Designer Brands Inc.
DBINYSE
$5.72
↓ -3.1%Jul 17 close · end-of-day
Price
1Y↑ +112.3%
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Key statistics
Market Cap
$319.9M
Enterprise Value
$738.3M
P/E
26.0
P/S
0.1
P/B
1.1
EV/EBITDA
5.5
PEG
—
FCF Yield
23.1%
Dividend Yield
3.5%
Revenue (TTM)
$2.9B
Net Income (TTM)
$10.6M
Free Cash Flow (TTM)
$73.9M
Gross Margin
44.1%
Operating Margin
2.6%
Net Margin
0.4%
ROE
3.8%
ROIC
5.8%
Debt / Equity
1.7
Net Cash
-$418.4M
Return 1Y
+110.8%
Company profile
Designer Brands Inc. 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. As of January 29, 2022, it operated 648 stores.
- CEO
- Roger L. Rawlins
- Sector
- Retail Trade
- Industry
- Retail
- Employees
- 13,500
- Headquarters
- Ohio
- Website
- designerbrands.com
Management & directors
- Turner MaryEVP;Pres DesignerBrands Canada
- Ferree Deborah LV. Chair; Ch Product Off
- Howe Douglas M.CEO
- Haley MarkSVP, Controller and PAO
- Schottenstein Jay LExecutive Chairman
- Denk LauraEVP;Pres DSW Designer ShoeWhse
- O'Donnell AndreaEVP & Brands President
- Poff Jared A.EVP, CFO & CAO
Roles derived from SEC Form 4 filings.
Earnings
DBI Q1 2026 Earnings
Period ends 2026-05-02
MetricActualYoY
Revenue$696.4M↑ +1.4%
Diluted EPS$0.02↓ -105.4%
Actuals from SEC filings; YoY vs the year-ago quarter. Analyst estimates & surprise require a data feed (coming soon).
Financial statements
| Line item | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | FY2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.2B | $3.2B | $3.3B | $3.1B | $3.0B | $2.9B |
| Gross profit | $311.2M | $1.1B | $1.5B | $1.3B | $1.3B | $1.3B |
| Operating income | -$586.3M | $205.2M | $187.4M | $72.4M | $34.9M | $47.8M |
| Net income | -$488.7M | $154.5M | $162.7M | $29.1M | -$10.5M | -$8.4M |
| Diluted EPS | -$6.77 | $2.00 | $2.26 | $0.46 | -$0.20 | -$0.17 |
| Operating cash flow | -$153.8M | $171.4M | $201.4M | $162.4M | $82.2M | $109.9M |
| Free cash flow | -$184.9M | $138.4M | $146.5M | $107.4M | $31.3M | $78.3M |
| Gross margin | 13.9% | 33.4% | 43.9% | 43.1% | 42.7% | 43.6% |
| Operating margin | -26.2% | 6.4% | 5.7% | 2.4% | 1.2% | 1.7% |
| Net margin | -21.9% | 4.8% | 4.9% | 0.9% | -0.4% | -0.3% |
| Line item | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '26 | Q1 '26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $771.9M | $777.2M | $713.6M | $686.9M | $739.8M | $752.4M | $713.6M | $696.4M |
| Gross profit | $339.5M | $333.8M | $282.6M | $294.5M | $322.9M | $339.6M | $303.4M | $315.3M |
| Operating income | $28.6M | $22.8M | -$25.9M | -$7.9M | $26.6M | $42.7M | -$13.6M | $18.9M |
| Net income | $13.8M | $13.0M | -$38.2M | -$17.8M | $10.8M | $18.2M | -$19.6M | $1.2M |
| Diluted EPS | $0.24 | $0.24 | -$800.00 | -$0.37 | $0.22 | $0.35 | -$0.37 | $0.02 |
| Operating cash flow | $41.6M | -$9.8M | $70.1M | -$20.4M | $21.4M | $66.5M | $42.3M | -$22.0M |
| Free cash flow | $28.0M | -$19.2M | $58.1M | -$27.6M | $11.9M | $57.5M | $36.4M | -$31.9M |
| Gross margin | 44.0% | 43.0% | 39.6% | 42.9% | 43.7% | 45.1% | 42.5% | 45.3% |
| Operating margin | 3.7% | 2.9% | -3.6% | -1.2% | 3.6% | 5.7% | -1.9% | 2.7% |
| Net margin | 1.8% | 1.7% | -5.3% | -2.6% | 1.5% | 2.4% | -2.7% | 0.2% |
Company news
Jul 20, 2026
Jul 16, 2026
Jul 13, 2026
Analyst estimates
Coming soonConsensus revenue & EPS estimates and price targets will appear here once a forward-estimates data feed is connected.
