SuperworthDesigner Brands profit margin DBI
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2011.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 0.6%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 3.5%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- +1.7 pts
- Peer median
- 1.7%
Over the twelve months to Aug 1, 2026, Designer Brands kept 0.6% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 3.5% and a gross margin of 45.7%.
Five years earlier its net margin was −4.1%.
The median for 9 apparel retail stocks of a similar size is 1.7%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −0.3% | 1.6% | 43.5% |
| FY2024 | −0.4% | 1.2% | 42.7% |
| FY2023 | 0.9% | 2.4% | 43.1% |
| FY2022 | 4.9% | 5.7% | 32.6% |
| FY2021 | 4.8% | 6.4% | 33.4% |
| FY2020 | −21.9% | −26.2% | 13.9% |
| FY2019 | 2.7% | 3.6% | 28.6% |
| FY2018 | −0.6% | 1.9% | 29.5% |
| FY2017 | 2.4% | 4.4% | 28.6% |
| FY2016 | 4.6% | 7.4% | 28.5% |
| FY2015 | 5.2% | 8.2% | 29.3% |
| FY2014 | 6.1% | 9.7% | 30.2% |
| FY2013 | 6.4% | 10.2% | 31.2% |
| FY2012 | 6.5% | 10.5% | 32.1% |
| FY2011 | 8.6% | 7.5% | 32.3% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | 0.6% | +1.7 pts | 3.5% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 0.3% | +1.3 pts | 2.5% | |
| Q4 FY25 | −0.3% | +0.0 pts | 1.6% | |
| Q3 FY25 | −0.9% | −0.9 pts | 1.2% | |
| Q2 FY25 | −1.1% | −0.9 pts | 0.5% | |
| Q1 FY25 | −1.0% | −1.6 pts | 0.6% | |
| Q4 FY24 | −0.4% | −1.3 pts | 1.2% | |
| Q3 FY24 | −0.1% | −3.4 pts | 0.8% | |
| Q2 FY24 | −0.2% | −4.6 pts | 1.0% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 0.6% | −4.0 pts | 2.0% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 0.9% | −4.0 pts | 2.4% | |
| Q3 FY23 | 3.4% | −0.5 pts | 3.6% |
Against its peers
Companies in Apparel - Retail nearest Designer Brands' size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| DBIDesigner Brands | 0.6% |
| CTRNCiti Trends | 0.8% |
| SHOEShoe Station | 2.2% |
| GCOGenesco | 1.7% |
| ZUMZZumiez | 1.4% |
| VNCEVince | 2.4% |
| DLTHDuluth | 1.1% |
| TLYSTilly'S | 0.3% |
| BKEBuckle | 16.6% |
| AEOAmerican Eagle Outfitters | 5.9% |
| Peer median | 1.7% |
Where Designer Brands ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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