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Designer Brands Inc. logoDesigner Brands Inc.DBI
$6.09+0.66%
Designer Brands Inc. logo

Designer Brands Inc.

DBI

$6.09

+$0.04 (+0.66%)

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ProfitabilityThin marginsGrowthDecliningCash FlowThin conversionValuationFairly valued
What stands out

Operating margin is thin at 1.42%. Limited cushion if revenue slows or costs rise, not the profile of a wide-moat business.

What's changing

Revenue declined 3.9% YoY. The question is whether this is cyclical or a structural shift.

What deserves caution

Net debt of $1.19B represents 15.2x FCF, leverage limits flexibility.

Valuation context

19.0x earnings, 2.8x FCF. Valuation is in a reasonable range. The main question is whether the business can re-accelerate or if current trajectory is already priced in.

Price History

+66.8%

Valuation & Multiples

Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares

Market Cap$341M
EPS$0.32
P/E19.03
P/FCF2.84
EV/EBITDA9.72
FCF Yield35.2%
Div. Yield2.88%
Net Debt/FCF9.7x
52-Week Range
$3.36$9.11

Profitability & Returns

Revenue (TTM)

$2.89B

▼ -3.9% YoY

Net Income (TTM)

$18M

▲ +20.6% YoY

Op. Margin

3.34%

▲ +0.3pp YoY

ROIC

4.95%

▲ +0.5pp YoY

Cash Flow & Balance Sheet

FCF (TTM)

$120M

▲ +149.7% YoY

Op. Cash Flow (TTM)

$157M

▲ +33.6% YoY

Net Debt

$1.16B

Cash & Equiv.

$52M

5Y CAGR: +5.3%

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SourceComputed from the 10-Q filed 10 Sept 2026, covering the period ending 1 Aug 2026, as reported to the SEC. Data last refreshed 11 Sept 2026. How this is calculated.

Price from market data, live as of 22 Oct 2026. Fiscal year ends Jan. Sector medians are approximate S&P 500 benchmarks and update periodically.

Is Designer Brands (DBI) overvalued?

At a P/E of 19.0 and a price-to-free-cash-flow of 2.8, Designer Brands (DBI) trades below a two-stage DCF intrinsic value of about $16.45 per share, so at $6.09 the stock looks undervalued (170.1% below estimated intrinsic value). A high multiple is not the same as overvalued: fast-growing, high-quality businesses can deserve a premium. See the general approach in how to tell if a stock is overvalued.

On quality, Designer Brands scores 34/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality scorecard (a lower-quality business on these measures), weighing growth, margins, returns on capital, share count, and balance-sheet strength. It currently yields about 2.9%; see dividend safety for coverage and history. All figures are computed from SEC filings; read the full methodology, or see how the market compares in our US profitability statistics. This is analysis, not investment advice.

Frequently asked

What is Designer Brands's fair value?+

Intrinsiqq's two-stage DCF estimates an intrinsic value of about $16.45 per share for DBI, projecting its recent free cash flow forward with a growth rate that fades toward a long-run rate and discounting it back to today. Applying a 25% margin of safety gives a more conservative fair-value entry around $12.34. At today's $6.09, that puts the stock about 170.1% below estimated intrinsic value. The result is sensitive to the growth and discount-rate inputs, so it is best to run conservative, base and optimistic cases. You can adjust all of them yourself with the sliders on the DCF tab.

Is Designer Brands a high-quality business?+

Designer Brands scores 34 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 8 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which makes it a lower-quality business on these measures. Recent fundamentals include a 3.3% operating margin and a 4.9% return on invested capital. The score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, share-count change, and balance-sheet strength, all computed from SEC filings, not opinion. Because valuation only means something relative to quality, the full metric-by-metric breakdown is on the quality scorecard.

Does Designer Brands (DBI) pay a dividend, and how much?+

Yes, Designer Brands pays a regular dividend of about $0.18 per share per year (typically in quarterly installments), a yield of roughly 2.9% at the current price. That is a payout ratio of about 55.7% of earnings, so the dividend is well covered. A low headline yield is not the same as a weak dividend: what matters is how well earnings and free cash flow cover the payout and whether it is growing, not the percentage alone. For DBI's full payout history, growth streak and dividend-safety score, see the dividends tab.

Is Designer Brands a good stock to buy right now?+

That depends on valuation and quality together, not either alone. DBI currently trades below its estimated intrinsic value and scores 34/100 on quality (lower-quality). It also yields about 2.9%. A cheap price is only a bargain if the business is durable, and a premium can be justified by genuine quality, so the two questions, "is it cheap?" and "is it good?", only make sense side by side. Read the valuation against the quality scorecard, run the DCF on your own assumptions, and decide for yourself. This is analysis from SEC filings, not investment advice.

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Data sourced from SEC EDGAR filings and third-party price providers. Scores, valuations, and metrics are algorithmic estimates. This is not investment advice. See our Terms and Methodology.

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