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Designer Brands Inc. DBI

NYSE · stock · Retail-Shoe Stores · website · IPO 2005-06-29

Designer Brands Inc. statistics & valuation

Market cap$316.9M
P / S0.1×
P / B1.1×
P / FCF4.0×
Dividend yield3.05%
Net margin-0.3%
Return on equity-3.0%
FCF margin2.7%
Net debt$377.3M
Net debt / EBITDA3.5×
Enterprise value USD$694.2M
EV / EBITDA6.5×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV6.9%
Return on capital3.5%

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
-21.90% 4.80% 4.90% 0.90% -0.40% -0.30% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Gross margin (%)
28.70% 28.50% 29.50% 28.60% 13.90% 33.40% 43.90% 43.10% 42.70% 43.60% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Operating margin (%)
7.40% 4.50% 1.90% 3.60% -26.20% 6.40% 5.70% 2.40% 1.20% 1.70% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on equity (%)
-201.10% 37.50% 37.60% 8.10% -3.80% -3.00% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Shares outstanding
82.1M 80.7M 80.0M 74.6M 72.2M 77.3M 72.1M 63.4M 53.7M 49.1M 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Net debt ($)
-$175.9M $60.6M $103.4M $212.7M $152.8M $222.3M $371.2M $439.5M $377.3M 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Share buybacks ($)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on assets (%)
-24.70% 7.70% 8.10% 1.40% -0.50% -0.40% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Free cash flow margin (%)
4.60% 4.80% 3.50% 3.40% -8.30% 4.30% 4.40% 3.50% 1.00% 2.70% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Debt / equity (×)
0.00× 0.19× 0.26× 1.12× 0.55× 0.65× 1.17× 1.76× 1.53× 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
EPS ($)
$1.51 $0.84 -$0.26 $1.27 -$6.77 $2.00 $2.26 $0.46 -$0.20 -$0.17 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

Designer Brands Inc. trades at about 13.3× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 4.3×–23.3×, median 20.9×).

4.3× 23.3×

Shaded band = 10-year range (4.3×–23.3×); dot = today's 13.3×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Gross margin43.6%42.7%43.1%43.9%33.4%13.9%28.6%29.5%28.5%28.7%
Operating margin1.7%1.2%2.4%5.7%6.4%-26.2%3.6%1.9%4.5%7.4%
Net margin-0.3%-0.4%0.9%4.9%4.8%-21.9%————
FCF margin2.7%1.0%3.5%4.4%4.3%-8.3%3.4%3.5%4.8%4.6%
Return on assets-0.4%-0.5%1.4%8.1%7.7%-24.7%————
Return on equity-3.0%-3.8%8.1%37.6%37.5%-201.1%————
Debt / equity1.53×1.76×1.17×0.65×0.55×1.12×0.26×0.19×0.00×—
Current ratio1.191.241.251.241.201.041.322.062.662.40

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2026-01-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.