Digital Brands Group Inc's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Digital Brands Group Inc (DBGI) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Key Findings: Digital Brands Group Inc vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 6M vs 11,007M combined for tracked competitors (0.1% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is decelerating (-15.6% annualized vs trailing 12 months), vs holding steady (+0.9%) for its tracked peer group.
- Growth: Digital Brands Group Inc generated -29.4% revenue growth year over year in Q2 2026, vs 8.2% for its tracked competitors combined.
- Profitability: Its -743.6% net margin compares with 7.2% for the peer group.
- Scale: Digital Brands Group Inc ranks #23 of 23 companies by market capitalization in the Retail Apparel industry, holding 0.0% of industry market cap.
- Peer revenue share: Digital Brands Group Inc accounted for 0.0% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, down from 0.1% a year earlier.
- Peer differentiation: Revenue per employee of $0.17M compares with $0.21M for the peer group (0.8x).
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
DBGI Sales vs. its Competitors, Q2 2026
Digital Brands Group Inc reported revenue contraction of 29.41 % year on year in Q2 2026, below its competitors' combined revenue growth of 8.19 %.
With a net margin of -743.56 %, Digital Brands Group Inc reported lower profitability than its competitors (7.20 %).
Digital Brands Group Inc generated 0.04 % of the combined sales of its peer group, down from 0.07 % a year earlier.
Digital Brands Group Inc vs. its Competitors, Q2 2026
Revenue growth, year on year
Net margin
Revenue run-rate vs trailing 12 months
TTM net margin
TTM = trailing twelve months. Run-rate annualizes the latest quarter (×4) and compares it to TTM. In millions of $. High-Confidence Competitors are named as a competitor directly in an SEC filing; Similar-Size Competitors are the closest peers by market-cap rank within the same industry; Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors are the closest peers by combined revenue growth, operating margin and ROIC, all independent of the competitor list.
TTM revenue, latest-quarter run-rate and net income/margin benchmarked across Digital Brands Group Inc and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.
| Entity | TTM Revenue | Rev Run-rate vs TTM |
|---|---|---|
| Digital Brands Group Inc | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Competitors combined | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| High-Confidence Competitors (1) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar Growth & Profitability (1) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
TTM revenue, run-rate and net margin benchmarking across Digital Brands Group Inc's competitor groups requires a Commercial License.
For context: the Retail Apparel industry grew revenue 3.1% year over year, combined, vs -29.4% for Digital Brands Group Inc. Digital Brands Group Inc's share of combined industry revenue moved from 0.00% to 0.00%, a gain of 0.00 percentage points.
Digital Brands Group Inc's Competitor Quality Breadth
Share of each group, trailing 12 months: profitable (net margin > 0), expanding (revenue growth > 0), growing faster than the industry's own median, and financially distressed (Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below).
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Brands Group Inc | No | No | No | No |
| Competitors combined (6) | ||||
| High-Confidence Competitors (2) | ||||
| Similar-Size Competitors (4) | ||||
| Similar Growth & Profitability (8) | 12.50 % (1 of 8) | 12.50 % (1 of 8) | 12.50 % (1 of 8) | 75.00 % (6 of 8) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
DBGI Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
DBGI Stock Performance relative to High-Confidence Competitors
DBGI Stock Performance relative to Similar-Size Competitors
DBGI Stock Performance relative to Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors
5 Best-Performing Tracked Competitors, Trailing 12 Months
| # | Competitor | TTM Share Price Return | vs U.S.A. 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Urban Outfitters Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 2 | Etsy Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 3 | American Eagle Outfitters Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 4 | Revolve Group Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 5 | Rent The Runway Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Digital Brands Group Inc's best-performing tracked competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Digital Brands Group Inc's Comment on Competition and Industry Peers
Publicly Traded Peers of Digital Brands Group Inc
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
| Digital Brands Group Inc | 3.14 | 5.72 |
| Etsy Inc | 8,267.71 | 2,858.38 |
| Urban Outfitters Inc | 6,538.20 | 6,471.58 |
| American Eagle Outfitters Inc | 2,983.24 | 5,652.07 |
| Revolve Group Inc | 1,529.24 | 1,310.46 |
| Rent The Runway Inc | 54.06 | 366.90 |
| SUBTOTAL | 19,386.53 | 16,667.46 |
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Sources: Digital Brands Group Inc's official press releases and regulatory filings; CSIMarket.com's market research; and the financial filings and press releases of the other companies cited.
