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Designer Brands (DBI) Change in Inventory (2016 - 2026)

Designer Brands (DBI) has 16 years of Change in Inventory data on record, last reported at -$57.9 million in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Change in Inventory fell 63.15% to -$57.9 million in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Jan 2026 was -$39.2 million, a 258.29% decrease, with the full-year FY2026 number at -$39.2 million, down 258.29% from a year prior.
  • Change in Inventory reached -$57.9 million in Q1 2026 per DBI's latest filing, down from $10.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Change in Inventory for DBI hit a ceiling of $86.2 million in Q2 2022 and a floor of -$82.8 million in Q1 2023.
  • A 5-year average of -$5.2 million and a median of -$9.1 million in 2022 define the central range for Change in Inventory.
  • Peak YoY movement for Change in Inventory: plummeted 480.4% in 2023, then soared 403.52% in 2024.
  • Tracing DBI's Change in Inventory over 5 years: stood at -$9.1 million in 2022, then surged by 67.04% to -$3.0 million in 2023, then tumbled by 85.64% to -$5.6 million in 2024, then soared by 279.2% to $10.0 million in 2025, then plummeted by 681.18% to -$57.9 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Change in Inventory for DBI at -$57.9 million in Q1 2026, $10.0 million in Q4 2025, and -$12.7 million in Q3 2025.