Designer Brands (DBI) EBT Margin (2010 - 2026)
Designer Brands' EBT Margin came in at 4.19% for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 2.26 percentage points from 1.93% a year earlier and up 2.93 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Designer Brands (DBI) EBT Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Aug 1, 2026, Designer Brands reported EBT Margin of 1.58%, up 2.66 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), it came in at 0.08%, up 0.43 percentage points from FY2025.
- EBT Margin carries a five-year change of +27.31 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, EBT Margin was -0.36% in FY2025 (-1.66 pp), 1.31% in FY2024 (-3.50 pp), 4.81% in FY2023 (-0.60 pp) and 5.41% in FY2022 (+32.65 pp).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure represents the highest quarterly EBT Margin since fiscal Q2 2024.
- Year-over-year, EBT Margin has increased for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.98 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in EBT Margin over five years came in fiscal Q3 2022 (a gain of 21.69 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q4 2024 (a drop of 5.80 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows DBI's EBT Margin at 1.26% (Q1 2027), -3.46% (Q4 2026) and 4.15% (Q3 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,659.84 Bn | 2,176.54 Bn | 104.83 Bn | 40.31% |
| 2 | Home Depot | 287.59 Bn | 280.83 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 13.19% |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 147.38 Bn | 124.93 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 13.29% |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 105.03 Bn | 97.99 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 12.23% |
| 5 | Ross Stores | 74.93 Bn | 57.86 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 18.11% |
| 6 | Target | 71.05 Bn | 65.64 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 9.27% |
| 7 | O Reilly Automotive | 70.25 Bn | 69.33 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 18.89% |
| 8 | Carvana | 69.96 Bn | 61.56 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 7.85% |
| 9 | Autozone | 46.92 Bn | 45.82 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 16.80% |
| 10 | Designer Brands | 273.36 Mn | 69.44 Mn | 365.36 Mn | 4.19% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 4.19% |
| May 2, 2026 | 1.26% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | -3.46% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 4.15% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 1.93% |
| May 3, 2025 | -2.89% |
| Feb 1, 2025 | -5.16% |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 1.41% |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 2.26% |
| May 4, 2024 | -0.31% |
| Feb 3, 2024 | -6.10% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 2.44% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 6.86% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 1.71% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | -0.30% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 6.88% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 7.55% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 4.50% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 1.72% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 11.34% |
Designer Brands EBT Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebt-margin&ticker=DBI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebt-margin", "ticker": "DBI", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebt-margin&ticker=DBI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();