Designer Brands vs Genesco
Designer Brands reported revenue of $2.9 billion in fiscal 2025, 1.2 times Genesco's $2.4 billion in fiscal 2026. Designer Brands' revenue fell 3.9% in its latest year, and Genesco's grew 4.8%. Designer Brands had an operating margin of 1.6%, against 0.7% at Genesco. Free cash flow was $78 million at Designer Brands and $84 million at Genesco.
Side by side
| Designer Brands | Genesco | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Jan 31, 2026 | FY2026, Jan 31, 2026 |
| Revenue | $2.9B | $2.4B |
| Revenue growth | −3.9% | 4.8% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 5.3% | 6.4% |
| Gross margin | 43.6% | 46.3% |
| Operating margin | 1.6% | 0.7% |
| Net margin | −0.3% | 0.5% |
| Free cash flow | $78M | $84M |
| Free cash flow margin | 2.7% | 3.4% |
| Return on capital | 3.4% | 3.5% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 3.8x | −1.4x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $10M | $13M |
| Change in diluted share count | −8.4% | −2.0% |
| Last close | $6.43 | $36.07 |
| P/E at the last close | 23.0× | 9.1× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | — | — |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 of 9 | 7 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ 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 Designer Brands and Genesco pages.