What if you'd held DBI?
A $1,000 investment in Designer Brands Inc. Class A (DBI) at the month-end close of 2005-06 would be worth $673 at the close of 2026-09 — -32.7% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500, dividends reinvested, would be worth $9,691.
Your scenario
Result
If you'd bought $1,000 at the start of each year
Value of $1,000 invested on January 1 of each year, held to 2026-09, dividends included.
Every year, $1,000 from 2005
| Year | Value of $1,000 | Year return |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | $1,000 | — |
| 2006 | $1,471 | +47.1% |
| 2007 | $715 | -51.4% |
| 2008 | $476 | -33.5% |
| 2009 | $987 | +107.4% |
| 2010 | $1,490 | +51.0% |
| 2011 | $1,771 | +18.9% |
| 2012 | $2,751 | +55.3% |
| 2013 | $3,612 | +31.3% |
| 2014 | $3,226 | -10.7% |
| 2015 | $2,119 | -34.3% |
| 2016 | $2,080 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | $2,049 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | $2,459 | +20.0% |
| 2019 | $1,657 | -32.6% |
| 2020 | $818 | -50.7% |
| 2021 | $1,518 | +85.7% |
| 2022 | $1,061 | -30.1% |
| 2023 | $979 | -7.7% |
| 2024 | $607 | -38.0% |
| 2025 | $888 | +46.3% |
| 2026 | $640 | -27.9% |
Best and worst month-end to buy
The best single month-end close to have bought DBI was 2025-06 ($2.28): $1,000 then is $2,307 today. The worst was 2013-11 ($31.05): $1,000 then is $169.
FAQ
What would $1,000 in DBI be worth today?
A $1,000 investment in Designer Brands Inc. Class A (DBI) at the start of 2005 would be worth about $673 today, a total return of -32.7%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.
What were the best and worst years for DBI?
Designer Brands Inc. Class A (DBI)'s strongest calendar year since 2005 was 2009, a +107.4% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $2,074 by year-end. Its weakest year was 2007, at -51.4%.
Does the calculator include dividends and splits?
Yes where available. Prices are adjusted for both stock splits and reinvested dividends (total return), the same measure brokerages use.
How much would $100 per month in DBI have grown?
Investing $100 at the end of every month since 2005-06 would have grown to about $14,989 on $25,600 invested.
Did DBI beat the S&P 500?
Over the same period, $1,000 in the S&P 500 with dividends reinvested (the S&P 500 Total Return index) would be worth $9,691. DBI trailed the S&P 500 by +93.1% in total return.
Is this investment advice?
No. Wall Street Regrets is an entertainment and education tool. Every number is a historical calculation, not a prediction, and past performance never guarantees future results.
Methodology
Designer Brands Inc. Class A (DBI) historical total-return data from 2005-06 to 2026-09, reduced to month-end closes for the tables above.
Returns use adjusted close prices — adjusted for stock splits and reinvested dividends, the same convention used by major brokerages. End-of-day and live prices come from EODHD; parts of the deep historical series are carried over from Yahoo Finance data. A "year" scenario invests $1,000 at the prior December's month-end close and values it at the latest available month-end close. Non-USD amounts are converted at historical month-end exchange rates (EODHD): to USD on the buy date and back to your currency at the latest rate, so the return reflects the currency move as well as the asset.
Month-end resolution means intra-month extremes are not captured in tables; the calculator uses exact trading-day closes where daily data is available. Figures ignore taxes, fees, and the currency effects of non-USD listings. History is not a forecast. Wall Street Regrets is entertainment, not investment advice.
What if you'd held…
Data: adjusted close prices via EODHD and Yahoo Finance. As of 2026-09-04. Not financial advice.