Designer Brands (DBI) EBITDA Margin (2010 - 2026)
Designer Brands' (DBI) quarterly EBITDA Margin came in at 2.71% in Q2 2026, up 386.0% YoY from 0.56% in Q2 2025, and up 235.99% on a QoQ basis from 1.99% in Q1 2026.
Designer Brands (DBI) EBITDA Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Designer Brands' EBITDA Margin history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 2.71% for Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, EBITDA Margin rose 386.0% year-over-year to 2.71% in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was 2.55%, a 195.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 1.65%, up 49.0% from the prior year.
- EBITDA Margin was 2.71% for Q2 2026 at Designer Brands, up from 1.99% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, EBITDA Margin for DBI reached as high as 7.87% in Q3 2022 and fell as low as 4.77% in Q1 2024.
- A 5-year average of 2.61% and a median of 2.84% in 2022 frame the typical range for EBITDA Margin.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when EBITDA Margin soared 1386 bps; it then sank 505 bps in 2024.
- Tracing DBI's EBITDA Margin over 5 years: stood at 7.46% in 2022, then tumbled by 52 bps to 3.58% in 2023, then dropped by 18 bps to 2.94% in 2024, then soared by 93 bps to 5.67% in 2025, then sank by 52 bps to 2.71% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, EBITDA Margin over the past three periods registered 2.71%, 1.99%, and 5.67% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birkenstock Holding | 102.63 Bn | 102.39 Bn | 390.51 Mn | 19.59% |
| 2 | Nike | 65.09 Bn | 57.03 Bn | 4.53 Bn | 14.57% |
| 3 | Deckers Outdoor | 16.02 Bn | 13.93 Bn | 1.17 Bn | 24.73% |
| 4 | Crocs | 6.13 Bn | 6.00 Bn | 522.95 Mn | 21.80% |
| 5 | Steven Madden | 3.14 Bn | 3.10 Bn | 357.42 Mn | 15.20% |
| 6 | Wolverine World Wide | 1.98 Bn | 1.79 Bn | 243.40 Mn | 9.45% |
| 7 | On Holding AG | 1.66 Bn | 264.30 Mn | 682.30 Mn | 20.95% |
| 8 | Forward Industries | 381.04 Mn | 355.65 Mn | 16.85 Mn | -2,722.80% |
| 9 | Designer Brands | 349.93 Mn | 299.82 Mn | 315.32 Mn | 2.71% |
| 10 | Weyco | 343.83 Mn | 246.40 Mn | 33.84 Mn | -15.95% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 2, 2026 | 2.71% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | -1.99% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 5.67% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 3.59% |
| May 3, 2025 | -1.15% |
| Feb 1, 2025 | -3.62% |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 2.94% |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 3.70% |
| May 4, 2024 | 1.26% |
| Feb 3, 2024 | -4.77% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 3.58% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 7.66% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 2.64% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 0.27% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 7.46% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 7.87% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 6.40% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 2.73% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 12.22% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 7.51% |