Designer Brands Inc.: dividend

DBINYSEConsumer cyclical · Retail-Shoe Stores

Price

$6.38

November 13, 2026Market cap $313M

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The full history: 17 fiscal years, from FY2009
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Notes on these figures

Earnings per share here are the last twelve months' earnings over today's shares, so they agree with the P/E. The number of shares changed a lot during the year, so they differ from the earnings per share the company filed, which use the year's average number of shares.

Yield

3.13%

$0.20 per share over the last 12 months, at a price of $6.38.

Forward yield3.13%($0.0500 a quarter)

FCF coverThe year's free cash flow was 12.2 times the dividend it paid.: 12.2x
Payout71% of the last 12 months' earnings went to the dividend.: 71%
No cutYears in a row without a cut, in 14 years of figures.: 3
5-year growthAverage yearly growth over the last five years.: +14.9%
Debt / EBITDAMoney that goes to interest does not go to the dividend.: 2.3x

The dividend year by year

What it paid per share each fiscal year, how much that changed, and the yield it gave at the price at year end.

+14.9% a year over 5 years

FY2025
Dividend per share$0.20
FY2024
Dividend per share$0.20
FY2023
Dividend per share$0.20

Year	Dividend per share	Change	Price	Yield then	As % of earnings
FY2025	$0.20	+0.0%	$6.34	3.15%	–
FY2024	$0.20	+0.0%	$5.03	3.98%	–
FY2023	$0.20	–	$9.21	2.17%	43%

Each fiscal year's dividend as the company states it in its filings, adjusted for stock splits. Special dividends count in the year they were paid.

The dividend year by year

DBI's dividend per share each fiscal year, from FY2009 to FY2022, 14 more fiscal years

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Everything it returns to shareholders

The dividend is one way. The other is buybacks, which reduce the number of shares.

Dividend yield

3.13%

$31.30 a year per $1,000 of shares

Buybacks

–

The share count fell by 8.4% over the year.

Total returned

3.13%

$31.30 a year per $1,000 of shares

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What is DBI's dividend yield?

Designer Brands paid $0.20 per share over the last 12 months. At a price of $6.38, that is a yield of 3.13%.

Does DBI cover its dividend with the cash it makes?

Yes, over the last year. Designer Brands's free cash flow was 12.2 times the dividend it paid.

Has DBI ever cut its dividend?

Designer Brands has not cut its dividend for 3 years, in the 14 years of figures we hold.

How much has DBI's dividend grown?

Designer Brands's dividend per share changed by +14.9% a year on average over the last five years.

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The figures come from the company's SEC filings and the share price, and describe what it has reported. They are not a score or a fair value.