Every Form 4 that Designer Brands Inc. (DBI) has filed with the SEC in the last 12 months is listed below, newest first, and each one links through to the document itself with the summary and the scores our analysis gives it.
A Form 4 covers the transactions officers, directors and large holders report, so if you follow DBI and want that one kind of document rather than the whole filing history, this is the page to keep. The company's other filings, of every form, are on the full DBI filings page.
Designer Brands Inc. director reports stock-based award. A member of the board of directors of Designer Brands Inc. acquired 436 stock units on 12/19/2025 under the company’s equity compensation arrangements. Each stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the company’s Class A common stock and was credited as a dividend equivalent on previously awarded stock units, at a price of $0.0000 per unit.
After this transaction, the director beneficially owns 67,092 stock units, held directly. These stock units vest on the grant date and will be converted into an equal number of Class A common shares when the director’s service on the board of directors ends, reflecting a standard equity-based incentive structure for board compensation.
Designer Brands Inc. reported an insider equity transaction involving dividend-related derivatives. On 12/19/2025, an executive officer of the company acquired 2,512 dividend equivalent rights tied to previously granted restricted stock units (RSUs). Each dividend equivalent right is the economic equivalent of one share of Designer Brands’ Class A common stock and becomes exercisable proportionately with the related RSUs.
Following this transaction, the reporting person beneficially owned 31,244 derivative securities directly. The filing was signed on behalf of the insider by Katherine Alfano as attorney-in-fact.
Designer Brands Inc. director reports stock-based award update. A company director filed details of equity compensation activity dated 12/19/2025. The filing shows an acquisition of 840 stock units at an exercise price of $0.0000, described as dividend equivalent rights accrued on previously awarded stock units. Each stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one Class A common share.
These stock units vest on the grant date and will convert into an equal number of Class A common shares when the director’s service on the Board of Directors ends. Following this transaction, the director beneficially owns 129,310 stock units. The total includes units acquired from a special dividend and related dividend equivalent rights.
Designer Brands Inc. reported an insider equity transaction involving a company director. On 12/19/2025, the director acquired 1,657 stock units, with each unit representing a contingent right to receive one share of Class A common stock. These units were credited as dividend equivalent rights on previously awarded stock units.
The stock units become vested on the grant date and will convert into an equal number of Class A common shares when the director’s service on the Board of Directors ends. Following this transaction, the director beneficially owns 254,841 stock units, including units received from a special dividend and accrued dividend equivalent rights.
Designer Brands Inc. director reported an update to their equity holdings. On 12/19/2025, the reporting person received 1,240 stock units, recorded as an acquisition of derivative securities at a stated price of $0.0000 per unit. Each stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Designer Brands Class A common stock and becomes vested on the grant date.
The units will convert into an equal number of Class A shares when the director’s service on the Board ends. After this transaction, the director beneficially owns 190,379 stock units, which total includes previously accrued dividend equivalent rights.
Designer Brands Inc. director reports stock unit grant linked to dividends. A company director filed a Form 4 showing an acquisition on 12/19/2025 of 611 stock units at a price of $0.0000 per unit. Each stock unit is a contingent right to receive one share of Designer Brands’ Class A common stock, and these units become vested on the grant date. The filing states these units represent dividend equivalent rights accrued on previously awarded stock units and will convert into the same number of Class A shares when the director’s service on the Board ends. Following this transaction, the director beneficially owns 93,859 stock units as derivative securities in direct ownership, including accrued dividend equivalent rights.
Designer Brands Inc. reported an insider stock sale by a director and vice chair/chief product officer. On 12/11/2025, the reporting person sold 142,277 Class A common shares in an open market transaction coded as a sale. The weighted average sale price was about $8.06 per share, with individual trades executed between $8.00 and $8.495 per share. After this transaction, the insider continued to beneficially own 306,690 Class A common shares, held directly.
Designer Brands (DBI) reported an insider transaction by a director. On 10/31/2025, the reporting person acquired 6,098 Class A common shares at $0.0000 (transaction code A). Following the transaction, holdings were 285,093 shares direct, plus 31,050 shares indirect by trusts and 1,273,099 shares indirect via Schottenstein Realty LLC. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the indirect shares except to the extent of any pecuniary interest.