# Designer Brands share price today (Designer Brands Inc., DBI)

> Designer Brands Inc.'s share price, valuation and earnings point in different directions. The next one or two quarters should make it clearer. DBI · Consumer Discretionary · Footwear & Accessories · data as of 3 November 2026. Page: https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/dbi

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## Key numbers

- Business trend: Mixed, from fewer quarters than usual
- Price: $6.37 (+72.6% in a year)
- P/E: 18.7×, too little history to compare yet
- Revenue (Aug 2026): $731 M (−1.2% on a year ago)
- Profit (Aug 2026): $17.6 M (+66.7% on a year ago)
- Operating margin: 2.2% (−1.2 points on a year ago)
- ROE: −3%, FY26
- ROIC: 2.5%, against a 4.4% cost of capital: −1.9 points

Biggest thing to watch: the price is not yet in a clear uptrend, so timing is the risk more than the business. ## What is the Designer Brands share price today? Designer Brands Inc.'s share price was $6.37 at the close on 3 November 2026. That is 0.9% below its average price over the last 200 trading days. In the last 52 weeks it traded between $4 and $8, and at that close it sat 57% of the way up from that low. Over the past 13 weeks it has done worse than the S&P 500, and it has been behind for 1 week running. Over the last 1 year the share price moved +104% while the S&P 500 moved +21%, so it is ahead of the index over that whole period. It was last ahead over 13 weeks in the week of 30 October 2026. The chart above shows the 13-week comparison for every week. This page treats a rise as over when the price closes below its 200-day average on two Fridays in a row. ## What dividend does Designer Brands pay? Designer Brands Inc. paid $0.20 per share over the last four reported quarters. The most recent declaration was $0.05 for Aug 2026. At today's price of $6.37 that is a yield of 3.14%, based on dividends already paid, not a forecast. ## Which stock lists is Designer Brands on? Designer Brands is not in the Nasdaq 100, the S&P 500 or the Dow Jones 30, and is not on the US tech stocks list. ## Is Designer Brands profitable? Designer Brands Inc. earned $17.6 M of net profit in the Aug 2026 quarter, +66.7% on the same quarter a year earlier. The full FY26 year was a loss of $8.4 M. That is 2.4% of the quarter's revenue. The same quarter a year earlier earned $10.5 M. 4 of the last 12 reported quarters were loss-making. ## How much revenue does Designer Brands make, and is it growing? Designer Brands Inc. reported $731 M of revenue in the Aug 2026 quarter, −1.2% on the same quarter a year earlier. Over 4 years it has grown −2.5% a year on average. The last full year, FY26, came in at $2.9 B. The last four reported quarters add to $2.9 B. FY26 revenue was $2.9 B, −3.9% on the year before. Recent pace: the last four quarters grew −0.8% on average, against −2.5% a year over the longer run, so this year is growing faster than its own long-run rate. Is growth speeding up? Revenue over the last 12 months grew −0.8%, against −2.8% a year over the last 8 quarters (stabilising). ## How much of every $100 of sales does Designer Brands keep? Designer Brands Inc.'s operating margin was 2.2% in the Aug 2026 quarter, 1.2 percentage points lower than the same quarter a year ago. Across 5 years it has been between 1.5% and 6.2%. The latest quarter is within that range. Why the margin moved: operating margin changed −1.2 percentage points on the year while gross margin changed +1.5 points. So the drop came mostly from the gross margin, which means input costs and prices charged. ## Is Designer Brands' profit turning into cash? Over the last 3 years, 155% of Designer Brands Inc.'s reported profit came in as cash from its operations, so the profit is backed by cash. In FY26 it brought in $110 M of operating cash against −$8.4 M of profit. After $31.6 M of spending on assets, $78.3 M was left over as free cash. Cash-flow figures here are yearly, because quarterly cash statements are not published, so this section changes once a year. Why: the cash figure is clear, but the day counts behind it are not in our data, so we show it without guessing the reason. What to look at next: the main use of cash is spending on assets. The next section checks what that spending is building. ## Where does Designer Brands' cash go? Designer Brands Inc. does not report the customer, stock and supplier day counts a cash cycle needs, so this section looks at its spending on assets instead. It spent $137 M on assets over the last 3 years. Averaged over those years that is 1.6% of FY26 revenue a year. Nothing is estimated in place of the missing day counts, so no cash-cycle chart is drawn. Spending on assets: $137 M over the last 3 