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% YoY from $301.9 million in Q2 2025, and down 6.45% on a QoQ basis from $319.9 million in Q1 2026.
Designer Brands (DBI) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Designer Brands' Operating Expenses history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $299.2 million for 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 the last five years, Operating Expenses for DBI reached as high as $597.5 million in Q1 2023 and fell as low as $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.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Operating Expenses jumped 155.81%; it then slumped 45.3% in 2024.
- Tracing DBI's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $222.2 million in 2022, then soared by 44.05% to $320.1 million in 2023, then decreased by 7.27% to $296.8 million in 2024, then rose by 1.09% to $300.1 million in 2025, then retreated by 0.28% to $299.2 million in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered $299.2 million, $319.9 million, and $300.1 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birkenstock Holding | 102.63 Bn | 102.39 Bn | 390.51 Mn | -38.60 Mn |
| 2 | Nike | 65.09 Bn | 57.03 Bn | 4.53 Bn | 2.89 Bn |
| 3 | Deckers Outdoor | 16.02 Bn | 13.93 Bn | 1.17 Bn | 556.99 Mn |
| 4 | Crocs | 6.13 Bn | 6.00 Bn | 522.95 Mn | 322.10 Mn |
| 5 | Steven Madden | 3.14 Bn | 3.10 Bn | 357.42 Mn | 258.29 Mn |
| 6 | Wolverine World Wide | 1.98 Bn | 1.79 Bn | 243.40 Mn | 192.40 Mn |
| 7 | On Holding AG | 1.66 Bn | 264.30 Mn | 682.30 Mn | -532.38 Mn |
| 8 | Forward Industries | 381.04 Mn | 355.65 Mn | 16.85 Mn | 3.25 Mn |
| 9 | Designer Brands | 349.93 Mn | 299.82 Mn | 315.32 Mn | 299.21 Mn |
| 10 | Weyco | 343.83 Mn | 246.40 Mn | 33.84 Mn | 23.65 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |