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Designer Brands DBI Operating margin

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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
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.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Designer Brands’s 10-Q, filed December 9, 2025, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Designer Brands's operating margin?
Designer Brands (DBI) reported operating margin of 1.2% in Q3 2025.
How has Designer Brands's operating margin changed year-over-year?
Designer Brands's operating margin increased by 51.1% year-over-year, from 0.8% to 1.2%.
What is the long-term trend for Designer Brands's operating margin?
Over 4 years (2020 to 2024), Designer Brands's operating margin has grown at a -54.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -26.2% to 1.2%.
What does operating margin mean?
Operating income as a percentage of revenue (trailing twelve months). Captures profitability from core operations after both cost of revenue and operating expenses, but before interest and taxes.