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Designer Brands Inc. (DBI)

Consumer Cyclical | Footwear & Accessories | Columbus, United States | NYSE
7.69 USD +0.51 (7.103%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 7.65 -0.04 (-0.040%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 6:21 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★☆☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★☆☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 4:15 p.m. EDT

DBI has shown some recent momentum with a price increase over the past few weeks, but the fundamentals are weak, with negative profit margins and high debt-to-equity ratio. The dividend yield is attractive, but the payout ratio is high, indicating potential sustainability issues. The options market shows mixed signals, with both bullish and bearish positioning. Short-term traders might consider buying calls if the price continues to rise, but long-term investors should be cautious due to the company's financial risks.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.109503
AutoETS0.109505
MSTL0.111184
AutoTheta0.367915

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 45%
H-stat 7.81
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.157
Excess Kurtosis -1.36
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Ex Dividend Date 2026-03-25
Last Dividend Date 2026-03-25
Debt to Equity Ratio 430.167
Revenue per Share 58.871
Market Cap 389,930,848
Forward P/E 14.91
Beta 1.03
Profit Margins -0.29%
Website https://www.designerbrands.com

As of April 11, 2026, 4:15 p.m. EDT: Options activity shows a mix of calls and puts with a slight bias toward calls, especially around the 7.5 strike price. The high IV and OI for calls suggest some bullish sentiment, but the presence of significant put OI at lower strikes indicates caution. The overall options activity is mixed, with no clear consensus on the direction of the stock.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.88% 4.76% 3.51% 2.57%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-26 0.050 0.884956
2025-12-05 0.050 1.034112
2025-10-03 0.050 1.416837
2025-06-05 0.050 1.421172
2025-03-28 0.050 1.469276
2024-12-06 0.050 0.912782
2024-10-04 0.050 0.785717
2024-06-05 0.050 0.634387
2024-03-27 0.050 0.511251
2023-11-29 0.050 0.468299
2023-10-02 0.050 0.428500
2023-06-26 0.050 0.571365
2023-03-30 0.050 0.641681
2022-12-12 0.050 0.555763
2022-09-21 0.050 0.352724
2022-06-21 0.050 0.400004
2022-04-21 0.050 0.374713
2020-03-27 0.100 1.842306
2019-12-19 0.250 1.803169
2019-09-19 0.250 1.705564
2019-06-18 0.250 1.627653
2019-03-29 0.250 1.349222
2018-12-20 0.250 1.268171
2018-09-21 0.250 0.957119
2018-06-20 0.250 1.184500
2018-03-22 0.250 1.457959
2017-12-14 0.200 1.238957
2017-09-18 0.200 1.261254
2017-06-13 0.200 1.473780
2017-03-15 0.200 1.284471
2016-12-14 0.200 1.077651
2016-09-14 0.200 1.125748
2016-06-14 0.200 1.336396
2016-03-30 0.200 0.968456
2015-12-16 0.200 1.140869
2015-09-16 0.200 0.953451
2015-06-17 0.200 0.782643
2015-03-18 0.200 0.731473
2014-12-17 0.188 0.726009
2014-09-17 0.188 0.860304
2014-06-18 0.188 0.941491
2014-04-02 0.188 0.714722
2013-12-17 0.125 0.427020
2013-09-18 0.125 0.419994
2013-06-14 0.125 0.482628
2012-12-13 0.180 0.812266
2012-10-12 1.000 4.351250
2012-09-14 0.090 0.412144
2012-06-15 0.090 0.458331
2012-03-16 0.075 0.405920
2011-12-15 0.075 0.505218
2011-09-16 1.075 6.960785
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.2
dividendYield 2.6
exDividendDate 2026-03-26
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.2
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.027855154
lastDividendValue 0.05
lastDividendDate 2026-03-26
dividendDate 2026-04-10

