DBIDesigner Brands Inc.
Retail-Shoe Stores
- Revenue
- $2.9B
- 3.9% YoY
- Operating margin
- 1.7%
- 42% YoY
- EBITDA
- $107M
- 8.2% YoY
- Market cap
- —
- Employees
- —
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 3.4×
- $365M net debt
- AI in 10-K
- —
Red flags 0 of 9
- TSR below peersClear—3+ of last 5 years
- High CEO pay despite TSRClear—Median CEO pay ≥ $15M and TSR flag
- Active 13DClear0 filingsActive-intent 13D in 18 months
- Net insider sellingClear$0 netNet sales over $10M in 12 months
- Earnings not backed by cashClear—Cash flow under 80% of net income
- Dilutive SBCClear1% of revenueOver 10% of revenue
- Payouts exceed cash flowClear9% of cash flowBuybacks + dividends over cash flow
- Goodwill-heavyClear7% of assetsOver 40% of assets
- Shareholder dissentClear—Any vote under 80% support
Financials
| Metric | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | FY2026 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $3.2B | $3.3B | $3.1B | $3.0B | $2.9B | 3.9% |
| Operating income | $205M | $187M | $72M | $35M | $48M | 37% |
| Net income | $154M | $163M | $29M | −$11M | −$8M | 21% |
| Operating cash flow | $171M | $201M | $162M | $82M | $110M | 34% |
| Capex | $33M | $55M | $55M | $51M | $32M | 38% |
| Stock-based comp | $24M | $29M | $29M | $19M | $19M | 1.8% |
| Buybacks | $0 | $148M | $102M | $69M | $0 | 100% |
| Dividends | $0 | $13M | $12M | $10M | $10M | 7.7% |
Deal filings
None.
13D filers
None on file.
Insider trading
- Open-market buys, 12 mo
- $0 · 0
- Open-market sells, 12 mo
- $271K · 3
- Net
- −$271K
Pay vs performance
| Year | CEO total comp | Comp actually paid | TSR (indexed) | Peer TSR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | $8M | $10M | 58 | 122 |
| FY2025 | $5M | −$989K | 44 | 135 |
| FY2024 | $6M | $5M | 78 | 102 |
| FY2023 | $9M | $5M | 87 | 94 |
| FY2022 | $10M | $12M | 104 | 101 |