The Buckle, Inc. logo

The Buckle, Inc.

BKE

NYSEConsumer CyclicalApparel - Retail

Previous close

$43.81

+$1.17 · +2.74%

Aug 21, 4:00 PM ET

Pre-market

$44.91

+$1.10 · +2.51%

Aug 24, 7:05 AM ET

BKE company overview

Regular session · ET · Market data may be delayed.

GoAI snapshot

AI-powered factor overview

Jul 10, 2026

GoAI score

Buy

Favorable setup — positive multi-factor alignment

Valuation

100

Deep Value

Momentum

28

Weakening

Sentiment

53

Mixed

Risk resilience

53

Elevated Risk

Full GoAI research

Thesis, catalysts, evidence, and risk analysis.

View full GoAI research

AI-generated, informational only, and not investment advice.

Company profile

Company website

The Buckle, Inc. operates as a retailer of casual apparel, footwear, and accessories for men, women, and kids under the Buckle and Buckle Youth brands in the United States. The company markets a selection of brand name casual apparel, including denims, other casual bottoms, tops, sportswear, outerwear, accessories, and footwear, as well as private label merchandise comprising the BKE, Buckle Black, Ace High, Daytrip, Departwest, FITZ + EDDI, Freshwear, Gentry Country, Gilded Intent, Gimmicks, J.B. Holt, Maven Co-op, Modish Rebel, Nova Industries, Outpost Makers, Reclaim, Salvage, Sterling & Stitch, Veece, Willow & Root, 33 Coastal, and Funk Lagoon brands. It also provides services, such as hemming, gift-packaging, layaways, a guest loyalty program, the Buckle private label credit card, personalized stylist services, and a special-order system that allows stores to obtain specifically requested merchandise from other company stores or from its online order fulfillment center. The company was formerly known as Mills Clothing, Inc. and changed its name to The Buckle, Inc. in April 1991. The Buckle, Inc. was incorporated in 1948 and is headquartered in Kearney, Nebraska.

Industry
Apparel - Retail
Sector
Consumer Cyclical
Headquarters
US
CEO
Dennis H. Nelson
Listed since
May 8, 1992
Employees
8,000

Market position

Day range

Current $43.81

52-week range

Current $43.81

Open
$42.99
Previous close
$42.64
Volume
517.34K
1.1× average
Average volume
471.86K
Average daily volume
Market cap
2.26B USD
Beta
1.03
Market reference 1
50-day average
$43.7148
+0.22% above average
200-day average
$50.4195
-13.11% below average

Financials

Financial snapshot

Latest / TTM

Valuation & yield

Enterprise value
2.51B USD
P/E (TTM)
10×
P/B (TTM)
4.54×
P/S (TTM)
1.7×
EV / EBITDA
8.33×
Earnings yield
8.82%
Free cash flow yield
8.65%
Dividend yield
10.04%

Profitability & efficiency

Gross margin
48.95%
Operating margin
20.84%
Net margin
16.62%
Return on equity
49.39%
Return on assets
21.16%
Return on invested capital
23.63%

Financial health

Debt / equity
0.86×
Current ratio
1.89×

Financial statements

Margin trends

Profitability as a percentage of reported revenue.

Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
Gross, operating, and net margin trends54%40%26%13%Gross margin, FY2021: 50.44%Gross margin, FY2022: 50.25%Gross margin, FY2023: 49.09%Gross margin, FY2024: 48.68%Gross margin, FY2025: 48.99%Operating margin, FY2021: 25.92%Operating margin, FY2022: 24.39%Operating margin, FY2023: 21.49%Operating margin, FY2024: 19.82%Operating margin, FY2025: 20.14%Net margin, FY2021: 19.68%Net margin, FY2022: 18.93%Net margin, FY2023: 17.44%Net margin, FY2024: 16.05%Net margin, FY2025: 16.16%FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin FY2021 50.44%. Gross margin FY2022 50.25%. Gross margin FY2023 49.09%. Gross margin FY2024 48.68%. Gross margin FY2025 48.99%. Operating margin FY2021 25.92%. Operating margin FY2022 24.39%. Operating margin FY2023 21.49%. Operating margin FY2024 19.82%. Operating margin FY2025 20.14%. Net margin FY2021 19.68%. Net margin FY2022 18.93%. Net margin FY2023 17.44%. Net margin FY2024 16.05%. Net margin FY2025 16.16%.

