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DBI Financials Designer Brands Inc.

15 years of revenue, profit, cash flow and balance-sheet history through FY2026, from SEC filings — with a computed, factual read of the trend. Updated Overview →

Growth & profitability

  • Revenue has grown 5.3% per year over the past 5 years.
  • Operating margin has expanded, at 1.7% in the latest year.

Financial health

  • Total debt ($428M) exceeds cash ($51M); net debt is $377M.
  • Total debt has grown faster than revenue (9.5% vs 5.3% per year).
  • Total debt is 4.0× EBITDA.

Shareholder returns

  • Dividends have been paid for 4 consecutive years, consuming 12.3% of free cash flow.
  • The dividend has grown 6.2% per year over the past 5 years.
Revenue & net income
-$489M $2B $3B $0 2010 2012 2014 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
-26% 9% 44% 0% 2010 2012 2014 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026
GrossOperatingNet
Free cash flow (CFO − capex)
-$185M $15M $215M $0 2010 2012 2014 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
$0 $242M $484M 2010 2012 2014 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
-$282M $10M $301M $0 2010 2012 2014 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026
OperatingInvestingFinancing

Key annual figures

FYRevenueNet incomeGross MOp MFCFTotal debtCash
2026 $2.9B -$8M 43.6% 1.7% $78M $428M $51M
2025 $3.0B -$11M 42.7% 1.2% $31M $484M $45M
2024 $3.1B $29M 43.1% 2.4% $107M $420M $49M
2023 $3.3B $163M 43.9% 5.7% $146M $281M $59M
2022 $3.2B $154M 33.4% 6.4% $138M $226M $73M
2021 $2.2B -$489M 13.9% -26.2% -$185M $272M $60M
2020 $3.5B 28.6% 3.6% $119M $190M $87M
2019 $3.2B 29.5% 1.9% $110M $160M $99M
2018 $2.8B 28.5% 4.5% $135M $0 $176M
2017 $2.7B 28.7% 7.4% $125M $111M
2014 $151M $215M $112M
2013 $146M $157M $81M
2012 $175M $139M $79M
2011 $18M $80M $99M
2010 -$26M $111M $142M

Valuation over time

How the market has priced DBI against its own fundamentals since 2023-03 — each month-end's share price set against the most recent annual filing, so the multiple moves as price runs ahead of (or behind) earnings. Split-adjusted.

Price / earnings (P/E)
0.0 9.4 18.9 Mar '23 Aug '23 Jan '24 Jun '24 Nov '24 Apr '25 Sep '25 Feb '26
P/E
Price / sales (P/S)
0.0 0.1 0.2 Mar '23 Aug '23 Jan '24 Jun '24 Nov '24 Apr '25 Sep '25 Feb '26
P/S
Dividend yield (%)
0.0 4.4 8.7 Mar '23 Aug '23 Jan '24 Jun '24 Nov '24 Apr '25 Sep '25 Feb '26
Dividend yield %

Frequently asked questions

Is DBI growing its revenue and profit?

Over the past 5 years, Designer Brands Inc.'s revenue has grown 5.3% per year. These are computed facts, not advice.

How much debt does DBI have?

As of FY2026, Designer Brands Inc. reported $428M of total debt against $51M of cash.

What is DBI's profit margin?

In FY2026, gross margin was 43.6%, operating margin 1.7%, and net margin -0.3%.

What is DBI's P/E ratio?

As of Jun '26, Designer Brands Inc. traded at a price-to-earnings ratio of about 8.7× (market cap ÷ latest annual net income). The valuation charts above show how its P/E, P/S and dividend yield have moved with the share price. These are computed facts, not advice.

Where does this data come from?

All figures are extracted from the company’s SEC EDGAR/XBRL filings — 10-K annual reports and 10-Q quarterly reports (use the Annual / Quarterly toggle). Quarterly figures are derived from the as-filed statements (year-to-date amounts are differenced into discrete quarters). Growth rates and ratios are computed by tradmap; nothing here is investment advice.

Source: SEC EDGAR / XBRL (10-K + 10-Q filings) · prices EOD (Databento), corporate-action-adjusted · growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.