What is Designer Brands's net margin?

Designer Brands (DBI) reported net margin of 0.4% in Q1 2026.

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

Designer Brands's net margin increased by 135.6% year-over-year, from -1% to 0.4%.

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

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Designer Brands's net margin has grown at a -57.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -21.9% to -0.3%.

What does net margin mean?

Net income as a percentage of revenue (trailing twelve months). The bottom-line profitability measure after all costs, interest, and taxes.

Designer Brands DBI Net margin

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10.6%+0.5pp

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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

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.

net income/total revenue=0.4%

Based on trailing twelve months.

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 margin?: Designer Brands (DBI) reported net margin of 0.4% in Q1 2026.
How has Designer Brands's net margin changed year-over-year?: Designer Brands's net margin increased by 135.6% year-over-year, from -1% to 0.4%.
What is the long-term trend for Designer Brands's net margin?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Designer Brands's net margin has grown at a -57.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -21.9% to -0.3%.
What does net margin mean?: Net income as a percentage of revenue (trailing twelve months). The bottom-line profitability measure after all costs, interest, and taxes.