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

Designer Brands (DBI) has disclosed Return on Invested Capital for 16 consecutive years, with 0.14% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Invested Capital fell 18.0% to 0.14% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.14% through Jan 2026, down 18.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.14% for FY2026, 18.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital for Q1 2026 was 0.14% at Designer Brands, down from 0.12% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Invested Capital was 0.31% in Q1 2022, with the low at 0.14% in Q1 2026.
  • Average Return on Invested Capital over 5 years is 0.12%, with a median of 0.12% recorded in 2025.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Invested Capital surged 112bps in 2022, then decreased -19bps in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.2% in 2022, then decreased by -12bps to 0.18% in 2023, then tumbled by -99bps to 0.0% in 2024, then soared by 5289bps to 0.12% in 2025, then plummeted by -218bps to 0.14% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital over the past three periods came in at 0.14%, 0.12%, and 0.02% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.