Designer Brands Inc.

NYSE:DBI Stock Report

Market Cap: US$396.1m

Designer Brands Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Designer Brands' CEO is Doug Howe, appointed in Apr 2023, has a tenure of 2.67 years. total yearly compensation is $4.88M, comprised of 24.6% salary and 75.4% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.69% of the company’s shares, worth $2.73M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.2 years and 11.1 years respectively.

Key information

Doug Howe

Chief executive officer

US$4.9m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage24.58%
CEO tenure2.7yrs
CEO ownership0.7%
Management average tenure2.2yrs
Board average tenure11.1yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Designer Brands Q3: A Clear EPS Beat, But Not Good Enough

Dec 10

Designer Brands (NYSE:DBI) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.05

Nov 30
Designer Brands (NYSE:DBI) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.05

Should You Think About Buying Designer Brands Inc. (NYSE:DBI) Now?

Nov 27
Should You Think About Buying Designer Brands Inc. (NYSE:DBI) Now?

Is Designer Brands (NYSE:DBI) A Risky Investment?

Oct 12
Is Designer Brands (NYSE:DBI) A Risky Investment?

Returns At Designer Brands (NYSE:DBI) Are On The Way Up

Sep 11
Returns At Designer Brands (NYSE:DBI) Are On The Way Up

At US$3.05, Is It Time To Put Designer Brands Inc. (NYSE:DBI) On Your Watch List?

Jun 11
At US$3.05, Is It Time To Put Designer Brands Inc. (NYSE:DBI) On Your Watch List?

Designer Brands (NYSE:DBI) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.05

May 22
Designer Brands (NYSE:DBI) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.05

Designer Brands Is Not Attractive After Q4, Pre- Or Post-Rally

Mar 20

Investors Could Be Concerned With Designer Brands' (NYSE:DBI) Returns On Capital

Mar 20
Investors Could Be Concerned With Designer Brands' (NYSE:DBI) Returns On Capital

Designer Brands (NYSE:DBI) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.05

Mar 20
Designer Brands (NYSE:DBI) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.05

Here's Why Designer Brands (NYSE:DBI) Is Weighed Down By Its Debt Load

Feb 25
Here's Why Designer Brands (NYSE:DBI) Is Weighed Down By Its Debt Load

Designer Brands: Cheap, But With Several Caveats

Feb 20

Is It Time To Consider Buying Designer Brands Inc. (NYSE:DBI)?

Jan 30
Is It Time To Consider Buying Designer Brands Inc. (NYSE:DBI)?

Designer Brands Is Buying Back Shares At The Expense Of Even More Leverage Risk

Dec 12

Designer Brands (NYSE:DBI) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.05

Nov 29
Designer Brands (NYSE:DBI) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.05

Designer Brands (NYSE:DBI) Has Some Difficulty Using Its Capital Effectively

Nov 26
Designer Brands (NYSE:DBI) Has Some Difficulty Using Its Capital Effectively

Is Designer Brands (NYSE:DBI) Using Too Much Debt?

Oct 11
Is Designer Brands (NYSE:DBI) Using Too Much Debt?
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Athleisure Shift Pressures Margins, Yet Strategic Growth And Analyst Optimism Prevail

Shifting focus to athletic sales strains profitability and net margins due to lower mark-ups and gross margin pressure from prioritizing growth in low-margin categories.

Designer Brands: Stumbling On The Earnings Runway

Sep 12

Is Designer Brands Inc. (NYSE:DBI) Trading At A 37% Discount?

Sep 12
Is Designer Brands Inc. (NYSE:DBI) Trading At A 37% Discount?

Designer Brands Sees Improving Financials Ahead

Jun 25

Designer Brands: Branding Efforts Hit By Promotional Environment

Apr 11

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Doug Howe's remuneration changed compared to Designer Brands's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Nov 01 2025n/an/a

-US$27m

Aug 02 2025n/an/a

-US$32m

May 03 2025n/an/a

-US$29m

Feb 01 2025US$5mUS$1m

-US$11m

Nov 02 2024n/an/a

-US$2m

Aug 03 2024n/an/a

-US$5m

May 04 2024n/an/a

US$18m

Feb 03 2024US$6mUS$1m

US$29m

Oct 28 2023n/an/a

US$104m

Jul 29 2023n/an/a

US$139m

Apr 29 2023n/an/a

US$148m

Jan 28 2023US$11mUS$740k

US$163m

Compensation vs Market: Doug's total compensation ($USD4.88M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD2.31M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Doug's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

CEO

Doug Howe (64 yo)

2.7yrs
Tenure
US$4,882,753
Compensation

Mr. Douglas M. Howe, also known as Doug, is the Chief Executive Officer and Director of Designer Brands Inc since April 01, 2023. He was President of DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse since May 2022 until July 2...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Jay Schottenstein
Executive Chairman20.8yrsUS$3.94m24.29%
$ 96.2m
Douglas Howe
CEO & Director2.7yrsUS$4.88m0.69%
$ 2.7m
Deborah Ferree
Vice Chairman2yrsUS$2.91m0.62%
$ 2.4m
Andrea O'Donnell
Executive VP of Designer Brands & President of Brands1.9yrsUS$3.72m0.044%
$ 173.7k
Mark Haley
Interim CFOless than a yearno data0%
$ 0
Lisa Yerrace
Senior VPno datano datano data
Mary Turner
Executive VP & President of Designer Brands Canada Inc.5.8yrsno data0.032%
$ 126.4k
Laura Davis
Executive VP & President of DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse2.4yrsUS$1.69mno data
2.2yrs
Average Tenure
64yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: DBI's management team is considered experienced (2.2 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Jay Schottenstein
Executive Chairman20.8yrsUS$3.94m24.29%
$ 96.2m
Douglas Howe
CEO & Director2.7yrsUS$4.88m0.69%
$ 2.7m
Deborah Ferree
Vice Chairmanless than a yearUS$2.91m0.62%
$ 2.4m
Elaine Eisenman
Independent Director17.8yrsUS$310.00k0.031%
$ 124.3k
Joanna Lau
Independent Director17.8yrsUS$315.00k0.17%
$ 676.3k
Joanne Zaiac
Independent Director9.3yrsUS$285.00k0.098%
$ 387.5k
Allan Tanenbaum
Independent Director20.9yrsUS$290.00k0.10%
$ 398.7k
Harvey Sonnenberg
Independent Director20.5yrsUS$310.00k0.051%
$ 203.9k
Peter Cobb
Independent Director8.3yrsUS$315.00k0%
$ 0
Joseph Schottenstein
Inside Director13yrsUS$255.00k0.64%
$ 2.5m
Richard Paul
Independent Director3.1yrsUS$255.00k0.24%
$ 950.4k
John Atkinson
Independent Director1.3yrsUS$209.53k0%
$ 0
11.1yrs
Average Tenure
66.5yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: DBI's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 11.1 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/12/31 18:55
End of Day Share Price 2025/12/31 00:00
Earnings2025/11/01
Annual Earnings2025/02/01

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Company Financials10 years
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  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Designer Brands Inc. is covered by 18 analysts. 2 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Camilo LyonCanaccord Genuity
Jeff BlackCitigroup Inc
Steven MarottaCL King & Associates, Inc.