Company overview
What does Designer Brands Inc. do?
Designer Brands Inc. (DBI) is a U.S. SEC registrant. The Commission classifies the issuer under SIC 5661 (Retail-Shoe Stores).
What does Designer Brands Inc. do?
Designer Brands Inc. (DBI) is a U.S. SEC registrant. The Commission classifies the issuer under SIC 5661 (Retail-Shoe Stores).
What industry is Designer Brands Inc. in?
Consumer · Retail-Shoe Stores
What was Designer Brands Inc.'s latest reported revenue?
$730.6M for Q3 2026, from 10-Q filed Sep 10, 2026.
What changed in the latest comparable period?
Revenue declined -1.2% ($739.8M to $730.6M; Q3 2025 vs Q3 2026).
Business model (from the public record)
Belvedere describes the business using the issuer’s SEC classification and the company description extracted from public filings. Segment mix, customer identity, and recurring-versus-transactional revenue are shown only when those facts are identified in the filing extract—not inferred.
Consumer · Retail-Shoe Stores · United States
Financial profile
- Revenue
- $730.6M 10-Q · Q3 2026 · Filed Sep 10, 2026
- Revenue growth YoY
- -1.2% Belvedere calculation · 10-Q · Q3 2026 · Filed Sep 10, 2026
- Gross margin
- +50.0% Belvedere calculation · 10-Q · Q3 2026 · Filed Sep 10, 2026
- Operating margin
- +7.5% Belvedere calculation · 10-Q · Q3 2026 · Filed Sep 10, 2026
- Net income
- $17.6M 10-Q · Q3 2026 · Filed Sep 10, 2026
- Operating cash flow
- — Not identified in latest matched XBRL period
- Capex
- — Not identified in latest matched XBRL period
- Belvedere FCF
- — Not identified in latest matched XBRL period
- FCF margin
- — Not identified in latest matched XBRL period
- Cash
- $51.6M 10-Q · Aug 1, 2026 · Filed Sep 10, 2026
- Debt
- $423.1M Belvedere calculation · 10-Q · Aug 1, 2026 · Filed Sep 10, 2026
- Net debt
- $371.5M Belvedere calculation · 10-Q · Aug 1, 2026 · Filed Sep 10, 2026
- Shares
- — Not identified in latest matched XBRL period
Balance sheet snapshot
Cash $51.6M. Identified debt $423.1M. Net debt $371.5M. Missing debt tags are not treated as a zero-debt capital structure.
Financial information is derived from public filings and other identified sources. Belvedere calculations may differ from company-defined non-GAAP measures. See methodology and source notes. Valuation multiples are omitted because a licensed market-data provider is not configured.
Latest filings
| Form | Filed | Period | Accession | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Sep 15, 2026 | Sep 11, 2026 | 0001225208-26-007836 | SEC |
| 10-Q | Sep 10, 2026 | Aug 1, 2026 | 0001319947-26-000050 | SEC |
| 8-K | Sep 10, 2026 | Sep 9, 2026 | 0001319947-26-000048 | SEC |
| 4 | Aug 4, 2026 | Jul 31, 2026 | 0001225208-26-006926 | SEC |
| 4 | Aug 4, 2026 | Aug 1, 2026 | 0001225208-26-006925 | SEC |
| 4 | Jul 10, 2026 | Jul 8, 2026 | 0001225208-26-006574 | SEC |
| 4 | Jul 10, 2026 | Jul 8, 2026 | 0001225208-26-006573 | SEC |
| 4 | Jul 10, 2026 | Jul 8, 2026 | 0001225208-26-006572 | SEC |
| 4 | Jul 10, 2026 | Jul 8, 2026 | 0001225208-26-006571 | SEC |
| 4 | Jul 10, 2026 | Jul 8, 2026 | 0001225208-26-006570 | SEC |
| 4 | Jul 10, 2026 | Jul 8, 2026 | 0001225208-26-006569 | SEC |
| 4 | Jul 10, 2026 | Jul 8, 2026 | 0001225208-26-006568 | SEC |
| 4 | Jul 10, 2026 | Jul 8, 2026 | 0001225208-26-006567 | SEC |
| 4 | Jul 10, 2026 | Jul 8, 2026 | 0001225208-26-006566 | SEC |
| 4 | Jul 10, 2026 | Jul 8, 2026 | 0001225208-26-006565 | SEC |
| 4 | Jul 10, 2026 | Jul 8, 2026 | 0001225208-26-006564 | SEC |
| 4 | Jul 10, 2026 | Jul 8, 2026 | 0001225208-26-006561 | SEC |
| 4 | Jul 10, 2026 | Jul 8, 2026 | 0001225208-26-006563 | SEC |
What changed
Each line is an arithmetic comparison of sourced facts. It is not a thesis.
