Designer Brands (DBI) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026)
Designer Brands' (DBI) quarterly Gross Margin came in at 45.28% in Q2 2026, up 241.0% YoY from 13.28% in Q2 2025, and up 6.74% on a QoQ basis from 42.42% in Q1 2026.
Designer Brands (DBI) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Designer Brands' Gross Margin history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 45.28% for Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Gross Margin rose 241.0% year-over-year to 45.28% in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was 44.13%, a 173.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 43.57%, up 84.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin was 45.28% for Q2 2026 at Designer Brands, up from 42.42% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Gross Margin for DBI reached as high as 78.56% in Q1 2023 and fell as low as 30.9% in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of 42.9% and a median of 43.3% in 2024 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Gross Margin soared 4765 bps; it then tumbled 3977 bps in 2024.
- Tracing DBI's Gross Margin over 5 years: stood at 33.04% in 2022, then soared by 33 bps to 43.97% in 2023, then decreased by 2 bps to 42.95% in 2024, then increased by 5 bps to 45.14% in 2025, then increased by 0 bps to 45.28% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin over the past three periods registered 45.28%, 42.42%, and 45.14% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birkenstock Holding | 102.63 Bn | 102.39 Bn | 390.51 Mn | 53.94% |
| 2 | Nike | 65.09 Bn | 57.03 Bn | 4.53 Bn | 40.16% |
| 3 | Deckers Outdoor | 16.02 Bn | 13.93 Bn | 1.17 Bn | 59.84% |
| 4 | Crocs | 6.13 Bn | 6.00 Bn | 522.95 Mn | 56.75% |
| 5 | Steven Madden | 3.14 Bn | 3.10 Bn | 357.42 Mn | 55.02% |
| 6 | Wolverine World Wide | 1.98 Bn | 1.79 Bn | 243.40 Mn | 47.03% |
| 7 | On Holding AG | 1.66 Bn | 264.30 Mn | 682.30 Mn | 64.23% |
| 8 | Forward Industries | 381.04 Mn | 355.65 Mn | 16.85 Mn | 78.61% |
| 9 | Designer Brands | 349.93 Mn | 299.82 Mn | 315.32 Mn | 45.28% |
| 10 | Weyco | 343.83 Mn | 246.40 Mn | 33.84 Mn | 44.07% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 2, 2026 | 45.28% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 42.42% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 45.14% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 43.65% |
| May 3, 2025 | 42.87% |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 39.60% |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 42.95% |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 43.99% |
| May 4, 2024 | 44.20% |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 38.79% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 43.97% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 45.66% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 43.65% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 78.56% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 33.04% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 34.41% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 33.20% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 30.90% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 36.75% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 34.83% |