Designer Brands DBI
NYSE DBI
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At close: Sep 4, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Designer Brands (DBI) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)

Designer Brands' (DBI) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $299.2 million in Q2 2026, down 0.88% year-over-year from $301.9 million in Q2 2025, and down 6.45% quarter-over-quarter from $319.9 million in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Designer Brands (DBI) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Designer Brands (DBI) has reported Operating Expenses for 17 consecutive years, with $299.2 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses fell 0.88% year-over-year to $299.2 million in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was $1.2 billion, a 0.62% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $175.2 million, down 7.47% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $299.2 million for Q2 2026 at Designer Brands, down from $319.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $597.5 million in Q1 2023 and troughed at $222.2 million in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $307.0 million and a median of $302.4 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses soared 155.81% in 2023 and plunged 45.3% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $222.2 million in 2022, then surged by 44.05% to $320.1 million in 2023, then retreated by 7.27% to $296.8 million in 2024, then increased by 1.09% to $300.1 million in 2025, then fell by 0.28% to $299.2 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $299.2 million (Q2 2026), $319.9 million (Q1 2026), and $300.1 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Tjx Companies 145.45 Bn 139.45 Bn 5.07 Bn 3.09 Bn
2 Ross Stores 73.74 Bn 69.46 Bn 2.12 Bn 1.02 Bn
3 Burlington Stores 16.67 Bn 15.97 Bn 1.39 Bn 2.76 Bn
4 Gap 7.87 Bn 5.38 Bn 1.93 Bn 1.25 Bn
5 Urban Outfitters 6.93 Bn 6.52 Bn 542.57 Mn 402.89 Mn
6 Abercrombie & Fitch 6.36 Bn 5.74 Bn 822.65 Mn 204.78 Mn
7 Victoria's Secret 6.04 Bn 5.58 Bn 759.00 Mn 502.00 Mn
8 Boot Barn Holdings 4.70 Bn 4.56 Bn - -
9 American Eagle Outfitters 2.91 Bn 2.81 Bn 456.17 Mn 376.49 Mn
10 Designer Brands 226.41 Mn 176.31 Mn 315.32 Mn 299.21 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 2, 2026 299.21 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 319.85 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 300.06 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 297.46 Mn
May 3, 2025 301.86 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 311.98 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 296.83 Mn
Aug 3, 2024 313.53 Mn
May 4, 2024 323.49 Mn
Feb 3, 2024 326.84 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 320.12 Mn
Jul 29, 2023 302.91 Mn
Apr 29, 2023 306.29 Mn
Jan 28, 2023 597.51 Mn
Oct 29, 2022 222.23 Mn
Jul 30, 2022 228.69 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 223.43 Mn
Jan 29, 2022 233.57 Mn
Oct 30, 2021 211.91 Mn
Jul 31, 2021 224.39 Mn