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 1.9351146
Address1 810 DSW Drive
All Time High 47.55
All Time Low 2.17
Ask 7.84
Ask Size 400
Audit Risk 2
Average Daily Volume10 Day 685,960
Average Daily Volume3 Month 760,862
Average Volume 760,862
Average Volume10Days 685,960
Beta 1.033
Bid 7.21
Bid Size 600
Board Risk 9
Book Value 5.673
City Columbus
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,735,603,200
Compensation Risk 4
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 7.69
Current Ratio 1.203
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 7.947
Day Low 7.45
Debt To Equity 430.167
Display Name Designer Brands
Dividend Date 1,775,779,200
Dividend Rate 0.2
Dividend Yield 2.6
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,749,558,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,749,558,600
Earnings Timestamp 1,774,528,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,781,008,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,781,008,200
Ebitda 110,036,000
Ebitda Margins 0.038039997
Enterprise To Ebitda 14.379
Enterprise To Revenue 0.547
Enterprise Value 1,582,182,784
Eps Current Year 0.3502
Eps Forward 0.51592
Eps Trailing Twelve Months -0.17
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,774,483,200
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 6.4264
Fifty Day Average Change 1.2635999
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.1966264
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 193.51146
Fifty Two Week High 8.75
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.06
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.12114285
Fifty Two Week Low 2.17
Fifty Two Week Low Change 5.52
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 2.5437787
Fifty Two Week Range 2.17 - 8.75
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,120,051,800,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 5.26
Float Shares 28,756,511
Forward Eps 0.51592
Forward P E 14.905413
Free Cashflow 62,356,876
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 13,000
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 0.43572
Gross Profits 1,260,390,016
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.20703
Held Percent Institutions 0.86825997
Implied Shares Outstanding 50,706,220
Industry Footwear & Accessories
Industry Disp Footwear & Accessories
Industry Key footwear-accessories
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,774,483,200
Last Dividend Value 0.05
Last Fiscal Year End 1,769,817,600
Last Split Date 1,383,523,200
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary Designer Brands Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, production, and retailing of footwear and accessories in the United States, Canada, and internationally. It operates through two segments: Retail and Brand Portfolio. The company offers dress, casual, and athletic footwear and accessories, as well as handbags for women, men, and kids. It sells its products under the Vince Camuto, Keds, Topo, as well as Jessica Simpson, Lucky Brand, Le Tigre, and Hush Puppies brands. The company offers its products through its direct-to-consumer stores and e-commerce sites; and a portfolio of banners, including DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse, The Shoe Co, and Rubino; and mobiles applications. The company was founded in 1991 and is based in Columbus, Ohio.
Long Name Designer Brands Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 389,930,848
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_318523
Most Recent Quarter 1,769,817,600
Net Income To Common -8,374,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,801,353,600
Non Diluted Market Cap 389,930,831
Number Of Analyst Opinions 2
Open 7.4
Operating Cashflow 109,860,000
Operating Margins -0.02052
Overall Risk 9
Payout Ratio 5.0
Peg Ratio 2.34
Phone 614 237 7100
Post Market Change -0.03999996
Post Market Change Percent -0.52015555
Post Market Price 7.65
Post Market Time 1,776,464,461
Previous Close 7.18
Price Eps Current Year 21.958881
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.3555439
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.13479958
Profit Margins -0.0028900001
Quick Ratio 0.187
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.51
Regular Market Change Percent 7.10307
Regular Market Day High 7.947
Regular Market Day Low 7.45
Regular Market Day Range 7.45 - 7.947
Regular Market Open 7.4
Regular Market Previous Close 7.18
Regular Market Price 7.69
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,002
Regular Market Volume 851,425
Return On Assets 0.0161
Return On Equity -0.01956
Revenue Growth 0.0
Revenue Per Share 58.871
Sand P52 Week Change 0.38150132
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Sector Disp Consumer Cyclical
Sector Key consumer-cyclical
Share Holder Rights Risk 10
Shares Outstanding 42,973,499
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.1526
Shares Short 7,736,230
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 7,128,040
Short Name Designer Brands Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.5036
Short Ratio 9.76
Source Interval 15
State OH
Symbol DBI
Target High Price 7.0
Target Low Price 6.0
Target Mean Price 6.5
Target Median Price 6.5
Total Cash 50,871,000
Total Cash Per Share 1.003
Total Debt 1,237,848,960
Total Revenue 2,892,670,976
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.2
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.027855154
Trailing Eps -0.17
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 5.07305
Two Hundred Day Average Change 2.61695
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.5158534
Type Disp Equity
Volume 851,425
Website https://www.designerbrands.com
Zip 43,219