Designer Brands Inc. short interest in 2026

In 2026, Designer Brands Inc.'s disclosed short interest ran from 14.37% of shares outstanding on 15 Jan 2026 to 10.47% on 15 Sep 2026, a change of -3.90 percentage points. The year's high was 15.26% on 31 Mar 2026 and its low 10.15% on 31 Aug 2026, averaging 12.78% across 17 twice-monthly settlement dates. FINRA's days-to-cover figure peaked at 17.33 days on 29 May 2026. Full history: Designer Brands Inc..

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Short position data for Designer Brands Inc. short interest in 2026: FINRA, compiled by howshorted.com, settlement date 15 Sep 2026. https://howshorted.com/us/company/dbi/2026/

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  title        = {Designer Brands Inc. short interest in 2026 short position data},
  author       = {{HowShorted}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://howshorted.com/us/company/dbi/2026/}},
  note         = {Data: FINRA, settlement date 15 Sep 2026; accessed 2026-10-13},
  year         = {2026}
}

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2026 in figures

Start of year: 14.37% (15 Jan 2026)
End of year: 10.47% (15 Sep 2026)
Change: -3.90 pp
High: 15.26% (31 Mar 2026)
Low: 10.15% (31 Aug 2026)
Average: 12.78%
Highest days to cover: 17.33 (29 May 2026)
SEC filings marked: 6

Every report in 2026

Designer Brands Inc. short interest in 2026
Settlement	Short interest	Days to cover	Filings since previous
15 Jan 2026	14.37%	8.03
30 Jan 2026	14.79%	9.06
13 Feb 2026	15.00%	8.12
27 Feb 2026	14.36%	13.07
13 Mar 2026	14.42%	13.14
31 Mar 2026	15.26%	7.73	results (8-K), 10-K filed
15 Apr 2026	15.01%	12.41
30 Apr 2026	13.43%	10.21
15 May 2026	13.03%	12.82
29 May 2026	13.80%	17.33
15 Jun 2026	10.30%	5.05	10-Q filed, results (8-K)
30 Jun 2026	10.77%	6.25
15 Jul 2026	10.77%	8.91
31 Jul 2026	10.84%	12.97
14 Aug 2026	10.48%	14.14
31 Aug 2026	10.15%	10.67
15 Sep 2026	10.47%	5.89	10-Q filed, results (8-K)

About this data

US short interest data: FINRA (finra.org), shown as reported shares short divided by SEC-reported shares outstanding for each settlement date. FINRA® is a registered trademark of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by FINRA or the SEC; displayed for personal reference, bulk redistribution is not permitted (see terms). Nothing here is investment advice. Method: methodology.