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DBI - Designer Brands Inc. Debt-to-equity

This metric view shows DBI - Designer Brands Inc. debt-to-equity history from SEC company facts.

Use it to verify the latest reported value, compare nearby periods, and jump to a cross-company ranking when a curated insight exists.

Context
Latest reported period: Q1 2021
Latest reported value
-460.08x

Based on company facts extracted from SEC 10-Q/10-K XBRL filings where available. Values may differ by reporting period and company taxonomy.

Return Loop

Why revisit this metric view

This metric history becomes more useful after the next quarterly or annual filing because the latest reported value, period, and company comparison context can all change.

Latest source-backed update
Latest period end 01 May 2021
Why come back
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  • Current latest reported period: Q1 2021.
  • Latest reported value on this page: -460.08x.
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Metric freshness comes from the latest SEC company fact available for this taxonomy tag and the paired company facts page.

Latest update

Latest update for Debt-to-equity

New fact period available

Latest reported debt-to-equity: -460.08x. Open the source-backed page to compare this metric with the newest filing-backed context.

Update date

01 May 2021

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Metric history

Latest period

Q1 2021

SEC-backed company facts were refreshed from filings filed on 07 May 2026.

Benchmark Context

How Debt-to-equity compares with peers

Designer Brands Inc. is outside the visible top 120 companies for debt-to-equity in the current sample.

Compared with

Compared with 120 companies reporting debt-to-equity in x. This keeps the comparison on the same metric and unit family.

Why this is notable

This is about -12.8x the current sample midpoint. Debt-to-equity is up about 14% versus the comparable prior period.

  • Visible rows currently span reported period ends from 31 Mar 2016 to 31 Mar 2026.
  • Nearby companies in this sample: Principal Credit Real Estate Income Trust and HST Global, Inc..
  • Peer rows use the latest valid value per company for this exact metric and compatible units.

Peer comparisons use the same metric and compatible units only. Latest reported periods may differ across companies, so open each company page before drawing conclusions.

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Financial Metric Page

Designer Brands Inc.: Debt-to-equity

Latest period: Q1 2021. Period end: 01 May 2021. Units: x. Frequency: quarterly.

Debt-to-equity (D/E) ratio is used to evaluate a company's financial leverage and is calculated by dividing a company's debt by its shareholder equity.

What This Metric Tells You

  • Shows reported debt-to-equity over 28 Oct 2017 - 01 May 2021.
  • Includes year-over-year change points to highlight acceleration or slowdown.
  • Built from 15 SEC fact rows for this metric and issuer.

How To Read This Chart

  • Start with the latest point, then compare it with the prior periods to see direction.
  • Use quarterly sequence to compare like-for-like periods.
  • Use YoY change bars to separate growth from contraction across matching periods.

Compare This Metric Across Companies

Compare latest available Debt-to-equity levels across SEC-reporting companies, then open each company metric page for SEC-backed verification. Reporting periods may differ by company.

Rank Company Latest value Report period Next step
1 Principal Credit Real Estate Income Trust 4,374.75x Instant - 30 Sep 2025 Open Principal Credit Real Estate Income Trust Debt-to-equity
2 HST Global, Inc. (hstc) 458.55x Instant - 30 Sep 2024 Open HST Global, Inc. Debt-to-equity
3 UWM Holdings Corp (uwmc) 458.46x Instant - 31 Dec 2020 Open UWM Holdings Corp Debt-to-equity
4 Equitable Holdings, Inc. (eqh) 334.34x Instant - 31 Dec 2025 Open Equitable Holdings, Inc. Debt-to-equity
5 XCF Global, Inc. (safx) 263.66x Instant - 30 Sep 2025 Open XCF Global, Inc. Debt-to-equity
6 Fast Radius, Inc. 230.06x Instant - 30 Sep 2022 Open Fast Radius, Inc. Debt-to-equity

Metric Details

Metric identity 1 identity field
Taxonomy
ratio
Metric coverage 3 source fields
Units tracked
x
History range
28 Oct 2017 - 01 May 2021
Facts on this page
15
How to read it 1 detail
Metric definition
Debt-to-equity (D/E) ratio is used to evaluate a company's financial leverage and is calculated by dividing a company's debt by its shareholder equity.
Source evidence 1 source field
SEC metric endpoint
Open SEC company concept

Chart Context

Compare periods with the same frequency first, then use YoY and TTM series to confirm whether changes are structural or one-off.

Debt-to-equity, Quarterly (x)
Debt-to-equity, YoY Quarterly Change (%)

Designer Brands Inc. Quarterly Debt-to-equity (x)

Period Value YoY Chg Change % Date
Q1 2021 -460.08x +76.04x +14% 01 May 2021
Q4 2020 -385.78x +283.66x +42% 30 Jan 2021
Q3 2020 -402.96x +165.78x +29% 31 Oct 2020
Q2 2020 -460.17x -20.51x -4.7% 01 Aug 2020
Q1 2020 -536.12x -203.31x -61% 02 May 2020
Q4 2019 -669.44x -558.3x -502% 01 Feb 2020
Q3 2019 -568.73x -498.03x -704% 02 Nov 2019
Q2 2019 -439.66x -388.83x -765% 03 Aug 2019
Q1 2019 -332.81x -287.03x -627% 04 May 2019
Q4 2018 -111.13x -67.35x -154% 02 Feb 2019
Q3 2018 -70.7x -29.9x -73% 03 Nov 2018
Q2 2018 -50.82x 04 Aug 2018
Q1 2018 -45.78x 05 May 2018
Q4 2017 -43.79x 03 Feb 2018
Q3 2017 -40.8x 28 Oct 2017
* marks a reported value that did not pass the local value check.
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