What is Designer Brands's net debt?

Designer Brands (DBI) reported net debt of $1.18B in Q1 2026.

How has Designer Brands's net debt changed year-over-year?

Designer Brands's net debt decreased by 10.7% year-over-year, from $1.32B to $1.18B.

What is the long-term trend for Designer Brands's net debt?

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Designer Brands's net debt has grown at a -0.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.2B to $1.19B.

What does net debt mean?

Total debt minus cash and equivalents at the quarter end. The debt that would remain if the company used all its cash to pay down borrowings.

Designer Brands DBI Net debt

Discontinued — last reported Q1 '26

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$696.4M+1.4%

Gross profit$315.3M+7.1%

Operating income$18.9M+339%

Net income$1.2M+107%

EPS (diluted)$0.02+105%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$50.1M+8.9%

Total debt$1.2B-10.0%

Total equity$280.9M+6.6%

Total assets$2.0B-4.5%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$22.0M-8.2%

CapEx$9.9M+36.5%

Free cash flow-$31.9M-15.6%

Valuation

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Market cap$296.03M+151%

Enterprise value$1.47B+2.6%

P/E29×—

P/S0.1×+0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin44.1%+1.7pp

Operating margin1.2%+0.4pp

Net margin0.4%+0.2pp

FCF margin2.5%+1.2pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity3.8%+2.2pp

Debt / equity4.4×-0.8×

Current ratio1.3×0.0×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Designer Brands’s reported figures.

$1.2Btotal debt−$50.1Mcash and equivalents=$1.18B

The official record: Designer Brands’s 10-Q, filed June 9, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Designer Brands's net debt?: Designer Brands (DBI) reported net debt of $1.18B in Q1 2026.
How has Designer Brands's net debt changed year-over-year?: Designer Brands's net debt decreased by 10.7% year-over-year, from $1.32B to $1.18B.
What is the long-term trend for Designer Brands's net debt?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Designer Brands's net debt has grown at a -0.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.2B to $1.19B.
What does net debt mean?: Total debt minus cash and equivalents at the quarter end. The debt that would remain if the company used all its cash to pay down borrowings.