DBI FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #6 of 13 in industry

Designer Brands Inc. CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $7.9M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $16,050 · Apparel & Accessory Stores.

Apparel & Accessory Stores peers All rankings
State
OH
Filing date
2026-05-07
Industry
Apparel & Accessory Stores
Industry rank
#6/13

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
493:1
Extreme (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$7.9M
Median worker
$16,050

Answer first

Designer Brands Inc.'s FY2025 CEO total of $7.9M ranks #690 of 1,423 complete filings; its 493:1 pay ratio ranks #108. Dollar rank is not ratio rank.

According to the same FY2025 complete-filing cohort used on the rankings boards (CEO total, median worker, and ratio all present). Median worker pay is $16,050. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-56 peer cohort (# 6 of 13, 62nd percentile - above the industry median pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Apparel & Accessory Stores companies.

Dollar rank
#690
$7.9M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#108
493:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
62nd
above the industry median pay ratio

How Designer Brands Inc. ranks nationally

Designer Brands Inc. CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

Total CEO compensation, the full national distribution, this company marked

$7,912,650 Top 48% higher than 52% of 1,423 companies

$0–$2,500,000: 304 companies (21%). Below this entry. $2,500,000–$5,000,000: 182 companies (13%). Below this entry. $5,000,000–$7,500,000: 208 companies (15%). Below this entry. $7,500,000–$10,000,000: 192 companies (13%). This entry sits in this band. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). Above this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). Above this entry. $15,000,000–$17,500,000: 88 companies (6%). Above this entry. $17,500,000–$20,000,000: 54 companies (4%). Above this entry. $20,000,000–$22,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $22,500,000–$25,000,000: 34 companies (2%). Above this entry. $25,000,000–$27,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $27,500,000–$30,000,000: 16 companies (1%). Above this entry. $30,000,000–$32,500,000: 10 companies (1%). Above this entry. $32,500,000–$35,000,000: 7 companies (0%). Above this entry. $35,000,000–$37,500,000: 9 companies (1%). Above this entry. $37,500,000–$40,000,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $40,000,000–$42,500,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $42,500,000–$45,000,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $45,000,000–$47,500,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $47,500,000–$50,000,000: 27 companies (2%). Above this entry. This company $0 $50M+ every complete-filing company, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $2500K-wide band; taller bars hold more companies. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source SEC DEF 14A Section 953(b) disclosures, PlainCEOPay extract · FY2025

Designer Brands Inc. vs. Apparel & Accessory Stores peers

CEO total pay ($7.9M) against pay ratio (493:1) for Designer Brands Inc. (marked) and its 4 closest same-industry peers, against the Apparel & Accessory Stores industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both1444303.53138394.348324856526575.88220666.557.3:1171.4:1285.5:1399.6:1513.8:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Designer Brands Inc., CEO total pay: 7912650 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 493:1Designer Brands Inc.Zumiez Inc, CEO total pay: 1752320 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 185:1Zumiez IncLands' End, Inc., CEO total pay: 5917614 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 181:1Lands' End, Inc.Shoe Station Group Inc, CEO total pay: 4050646 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 158:1Shoe Station Group IncCiti Trends Inc, CEO total pay: 1912312 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 78:1Citi Trends Inc
Designer Brands Inc. vs. Apparel & Accessory Stores peers, plotted against the industry's $5.9M median CEO total and 185:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Apparel & Accessory Stores peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 11 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 56. Segments sum to the peer set, not this company's compensation pillar.

CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2025

A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in Designer Brands Inc.'s structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Designer Brands Inc.

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2021–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
493:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+230:1
from FY2024 263:1
CEO $ YoY
+62%
$7.9M latest
Filings shown
4
FY2021–2025
Designer Brands Inc. CEO total compensation, median worker pay, and pay ratio by fiscal year from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A.
FY CEO pay Δ pay Median worker Pay ratio Δ ratio
2021 $9.7M - $12,543 776:1 -
2022 $8.5M -12% $19,686 433:1 -343:1
2024 $4.9M -43% $18,544 263:1 -170:1
2025 $7.9M +62% $16,050 493:1 +230:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1319947, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Apparel & Accessory Stores

This Company's Ratio
493:1
Industry Median Ratio
185:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$5.9M
This CEO's Pay
$7.9M
Companies in Industry
13
vs. Industry Median
Above
#6 of 13 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Apparel & Accessory Stores →

Designer Brands Inc.: HIGH · HEAVY pay ratio

Designer Brands Inc.'s 493:1 ratio ranks #108 of 1,423 FY2025 complete filings (higher third by ratio). the CEO earned 493× the median employee ($16,050) in FY2025.

Median employee $16,050 (LOW-MED); HIGH · HEAVY stamps put about 493 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$7.9M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, above median

Pay Ratio

493:1

Outlier, top decile

Designer Brands Inc. in the higher-ratio third

Designer Brands Inc.'s 493:1 ratio ranks #108 of 1,423 FY2025 complete filings (higher third by ratio). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Apparel & Accessory Stores (SIC 56) median ratio is 185:1 across 13 FY2025 filers; Designer Brands Inc.'s $7.9M CEO total is above the $5.9M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #690 and ratio rank #108 split - treat 493:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Apparel & Accessory Stores peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$7.9M
Median Employee Pay
$16,050
Pay Ratio
493:1
Filing Date
2026-05-07

Company Info

Ticker
DBI
CIK
1319947
Industry
Apparel & Accessory Stores
SIC Code
5661
State
OH
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1319947, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Designer Brands Inc.'s 493:1 ratio ranks #108 of 1,423 FY2025 complete filings (higher third by ratio).

Read with Designer Brands Inc.

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps HIGH · HEAVY · LOW-MED.

Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $7.9M (Δ $3K lighter vs Designer Brands Inc.); STEEP · PAR-MED vs this page's HIGH · HEAVY · LOW-MED.
Interface Inc · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $7.9M (Δ $6K lighter vs Designer Brands Inc.); MID · PAR-MED vs this page's HIGH · HEAVY · LOW-MED.
Harmony Biosciences Holdings, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $7.9M (Δ $13K lighter vs Designer Brands Inc.); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's HIGH · HEAVY · LOW-MED.
Eaton Corp plc · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $7.9M (Δ $16K heavier vs Designer Brands Inc.); MID · PAR-MED vs this page's HIGH · HEAVY · LOW-MED.
Zumiez Inc (SIC 56 pole)

Zumiez Inc stamps STEEP · LIGHT nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Designer Brands Inc.'s HIGH filing.
National dual ranks · #690/#108

Designer Brands Inc.'s FY2025 package sits #690 by CEO dollars and #108 by ratio under HEAVY · HIGH.
Comp structure · HEAVY

Designer Brands Inc.'s HEAVY CEO total is equity-sensitive - read what grant-date fair value does and does not mean.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Designer Brands Inc. (CIK 1319947), FY2025. See our methodology. Aggregated by PlainCEOPay as of August 2026.

Data currency: Executive compensation from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A proxy statements through fiscal year 2025, compiled and last refreshed August 2026. See our methodology for source dates and refresh cadence. Spot a figure that looks wrong? Report a correction.