years. In short: the cash is going into new capacity, not getting stuck in the daily cycle. The question is whether the new capacity earns. ## What is Designer Brands' P/E ratio, and how does it compare with its own history? Designer Brands Inc.'s P/E is 18.7×, with too little history to compare. Its usual P/E (the middle reading) is 24.3×, over 6 months of weekly prices. This compares the share price with the company’s own past. It does not say what the business is worth. In short: there is too little history to say whether the multiple is high or low for this company, so the earnings trend underneath matters more than the multiple. ## Is the Designer Brands business getting better or worse? Designer Brands Inc.'s business is giving mixed signals. There is no clear direction across the growth lines, with ROCE steady at 4.2%; each line tells part of the story. This is based on 12 quarters of 3 measures, with some gaps. Why it matters: when the lines disagree, each line above matters more than any single label. One or more growth lines have an extreme jump caused by comparing with a near-zero or loss-making quarter. Those jumps are capped before reading and drawn at the edge of the chart, so one odd quarter does not decide the result. This reading has some gaps: at least one line is short, or the return line is not the quarterly series, so treat it with a little more caution. ## How much does Designer Brands earn on its capital? Designer Brands Inc. earned a ROE of −3% in FY26. Its return on capital used (ROIC) is 1.9 percentage points below its cost of capital, so growth here does not yet pay for the capital it uses. It comes from a −0.3% net margin and 1.49× asset turnover (sales divided by assets). Why the return is what it is (FY26): a −0.3% net margin × 1.49× asset turnover × 6.77× leverage (assets divided by equity) ≈ −3.0% on equity. The margin does its share; borrowing is a big part of it. The key test, return on capital used minus the cost of capital: 2.5% − 4.4% = −1.9 percentage points. The 4.4% is an estimate of this company's own cost of capital. Read the sign and size of the gap, not the decimals. Negative: growth at these returns loses value until returns improve. The 2.5% ROIC above is the latest reading, as reported. The yearly chart below shows FY26 at −13.7%, and the quarterly chart works out each 12-month window from the quarterly figures, so the readings differ by date, not by method. ## Does Designer Brands have too much debt? Designer Brands Inc. has total debt of $1.2 B against shareholder equity of $307 M as of Aug 2026, so its debt is 3.93× its equity. Year by year, that ratio went from 2.48 in FY22 to 4.30 in FY26. Keep that borrowing in mind when reading the returns on this page. ## What is the Designer Brands shareholding pattern? 19.2% of Designer Brands Inc.'s tradable shares are in short positions, which are bets that the price will fall, so a large group of traders is betting against it. At normal trading volumes, closing those positions would take about 8.6 days. US companies do not publish a quarter-by-quarter list of owners, so this page uses short interest instead. It is a single reading at one point in time; we do not have its history. Why it is at this level: the figure does not say who holds the short positions or why, so we show the level without guessing the story. ## How far is Designer Brands from balance-sheet trouble? For Designer Brands Inc., the Z-score is 1.78. A Z-score above about 3 is safe and below about 1.8 signals danger, so this is in the danger zone. It estimates how far the balance sheet is from trouble; it is not a forecast of failure. Why it matters: a Z-score of 1.78 is inside the danger zone, so the balance sheet is a real risk. ## How does Designer Brands rank in its industry? 35.3 out of 100, rank 12 of 13 in Footwear & Accessories, with 67% of the evidence available. Designer Brands Inc. scores 35.3 out of 100 against the 13 companies it is compared with in Footwear & Accessories, ranking 12. The evidence is balanced: no factor stands out, so another reported quarter is needed before the picture is clearer. The four parts add up to the total exactly: 15.8 + 6.3 + 9.5 + 3.7 = 35.3. This is the same number shown on the industry page; it is worked out once for the whole group and read here. What would change it: The score would fall if profit growth turns negative or margins stop improving while the share price lags its sector. ## Which companies is Designer Brands compared with? Designer Brands ranks 12 of 13 Footwear & Accessories companies on the 4-Factor Sector Score, with 35.3 out of 100. 