profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
Designer Brands
$6.43-2.72% today
+59.2% in 1 year
1-year low $3.361-year high $9.11
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2023 to 2026.
0%20% a year
It has no yearly profit to compare the price with.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What Designer Brands sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $3.32 billion in 2023 to $2.89 billion in 2026, with -$8.37 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
Designer Brands handed back 12% of the cash it generated last year.
$10M
Free cash flow 2026$78M
Bought back its own shares$0
Paid as dividends$10M
Cash vs. debt$51M vs. $1.2B
Designer Brands vs. similar companies
How it compares with the largest companies in its industry.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Designer Brands | No profit yet | ||
 Burlington Stores | 25.9× · Fair price | ||
 Lululemon Athletica | 7.7× · Cheap | ||
 On | 45.3× · Expensive | ||
 The Gap | 9.1× · Cheap |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads Designer Brands's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,315 | 3,075 | 3,009 | 2,893 | |
| 1,455 | 1,324 | 1,286 | 1,260 | |
| 183 | 68 | 40 | 41 | |
| 256 | 139 | 98 | 107 | |
| 163 | 29 | -11 | -8 | |
| 2.26 | 0.46 | -0.22 | -0.17 | |
| 43.9% | 43.1% | 42.7% | 43.6% | |
| 5.5% | 2.2% | 1.3% | 1.4% | |
| 4.9% | 0.9% | -0.4% | -0.3% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 2,010 | 2,076 | 2,009 | 1,948 |
| Cash | 59 | 49 | 45 | 51 |
| Total debt | 1,103 | 1,240 | 1,286 | 1,207 |
| Total liabilities | 1,574 | 1,714 | 1,727 | 1,660 |
| 433 | 359 | 278 | 282 | |
| 72 | 63 | 54 | 49 | |
| 9.0% | 3.6% | 1.7% | 2.5% | |
| 37.6% | 8.1% | -3.8% | -3.0% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | 162 | 82 | 110 | |
| 55 | 55 | 51 | 32 | |
| 146 | 107 | 31 | 78 | |
| Dividends paid | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
| 148 | 102 | 69 | 0 | |
| 29 | 29 | 19 | 19 |
Valuation
- –
- 18.4×
- –
- 1.4×
- 0.1×
- 4.2×
- 13.9×
- 23.8%
- -2.5%
- 2.8%
Profitability
- 43.6%
- 1.4%
- -0.3%
- 4.1%
- 4.8%
- 4.4%
- 7.9%
- 1.1%
- 5.3%
- –
Growth
- −4.4%
- –
- +29.0%
- +14.9%
- −9.4%
Financial health
- 9.9×
- 4.37
- 61.4%
- 3.2×
- 1.27
- 0.29
- 1.45
How it ranks in Consumer Discretionary
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Bottom 28%of 977
Bottom 10%of 992
Bottom 9%of 993
Top 4%of 980
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $6.75
- Range
- $6.50 – $7.00
- 1 analysts
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2026 | -0.31 | -0.48 | +35.4% |
| Dec 9, 2025 | 0.38 | 0.18 | +111.1% |
| Sep 9, 2025 | 0.34 | 0.22 | +54.5% |
| Jun 10, 2025 | -0.26 | 0.01 | −2,700.0% |
| Mar 20, 2025 | -0.44 | -0.47 | +6.4% |
| Dec 10, 2024 | 0.27 | 0.38 | −28.9% |
| Sep 11, 2024 | 0.29 | 0.53 | −45.3% |
| Jun 4, 2024 | 0.08 | 0.15 | −46.7% |
2.8%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$28a year at today's yield, before tax
+14.9%2020 to 2025
Raised–not every year
Paid per share, each year
$0.80 in 2015 → $0.20 in 2025
How safe it looks
43.1% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earns: 12.3%
News
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Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
0/7Passes 0 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
27No pass
Benjamin Graham
27No pass
Philip Fisher
37No pass
Peter Lynch
5No pass
Joel Greenblatt
0No pass
Charlie Munger
29No pass
Terry Smith
24No pass
Questions about Designer Brands
Is Designer Brands a good stock to buy?
A business with weak numbers that is not profitable yet. 0 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the Designer Brands AI analysis
What does Designer Brands do?
Designer Brands Inc. (DBI), through its various subsidiaries, specializes in the creation, production, and sale of footwear and fashion accessories for women, men, and children, primarily serving the North American market. It is in Apparel - Retail.
Does Designer Brands pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 2.8% a year, about 43% of its yearly profit. In 2026 it paid out $9.65 million in dividends.
Is Designer Brands stock halal?
No. Designer Brands does not pass our halal screen: its debt is 367% of its market value, at or above the 33% limit. How we check
How has Designer Brands stock done over the past year?
Up 59.2% over the past twelve months, to $6.43. It traded between $3.36 and $9.11 and is 29.4% below its high.
Who are Designer Brands's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are Burlington Stores, Lululemon Athletica, On and The Gap. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with Designer Brands's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 12, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.