Designer Brands DBI Ratios & Valuation
| Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||
| Gross margin | 44.1%+1.7pp | 43.5%+0.8pp | 42.9%+0.4pp | 42.3%-0.5pp | 42.4%-0.8pp | |
| Net margin | 0.4%+1.3pp | -0.3%0.0pp | -0.9%-0.9pp | -1.1%-0.9pp | -1%-1.6pp | |
| Free cash flow margin | 2.5%+1.2pp | 2.7%+1.7pp | 3.5%— | 0.8%— | 1.3%— | |
| Returns | ||||||
| Return on equity | 3.8%+13.1pp | -3.2%+0.2pp | -8.7%-8.1pp | -10.1%-8.9pp | -9.4%-14.0pp | |
| Return on assets | 0.5%+1.9pp | -0.4%+0.1pp | -1.3%-1.2pp | -1.5%-1.3pp | -1.4%-2.2pp | |
| Efficiency | ||||||
| Asset turnover | 1.4×0.0× | 1.5×0.0× | 1.4×0.0× | 1.4×0.0× | 1.4×0.0× | |
| Liquidity | ||||||
| Current ratio | 1.3×0.0× | 1.2×-0.1× | 1.3×-0.1× | 1.3×0.0× | 1.3×0.0× | |
| Quick ratio | 0.3×0.0× | 0.2×0.0× | 0.2×0.0× | 0.2×0.0× | 0.2×-0.1× | |
| Cash ratio | 0.1×0.0× | 0.1×0.0× | 0.1×0.0× | 0.1×0.0× | 0.1×0.0× | |
| Leverage | ||||||
| Debt-to-equity | 4.4×-0.8× | 4.4×-0.2× | 4.4×+0.2× | 4.8×+1.2× | 5.2×+1.6× | |
| Debt-to-assets | 0.6×0.0× | 0.6×0.0× | 0.6×0.0× | 0.7×+0.1× | 0.7×+0.1× | |
| Per Share | ||||||
| Book value per share | $5.02-8.0% | $5.70+11.0% | $5.79-2.7% | $5.65-7.0% | $5.46-9.4% | |
| Valuation | ||||||
| Market capitalization | $296.03M+151% | $314.69M+30.5% | $182.82M-38.6% | $137.68M-70.6% | $134.33M-74.6% | |
| Enterprise value | $1.47B+2.6% | $1.5B+1.3% | $1.43B-10.2% | $1.44B-15.3% | $1.45B-18.5% | |
| Price / earnings | 29×— | —— | —— | —— | —— | |
| Price / sales | 0.1×+0.1× | 0.1×0.0× | 0.1×0.0× | 0×-0.1× | 0×-0.1× | |
| Price / book | 1.1×+0.6× | 1.1×+0.2× | 0.6×-0.3× | 0.5×-0.8× | 0.5×-1.0× | |
| EV / sales | 0.5×0.0× | 0.5×0.0× | 0.5×0.0× | 0.5×-0.1× | 0.5×-0.1× | |
| Free cash flow yield | 25%-8.3pp | 24.9%+11.9pp | 54.7%— | 16.9%— | 29.3%— | |
| Earnings yield | 3.4%+28.1pp | -2.8%+1.6pp | -14.7%-14.0pp | -23.3%-22.3pp | -21.7%-25.2pp | |
| Dividend yield | 3.3%-5.2pp | 3.1%-1.3pp | 5.2%+1.6pp | 6.9%+4.5pp | 7.4%+5.2pp |
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Compare these in charts →Questions, answered.
- What are Designer Brands's profit margins?
- Designer Brands (DBI) runs a 44.1% gross margin and a 1.2% operating margin, with a 0.4% net margin.
- Where do Designer Brands's ratios come from?
- Every ratio is computed from Designer Brands's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.