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Digital Brands Group Inc's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from SEC filings and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| James Perse | Named by the company | 85% |
| Vouri | Named by the company | 85% |
| All Saints | Named by the company | 85% |
| Ralph Lauren | Named by the company | 85% |
| Madewell | Named by the company | 85% |
| Zegna | Named by the company | 85% |
| FRAME | Named by the company | 85% |
| Vince | Named by the company | 85% |
| Rag & Bone | Named by the company | 85% |
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Methodology: relationships are extracted from SEC filings (named-competitor disclosures) and corroborating sources. Named by the company = explicitly disclosed as a competitor; Inferred = derived from corroborating signals. Confidence reflects evidence strength.
Digital Brands Group Inc's Business Segment Mix vs Peers
Revenue by operating segment or division, as named and reported by each company. Segment names are the filer's own and are not standardized across companies. Do not assume a same-named or similarly-named segment is defined identically between two companies. Shares are of each company's own total revenue and are not required to sum to 100% (intersegment revenue, unallocated items).| Company | Largest Segment |
|---|---|
| Urban Outfitters Inc | Retail Operations 85.72 % |
| American Eagle Outfitters Inc | American Eagle Brand 56.77 % |
| Revolve Group Inc | Revolve Segment 87.08 % |
Source: operating segment revenue as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API, leaf-level reportable segments only (parent roll-up segments are excluded where sub-segments are separately disclosed).
Digital Brands Group Inc's Productivity vs Peers Comparison
Revenue and income per employee, trailing 12 months, in $; market cap in millions of $| Company | Market Cap | Revenue / Employee | Income / Employee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Brands Group Inc | 3 | 173,482 | -1,346,068 |
| Etsy Inc | 8,268 | 2,531,782 | 185,357 |
| Urban Outfitters Inc | 6,538 | 208,761 | 18,357 |
| American Eagle Outfitters Inc | 2,983 | 125,602 | 6,075 |
| Revolve Group Inc | 1,529 | 787,534 | 43,335 |
| Rent The Runway Inc | 54 | 361,478 | 42,660 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 19,383 | 208,637 | 14,263 |
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Digital Brands Group Inc's Geographic Revenue Exposure vs Peers
Revenue by country/region as reported in each company's most recent filing. Disclosure granularity varies by filer (some report by country, others by broad region) and is shown as disclosed.| Company | Largest Market |
|---|---|
| Etsy Inc | United States 47.41 % |
| Urban Outfitters Inc | Geographic Distribution Domestic 87.31 % |
| American Eagle Outfitters Inc | US 83.79 % |
| Revolve Group Inc | US 77.45 % |
Source: revenue geography as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API. Percentages are of that company's own total consolidated revenue for its most recent reported period.
Digital Brands Group Inc's Position in Industry Market Structure
Market-capitalization share and concentration across all 23 companies in Digital Brands Group Inc's industry classification, broader than the peer set above. Market cap in millions of $.Digital Brands Group Inc ranks #23 of 23 companies by market capitalization in its industry, holding 0.00 % of total industry market cap. The industry's Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) is 3,987, indicating a highly concentrated market structure (U.S. antitrust guidance: below 1,500 unconcentrated, 1,500 to 2,500 moderately concentrated, above 2,500 highly concentrated).
| Rank | Company | Market Cap | Industry Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Tjx Companies Inc | 146,653 | 55.72 % |
| 2 | Ross Stores Inc | 76,649 | 29.12 % |
| 3 | Gap Inc | 8,380 | 3.18 % |
| 4 | Victorias Secret and Co | 7,329 | 2.78 % |
| 5 | Urban Outfitters Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 6 | Abercrombie and Fitch Co | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 7 | Boot Barn Holdings Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 8 | American Eagle Outfitters Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 9 | Buckle Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 10 | Citi Trends inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 23 | Digital Brands Group Inc | 3 | 0.00 % |
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Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation) across CSIMarket's industry classification, market capitalization as of 2026-09-28.
Digital Brands Group Inc's Same-Size Peers & Stock Performance
Peers chosen by closeness in market-cap rank within the same industry classification (not the named-competitor list above). Trailing 12-month total return, 3-month price momentum, beta and Sharpe ratio vs the broad U.S. market.| Rank | Company | Market Cap | TTM Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Tilly s Inc | 133 | 121.86 % |
| 19 | The Children s Place inc | 48 | -65.98 % |
| 20 | The Cato Corporation | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 21 | Destination Xl Group Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 22 | 707 Cayman Holdings Limited | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 23 | Digital Brands Group Inc | 3 | -29.26 % |
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Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation); returns and risk metrics as of 2026-09-28. Beta and Sharpe ratio are versus the broad U.S. equity market, not this industry.
