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Designer Brands (DBI) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Designer Brands (DBI) has 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on record, last reported at 3.38% in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 98.0% to 3.38% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Jan 2026 was 3.38%, a 98.0% increase, with the full-year FY2026 number at 3.44%, up 103.0% from a year prior.
  • Return on Capital Employed reached 3.38% in Q1 2026 per DBI's latest filing, up from 2.5% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for DBI hit a ceiling of 18.66% in Q2 2022 and a floor of 1.08% in Q3 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 7.75% and a median of 4.88% in 2024 define the central range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Peak YoY movement for Return on Capital Employed: skyrocketed 5931bps in 2022, then crashed -842bps in 2023.
  • Tracing DBI's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 14.64% in 2022, then crashed by -48bps to 7.56% in 2023, then plummeted by -79bps to 1.62% in 2024, then soared by 54bps to 2.5% in 2025, then skyrocketed by 36bps to 3.38% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for DBI at 3.38% in Q1 2026, 2.5% in Q4 2025, and 1.08% in Q3 2025.