Designer Brands (DBI) Change in Inventory (2011 - 2026)

Designer Brands' (DBI) quarterly Change in Inventory came in at $23.0 million in Q2 2026, up 7.41% YoY from $21.4 million in Q2 2025, and up 139.8% on a QoQ basis from -$57.9 million in Q1 2026.

Designer Brands (DBI) Change in Inventory (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Designer Brands' Change in Inventory history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $23.0 million for Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Change in Inventory rose 7.41% year-over-year to $23.0 million in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was -$37.6 million, a 1269.47% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at -$39.2 million, down 258.29% from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory was $23.0 million for Q2 2026 at Designer Brands, up from -$57.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Change in Inventory for DBI reached as high as $86.2 million in Q2 2022 and fell as low as -$82.8 million in Q1 2023.
  • A 5-year average of -$3.7 million and a median of -$7.3 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Change in Inventory.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Change in Inventory plunged 480.4%; it then jumped 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 sank by 85.64% to -$5.6 million in 2024, then soared by 279.2% to $10.0 million in 2025, then jumped by 131.3% to $23.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Change in Inventory over the past three periods registered $23.0 million, -$57.9 million, and $10.0 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Inventory (Qtr)
1 Birkenstock Holding 102.63 Bn 102.39 Bn 390.51 Mn 988.94 Mn
2 Nike 65.09 Bn 57.03 Bn 4.53 Bn -281.00 Mn
3 Deckers Outdoor 16.02 Bn 13.93 Bn 1.17 Bn -202.11 Mn
4 Crocs 6.13 Bn 6.00 Bn 522.95 Mn 30.96 Mn
5 Steven Madden 3.14 Bn 3.10 Bn 357.42 Mn -34.27 Mn
6 Wolverine World Wide 1.98 Bn 1.79 Bn 243.40 Mn -21.00 Mn
7 On Holding AG 1.66 Bn 264.30 Mn 682.30 Mn -
8 Forward Industries 381.04 Mn 355.65 Mn 16.85 Mn -
9 Designer Brands 349.93 Mn 299.82 Mn 315.32 Mn 23.04 Mn
10 Weyco 343.83 Mn 246.40 Mn 33.84 Mn -1.25 Mn

Historic Data

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May 2, 2026 23.04 Mn
May 2, 2026 23.04 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 -57.89 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 -57.89 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 9.96 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 9.96 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 -12.73 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 -12.73 Mn
May 3, 2025 21.45 Mn
May 3, 2025 21.45 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 -35.48 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 -35.48 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 -5.56 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 -5.56 Mn
Aug 3, 2024 22.81 Mn
Aug 3, 2024 22.81 Mn
May 4, 2024 43.00 Mn
May 4, 2024 43.00 Mn
Feb 3, 2024 -31.44 Mn
Feb 3, 2024 -31.44 Mn