Digital Brands Group Inc's Profitability & Cost Structure
Trailing 12-month margins from SEC-filed financials. Operating margin is compared to the Retail Apparel industry median; gross margin, EBITDA margin and capital intensity are compared to the live industry average (41 companies).| Metric | Company | Industry | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | -2.79 % | 37.51 % (avg) | -40.3 pp |
| Operating Margin | -706.46 % | industry median | -707.0 pp |
| EBITDA Margin | -586.24 % | 6.11 % (avg) | -592.4 pp |
| Capital Intensity (Capex / Revenue) | - | 2.45 % (avg) | - |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. SG&A and R&D as a share of revenue have limited coverage as this data is backfilled and appear only where reported. Higher capital intensity is not inherently negative; it reflects the industry's asset requirements.
Digital Brands Group Inc's Valuation vs Competitive Position
Valuation multiples vs the Retail Apparel industry average (41 companies, excluding loss-making/negative-equity outliers), alongside returns on capital for context on whether a premium or discount lines up with measurably stronger or weaker returns.| Metric | Company | Industry Average | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | - | 17.8x | - |
| EV / EBITDA | - | 9.5x | - |
| P/B | 0.2x | 3.0x | -2.8x |
| Return on Equity | -615.34 % | industry aggregate | -640.13 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | -140.75 % | 1.57 % (avg) | -142.32 % |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. A valuation premium or discount is not, by itself, a judgment of over- or under-valuation. Compare it against the return and growth context shown elsewhere on this page.
Digital Brands Group Inc's Multi-Year Financial Trajectory
Fiscal-year revenue growth, operating margin, return on invested capital and P/E, as reported in SEC filings.| Metric | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | - | - | 4.10 % | -26.81 % | -33.72 % |
| Operating Margin | - | -229.74 % | -14.41 % | -95.83 % | -418.64 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | - | 163.56 % | -87.47 % | -298.19 % | -132.90 % |
| P/E | - | - | - | - | - |
Source: CSIMarket API, fiscal-year figures. P/E is this company's own historical ratio at each fiscal year end and can swing sharply around an earnings trough: that is real, not a data error.
Digital Brands Group Inc's Strategic Group Map
Every company in Digital Brands Group Inc's industry and named-competitor list, plotted by trailing 12-month revenue growth and operating margin. Digital Brands Group Inc is shown in red; its closest peers by combined growth, margin and ROIC (the Similar Growth & Profitability group above) are labeled.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Extreme outlier values (from near-zero-revenue companies) are excluded from the plotted cloud but never from the highlighted company or its labeled peers.
Digital Brands Group Inc's BCG Growth-Share Matrix
Relative market share (vs Digital Brands Group Inc's largest competitor by market cap) against industry revenue growth, using the standard textbook thresholds (1.0x share, 10% growth) a common framework, not a precision instrument.
Digital Brands Group Inc falls in the Dog quadrant: relative market share of 0.00x vs its largest competitor, in an industry growing revenue -0.4% (median, trailing 12 months).
Source: CSIMarket API (market-cap share and industry revenue growth). The 10% growth and 1.0x share lines are standard textbook thresholds, not derived from this industry's own distribution. A caveat worth reading alongside this chart: The Tjx Companies Inc alone holds 56% of this industry's market cap. In an industry this dominated by one leader, the framework will place nearly every OTHER company in "Dog" or "Question Mark" purely because relative share is measured against that leader, regardless of how strong those other companies actually are on their own fundamentals. Check the Profitability, Valuation and Financial Strength sections above before treating this quadrant label as a verdict.
Digital Brands Group Inc's Competitive Forces (Porter's Five Forces)
Only the forces this data can support honestly are shown; the other three are marked as such rather than guessed.| Force | Assessment | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Competitive Rivalry | Low | Industry HHI of 3,987 (see Industry Market Structure & Concentration above) |
| Supplier Power | Not covered on this page | See Digital Brands Group Inc's dedicated suppliers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Buyer Power | Not covered on this page | See Digital Brands Group Inc's dedicated customers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Threat of Substitutes | - | No systematic data source for cross-product substitution exists in this system; not estimated |
Note: this is a partial, data-grounded application of the framework, not a complete strategic assessment. Rivalry and barriers-to-entry readings are mechanical translations of the HHI and capital-intensity figures shown elsewhere on this page, not independent judgments.
Digital Brands Group Inc's Industry Attractiveness & Competitive Strength
A CSIMarket composite, not a standard field: each axis is an equal-weighted average of three factors already shown elsewhere on this page (industry growth, industry profitability and rivalry for attractiveness; relative market share, profitability and growth vs industry for strength). Disclosed as a designed methodology, not a precision measurement.
