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

Designer Brands (DBI) has disclosed Return on Sales for 17 consecutive years, with 0.03% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Sales rose 3.0% to 0.03% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.0% through Jan 2026, changed 0.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.0% for FY2026, 0.0% changed from the prior year.
  • Return on Sales for Q1 2026 was 0.03% at Designer Brands, down from 0.03% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Sales was 0.06% in Q1 2023, with the low at 0.05% in Q1 2025.
  • Average Return on Sales over 5 years is 0.01%, with a median of 0.02% recorded in 2024.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Sales grew 24bps in 2022, then decreased -10bps in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Sales stood at 0.05% in 2022, then tumbled by -75bps to 0.01% in 2023, then skyrocketed by 31bps to 0.02% in 2024, then soared by 51bps to 0.03% in 2025, then crashed by -199bps to 0.03% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Sales over the past three periods came in at 0.03%, 0.03%, and 0.02% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.