Insider transactions
BoughtSoldMonthly insider $ volume · trailing 12 months
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-08 | Schottenstein Joseph A. | Award | 239 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-07-08 | SONNENBERG HARVEY L | Award | 239 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-07-08 | Paul Richard A. | Award | 239 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-06-17 | Paul Richard A. | Award | 26,527 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-06-17 | SONNENBERG HARVEY L | Award | 26,527 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-06-17 | Schottenstein Joseph A. | Award | 26,527 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-06-10 | Turner Mary· EVP;Pres DesignerBrands Canada | Sale | 34,708 | $7.00 | $242,837.99 | filing |
| 2026-05-01 | Schottenstein Joseph A. | Award | 2,972 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-03-23 | HOWE DOUGLAS M.· CEO | Tax withholding | 133,700 | $5.40 | $721,980.00 | filing |
| 2026-03-23 | Ferree Deborah L· V. Chair; Ch Product Off | Tax withholding | 81,815 | $5.40 | $441,801.00 | filing |
| 2026-03-23 | SCHOTTENSTEIN JAY L· Executive Chairman | Tax withholding | 58,823 | $5.40 | $317,644.20 | filing |
| 2026-03-23 | Haley Mark· SVP, Controller & PAO | Tax withholding | 9,327 | $5.40 | $50,365.80 | filing |
| 2026-03-23 | Turner Mary· EVP;Pres DesignerBrands Canada | Tax withholding | 9,206 | $5.40 | $49,712.40 | filing |
| 2026-03-23 | HOWE DOUGLAS M.· CEO | Option exercise | 294,816 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-03-23 | SCHOTTENSTEIN JAY L· Executive Chairman | Option exercise | 196,544 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-03-23 | Haley Mark· SVP, Controller & PAO | Option exercise | 28,825 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-03-23 | Ferree Deborah L· V. Chair; Ch Product Off | Option exercise | 183,441 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-03-23 | Turner Mary· EVP;Pres DesignerBrands Canada | Option exercise | 17,197 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-03-03 | O'Donnell Andrea· EVP & Brands President | Tax withholding | 19,428 | $7.20 | $139,881.60 | filing |
| 2026-03-03 | HOWE DOUGLAS M.· CEO | Tax withholding | 19,205 | $7.20 | $138,276.00 | filing |
| 2026-03-03 | Ferree Deborah L· V. Chair; Ch Product Off | Tax withholding | 15,738 | $7.20 | $113,313.60 | filing |
| 2026-03-03 | Denk Laura· EVP;Pres DSW Designer ShoeWhse | Tax withholding | 15,094 | $7.20 | $108,676.80 | filing |
| 2026-03-03 | Turner Mary· EVP;Pres DesignerBrands Canada | Tax withholding | 13,224 | $7.20 | $95,212.80 | filing |
| 2026-03-03 | SCHOTTENSTEIN JAY L· Executive Chairman | Tax withholding | 10,481 | $7.20 | $75,463.20 | filing |
| 2026-03-03 | SCHOTTENSTEIN JAY L· Executive Chairman | Option exercise | 42,347 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
Showing the latest 25 transactions — full history in the linked SEC filings.
Fundamentals & filings from SEC EDGAR. Prices adjusted for splits & dividends. Not investment advice.