Income trends

Revenue

1.3B USD+6.58%

Operating income

261.44M USD+8.32%

Net income

209.74M USD+7.30%
Income trends across reported periods1.46B USD1B USD540.38M USD80.5M USDRevenue, FY2021: 1.29B USDRevenue, FY2022: 1.35B USDRevenue, FY2023: 1.26B USDRevenue, FY2024: 1.22B USDRevenue, FY2025: 1.3B USDOperating income, FY2021: 335.5M USDOperating income, FY2022: 328.13M USDOperating income, FY2023: 271.06M USDOperating income, FY2024: 241.36M USDOperating income, FY2025: 261.44M USDNet income, FY2021: 254.82M USDNet income, FY2022: 254.63M USDNet income, FY2023: 219.92M USDNet income, FY2024: 195.47M USDNet income, FY2025: 209.74M USDFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue FY2021 1.29B USD. Revenue FY2022 1.35B USD. Revenue FY2023 1.26B USD. Revenue FY2024 1.22B USD. Revenue FY2025 1.3B USD. Operating income FY2021 335.5M USD. Operating income FY2022 328.13M USD. Operating income FY2023 271.06M USD. Operating income FY2024 241.36M USD. Operating income FY2025 261.44M USD. Net income FY2021 254.82M USD. Net income FY2022 254.63M USD. Net income FY2023 219.92M USD. Net income FY2024 195.47M USD. Net income FY2025 209.74M USD.
Metric (USD)FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue1.3B USD1.22B USD1.26B USD1.35B USD1.29B USD
Cost of goods sold661.98M USD624.9M USD642.04M USD669.18M USD641.6M USD
Gross profit635.86M USD592.79M USD619.07M USD676M USD653.01M USD
Selling, general, and administrative374.41M USD351.42M USD348.01M USD347.87M USD317.51M USD
Operating expenses374.41M USD351.42M USD348.01M USD347.87M USD317.51M USD
Interest income6.92M USD2.26M USD
Depreciation and amortization25.42M USD22.13M USD20.83M USD18.86M USD18.69M USD
Operating income261.44M USD241.36M USD271.06M USD328.13M USD335.5M USD
Net income209.74M USD195.47M USD219.92M USD254.63M USD254.82M USD

Company facts updated Aug 24, 2026.

Earnings

EPS beat rate
82%
9 beats, 2 misses, 0 met estimates
Average EPS surprise
+5.62%
11 comparable reports
Latest EPS result
0.87
Estimate 0.81 · Beat by 7.41%

EPS: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Quarterly EPS actual values compared with estimates1.661.310.970.62Q1 '25BeatQ2 '25BeatQ3 '25BeatQ4 '25BeatQ1 '26BeatQ2 '26BeatQ3 '26BeatQ4 '26Estimate
Q1 2025, reported Mar 14, 2025: actual 1.53, estimate 1.39, surprise +10.07%, Beat. Q2 2025, reported May 23, 2025: actual 0.7, estimate 0.693, surprise +1.01%, Beat. Q3 2025, reported Aug 22, 2025: actual 0.89, estimate 0.835, surprise +6.59%, Beat. Q4 2025, reported Nov 21, 2025: actual 0.96, estimate 0.952, surprise +0.84%, Beat. Q1 2026, reported Mar 13, 2026: actual 1.59, estimate 1.51, surprise +5.30%, Beat. Q2 2026, reported May 29, 2026: actual 0.92, estimate 0.738, surprise +24.66%, Beat. Q3 2026, reported Aug 21, 2026: actual 0.87, estimate 0.81, surprise +7.41%, Beat. Q4 2026, reported Nov 20, 2026: actual —, estimate 0.902, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Revenue: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Quarterly Revenue actual values compared with estimates415.11M360.46M305.81M251.16MQ1 '25BeatQ2 '25BeatQ3 '25MissQ4 '25MissQ1 '26BeatQ2 '26BeatQ3 '26BeatQ4 '26Estimate
Q1 2025, reported Mar 14, 2025: actual 379.2M USD, estimate 267.12M USD, surprise +41.96%, Beat. Q2 2025, reported May 23, 2025: actual 272.12M USD, estimate 268.06M USD, surprise +1.51%, Beat. Q3 2025, reported Aug 22, 2025: actual 305.74M USD, estimate 308.51M USD, surprise -0.90%, Miss. Q4 2025, reported Nov 21, 2025: actual 320.84M USD, estimate 321.36M USD, surprise -0.16%, Miss. Q1 2026, reported Mar 13, 2026: actual 399.14M USD, estimate 337.3M USD, surprise +18.33%, Beat. Q2 2026, reported May 29, 2026: actual 288.74M USD, estimate 287.68M USD, surprise +0.37%, Beat. Q3 2026, reported Aug 21, 2026: actual 319.82M USD, estimate 319.8M USD, surprise +0.01%, Beat. Q4 2026, reported Nov 20, 2026: actual —, estimate 326.39M USD, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Analyst ratings

Third-party consensus; not a GoAI recommendation.

Rating distribution

20 ratings
Strong buy00%
Buy15%
Hold1575%
Sell420%
Strong sell00%

Recent analyst actions

1 institution

Corporate actions

Annual dividends per share

Cash distributions grouped by calendar year; partial years are marked.

$3.90

2025 complete year+95.0% since 2019

2026 partial: $4.05

* Partial calendar year in the available dividend history.

Corporate action history

Dividend

Ex-dividend Jul 15, 2026

$0.35

Quarterly

Record Jul 15, 2026 · Payment Jul 29, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend Apr 15, 2026

$0.35

Semi-Annual

Record Apr 15, 2026 · Payment Apr 29, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend Jan 15, 2026

$3.35

Special

Record Jan 15, 2026 · Payment Jan 29, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend Oct 15, 2025

$0.35

Quarterly

Record Oct 15, 2025 · Payment Oct 29, 2025

Dividend

Ex-dividend Jul 15, 2025

$0.35

Quarterly

Record Jul 15, 2025 · Payment Jul 29, 2025

Dividend

Ex-dividend Apr 15, 2025

$0.35

Semi-Annual

Record Apr 15, 2025 · Payment Apr 29, 2025

BKE peers

ETFs holding BKE

Funds reporting this stock among their holdings, ordered by reported position size.

Continue in GoAI

Research BKE

research.disclaimer