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

Designer Brands (DBI) has disclosed FCF Margin for 16 consecutive years, with 5.11% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Margin rose 170.0% to 5.11% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 2.71% through Jan 2026, up 166.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 2.71% for FY2026, 166.0% up from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin for Q1 2026 was 5.11% at Designer Brands, down from 7.64% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Margin was 19.78% in Q1 2023, with the low at 6.37% in Q2 2022.
  • Average FCF Margin over 5 years is 2.99%, with a median of 1.42% recorded in 2022.
  • The sharpest move saw FCF Margin skyrocketed 2253bps in 2023, then crashed -2016bps in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, FCF Margin stood at 1.42% in 2022, then surged by 356bps to 6.48% in 2023, then plummeted by -124bps to 1.56% in 2024, then skyrocketed by 591bps to 7.64% in 2025, then crashed by -33bps to 5.11% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, FCF Margin over the past three periods came in at 5.11%, 7.64%, and 0.92% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.