DBI
Designer Brands Inc.
DBI offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
F
Ford Motor Company
F has a slight edge over DBI overall, supported by stronger valuation and lower modeled downside.
DBI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable |
DBI's profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its revenue and balance sheet are stable.
F Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong |
F's balance sheet is currently strong, and its revenue is stable, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure.
DBI PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 4.9x | $1.47 | -77% |
| Fair | 7x | $2.10 | -67% |
| Forward | 12x | $6.43 | — |
| Current | 21x | $6.43 | — |
| Expensive | 25x | $7.44 | +16% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
DBI's PE is in its expensive range at 21x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 12x next year's earnings, in its fair range.
F PE Valuation
F has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
DBI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect DBI's earnings to grow, with its revenue and profitability holding steady.
F Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
F has the edge over DBI on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
DBI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.55 | +82% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.05 | -97% |
| Q3 2024 | -$0.02 | -101% |
| Q2 2024 | $0.30 | -86% |
| Q1 2024 | $0.46 | -80% |
| Q4 2023 | $1.55 | -14% |
| Q3 2023 | $2.03 | -7.3% |
| Q2 2023 | $2.09 | -1.4% |
| Q1 2023 | $2.26 | +13% |
DBI has the stronger earnings trend. Trailing diluted EPS is up 1,400% for DBI versus F down 270%.
F Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.78 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$1.97 | -270% |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.87 | -340% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.55 | -224% |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.06 | -241% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.16 | +32% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.78 | -19% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.25 | +29% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.46 | +35% |
F has swung to a loss: it lost $1.97 per share over the past year, after a profit the year before.
DBI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $730.6M | -1.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $696.4M | +1.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $713.6M | 0% |
| Q4 2025 | $752.4M | -3.2% |
| Q3 2025 | $739.8M | -4.2% |
| Q2 2025 | $686.9M | -8% |
| Q1 2025 | $713.6M | -5.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $777.2M | -1.2% |
DBI's revenue fell from its 2019 peak and has held roughly level since: $731M last quarter, down 1.2% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 7.5% | +3.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 2.7% | +3.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | -2% | +1.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | 5.7% | +2.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 3.6% | -0.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | -1.1% | -2.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | -3.6% | +1.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 2.9% | -0.6 points |
DBI has the edge over F on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
F Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $49.5B | -2% |
| Q2 2026 | $48.3B | -3.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $43.3B | +6.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $45.9B | -4.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $50.5B | +9.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $50.2B | +5% |
| Q1 2025 | $40.7B | -5% |
| Q4 2024 | $48.2B | +4.9% |
F has the edge over DBI on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.9% | -0.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 1.3% | +0.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5.4% | +4.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | -25% | -28 points |
| Q3 2025 | 3.1% | +1.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 1% | -2.9 points |
| Q1 2025 | 0.8% | -2.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 2.5% | +3.1 points |
F's operating margin was 2.9% last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
DBI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $57.9M | +386% |
| Q2 2026 | -$31.9M | -$4.3M |
| Q1 2026 | $36.4M | -37% |
| Q4 2025 | $57.5M | +$76.7M |
| Q3 2025 | $11.9M | -57% |
| Q2 2025 | -$27.6M | +$8M |
| Q1 2025 | $58.1M | +$110.9M |
| Q4 2024 | -$19.2M | -138% |
DBI still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2023 peak: $120M over the past year.
F Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.1B | -40% |
| Q2 2026 | $2B | -54% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.1B | -157% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.1B | +108% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.3B | +50% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.2B | +24% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.9B | +$2.6B |
| Q4 2024 | $530M | +169% |
F has the edge over DBI on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
DBI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +54K shares |
| 1 year | +13% | +6.2M shares |
| 3 years | -17% | -11.1M shares |
| 5 years | -27% | -21M shares |
| Available history | -23% | -17M shares |
DBI has 56M diluted shares, up 13% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | $50.6M |
| Q1 2024 | $54,000 |
| Q4 2023 | $79.7M |
| Q3 2023 | $22.4M |
| Q2 2023 | — |
F Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +2.2% | +89M shares |
| 1 year | +0.7% | +28M shares |
| 3 years | +0.6% | +26M shares |
| 5 years | +1% | +40M shares |
| Available history | +1.8% | +72M shares |
F has the edge over DBI on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $311M |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | $150M |
F spent $311M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 107% from the year before.
DBI Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 3.2x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 3.5x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 4.3x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 6.0x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 5.8x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 4.5x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 5.4x | High |
DBI's net debt is about 2.3 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 6.0 years a year ago.
F Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -2.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -2.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -2.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -3.4x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -2.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -2.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
F has the edge over DBI on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
DBI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 52.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 71.1 | Neutral |
DBI's weekly RSI is 53 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 71 (neutral).
F Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 41.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 19.6 | Oversold |
F's weekly RSI is 41 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 20 (oversold).
DBI PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | DBI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 21x | 18x | 19% above |
| PE % | 75 | 47 | 28 pts above |
DBI is trading at 21x earnings, a 19% premium to the Consumer Cyclical sector's median of 18x.
F PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | F | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 18x | — |
F has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
DBI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $6.25 | 2.9% above |
| 20 week MA | $5.96 | 7.9% above |
| 50 week MA | $6.55 | 1.8% below |
| 100 week MA | $5.18 | 24% above |
| 200 week MA | $7.00 | 8.1% below |
DBI has the edge over F on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
F Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $12.2 | 2.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $13.3 | 11% below |
| 50 week MA | $13.4 | 11% below |
| 100 week MA | $12.1 | 2% below |
| 200 week MA | $12.1 | 1.4% below |
F is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 1.4% below its 200-week average.
DBI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $15.6 | $7.14 | -54% |
| 2021 | $7.14 | $14.5 | +103% |
| 2022 | $14.5 | $9.82 | -32% |
| 2023 | $9.82 | $8.85 | -9.9% |
| 2024 | $8.85 | $5.40 | -39% |
| 2025 | $5.40 | $7.78 | +44% |
| 2026 YTD | $7.78 | $6.43 | -17% |
DBI's yearly returns have swung widely, from +103% in 2021 to −54% in 2020. It's down 17% so far in 2026.
F Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $9.36 | $8.86 | -5.3% |
| 2021 | $8.86 | $20.3 | +129% |
| 2022 | $20.3 | $11.4 | -44% |
| 2023 | $11.4 | $12.2 | +7.3% |
| 2024 | $12.2 | $10.0 | -18% |
| 2025 | $10.0 | $13.3 | +33% |
| 2026 YTD | $13.3 | $11.9 | -11% |
F has the edge over DBI on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.