Designer Brands Inc-A 2026年季度报告

FORM 10-Q (Mark One) ☑QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the quarterly period ended May 2, 2026or☐TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from Commission file number 001-32545 DESIGNER BRANDS INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to suchfiling requirements for the past 90 days.☑Yes☐No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submitsuch files).☑Yes☐No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, oran emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growthcompany" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. Large accelerated filer☐Non-accelerated filer☐ Accelerated filer☑Smaller reporting company☑Emerging growth company☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with anynew or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).☐Yes☑No Number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's classes of common stock, as of June2, 2026: 43,044,346 Class A common shares and7,732,733 Class B common shares. DESIGNER BRANDS INC.TABLE OF CONTENTS Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information for Purposes of the "Safe Harbor" Provisions of the PrivateSecurities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 Certain statements in this Form 10-Q may constitute forward-looking statements and are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisionsof the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements reflect our current views with respect to, among other things,future events and financial performance. You can identify these forward-looking statements by the use of words such as "outlook,""could," "believes," "expects," "potential," "continues," "may," "will," "should," "would," "seeks," "approximately," "predicts,""intends," "plans," "estimates," "anticipates," or the negative version of those words or other comparable words. Any forward-lookingstatements contained in this Form 10-Q are based upon current plans, estimates, expectations and assumptions relating to ouroperations, results of operations, financial condition, and liquidity. The inclusion of any forward-looking statements should not beregarded as a representation by us or any other person that the future plans, estimates, or expectations contemplated by us will beachieved. Such forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks, uncertainties, and other factors, many of which are outsideof our control, that may cause actual results, performance, or achievements to be materially different from any future results,performance, or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. In addition to those factors described underPart I, Item 1A.Risk Factorsin our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2026 (the "2025 Form 10-K")filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on March 30, 2026 and otherwise in our reports and filings with theSEC, there are a number of important factors that could cause actual results, performance, or achievements to differ materially fromthose discussed in forward-looking statements that include, but are not limited to, the following: •uncertain general economic and financial conditions, including economic volatility and potential downturn or recession,supply chain disruptions, new or increased tariffs and other barriers to trade, tariff refunds, fluctuating interest rates,unemployment rates and inflationary pressures, and the related impacts to consumer discretionary spending, as well as ourability to plan for and respond to the impact of these conditions;•our ability to anticipate and respond to rapidly changing consumer preferences, seasonality, customer expectations, andfashion trends;•the impact on our consumer traffic and demand, our business operations, and the operations of our suppliers, as weexperience unseasonable weather, climate change evolves, and the frequency and severity of weather events increases;•our ability to ex