Designer Brands/$DBI

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About Designer Brands

Designer Brands Inc is a designer, producer, and retailer of footwear and accessories. The company operates in two reportable segments: the Retail segment and the Brand Portfolio segment. The Retail segment, which derives key revenue, operates the DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse ("DSW") banner through its direct-to-consumer stores and e-commerce sites in the United States ("U.S.") and Canada, and the Shoe Co. and Rubino banners through its direct-to-consumer stores and e-commerce sites in Canada. The Brand Portfolio segment principally earns revenue from the wholesale of its exclusive and licensed brands to retailers, its Retail segment, and international distributors, and the sale of its Vince Camuto, Keds, and Topo brands through direct-to-consumer e-commerce sites.
Ticker
$DBI
Sector
Consumer Discretionary
Primary listing
NYSE
Employees
13,000
Headquarters
Columbus, United States
Website
www.designerbrands.com

Designer Brands Metrics

BasicAdvanced
$308M
17.71
$0.34
1.25
$0.20
3.32%

What the Analysts think about Designer Brands

Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Designer Brands stock.
Analyst projections of the future price of Designer Brands stock.

Bulls say / Bears say

Brand Portfolio momentum is strong: second-quarter segment sales increased 17.9%, while direct-to-consumer comparable sales rose 7.1%, providing a faster-growing counterweight to the weaker Retail segment. (Designer Brands)
Margin and earnings execution improved materially: reported gross margin expanded to 50.0% from 43.6%, operating profit more than doubled to $54.7 million, and diluted EPS increased to $0.31 from $0.21. (Designer Brands)
Deleveraging and guidance support the recovery case: debt declined by $93.0 million year over year, management reported a positive start to the third quarter, and raised full-year adjusted EPS guidance to $0.47–$0.52 from $0.28–$0.38. (Designer Brands)
Retail remains pressured: second-quarter comparable sales declined 2.6% in the Retail segment and consolidated net sales fell 1.2%, indicating that the core DSW business has not yet returned to sustainable growth. (Designer Brands)
Reported profitability benefited from tariff recoveries and related adjustments; management’s $0.47–$0.52 full-year adjusted EPS outlook excludes tariff recoveries, tariff-financing interest and other potentially material items, making underlying earnings power harder to assess. (Designer Brands)
Balance-sheet flexibility remains limited relative to operating needs: Designer Brands had $51.6 million of cash versus $423.1 million of debt at quarter-end, while inventory was $594.7 million and the company continues to carry meaningful financing costs. (Designer Brands)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 14 Sept 2026.

Designer Brands Financial Performance

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Q3 24
QoQ growth
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Net income
Profit margin

Designer Brands Earnings Performance

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Earnings per share
QuarterlyAnnual
Q4 23
Q1 24
Q2 24
Q3 24
Q4 24
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Designer Brands News

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Designer Brands raises full-year profit outlook after quarterly earnings beat

Proactive Investors1 week ago

Designer Brands Boosts Outlook on Positive Start to 3Q

WSJ1 week ago

Funds containing Designer Brands

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SPDR Russell 2000 US Small Cap€R2US
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