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Designer Brands (DBI) Return on Equity (2016 - 2026)

Designer Brands (DBI) has disclosed Return on Equity for 16 consecutive years, with 0.02% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Equity rose 2.0% to 0.02% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.02% through Jan 2026, up 2.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.02% for FY2026, 1.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Equity for Q1 2026 was 0.02% at Designer Brands, up from 0.09% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Equity was 0.43% in Q3 2022, with the low at 0.11% in Q3 2025.
  • Average Return on Equity over 5 years is 0.15%, with a median of 0.08% recorded in 2024.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Equity soared 198bps in 2022, then tumbled -32bps in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Equity stood at 0.35% in 2022, then plummeted by -31bps to 0.25% in 2023, then crashed by -102bps to 0.0% in 2024, then plummeted by -1901bps to 0.09% in 2025, then skyrocketed by 81bps to 0.02% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Equity over the past three periods came in at 0.02%, 0.09%, and 0.11% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.