Designer Brands (DBI) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2026)
Designer Brands (DBI) posted Return on Equity [ROE] of 8.30% for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 20.05 percentage points from -11.75% a year earlier and up 3.09 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Designer Brands (DBI) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), Designer Brands' Return on Equity [ROE] came in at -2.01%, up 1.14 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Return on Equity [ROE] shows a five-year change of +99.40 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Designer Brands' Return on Equity [ROE] was -3.14% in FY2025 (-10.52 pp), 7.38% in FY2024 (-31.11 pp), 38.49% in FY2023 (-8.65 pp) and 47.14% in FY2022 (+148.54 pp).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since fiscal Q3 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Equity [ROE] has increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -4.25 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] in the past five years was fiscal Q4 2022, with a gain of 197.64 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q2 2025, with a drop of 32.11 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Equity [ROE] for the three prior fiscal quarters was 5.21% (Q1 2027), -2.25% (Q4 2026) and -8.91% (Q3 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,686.58 Bn | 2,203.28 Bn | 104.83 Bn | 26.64% |
| 2 | Home Depot | 283.87 Bn | 277.11 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 93.32% |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 145.82 Bn | 123.36 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 57.63% |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 103.43 Bn | 96.39 Bn | 8.58 Bn | - |
| 5 | Ross Stores | 74.61 Bn | 57.54 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 40.76% |
| 6 | Target | 71.16 Bn | 65.74 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 25.85% |
| 7 | O Reilly Automotive | 69.71 Bn | 68.80 Bn | 2.52 Bn | - |
| 8 | Carvana | 68.78 Bn | 60.38 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 43.64% |
| 9 | Autozone | 46.23 Bn | 45.13 Bn | 2.52 Bn | - |
| 10 | Designer Brands | 262.51 Mn | 58.60 Mn | 365.36 Mn | 8.30% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 8.30% |
| May 2, 2026 | 5.21% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | -2.25% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | -8.91% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | -11.75% |
| May 3, 2025 | -10.59% |
| Feb 1, 2025 | -3.36% |
| Nov 2, 2024 | -0.43% |
| Aug 3, 2024 | -1.25% |
| May 4, 2024 | 5.22% |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 7.82% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 24.53% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 30.87% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 33.87% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 39.85% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 35.46% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 42.94% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 39.47% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 38.33% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 1.72% |
API Access
Designer Brands Return on Equity [ROE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=DBI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "ticker": "DBI", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=DBI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();