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Designer Brands (DBI) EBT Margin (2016 - 2026)

Designer Brands (DBI) has disclosed EBT Margin for 17 consecutive years, with 3.46% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly EBT Margin rose 170.0% to 3.46% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.08% through Jan 2026, up 43.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.08% for FY2026, 43.0% up from the prior year.
  • EBT Margin for Q1 2026 was 3.46% at Designer Brands, down from 4.15% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EBT Margin was 7.55% in Q3 2022, with the low at 6.1% in Q1 2024.
  • Average EBT Margin over 5 years is 1.37%, with a median of 1.72% recorded in 2022.
  • The sharpest move saw EBT Margin surged 1417bps in 2022, then plummeted -580bps in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, EBT Margin stood at 6.88% in 2022, then crashed by -65bps to 2.44% in 2023, then crashed by -42bps to 1.41% in 2024, then skyrocketed by 193bps to 4.15% in 2025, then plummeted by -183bps to 3.46% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, EBT Margin over the past three periods came in at 3.46%, 4.15%, and 2.01% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.