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Designer Brands

NYQ:DBI · US2505651081
Specialty RetailLarge

360

53
EV / EBIT24
Price / Owner Earnings63
Owner Earnings Yield42
Dividend Yield89
Price/Sales85
EV / Gross Profit69
Price/Book55
Return on Capital43
Cash Return on Capital39
Return on Equity45
EBIT Margin40
Gross Profitability65
Cash Conversion94
Accruals45
Owner Earnings Margin38
Sales growth27
Profit Growth28
Long-Term EPS Growth30
Reinvestment67
Price momentum97
Debt load18
Refinancing77
Debt Payback15
Liquidity30
Analyst ratings1
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside58
Market mood11
Value Creation10/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Designer Brands clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustrySpecialty Retail
SizeLarge
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNYSE
Employees1,729
Websitedesignerbrands.com
ISINUS2505651081
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Index & Theme
LifestyleBrand MarketingConsumer GoodsFashionRetail

Description

Designer Brands Inc. (Designer Brands) is a designer, producer, and retailer of footwear and accessories worldwide. The company operates in two reportable segments: Retail and Brand Portfolio. The Retail segment operates the DSW Designer Shoe Wareho…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

Designer Brands Inc. sits in the middle of our grid: average quality, average price, no obvious signal in either direction.

On valuation, the picture is attractive. The owner-earnings multiple stands at 9.5×; owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year.

Growth is moderate; the safety picture is stretched. The company scores 10/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.

Flags to be aware of: The financial cushion is thinner than comfortable. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
32
2023202420252026

All-time high

41

Jan 2023

All-time low

18

Mar 2026

Average rank

33

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
85
91
83
80
Price/Earnings
34
81
86
67
Price/Book
55
69
73
56
Dividend Yield
89
96
80
77
Value (overall)
84
100
100
87

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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