9M	89.51M	113.64M	93.66M	93.66M	97.11M	123.76M	130.39M	130.61M
Intangible Assets	35.11M	135K	46.13M	22.85M	15.63M	15.53M	31.87M	82.83M	84.64M	81.09M
Long-Term Investments	93.73M	6.1M	58.13M	57.76M	58.6M	55.58M	63.82M	62.86M	56.76M	231.01M
Other Non-Current Assets	70.49M	135.6M	31.74M	24.34M	31.17M	31.3M	42.8M	49.02M	49.47M	192.73M
Total Assets	1.43B▲ 0%	1.41B▼ 1.0%	1.62B▲ 14.6%	2.47B▲ 52.1%	1.98B▼ 19.8%	2.01B▲ 1.9%	2.01B▼ 0.2%	2.08B▲ 3.3%	2.01B▼ 3.2%	2.05B▲ 0%
Asset Turnover	1.90x	1.98x	1.96x	1.42x	1.13x	1.59x	1.65x	1.48x	1.50x	1.41x
Asset Growth %	4.34%	-1.04%	14.64%	52.11%	-19.82%	1.92%	-0.25%	3.31%	-3.23%	-18.97%
Total Current Liabilities	316.61M	324.53M	463.16M	680.03M	752.68M	758.92M	636.13M	622.27M	590.35M	610.26M
Accounts Payable	186.27M	179.31M	261.63M	299.07M	245.07M	340.88M	255.36M	289.37M	271.52M	249.42M
Days Payables Outstanding	35.05	32.55	42.65	43.79	46.5	58.47	41.68	50.29	57.51	66.87
Short-Term Debt	0	0	0	0	62.5M	202.23M	190.09M	6.75M	6.75M	180.26M
Deferred Revenue (Current)	45.74M	48.37M	35M	51.6M	45.82M	52.52M	52.02M	47.63M	0	82.81M
Other Current Liabilities	45.7M	69.59M	80.32M	96.5M	80.44M	-108.86M	-115.87M	38.91M	129.31M	430M
Current Ratio	2.40x	2.66x	2.06x	1.32x	1.04x	1.20x	1.24x	1.25x	1.24x	1.24x
Quick Ratio	0.82x	1.11x	0.67x	0.39x	0.41x	0.43x	0.29x	0.33x	0.23x	0.23x
Cash Conversion Cycle	61.6	61.08	70.44	58.15	75.31	64.94	65.74	58.93	75.63	100.87
Total Non-Current Liabilities	174.38M	138.73M	325.05M	1.06B	980.89M	843.32M	940.59M	1.09B	1.14B	1.14B
Long-Term Debt	0	0	160M	190M	950.05M	225.54M	912.45M	420.34M	484.29M	1.09B
Capital Lease Obligations	0	0	0	846.58M	677.74M	593.43M	631.41M	646.16M	635.08M	1.96B
Deferred Tax Liabilities	0	14.35M	3.26M	2.01M	4.61M	3.96M	0	0	0	0
Other Non-Current Liabilities	174.38M	138.73M	161.79M	25.53M	-646.89M	24.36M	-606.42M	24.95M	17.74M	132.17M
Total Liabilities	490.99M	463.26M	788.21M	1.74B	1.73B	1.6B	1.58B	1.71B	1.73B	1.75B
Total Debt	0	0	160M	1.22B	1.94B	1.02B	1.1B	1.24B	1.29B	1.27B
Net Debt	-110.66M	-175.93M	60.63M	1.14B	1.88B	948.5M	1.04B	1.19B	1.24B	1.22B
Debt / Equity	-	-	0.19x	1.70x	7.96x	2.48x	2.55x	3.42x	4.56x	4.56x
Debt / EBITDA	-	-	1.16x	9.22x	-	4.94x	5.76x	8.95x	13.02x	24.75x
Net Debt / EBITDA	-0.39x	-0.85x	0.44x	8.57x	-	4.58x	5.45x	8.59x	12.57x	12.57x
Interest Coverage	841.04x	256.07x	24.25x	5.17x	-18.39x	4.01x	7.30x	2.25x	0.75x	0.23x
Total Equity	937.49M▲ 0%	950.36M▲ 1.4%	832.38M▼ 12.4%	720.91M▼ 13.4%	243.02M▼ 66.3%	412.4M▲ 69.7%	432.9M▲ 5.0%	362.51M▼ 16.3%	281.77M▼ 22.3%	302.88M▲ 0%
Equity Growth %	3.6%	1.37%	-12.41%	-13.39%	-66.29%	69.7%	4.97%	-16.26%	-22.27%	-74.29%
Book Value per Share	11.41	11.78	10.40	9.66	3.37	5.34	6.00	5.72	5.25	6.06
Total Shareholders' Equity	937.49M	950.36M	832.38M	720.91M	243.02M	412.4M	429.75M	359.22M	278.49M	298.57M
Common Stock	946.35M	961.25M	978.79M	971.38M	990.15M	1.01B	1.02B	1.03B	1.05B	1.06B
Retained Earnings	346.6M	350.08M	254.72M	267.09M	-228.78M	-74.3M	81.99M	98.9M	77.89M	82.29M
Treasury Stock	-316.53M	-325.91M	-373.44M	-515.07M	-515.07M	-515.07M	-662.61M	-764.8M	-833.36M	0
Accumulated OCI	-13.94M	-10.07M	-2.71M	-2.5M	-3.29M	-3.62M	-5.35M	-5.64M	-11.05M	-8.85M
Minority Interest	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.15M	3.29M	3.28M	4.32M