1. [Weyco Group, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/weys) WEYS · leader · Most evidence points up · 81% evidence 70.5 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 25.1/35 · Revenue 0% · Profit 34.6% · Operating margin change 20.9 points · 83% evidence Capital efficiency 16.5/25 · ROCE 15.1% · Operating margin 27.5% · 76% evidence Valuation 14.1/20 · P/E 10.7× · PEG 0.3 · 65% evidence Relative strength 14.8/20 · Lead over its industry 19.9% · Lead over S&P 500 33.6% · 1 year 62.3% · 100% evidence · 12 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 25.1 + 16.5 + 14.1 + 14.8 = 70.5 · What this means: Earnings, capital efficiency and relative strength all agree. The open questions are about management, upcoming events and risks. 2. [Crocs, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/crox) CROX · turning · Evidence leans up · 74% evidence 60.5 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 9.2/35 · Revenue -2% · Profit 100% · Operating margin change -2.8 points · 62% evidence Capital efficiency 20.1/25 · ROCE 23.3% · Operating margin 24.2% · 76% evidence Valuation 14.9/20 · P/E 10.1× · PEG 0.24 · 65% evidence Relative strength 16.3/20 · Lead over its industry 23.8% · Lead over S&P 500 37.8% · 1 year 94.8% · 100% evidence · 3 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 9.2 + 20.1 + 14.9 + 16.3 = 60.5 · What this means: Relative strength against the index is 37.8%, and revenue and profit growth are weak. 3. [Steven Madden, Ltd.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/shoo) SHOO · quiet · Evidence leans up · 74% evidence 56.0 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 23.3/35 · Revenue 18.1% · Profit 58.2% · Operating margin change 2.7 points · 62% evidence Capital efficiency 15.5/25 · ROCE 17.9% · Operating margin 6.7% · 76% evidence Valuation 12.0/20 · P/E 21.5× · PEG 0.37 · 65% evidence Relative strength 5.2/20 · Lead over its industry -9.5% · Lead over S&P 500 0.9% · 1 year 15.2% · 100% evidence · 2 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 23.3 + 15.5 + 12 + 5.2 = 56 · What this means: Earnings are strong; relative strength in its sector is -9.5% and the one-year return is 15.2%. 4. [Wolverine World Wide, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/www) WWW · leader · Too little evidence to rank firmly · 58% evidence 55.0 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 18.0/35 · Revenue n/a · Profit n/a · Operating margin change 1.3 points · 45% evidence Capital efficiency 11.7/25 · ROCE 14.1% · Operating margin 9.9% · 76% evidence Valuation 9.8/20 · P/E 12.8× · PEG n/a · 15% evidence Relative strength 15.5/20 · Lead over its industry 2.4% · Lead over S&P 500 14.1% · 1 year 35.9% · 100% evidence · 11 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 18 + 11.7 + 9.8 + 15.5 = 55 · What this means: Some evidence is missing, so the score is pulled toward the middle on purpose. 5. [Forward Industries, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/fwdi) FWDI · breaking out · Evidence leans up · 64% evidence 53.0 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 25.8/35 · Revenue 100% · Profit n/a · Operating margin change 95.8 points · 62% evidence Capital efficiency 3.6/25 · ROCE 2.1% · Operating margin -6.8% · 76% evidence Valuation 11.5/20 · P/E -31.7× · PEG n/a · 15% evidence Relative strength 12.1/20 · Lead over its industry -9.4% · Lead over S&P 500 1.3% · 1 year -40.7% · 100% evidence · 12 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 25.8 + 3.6 + 11.5 + 12.1 = 53 · What this means: The evidence is balanced: no factor stands out, so another reported quarter is needed before the picture is clearer. 6. [Rocky Brands, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/rcky) RCKY · turning · Evidence leans up · 81% evidence 51.5 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 15.8/35 · Revenue 9.1% · Profit 52.6% · Operating margin change -4.4 points · 83% evidence Capital efficiency 8.1/25 · ROCE 7% · Operating margin 2.4% · 76% evidence Valuation 15.0/20 · P/E 10.8× · PEG 0.2 · 65% evidence Relative strength 12.6/20 · Lead over its industry 13.6% · Lead over S&P 500 26.5% · 1 year 75.2% · 100% evidence · 9 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 15.8 + 8.1 + 15 + 12.6 = 51.5 · What this means: The evidence is balanced: no factor stands out, so another reported quarter is needed before the picture is clearer. 7. [On Holding AG](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/onon) ONON · basing · Evidence leans up · 74% evidence 50.8 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 21.4/35 · Revenue 18.4% · Profit 100% · Operating margin change 1.6 points · 62% evidence Capital efficiency 16.1/25 · ROCE 18.2% · Operating margin 14% · 76% evidence Valuation 6.5/20 · P/E 23.9× · PEG 1.89 · 65% evidence Relative strength 6.8/20 · Lead over its industry -19.3% · Lead over S&P 500 -9.9% · 1 year 4.3% · 100% evidence · 0 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 21.4 + 16.1 + 6.5 + 6.8 = 50.8 · What this means: The evidence is balanced: no factor stands out, so another reported quarter is needed before the picture is clearer. 