Boot Barn vs Designer Brands
Designer Brands reported revenue of $2.9 billion in fiscal 2025, 1.3 times Boot Barn's $2.3 billion in fiscal 2026. Boot Barn's revenue grew 17.9% in its latest year, and Designer Brands' fell 3.9%. Boot Barn had an operating margin of 13.3%, against 1.6% at Designer Brands. Free cash flow was $126 million at Boot Barn and $78 million at Designer Brands. Their fiscal years end in different months (March 28 and January 31), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| Boot Barn | Designer Brands | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2026, Mar 28, 2026 | FY2025, Jan 31, 2026 |
| Revenue | $2.3B | $2.9B |
| Revenue growth | 17.9% | −3.9% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 20.3% | 5.3% |
| Gross margin | 38.1% | 43.6% |
| Operating margin | 13.3% | 1.6% |
| Net margin | 10.0% | −0.3% |
| Free cash flow | $126M | $78M |
| Free cash flow margin | 5.6% | 2.7% |
| Return on capital | — | 3.4% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | — | 3.8x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $50M | $10M |
| Change in diluted share count | −0.1% | −8.4% |
| Last close | $130.96 | $6.43 |
| P/E at the last close | 15.9× | 23.0× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $464,303 | — |
| Piotroski F-score | — | 6 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
Ten years
Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
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Operating margin
Percent of revenue
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Boot Barn and Designer Brands pages.