DBI Cash Flow Statement

Designer Brands Inc. (DBI) cash flow — operating, investing & free cash flow history

Line item	Jan'17	Jan'18	Jan'19	Jan'20	Jan'21	Jan'22	Jan'23	Jan'24	Jan'25	TTM
Cash from Operations	212.91M	191.02M	175.33M	196.71M	-153.79M	171.43M	201.43M	162.4M	82.24M	82.24M
Operating CF Margin %	7.85%	6.82%	5.51%	5.63%	-6.88%	5.36%	6.08%	5.28%	2.73%	-
Operating CF Growth %	-12.26%	-10.28%	-8.21%	12.19%	-178.18%	211.47%	17.5%	-19.38%	-49.36%	1004.39%
Net Income	124.53M	67.3M	-20.47M	94.5M	-488.72M	154.48M	162.67M	29.06M	-9.97M	-1.67M
Depreciation & Amortization	81.64M	80.22M	79.05M	86.65M	88.03M	77.92M	81.31M	66.14M	63.82M	59.63M
Stock-Based Compensation	12.69M	14.7M	17.39M	17.06M	23.92M	28.5M	28.5M	29.37M	18.66M	19.11M
Deferred Taxes	6.88M	-12.79M	-11.75M	-2.93M	34.48M	-1M	-51.89M	9.12M	-4.31M	2.42M
Other Non-Cash Items	-18.74M	57.84M	112.5M	12.09M	144.47M	7.51M	19.18M	6.28M	18.87M	-14.27M
Working Capital Changes	5.9M	-16.27M	-1.4M	-10.66M	47.71M	-91.41M	-38.35M	22.41M	-4.82M	95.53M
Change in Receivables	-2.21M	-230K	36.15M	265K	23.18M	8.7M	7.96M	2.89M	29.08M	6.22M
Change in Inventory	14.41M	-1.91M	-4.16M	9.29M	160.31M	-113.25M	-15.99M	76.22M	-24.77M	16.81M
Change in Payables	-30.57M	-8.86M	-38.06M	36.99M	-47.01M	92.89M	-92.73M	36.11M	-20.9M	13.8M
Cash from Investing	-24.29M	-58.97M	-282.01M	-27.44M	2.63M	-35.03M	-88.12M	-182.49M	-62.67M	-39.68M
Capital Expenditures	-87.58M	-56.28M	-65.36M	-77.82M	-31.11M	-33.03M	-54.97M	-55M	-50.89M	-9.38M
CapEx % of Revenue	3.23%	2.01%	2.05%	2.23%	1.39%	1.03%	1.66%	1.79%	1.69%	-
Acquisitions	-59.78M	-57.4M	-256.23M	4.96M	0	-27.29M	-27.29M	-127.5M	-16.14M	0
Investments	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Investing	-1.77M	-57.4M	-14.83M	4.96M	8.99M	25.29M	-5.85M	0	4.36M	-33M
Cash from Financing	-110.45M	-71.43M	29.96M	-183.35M	122.95M	-121.49M	-128.48M	10.48M	-22.09M	-82.3M
Debt Issued (Net)	0	0	160M	0	132.31M	-112.5M	42.84M	153.16M	62.27M	-21.25M
Equity Issued (Net)	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	0	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-535K
Dividends Paid	-65.07M	-63.82M	-79.8M	-72.56M	-7.16M	-13.48M	-13.48M	-12.16M	-10.45M	-9.59M
Share Repurchases	-50M	-9.38M	-47.53M	-141.63M	-1.46M	-147.55M	-147.55M	-102.19M	-68.55M	0
Other Financing	4.62M	1.77M	-2.71M	30.84M	-2.2M	152.03M	-10.29M	-28.33M	-5.36M	-50.92M
Net Change in Cash	78.16M▲ 0%	60.62M▼ 22.4%	-75.36M▼ 224.3%	-14M▲ 81.4%	-26.98M▼ 92.7%	14.88M▲ 155.1%	-15.69M▼ 205.5%	-9.59M▲ 38.9%	-4.42M▲ 53.9%	15.13M▲ 0%
Free Cash Flow	125.33M▲ 0%	134.73M▲ 7.5%	109.98M▼ 18.4%	118.89M▲ 8.1%	-184.91M▼ 255.5%	138.4M▲ 174.8%	146.45M▲ 5.8%	107.4M▼ 26.7%	87.27M▼ 18.7%	128.32M▲ 0%
FCF Margin %	4.62%	4.81%	3.45%	3.4%	-8.27%	4.33%	4.42%	3.49%	2.9%	4.44%
FCF Growth %	-9.65%	7.51%	-18.37%	8.1%	-255.53%	174.85%	5.82%	-26.66%	-18.74%	261.26%
FCF per Share	1.53	1.67	1.37	1.59	-2.56	1.79	2.03	1.69	1.63	1.63
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)	1.71x	2.84x	-8.57x	2.08x	0.31x	1.11x	1.24x	5.59x	-7.80x	-77.07x
Interest Paid	0	0	864K	0	0	14.82M	0	0	0	20.46M
Taxes Paid	56.53M	77.21M	41.7M	39.45M	0	28.42M	0	0	0	0

