Designer Brands Inc. · DBI · NYSE
Dividend report · updated Nov 9, 2026
$6.75 +4.98% on the day, +$0.32
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Yearly payout / yield
$0.20·2.96%
$0.05 quarterly x 4 ⓘ
Next payment
~$0.05/qtr
pays ~Dec 27 (est.) ⓘ
Next ex-date
Dec 24est.
own by Dec 23 ⓘ
Years without a cut
4 yrs
since the 2021 stop ⓘ
Paying since
2011
54 payments on file
Yield vs history ⓘ
56
Near its usual yield
DBI share price & total return
Daily closing price, adjusted for stock splits.
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Last 20 payments
DBI Dividend Growth (CAGR)
1Y 0.0%3Y 0.0%5Y 0.0%10Y -12.9%
Per-share amount, by the date it paid (~ = about, from its usual pay gap). A red dashed stub marks a payment that was due by its usual rhythm but is not on file. The enlarge button shows all 54 payments since 2011.
Annual dividends and growth
Total paid per share in each calendar year. 2026: the solid bar is paid so far; the dashed box on top is expected (1 estimated from the current $0.05 rate), not a promise. Years with an extra or a missing payment (dates sliding across New Year) are compared per payment.
Next 5 years if the pace holds
If the recent pace holds — one-off jumps left out. Not a forecast. Pace: 0% a year, its typical raise over the last 4 years. Today's $0.20 a year would stay $0.20 by 2031 - 2.96% on today's $6.75 price.

How Many DBI Shares for $500 or $1,000 a Month?

At $0.20 a share a year, $500 a month takes about 30,000 DBI shares, about $202,500 at the Nov 9, 2026 close of $6.75. $1,000 a month takes about 60,000 shares, about $405,000. Before taxes, and only while the rate holds.

Designer Brands (DBI) pays $0.05 a share quarterly, $0.20 a year, a 2.96% run-rate yield at the Nov 9, 2026 close of $6.75. It has made 54 dividend payments since 2011.

At today’s rate of $0.05 quarterly and the last close of $6.75, this is what DBI pays before taxes, if the rate stays where it is:

You holdEach paymentPer month (avg)Per year
1 share$0.05$0.02$0.20
100 shares$5.00$1.67$20.00
$10,000 invested (1,481.5 shares)$74.07$24.69$296.30
30,000 shares ($500/mo)$1,500.00$500.00$6,000.00
60,000 shares ($1,000/mo)$3,000.00$1,000.00$12,000.00

With DRIP on, every payment buys more shares instead of landing as cash. 100 DBI shares reinvest into 0.74 new shares each payment, about 3.0 new shares a year at today’s price and rate, and each new share collects the next payment too. To DRIP one whole new share every payment you need about 135 shares. Raises speed that up; a falling share price buys more shares per payment, but each is worth less. See the snowball over 10 to 30 years with DBI’s own history in the DBI DRIP calculator.

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An algorithmic rating built from reported data, not a recommendation.
  • Coverage (EPS): are profits enough to pay the dividend rating
  • Coverage (FCF): is spare cash enough to pay the dividend rating
  • Dividend vs cash flow + debt: is the dividend paid with borrowed money report
  • Debt load: how much the balance sheet leans on borrowing rating
  • Debt interest coverage: can profits easily pay the interest bill rating
  • Earnings direction: are sales and profits growing or shrinking report
  • Liquidity: is there cash for debts due this year rating
  • Raise streak: how many years in a row it raised see details
  • Years without a cut: how long since the last dividend cut see details
  • Raise vs trend: are recent raises keeping their usual pace history
  • Yield vs history: is today’s yield high or low versus its past rating
  • Recession record: what the dividend did in past crashes history

DBI Dividend Yield Today vs Its 5-Year Range

56/100Near its usual yieldvs its 4-yr history
  • DBI yields 2.96% today, at the Nov 9, 2026 close of $6.75.
  • Its own 4-year median is 2.67%, so today’s yield is near its usual level.
Since Apr 2022: lowest to highest month-end yield
1.17% low8.40% high
Blue mark = today, grey = its 4-year median. A higher yield than usual means a lower price against the payout.

