# Designer Brands Inc. (DBI) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-11-04. NYSE, United States. Sector: Consumer Cyclical / Apparel & Luxury Goods. Price $6.37, market value $326 million.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 22.0×** (5-yr avg 9.3×, 3-yr avg 18.2×). Designer Brands Inc. trades at 22.0× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 9.3×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Consumer Cyclical median in the September 2026 study was 19.5×. Forward P/E is 9.1×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.61**. A PEG of 0.61 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 0.1×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.1×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 1.1×**. The shares trade at 1.1× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 4.4×**. Enterprise value is 4.4× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; below 8× is inexpensive for most sectors.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 36.8%** (5-yr avg 19.2%). Free cash flow equals 36.8% of the market value, above its five-year average of 19.2%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 4.6%**. The inverse of the P/E: 4.6% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 45.8%**. Designer Brands Inc. keeps 45.8% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 3.5%**. 3.5% of revenue is left after running the business, which leaves little cushion in a downturn.
- **Net margin: -0.3%**. The company reported a net loss over the last twelve months.
- **Return on equity: -3.0%**. Return on equity is negative because earnings are negative.
- **Return on invested capital: 12.2%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 12.2%.
- **Return on assets: 0.9%**. Each dollar of assets produces 0.9% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -3.9%** (3-yr -4.4%/yr, 5-yr 5.3%/yr). Revenue fell 3.9% over the last year, against 5.3% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 15.0%**. Earnings per share rose 15.0%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): -18.9%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at -18.9% a year over three years.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 1.55**. Debt is 1.55 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet that needs steady cash flow to service.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 2.4×**. It would take 2.4 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Current ratio: 1.19** (quick 1.19). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 1.19 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 1.95**. A Z-score of 1.95 is in the grey zone; not distressed, not clearly safe.
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 3.14%** ($0.20 per share, trailing). Designer Brands Inc. yields 3.14%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 4**. 4 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 14.9%/yr** (1-yr 0.0%). The dividend has compounded at 14.9% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 5 years at that pace.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: hold** (2 analysts). 2 analysts cover Designer Brands Inc.; the consensus is hold, with an average price target of $6.75 (+6% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 85.0%** (YTD -9.1%, 3-mo 1.8%). The shares are up 85.0% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -30.5%** (93.6% above the low). Trading 31% below its 52-week high, deep in a drawdown.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 60**. An RSI of 60 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.54** (volatility 85%). Beta of 1.54 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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