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Designer Brands Inc. (DBI) financial ratios — P/E, ROE, debt and 30+ core market and balance-sheet ratios

Metric	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	TTM
Return on Equity (ROE)	13.52%	7.13%	-2.3%	12.17%	-101.4%	47.14%	38.49%	7.31%	-3.27%	-0.55%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	17.67%	11.71%	5.31%	2.51%	-16.68%	5.56%	5.83%	3.58%	1.7%	1.7%
Gross Margin	28.47%	28.19%	29.67%	28.62%	13.93%	33.43%	32.55%	31.7%	42.73%	51.79%
Net Margin	4.59%	2.4%	-0.64%	2.71%	-21.87%	4.83%	4.91%	0.95%	-0.35%	-0.06%
Debt / Equity	-	-	0.19x	1.70x	7.96x	2.48x	2.55x	3.42x	4.56x	4.56x
Interest Coverage	841.04x	256.07x	24.25x	5.17x	-18.39x	4.01x	7.30x	2.25x	0.75x	0.23x
FCF Conversion	1.71x	2.84x	-8.57x	2.08x	0.31x	1.11x	1.24x	5.59x	-7.80x	-77.07x
Revenue Growth	3.48%	3.26%	13.71%	9.7%	-36.02%	43.04%	3.72%	-7.25%	-2.14%	-5.16%

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Mar 24, 2025·SEC

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Dec 9, 2025·SEC

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Sep 9, 2025·SEC

FY 2025

Jun 10, 2025·SEC

DBI Frequently Asked Questions

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Growth & Financials

Designer Brands Inc. (DBI) reported $2.89B in revenue for fiscal year 2024. This represents a 349% increase from $644.3M in 2002.

Designer Brands Inc. (DBI) saw revenue decline by 2.1% over the past year.

Designer Brands Inc. (DBI) reported a net loss of $1.7M for fiscal year 2024.

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Yes, Designer Brands Inc. (DBI) pays a dividend with a yield of 2.76%. This makes it attractive for income-focused investors.

Designer Brands Inc. (DBI) has a return on equity (ROE) of -3.3%. Negative ROE indicates the company is unprofitable.

Designer Brands Inc. (DBI) generated $128.3M in free cash flow for fiscal year 2024. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.

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