Research view
Belvedere has not published an initiation or update on Designer Brands Inc.. Universe inclusion is not a rating, a forecast, or coverage in the sell-side sense.
Research Radar
| Kind | Change | Explanation | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | -1.2% | Revenue declined -1.2% ($739.8M to $730.6M; Q3 2025 vs Q3 2026). | 10-Q · Revenues | Sep 10, 2026 |
| Revenue acceleration | -2.6 pp | Quarterly revenue YoY growth moved from +1.4% to -1.2% (-2.6 percentage points). | 10-Q · BelvedereRevenueGrowthYoY | Sep 10, 2026 |
| Margin change | $0.5 | Reported gross margin was +50.0% in the latest comparable period. | 10-Q · BelvedereGrossMargin | Sep 10, 2026 |
| Cash | $51.6M | Cash and cash equivalents were $51.6M as of the latest reported balance-sheet date. | 10-Q · CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue | Sep 10, 2026 |
Rankings
- Belvedere Undercoverage Screen · rank 12 · 44
Industry context
Designer Brands Inc. is mapped to Consumer (Retail-Shoe Stores) from SIC metadata on the SEC submission. Mapping is a classification convenience, not a claim that every peer is economically comparable.
Belvedere Research Profile
This measures researchable information characteristics. It is not investment advice, a credit rating, or a buy/sell/hold recommendation.
Presence of core income-statement, cash-flow and balance-sheet concepts in SEC XBRL.
Comparable-period revenue history and operating-result availability.
Availability of margin, cash-flow and per-share concepts used in screening.
SEC periodic reports, current reports, proxy statement and website identified in submissions.
Distinct filing years in the current archive window plus comparable prior-period revenue.
Risks
Belvedere does not manufacture generic risk language. Material risks are those the issuer discloses in its periodic reports, particularly Item 1A of the latest Form 10-K.
A Form 10-K was not present in the current filing window.
Sources
- Source
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
- Form
- 10-Q
- Period
- Q3 2026
- Filed
- Sep 10, 2026
- Accession
- 0001319947-26-000050
- Concept
- Revenues
- Source
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
- Form
- 10-Q
- Period
- Q3 2026
- Filed
- Sep 10, 2026
- Accession
- 0001319947-26-000050
- Concept
- BelvedereRevenueGrowthYoY
(Revenues 2026-08-01 / Revenues 2025-08-02) - 1
View filing- Source
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
- Form
- 10-Q
- Period
- Aug 1, 2026
- Filed
- Sep 10, 2026
- Accession
- 0001319947-26-000050
- Concept
- CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Disclosure
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Designer Brands Inc. do?
- Designer Brands Inc. (DBI) is a U.S. SEC registrant. The Commission classifies the issuer under SIC 5661 (Retail-Shoe Stores).
- What industry is Designer Brands Inc. in?
- Designer Brands Inc. is classified in Consumer (Retail-Shoe Stores).
- When did Designer Brands Inc. last file a periodic report?
- Designer Brands Inc. last filed a 10-Q on Sep 10, 2026 (accession 0001319947-26-000050).
- What was Designer Brands Inc.'s latest revenue?
- $730.6M for Q3 2026, sourced from 10-Q filed Sep 10, 2026.
- Does Belvedere cover Designer Brands Inc.?
- Designer Brands Inc. is in the Belvedere universe. Presence in the universe is not the same as active initiation coverage.