8. [Deckers Outdoor Corporation](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/deck) DECK · basing · Evidence leans down · 85% evidence 49.1 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 13.4/35 · Revenue 6.3% · Profit 4.4% · Operating margin change 0.4 points · 95% evidence Capital efficiency 21.2/25 · ROCE 44.1% · Operating margin 23.2% · 76% evidence Valuation 13.0/20 · P/E 10× · PEG 0.87 · 65% evidence Relative strength 1.5/20 · Lead over its industry -27.5% · Lead over S&P 500 -19.1% · 1 year 2.8% · 100% evidence · 0 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 13.4 + 21.2 + 13 + 1.5 = 49.1 · What this means: The valuation scores well, but earnings are not improving yet, so the business does not back up the low multiple so far. 9. [Fossil Group, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/fosl) FOSL · leader · Too little evidence to rank firmly · 58% evidence 46.0 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 11.5/35 · Revenue n/a · Profit n/a · Operating margin change -3.7 points · 45% evidence Capital efficiency 5.7/25 · ROCE 4.8% · Operating margin 3.5% · 76% evidence Valuation 11.3/20 · P/E -11.7× · PEG n/a · 15% evidence Relative strength 17.5/20 · Lead over its industry 26% · Lead over S&P 500 39.8% · 1 year 252.1% · 100% evidence · 11 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 11.5 + 5.7 + 11.3 + 17.5 = 46 · What this means: Some evidence is missing, so the score is pulled toward the middle on purpose. 10. [NIKE, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/nke) NKE · basing · Evidence leans down · 85% evidence 40.4 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 15.1/35 · Revenue -1.2% · Profit 6.8% · Operating margin change 0 points · 95% evidence Capital efficiency 15.2/25 · ROCE 15.4% · Operating margin 7.9% · 76% evidence Valuation 5.1/20 · P/E 18.7× · PEG 2.6 · 65% evidence Relative strength 5.0/20 · Lead over its industry -33.9% · Lead over S&P 500 -26.1% · 1 year -37% · 100% evidence · 0 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 15.1 + 15.2 + 5.1 + 5 = 40.4 · What this means: The evidence is balanced: no factor stands out, so another reported quarter is needed before the picture is clearer. 11. [Birkenstock Holding plc](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/birk) BIRK · basing · Evidence leans down · 81% evidence 40.0 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative
12. Designer Brands Inc. this page DBI · quiet · Evidence leans down · 67% evidence 35.3 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 15.8/35 · Revenue -0.9% · Profit n/a · Operating margin change -1.2 points · 71% evidence Capital efficiency 6.3/25 · ROCE 4.4% · Operating margin 2.2% · 76% evidence Valuation 9.5/20 · P/E 18.1× · PEG n/a · 15% evidence Relative strength 3.7/20 · Lead over its industry -14.8% · Lead over S&P 500 -5.2% · 1 year 56.1% · 100% evidence · 4 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 15.8 + 6.3 + 9.5 + 3.7 = 35.3 · What this means: The evidence is balanced: no factor stands out, so another reported quarter is needed before the picture is clearer. 13. Vera Bradley, Inc. VRA · Too little evidence to rank firmly · 47% evidence 44.1 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative

Missing figures are not scored as bad. They lower the confidence and pull the final score toward the middle. Relative strength counts only when the company has a reading for this week; with no reading, that factor is left out and its 20 points are shared across the other three in proportion. PEG is not shown when the ratio cannot mean anything: the company must be making a profit, its price-to-earnings must be positive, and its three-year earnings growth must fall between 5% and 60%. Dividing a price multiple by a loss, or by growth measured off a tiny base, produces a number that looks precise and tells you nothing. Under relative strength, one mark per week shows the last 12 weeks: a mark is filled where the company led S&P 500 by 5% or more over the 13 weeks ending that week, which is the same test used everywhere on this site. Price stage places the company on the same six-step path the industry is placed on (basing, turning, breaking out, leader, fading, asleep), read from how many weeks running it has led S&P 500 and whether that lead is growing or shrinking. It describes where the share price stands, not the direction of earnings, and it is not a recommendation; it