Designer Brands DBI
NYSE DBI
$5.26 +0.10 (+1.94%)
At close: Sep 4, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Designer Brands (DBI) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026)

Designer Brands' (DBI) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at -$31.9 million in Q2 2026, down 15.61% year-over-year from -$37.8 million in Q2 2025, and down 187.57% quarter-over-quarter from $36.4 million in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Designer Brands (DBI) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Designer Brands (DBI) has reported Free Cash Flow for 17 consecutive years, with -$31.9 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow fell 15.61% year-over-year to -$31.9 million in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was $73.9 million, a 88.06% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $78.3 million, up 149.66% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was -$31.9 million for Q2 2026 at Designer Brands, down from $36.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $150.4 million in Q1 2023 and troughed at -$52.9 million in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $18.2 million and a median of $12.1 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow tumbled 656.32% in 2022 and soared 4023.84% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Free Cash Flow stood at $12.3 million in 2022, then surged by 314.36% to $51.0 million in 2023, then plunged by 137.66% to -$19.2 million in 2024, then soared by 399.63% to $57.5 million in 2025, then sank by 155.48% to -$31.9 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at -$31.9 million (Q2 2026), $36.4 million (Q1 2026), and $57.5 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Tjx Companies 145.45 Bn 139.45 Bn 5.07 Bn 1.73 Bn
2 Ross Stores 73.74 Bn 69.46 Bn 2.12 Bn 624.50 Mn
3 Burlington Stores 16.67 Bn 15.97 Bn 1.39 Bn 29.50 Mn
4 Gap 7.87 Bn 5.38 Bn 1.93 Bn 183.00 Mn
5 Urban Outfitters 6.93 Bn 6.52 Bn 542.57 Mn -177.76 Mn
6 Abercrombie & Fitch 6.36 Bn 5.74 Bn 822.65 Mn 201.13 Mn
7 Victoria's Secret 6.04 Bn 5.58 Bn 759.00 Mn 328.00 Mn
8 Boot Barn Holdings 4.70 Bn 4.56 Bn - -
9 American Eagle Outfitters 2.91 Bn 2.81 Bn 456.17 Mn -126.64 Mn
10 Designer Brands 226.41 Mn 176.31 Mn 315.32 Mn -31.90 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 2, 2026 -31.90 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 36.43 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 57.50 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 11.92 Mn
May 3, 2025 -27.60 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 58.12 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 -19.19 Mn
Aug 3, 2024 27.99 Mn
May 4, 2024 -35.57 Mn
Feb 3, 2024 -52.80 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 50.96 Mn
Jul 29, 2023 101.08 Mn
Apr 29, 2023 8.16 Mn
Jan 28, 2023 150.44 Mn
Oct 29, 2022 12.30 Mn
Jul 30, 2022 36.63 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 -52.92 Mn
Jan 29, 2022 -3.83 Mn
Oct 30, 2021 59.19 Mn
Jul 31, 2021 90.04 Mn