KPIs & Operating Metrics(New)
Growth Metrics

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

Designer Brands (DBI) has disclosed Return on Capital Employed for 16 consecutive years, with 0.03% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 1.0% to 0.03% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.03% through Jan 2026, up 1.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.03% for FY2026, 1.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 was 0.03% at Designer Brands, up from 0.02% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 0.19% in Q2 2022, with the low at 0.01% in Q3 2025.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 0.08%, with a median of 0.05% recorded in 2024.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Capital Employed surged 59bps in 2022, then fell -8bps in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.15% in 2022, then tumbled by -48bps to 0.08% in 2023, then crashed by -79bps to 0.02% in 2024, then surged by 54bps to 0.02% in 2025, then soared by 36bps to 0.03% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods came in at 0.03%, 0.02%, and 0.01% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.