Designer Brands (DBI) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Designer Brands' (DBI) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 5.39% in Q2 2026, up 416.0% YoY from 1.04% in Q2 2025, and up 60.72% on a QoQ basis from 3.35% in Q1 2026.
Designer Brands (DBI) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Designer Brands' Return on Capital Employed history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 5.39% for Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 416.0% year-over-year to 5.39% in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was 5.39%, a 416.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 3.45%, up 105.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed was 5.39% for Q2 2026 at Designer Brands, up from 3.35% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for DBI reached as high as 18.66% in Q2 2022 and fell as low as 1.04% in Q3 2025.
- A 5-year average of 7.61% and a median of 5.14% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Return on Capital Employed surged 5931 bps; it then tumbled 842 bps in 2023.
- Tracing DBI's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 14.64% in 2022, then slumped by 48 bps to 7.56% in 2023, then slumped by 79 bps to 1.62% in 2024, then jumped by 51 bps to 2.45% in 2025, then soared by 120 bps to 5.39% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 5.39%, 3.35%, and 2.45% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birkenstock Holding | 102.63 Bn | 102.39 Bn | 390.51 Mn | 11.76% |
| 2 | Nike | 65.09 Bn | 57.03 Bn | 4.53 Bn | 41.55% |
| 3 | Deckers Outdoor | 16.02 Bn | 13.93 Bn | 1.17 Bn | 45.82% |
| 4 | Crocs | 6.13 Bn | 6.00 Bn | 522.95 Mn | 3.52% |
| 5 | Steven Madden | 3.14 Bn | 3.10 Bn | 357.42 Mn | 8.61% |
| 6 | Wolverine World Wide | 1.98 Bn | 1.79 Bn | 243.40 Mn | 12.55% |
| 7 | On Holding AG | 1.66 Bn | 264.30 Mn | 682.30 Mn | 18.70% |
| 8 | Forward Industries | 381.04 Mn | 355.65 Mn | 16.85 Mn | -50.36% |
| 9 | Designer Brands | 349.93 Mn | 299.82 Mn | 315.32 Mn | 5.39% |
| 10 | Weyco | 343.83 Mn | 246.40 Mn | 33.84 Mn | 2.56% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 2, 2026 | 5.39% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 3.35% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 2.45% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 1.04% |
| May 3, 2025 | 1.23% |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 2.40% |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 1.62% |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 1.98% |
| May 4, 2024 | 4.23% |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 4.88% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 7.56% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 9.86% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 10.76% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 12.88% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 14.64% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 18.27% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 18.66% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 15.84% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 10.09% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | -3.95% |