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How Designer Brands (DBI) makes money

Designer Brands (DBI) made $731M of revenue in the second quarter fiscal 2027 (Q2 FY27), -1% from a year earlier. Retail brought in $671M (92%); Brand Portfolio brought in $59.6M (8%). Of every dollar of revenue, 50¢ was left as gross profit, 7¢ was left as operating profit, 2¢ was left as net earnings.

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Designer Brands revenue by segment, Q2 FY27Designer Brands revenue by segment, Q2 FY27Retail$671MBrand Portfolio$59.6M
Designer Brands revenue by quarterDesigner Brands revenue by quarter$714MQ4 FY25$687MQ1 FY26$740MQ2 FY26$752MQ3 FY26$714MQ4 FY26$696MQ1 FY27$731MQ2 FY27
Designer Brands: where each dollar of revenue goesDesigner Brands: where each dollar of revenue goesCost of revenue50¢Gross profit50¢Operating expenses43¢Operating profit7¢Income tax1¢Net earnings2¢Operating cash flow10¢Free cash flow8¢

Revenue by segment, Q2 FY27

SegmentRevenueShareQ/QY/Y
Retail$671M91.8%+7%-2%
Brand Portfolio$59.6M8.2%-14%+11%

Where each dollar of revenue goes

LineQ2 FY27% of revenue
Revenue$731M100.0%
Cost of revenue$365M50.0%
Gross profit$365M50.0%
Operating expenses$311M42.5%
Operating profit$54.7M7.5%
Income tax$10.0M1.4%
Net earnings$17.6M2.4%
Operating cash flow$70.3M9.6%
Free cash flow$57.9M7.9%

Revenue, quarter by quarter

QuarterRevenueY/Y
Q2 FY27$731M-1%
Q1 FY27$696M+1%
Q4 FY26$714M0%
Q3 FY26$752M-3%
Q2 FY26$740M-4%
Q1 FY26$687M-8%
Q4 FY25$714M-5%

From Designer Brands' 10-Q filed Sep 10, 2026 (on EDGAR).

Questions

How does Designer Brands make money?

Designer Brands (DBI) made $731M of revenue in the second quarter fiscal 2027 (Q2 FY27), -1% from a year earlier. Retail brought in $671M (92%); Brand Portfolio brought in $59.6M (8%). Of every dollar of revenue, 50¢ was left as gross profit, 7¢ was left as operating profit, 2¢ was left as net earnings.

What is Designer Brands' biggest business?

Retail: $671M in the second quarter fiscal 2027, 92% of revenue, -2% from a year earlier.

What is Designer Brands' profit margin?

Net earnings were $17.6M, 2.4% of revenue, in the second quarter fiscal 2027; the operating margin was 7.5%.

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Updated Nov 8, 2026. Read automatically from SEC filings and public data; errors are possible. Not investment advice.