Digital Brands Group Inc falls in the Medium attractiveness / Low strength cell: Harvest.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Each axis score is a simple 1(low)/2(medium)/3(high) average across its three inputs -- a transparent, disclosed simplification, not a validated academic scoring model.
Digital Brands Group Inc's SWOT
Every point below is a fixed rule applied to a metric already shown elsewhere on this page (Market Structure, Profitability, Valuation, Run-Rate, Stock Performance, Quality Breadth) not an independent strategic assessment. A blank quadrant means no rule was met, not that none apply.Strengths
No rule matched.
Weaknesses
- Operating margin 707.0 points below the industry median.
- Return on equity 640.1 points below the industry aggregate.
- Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is decelerating (-15.6% annualized vs trailing 12 months).
- Underperforming the U.S.A. 500 over the trailing 12 months.
- Low relative market share vs the industry leader (0.00x).
Opportunities
No rule matched.
Threats
- Industry dominated by The Tjx Companies Inc , holding 55.72 % of industry market cap.
Methodology: mechanical, rule-based SWOT. Each bullet reuses a figure already sourced and cited elsewhere on this page; nothing here is generated narrative or independent analyst judgment.
Digital Brands Group Inc's Financial Strength vs Peers Comparison
Quick ratio, working capital, debt to equity and asset turnover, trailing 12 months| Company | Quick Ratio | Working Capital | Debt / Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Brands Group Inc | 0.15 | 0.72 | 1.67 |
| Etsy Inc | 1.06 | 1.74 | - |
| Urban Outfitters Inc | 0.35 | 1.52 | - |
| American Eagle Outfitters Inc | 0.18 | 1.58 | 0.08 |
| Revolve Group Inc | 1.23 | 2.62 | - |
| Rent The Runway Inc | 0.62 | 0.86 | - |
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Quick ratio = cash / current liabilities; working capital ratio = current assets / current liabilities; asset turnover = revenue / total assets. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Digital Brands Group Inc's Revenue and Income Growth vs Peers
Quarterly revenue and net income growth, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Revenue Y/Y | Income Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Brands Group Inc | Q2 2026 | -29.4 % | - |
| Etsy Inc | Q2 2026 | -0.6 % | - |
| Urban Outfitters Inc | Q2 2026 | +10.5 % | +67.3 % |
| American Eagle Outfitters Inc | Q1 2026 | +9.7 % | - |
| Revolve Group Inc | Q2 2026 | +12.8 % | +86.0 % |
| Rent The Runway Inc | Q2 2026 | +20.8 % | - |
| PEERS TOTAL | +8.6 % | +164.0 % |
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Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Digital Brands Group Inc's Peers' Costs of Sales and Capital Expenditures
Context for revenue growth: peer costs and capex, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Costs Y/Y | Capex Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Brands Group Inc | Q2 2026 | -11.6 % | - |
| Etsy Inc | Q2 2026 | +9.3 % | -52.1 % |
| Urban Outfitters Inc | Q2 2026 | +0.3 % | +21.9 % |
| American Eagle Outfitters Inc | Q1 2026 | -3.7 % | -0.3 % |
| Revolve Group Inc | Q2 2026 | +6.9 % | +28.7 % |
| Rent The Runway Inc | Q2 2026 | +4.4 % | -44.9 % |
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Digital Brands Group Inc's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Brands Group Inc | - | - | - |
| Etsy Inc | 7.90% | 13.61% | - |
| Urban Outfitters Inc | 11.49% | 13.54% | 20.72% |
| American Eagle Outfitters Inc | 6.69% | 8.56% | 16.81% |
| Revolve Group Inc | 9.07% | 13.34% | 13.93% |
| Rent The Runway Inc | 20.21% | 22.35% | - |
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ROA = net income / total assets; ROI = net income / investments; ROE = net income / equity; turnover ratios use trailing 12 month revenue (receivables) and cost of sales (inventory).
Digital Brands Group Inc's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Digital Brands Group Inc | - | 0.55 |
| Etsy Inc | 40.07 | 2.89 |
| Urban Outfitters Inc | 11.77 | 1.01 |
| American Eagle Outfitters Inc | 10.89 | 0.53 |
| Revolve Group Inc | 21.13 | 1.17 |
| Rent The Runway Inc | 0.13 | 0.15 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | 17.71 | 1.16 |
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P/E = price / diluted EPS (trailing 12 months); PEG = P/E divided by EPS growth; the average row divides the peers' combined market cap by their combined income, sales, cash flow and equity.