Designer Brands Inc.
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $338.64M
- P/E (TTM)
- 24.2
- Dividend yield
- 3.31%
About Designer Brands
Retail-Shoe Stores, SIC 5661
Designer Brands Inc. designs, produces, and retails footwear and accessories. The company operates through two segments: Retail and Brand Portfolio. The Retail segment sells dress, casual, and athletic shoes alongside accessories through physical stores and e-commerce websites under the DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse, The Shoe Co., and Rubino banners. The Brand Portfolio segment designs, sources, and wholesales owned and licensed footwear brands, including Vince Camuto, Keds, and Topo, to wholesale retail clients, international distributors, and company stores, while also selling directly to consumers online. Customers comprise everyday retail shoppers as well as commercial retail businesses.
The company employs approximately 13,000 people globally, with about 11,000 located in the United States. Its retail presence covers the United States and Canada, supported by distribution facilities in Ohio, Arizona, and New Jersey. Sourcing operations rely on third-party factories in China, Cambodia, and Vietnam, coordinated via a sourcing office in China. The provided report does not state the total store count or the company's headquarters location.
Summary of the business section of Designer Brands's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- Designer Brands Inc.
- Headquarters
- Columbus, OH
- Address
- 810 Dsw Drive 43219
- Phone
- (614) 237-7100
- Website
- designerbrands.com
- Employees
- 13,000, Jan 31, 2026
- Industry
- Retail-Shoe Stores
- Incorporated in
- Ohio
- Fiscal year ends
- January 30
- Auditor
- Deloitte & Touche LLP, Columbus, Ohio
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- DBI
- Exchange
- NYSE
- IPO date
- Jun 30, 2005
- Shares outstanding
- 51M, Sep 3, 2026
- Public float
- $82.79M, Aug 1, 2025
- Filer category
- Accelerated filer<br>Smaller reporting company
- Stock splits
- 2-for-1, Dec 6, 2013; 2-for-1, Nov 4, 2013
- SEC CIK
- 1319947
- CUSIP
- 250565108
- ISIN
- US2505651081
- LEI
- 549300X8J6FI8PPRK859
- EIN
- 31-0746639
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Douglas M. Howe | CEO, Director | 660,389 |
| Deborah L. Ferree | V. Chair; Ch Product Off, Director | 509,684 |
| Jay L. Schottenstein | Executive Chairman, Director | 13,498,187 |
| Mark Haley | SVP, Controller & PAO | 0 |
| Laura Davis | EVP;Pres DSW Designer ShoeWhse | 100,151 |
| Mary Turner | EVP;Pres DesignerBrands Canada | 601 |
| Sheamus Toal | EVP & CFO | – |
| Andrea O'Donnell | EVP, COO & Brands President | 54,904 |
| Jared A. Poff | EVP, CFO & CAO | 29,674 |
| Harvey L. Sonnenberg | Director | 28,314 |
| Joseph A. Schottenstein | Director | 1,626,254 |
| Peter Cobb | Director | – |
| Allan J. Tanenbaum | Director | 49,965 |
| John W. Atkinson | Director | – |
| Joanne Zaiac | Director | 48,560 |
| Joanna T. Lau | Director | 84,754 |
| Elaine J. Eisenman | Director | 15,569 |
| Richard A. Paul | Director | 145,867 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Douglas Howe | $7.92M | $9.90M | $0 | $58 | $122 |
| FY2024 Douglas Howe | $4.88M | -$988.66K | $0 | $44 | $135 |
| FY2023 Douglas Howe | $5.72M | $4.97M | $1.04M | $78 | $102 |
| FY2023 Non Peo Neo | $5.72M | $4.97M | $1.04M | $78 | $102 |
| FY2022 Douglas Howe | $8.53M | $4.67M | $0 | $87 | $94 |
| FY2021 Douglas Howe | $9.74M | $11.93M | $0 | $104 | $101 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“As of January 31, 2026, we employed approximately 13,000 associates worldwide, approximately 11,000 of whom are employed in the U.S.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings
| Date | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2019 | Name change | Name changed from DSW Inc. to Designer Brands Inc. |
| Nov 6, 2018 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| May 26, 2011 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| Mar 4, 2011 | Merger | Registration of securities for a merger or exchange offer (S-4) |
| Jun 30, 2005 | IPO | Initial public offering priced (424B4 prospectus) |
| Jun 23, 2005 | Listing | Registration of securities on an exchange (Form 8-A) |