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Designer Brands DBI Return on equity

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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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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 June 9, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Designer Brands's return on equity?
Designer Brands (DBI) reported return on equity of 3.8% in Q1 2026.
How has Designer Brands's return on equity changed year-over-year?
Designer Brands's return on equity increased by 140.0% year-over-year, from -9.4% to 3.8%.
What is the long-term trend for Designer Brands's return on equity?
Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Designer Brands's return on equity has grown at a -56.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 38.5% to -3.2%.
What does return on equity mean?
Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by average shareholders' equity (average of the start and end of the trailing-twelve-month window). Measures the profit generated on each dollar of shareholder capital.