Where today ranks in its own history is in the paid report

How it works. Each month-end over the last 4 years gives one yield: the regular payment then, times payments a year, over that day’s close. Specials are left out. 50 means today’s yield sits right at its usual level. A lower score means the yield is below its usual level, so the price is high against the payout. A higher score means the yield is above its usual level. On price alone a payer stays between 15 and 85. Steady raisers get a few points back. It reads the past, not the future.

When Is DBI’s Next Dividend? Ex-Date and Pay Date After September 2026

DBI has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 91 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Dec 24, 2026, with the cash around Dec 27, 2026. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.05 a share, went ex on Sep 24, 2026 and paid Sep 28, 2026.

  • Ex-dates: about every 91 days (quarterly)
  • Payment: usually about 3 days after the ex-date
  • Next earnings report: Dec 8, 2026

Every payer going ex-dividend this week is on the dividend calendar.

How Often Does DBI Pay?

DBI pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec, with ex-dates in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec. The ex-date comes about every 91 days, and the cash usually lands about 3 days later.

Paid in the last 12 months
$0.20 a share, in 4 payments.
+0.0% against the 12 months before ($0.20 in 4 payments).
Cash that landed, by pay date. The yield up top uses today’s rate instead, so a raise or a cut shows there first.
Payout months
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Pays in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec. Ex-dates fall in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec (latest 4 payments).
Raise history
  • Streak: 0 years of higher annual totals (through 2025)
  • Last change: cut Mar 27, 2020 - $0.25 to $0.10 (-60.00%)
  • Last raise: Mar 22, 2018 - $0.20 to $0.25 (+$0.05, +25.00%)
  • Usual $ step: $0.015 (median of the raises before it)
Coverage
  • EPS payout: 71.8% - $0.20 paid / $0.28 EPS (4 quarters to Jul 31, 2026); own 4-yr norm 71.1% (median of 12 earlier trailing years)
  • FCF payout: 8.7% - $0.20 paid / $2.31 free cash flow per share (4 quarters to Jul 31, 2026); own 4-yr norm 25.5% (median of 12 earlier trailing years)

DBI vs Similar Dividend Stocks (BBW, SCVL...)

Against the 10 dividend-paying Consumer Cyclical companies closest to DBI in market value, DBI’s 2.96% run-rate yield is close to the group’s middle yield of 2.86%, and its raise streak of 0 years is the 6th longest. A higher yield than the group is not a bonus by itself: it is often the market pricing in a cut, so read it next to the rating and the coverage behind it.

Ticker Dividend ⓘ Yield Safety Rating No cut ⓘ
DBI $6.75Designer Brands $0.05/qtr$0.20/yr fwd 2.96% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 4 yrsno raise streak
BBW $31.61Build-A-Bear Workshop $0.23/qtr$0.92/yr fwd 2.91% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 1 yrraised 1+ yr in a row
SCVL $14.54Shoe Carnival $0.17/qtr$0.68/yr fwd 4.68% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 12+ yrsraised 11 yrs in a row
RCKY $53.65Rocky Brands $0.17/qtr$0.68/yr fwd 1.27% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 12+ yrsno raise streak
MNRO $11.14Monro $0.28/qtr$1.12/yr fwd 10.05% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 19+ yrsno raise streak
JAKK $35.56JAKKS Pacific $0.25/qtr$1.00/yr fwd 2.81% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 1 yrno raise streak
HVT $26.18Haverty Furniture Companies $0.33/qtr$1.32/yr fwd 5.04% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 13 yrsraised 5 yrs in a row
NATH $102.05Nathan's Famous $0.50/qtr$2.00/yr fwd 1.96% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 7 yrsno raise streak
SHOE $15.44Shoe Station Group $0.17/qtr$0.68/yr fwd 4.40% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 5+ yrsraised 5 yrs in a row
HBB $31.35Hamilton Beach Brands Holding $0.125/qtr$0.50/yr fwd 1.59% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 7+ yrsraised 7 yrs in a row
JOUT $47.91Johnson Outdoors $0.33/qtr$1.32/yr fwd 2.76% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 11+ yrsno raise streak

Yield and the safety rating are only half of it. See total returns with dividends reinvested, side by side: DBI vs BBW, DBI vs SCVL, DBI vs RCKY.

