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

Designer Brands' (DBI) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at -$24.7 million in Q2 2026, down 9.9% YoY from -$27.4 million in Q2 2025, and down 286.35% on a QoQ basis from $13.2 million in Q1 2026.

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

Designer Brands' Free Cash Flow history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$24.7 million for Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow fell 9.9% year-over-year to -$24.7 million in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was $76.0 million, a 114.21% 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 -$24.7 million for Q2 2026 at Designer Brands, down from $13.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Free Cash Flow for DBI reached as high as $195.3 million in Q1 2023 and fell as low as -$52.9 million in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $22.8 million and a median of $13.9 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Free Cash Flow plunged 1150.77%; it then soared 962.28% in 2023.
  • Tracing DBI's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at $12.3 million in 2022, then jumped by 616.96% to $88.2 million in 2023, then plunged by 83.43% to $14.6 million in 2024, then surged by 361.87% to $67.5 million in 2025, then tumbled by 136.59% to -$24.7 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow over the past three periods registered -$24.7 million, $13.2 million, and $67.5 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Birkenstock Holding 102.63 Bn 102.39 Bn 390.51 Mn 58.38 Mn
2 Nike 65.09 Bn 57.03 Bn 4.53 Bn 284.00 Mn
3 Deckers Outdoor 16.02 Bn 13.93 Bn 1.17 Bn 1.02 Bn
4 Crocs 6.13 Bn 6.00 Bn 522.95 Mn -98.93 Mn
5 Steven Madden 3.14 Bn 3.10 Bn 357.42 Mn -61.24 Mn
6 Wolverine World Wide 1.98 Bn 1.79 Bn 243.40 Mn 160.10 Mn
7 On Holding AG 1.66 Bn 264.30 Mn 682.30 Mn 21.33 Mn
8 Forward Industries 381.04 Mn 355.65 Mn 16.85 Mn -7.93 Mn
9 Designer Brands 349.93 Mn 299.82 Mn 315.32 Mn -24.69 Mn
10 Weyco 343.83 Mn 246.40 Mn 33.84 Mn 23.15 Mn

Historic Data

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May 2, 2026 -24.69 Mn
May 2, 2026 -24.69 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 13.25 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 13.25 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 67.47 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 67.47 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 20.01 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 20.01 Mn
May 3, 2025 -22.46 Mn
May 3, 2025 -22.46 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 24.32 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 24.32 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 14.61 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 14.61 Mn
Aug 3, 2024 19.03 Mn
Aug 3, 2024 19.03 Mn
May 4, 2024 -26.61 Mn
May 4, 2024 -26.61 Mn
Feb 3, 2024 -40.08 Mn
Feb 3, 2024 -40.08 Mn