---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001319947-26-000017"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DBI"
cik: "0001319947"
company_name: "Designer Brands Inc."
filed_at: "2026-03-26T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T08:47:28.054388+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Designer Brands Q4 net sales flat, gross margin up 280bps; full year adj. op. income above guidance

## Summary
- Q4 net sales $713.6M flat YoY; comparable sales down 1.9%.
- Q4 gross margin 42.4% vs 39.6%, up 280 bps; gross profit $302.7M.
- Full year net sales $2.9B, down 3.9%; comparable sales down 4.3%.
- Full year adjusted diluted EPS $0.16 vs reported loss $0.17/share.
- FY 2026 guidance: net sales -1% to +1%, diluted EPS $0.28-$0.38.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001319947-26-000017
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DBI
- cik: 0001319947
- company_name: Designer Brands Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-03-26T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1319947/000131994726000017/0001319947-26-000017-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1319947/000131994726000017/dbi-20260326.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Designer Brands Inc. reported financial results for the three months and year ended January 31, 2026.
  - Period: the three months and year ended January 31, 2026
  - Result: reported results
  source text: the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐ Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On March 26, 2026 , Designer Brands Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing its consolidated financial results for the quarter and fiscal year ended January 31, 2026. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1319947/000131994726000017/0001319947-26-000017-index.htm

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