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Designer Brands (DBI) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2025)

Designer Brands (DBI) has disclosed Operating Expenses for 16 consecutive years, with $300.1 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 1.09% to $300.1 million in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Nov 2025 was $1.2 billion, a 3.91% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at $312.0 million, down 4.55% from a year prior.
  • Operating Expenses was $300.1 million for Q4 2025 at Designer Brands, up from $297.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $597.5 million in Q1 2023 to a low of $200.8 million in Q2 2021.
  • A 5-year average of $287.3 million and a median of $298.8 million in 2025 define the central range for Operating Expenses.
  • Peak YoY movement for Operating Expenses: skyrocketed 155.81% in 2023, then tumbled 45.3% in 2024.
  • Designer Brands' Operating Expenses stood at $211.9 million in 2021, then increased by 4.87% to $222.2 million in 2022, then skyrocketed by 44.05% to $320.1 million in 2023, then fell by 7.27% to $296.8 million in 2024, then grew by 1.09% to $300.1 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for DBI's Operating Expenses are $300.1 million (Q4 2025), $297.5 million (Q3 2025), and $301.9 million (Q2 2025).