is left blank for a company whose weekly history is too short or too stale to read. The figures in this ranking come from the industry comparison: results through the Sep 2026 quarter, and the P/E at that quarter's end. The sections above use the latest weekly price, so a P/E or return there can differ a little from the one here. The stage words in this ranking (such as losing its lead or breaking out) describe the lead over the index, not the price phase in the price section. Related companies: [Footwear & Accessories](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/sectors/footwear-accessories), all 13 compared on one page. ## Which companies are close to Designer Brands in size? Designer Brands is the 12th largest of 12 Footwear & Accessories companies on Sector Alpha by market value (scores of 3 November 2026). Just above it: Steven Madden, Wolverine World Wide, Inc., Weyco Group, Inc., Forward Industries, Inc., Rocky Brands, Inc. and Fossil Group, Inc. It is the smallest. ### Footwear & Accessories companies close in size

1. [Steven Madden, Ltd.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/shoo) $3.2 billion
2. [Wolverine World Wide, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/www) $1.8 billion
3. [Weyco Group, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/weys) $493 million
4. [Forward Industries, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/fwdi) $454 million
5. [Rocky Brands, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/rcky) $392 million
6. [Fossil Group, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/fosl) $379 million
7. Designer Brands Inc. $326 million

[All 12 Footwear & Accessories companies, largest first](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/sectors/footwear-accessories#all-companies)

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3. Designer Brands Inc. $345 million
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## What else do people ask about Designer Brands? ### What were Designer Brands's latest quarterly results? Designer Brands Inc. reported revenue of $731 M and net profit of $17.6 M for the Aug 2026 quarter. Revenue fell 1.2% and profit rose 66.7% compared with a year earlier. Earnings per share were $0.31. The operating margin was 2.2%, 1.2 percentage points lower than a year earlier (as of 3 November 2026). ### What is Designer Brands's market cap? Designer Brands Inc.'s market capitalisation is $326 M at a stock price of $6.37. Market cap is the share price times the number of shares, so it changes whenever the price moves (as of 3 November 2026). ### How is Designer Brands performing? Designer Brands Inc.'s latest readings are below. In its latest quarter, revenue fell 1.2% and profit rose 66.7% compared with a year earlier. Over the past 13 weeks it has done worse than the S&P 500, for 1 week running. This describes what the data did, not a rating (as of 3 November 2026). ### Will Designer Brands's stock price go up? This page does not forecast Designer Brands Inc.'s stock price. What it shows instead: the stock price is $6.37. Nobody can reliably say which way a price will move, and this site does not try (as of 3 November 2026). ### Is Designer Brands's profit real cash? Yes, over the last 3 years, 155% of Designer Brands Inc.'s reported profit came in as cash from operations. The latest year was lower at -1312%, so the trend is worth watching. In FY26, operating cash was $110 M against reported profit of −$8.4 M. Most of that cash then goes into building new capacity. These are yearly figures (as of 3 November 2026). ### Where is Designer Brands in its business cycle? Designer Brands Inc.'s FY26 operating margin was 1.8%, against a 5-year range of 1.5% to 6.2%: the low end of its own range, which is often where recoveries start. The latest quarter was 2.2%. Comparing margins with a company's own long history is a good way to see where it is in its cycle (as of 3 November 2026). ### What could break the Designer Brands story? Biggest thing to watch: the price is not yet in a clear uptrend, so timing is the risk more than the business. On price, this page treats a rise as over when the share price closes below its 200-day average on two Fridays in a row (as of 3 November 2026). ### Is Designer Brands a stock worth studying right now? What the numbers show: Designer Brands Inc.'s share price, valuation and earnings point in different directions. The next one or two quarters should make it clearer. The main open question: the next one or two quarters of results. Every number on this page is worked out by code from the published figures, with no forecasts and no price opinions (as of 3 November 2026). This is research, not advice. We’re not SEBI-registered.