Designer Brands (DBI) stock price is $6.10, up 0.83% on the day, as of Oct 20, 2026. It has a market cap of $310.71Mn and a P/E ratio of 18.34, and is classified in the Apparel Retail industry (Consumer Discretionary sector).
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Key Stats
Market Cap310.71 Mn
P/E18.34
P/S0.11
Div. Yield0.00
Total Debt (Qtr)6.75 Mn
Revenue Growth (1y) (Qtr)-1.23
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About
Designer Brands Inc. designs produces and retails footwear and accessories for women men and kids. The company operates the DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse The Shoe Co. and Rubino banners through physical stores and e commerce platforms. It offers a broad assortment of dress casual and athletic shoes as well as handbags and other accessories.
Revenue comes from two primary channels. The Retail segment generates sales by selling footwear and accessories directly to consumers in…
Designer Brands Inc. designs produces and retails footwear and accessories for women men and kids. The company operates the DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse The Shoe Co. and Rubino banners through physical stores and e commerce platforms. It offers a broad assortment of dress casual and athletic shoes as well as handbags and other accessories.
Revenue comes from two primary channels. The Retail segment generates sales by selling footwear and accessories directly to consumers in stores and online. The Brand Portfolio segment earns money by wholesale of exclusive and licensed brands to external retailers to the company’s own Retail segment and to international distributors and by direct to consumer e commerce for the Vince Camuto Keds and Topo brands. In fiscal 2025 the Retail segment derived 89% of its net sales from VIP members while the Brand Portfolio segment sourced 10% of its merchandise from its own exclusive and licensed brands.
The company operates through the following segments: Retail segment and Brand Portfolio segment.
Retail segment: This segment operates the DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse The Shoe Co. and Rubino banners in stores and online offering dress casual and athletic footwear and handbags to consumers and providing omni channel services such as buy online pick up in store drop ship fulfillment and loyalty programs.
Brand Portfolio segment: This segment designs develops and sources footwear and accessories for exclusive and licensed brands sells them wholesale to retailers to the Retail segment and to international distributors and also runs direct to consumer e commerce sites for the Vince Camuto Keds and Topo brands while managing licensing rights for labels such as Lucky Brand and Jessica Simpson.
We hold a competitive position in the highly fragmented footwear market by combining an integrated retail wholesale model with a strong portfolio of exclusive and licensed brands. Our advantages include a large omni channel footprint a loyal customer base driven by reward programs and a flexible sourcing network that adapts to trade conditions. Competitors include online pure plays department stores specialty shoe chains and other multi channel retailers. As of January 31 2026 the company employed approximately 13,000 associates worldwide.
The company serves individual shoppers through its DSW The Shoe Co. and Rubino stores and e commerce sites. It also sells to wholesale customers such as department stores specialty retailers and international distributors. While specific partner names are not disclosed the Brand Portfolio segment notes that five customers accounted for 38% of its segment net sales in 2025.
Sector:Consumer DiscretionarySector rationaleThe company's primary revenue driver is the Retail segment, which sells footwear and accessories to consumers via DSW, The Shoe Co., and Rubino. While it also has a Brand Portfolio segment that designs and wholesales brands like Keds and Vince Camuto, both the retail and wholesale of footwear and accessories fall under the Consumer Discretionary sector (specifically Specialty Retail and Footwear).Industries:Apparel RetailApparel RetailPrimaryThe company's Retail segment, which is its dominant revenue driver, operates DSW, The Shoe Co., and Rubino banners to retail footwear and handbags directly to consumers. This aligns with the description of specialty apparel and footwear retail chains.FootwearFootwearSecondaryThrough its Brand Portfolio segment, the company designs, develops, and sources footwear for exclusive and licensed brands like Keds and Topo, selling them via wholesale and direct-to-consumer e-commerce.Classified using BQ-MICSCIK: 0001319947