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

Designer Brands (DBI) has disclosed Operating Margin for 17 consecutive years, with 1.99% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Margin rose 163.0% to 1.99% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 1.65% through Jan 2026, up 49.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 1.65% for FY2026, 49.0% up from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin for Q1 2026 was 1.99% at Designer Brands, down from 5.67% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Margin was 7.87% in Q3 2022, with the low at 4.77% in Q1 2024.
  • Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 2.61%, with a median of 2.94% recorded in 2024.
  • The sharpest move saw Operating Margin skyrocketed 1386bps in 2022, then tumbled -505bps in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 7.46% in 2022, then crashed by -52bps to 3.58% in 2023, then fell by -18bps to 2.94% in 2024, then surged by 93bps to 5.67% in 2025, then tumbled by -135bps to 1.99% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin over the past three periods came in at 1.99%, 5.67%, and 3.59% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.