What is Designer Brands Inc. worth?
With the base-case assumptions below, a discounted cash flow model on Designer Brands Inc.'s reported free cash flow gives $22.56 per share. The share price was $6.13 on September 25, 2026, 73% below that value.
Inputs from the filings
Three sets of assumptions
| Case | Growth yrs 1-5 | Discount rate | Value per share | Value vs price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bear | 0.5% | 10.0% | $11.36 | +85% |
| Base | 5.5% | 9.0% | $22.56 | +268% |
| Bull | 10.5% | 8.0% | $44.91 | +633% |
Sensitivity: base case value per share
| 1.5% | 2.0% | 2.5% | 3.0% | 3.5% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0% | $30.79 | $33.29 | $36.35 | $40.18 | $45.10 |
| 8.0% | $24.66 | $26.28 | $28.20 | $30.50 | $33.32 |
| 9.0% | $20.17 | $21.28 | $22.56 | $24.06 | $25.82 |
| 10.0% | $16.75 | $17.54 | $18.44 | $19.46 | $20.64 |
| 11.0% | $14.06 | $14.64 | $15.29 | $16.02 | $16.84 |
Where the presets come from
Base: years 1 to 5 grow at Designer Brands Inc.'s revenue growth rate over the last 5 fiscal years (5.3% a year), held between -5% and 15%. Years 6 to 10 grow halfway between that and the long-run rate of 2.5%. Future cash is discounted at 9% a year.
Bear: 5 points less growth, 2% long-run growth, 10% discount rate. Bull: 5 points more growth (at most 25%), 3% long-run growth, 8% discount rate.
Value per share = (present value of 10 years of free cash flow + present value of everything after + cash - debt) / diluted shares.
This is a model run on assumptions, not a recommendation or a price target. Small changes in the discount rate or growth move the result a lot, as the table above shows. Change them yourself in the calculator.
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Move the sliders for growth, long-run growth and discount rate, or switch to average free cash flow, and see the value per share change.
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