DBI Dividend History: Every Payment Since 2011

Ex-datePay dateAmountFrequencyType
Sep 24, 2026Sep 28, 2026$0.05QuarterlyRegular
Jun 25, 2026Jun 29, 2026$0.05QuarterlyRegular
Mar 26, 2026Mar 30, 2026$0.05QuarterlyRegular
Dec 5, 2025Dec 8, 2025$0.05QuarterlyRegular
Oct 3, 2025Oct 6, 2025$0.05QuarterlyRegular
Jun 5, 2025Jun 9, 2025$0.05QuarterlyRegular
Mar 28, 2025Mar 31, 2025$0.05QuarterlyRegular
Dec 6, 2024Dec 9, 2024$0.05QuarterlyRegular
Oct 4, 2024Oct 7, 2024$0.05QuarterlyRegular
Jun 5, 2024Jun 7, 2024$0.05QuarterlyRegular
The other 44 DBI payments come with a paid plan.
Show all 54 payments »
Newest first. Amounts are per share as paid, restated for splits; frequency is the schedule on file for that payment; a payment over 2.5x its neighbours is marked special.
From reported payments, prices and filings — data, not investment advice.

What the Dividend Safety Rating Means for DBI

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DBI Dividend Questions

How often does DBI pay dividends?

DBI pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec, with ex-dates in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec. The ex-date comes about every 91 days, and the cash usually lands about 3 days later.

Does DBI pay dividends monthly?

No. DBI pays quarterly, 4 times a year. For payers that pay every month, see the monthly dividend stocks.

When is the next DBI dividend?

DBI has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 91 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Dec 24, 2026, with the cash around Dec 27, 2026. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.05 a share, went ex on Sep 24, 2026 and paid Sep 28, 2026. The current rate is $0.05 per share, $0.20 a year.

Does DBI pay a dividend in December 2026?

Not declared yet. By its usual rhythm the next ex-date falls around Dec 24, 2026, with the cash around Dec 27, 2026, so a payment in December 2026 is likely. Only the company’s declaration makes it final.

How much does DBI pay per share?

DBI pays $0.05 a share quarterly, $0.20 a year. At the Nov 9, 2026 close of $6.75 that is a 2.96% run-rate yield, near its usual level: its own 4-year median is 2.67%.

Has DBI raised its dividend?

DBI has no current streak of yearly raises. The latest raise, on Mar 22, 2018, took the rate from $0.20 to $0.25 (+25.00%). Since then the rate was cut on Mar 27, 2020, from $0.25 to $0.10. Over five years the dividend grew 0.0% a year.

Is DBI’s dividend safe?

No rating can promise a future payment, but the record on file says a lot. DBI paid out 72% of its earnings and 9% of its free cash flow as dividends over the 4 quarters to Jul 31, 2026. It has gone 4 years without a cut. This is data, not investment advice. The full 12-check rating comes with a plan.

How do I track my DBI dividends?

Add DBI to a free DRIPCalc portfolio once, with your buy date and share count. Every payout since fills in, dated and in dollars; with DRIP on, the new shares each payment buys are counted for you, so there is no spreadsheet to update and no broker login. To project the snowball, run DBI in the DRIP calculator.

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How this page is built: the rate is the latest regular dividend per share; run-rate yield = rate × payments per year ÷ last close (Nov 9, 2026), never a trailing 12-month total, which lags after a raise and hides a cut. Specials and one-off payments never count in the rate; a payer whose regular payments differ in size is annualized over its last full cycle of regular payments. Raise streak = consecutive calendar years with a higher amount per payment than the year before; years without a cut = years in which the amount per payment held within 1%. The Dividend Safety Rating reads 12 visible lines: coverage, streak, raise pace and yield range for dividend stocks; NAV trend, NAV funding and payout stability for income funds. Similar payers = the same sector or fund group, nearest in market value or fund size. Payments, prices and filings come from DRIPCALC’s price and dividend database. History is not a forecast. This is data, not investment advice.