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

Designer Brands (DBI) has 17 years of Gross Margin data on record, last reported at 42.42% in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Gross Margin rose 282.0% to 42.42% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Jan 2026 was 43.57%, a 84.0% increase, with the full-year FY2026 number at 43.57%, up 84.0% from a year prior.
  • Gross Margin reached 42.42% in Q1 2026 per DBI's latest filing, down from 45.14% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Gross Margin for DBI hit a ceiling of 78.56% in Q1 2023 and a floor of 30.9% in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 42.77% and a median of 42.96% in 2025 define the central range for Gross Margin.
  • Peak YoY movement for Gross Margin: surged 4765bps in 2023, then tumbled -3977bps in 2024.
  • Tracing DBI's Gross Margin over 5 years: stood at 33.04% in 2022, then soared by 33bps to 43.97% in 2023, then decreased by -2bps to 42.95% in 2024, then increased by 5bps to 45.14% in 2025, then dropped by -6bps to 42.42% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Gross Margin for DBI at 42.42% in Q1 2026, 45.14% in Q4 2025, and 43.65% in Q3 2025.