
The Buckle, Inc.
BKENYSEConsumer CyclicalApparel - Retail
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$43.81
+$1.17 · +2.74%
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$44.91
+$1.10 · +2.51%
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BKE company overview
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GoAI score
Buy
Favorable setup — positive multi-factor alignment
Valuation
100
Deep Value
Momentum
28
Weakening
Sentiment
53
Mixed
Risk resilience
53
Elevated Risk
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Company profile
Company websiteThe 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 / TTMValuation & 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.
Income trends
Revenue
Operating income
Net income
| Metric (USD) | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 1.3B USD | 1.22B USD | 1.26B USD | 1.35B USD | 1.29B USD |
| Cost of goods sold | 661.98M USD | 624.9M USD | 642.04M USD | 669.18M USD | 641.6M USD |
| Gross profit | 635.86M USD | 592.79M USD | 619.07M USD | 676M USD | 653.01M USD |
| Selling, general, and administrative | 374.41M USD | 351.42M USD | 348.01M USD | 347.87M USD | 317.51M USD |
| Operating expenses | 374.41M USD | 351.42M USD | 348.01M USD | 347.87M USD | 317.51M USD |
| Interest income | — | — | — | 6.92M USD | 2.26M USD |
| Depreciation and amortization | 25.42M USD | 22.13M USD | 20.83M USD | 18.86M USD | 18.69M USD |
| Operating income | 261.44M USD | 241.36M USD | 271.06M USD | 328.13M USD | 335.5M USD |
| Net income | 209.74M USD | 195.47M USD | 219.92M USD | 254.63M USD | 254.82M 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
Revenue: actual versus estimate
Recent quarterly results
Analyst ratings
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Rating distribution
20 ratingsRecent analyst actions
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
$2.00
2,019
$6.99
2,021
$4.05
2,023
$3.90
2,024
$3.90
2,025
$4.05
2,026*
* Partial calendar year in the available dividend history.
Corporate action history
| Action | Ex-dividend date | Details | Record date | Payment date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dividend | Jul 15, 2026 | $0.35Quarterly | Jul 15, 2026 | Jul 29, 2026 |
Dividend | Apr 15, 2026 | $0.35Semi-Annual | Apr 15, 2026 | Apr 29, 2026 |
Dividend | Jan 15, 2026 | $3.35Special | Jan 15, 2026 | Jan 29, 2026 |
Dividend | Oct 15, 2025 | $0.35Quarterly | Oct 15, 2025 | Oct 29, 2025 |
Dividend | Jul 15, 2025 | $0.35Quarterly | Jul 15, 2025 | Jul 29, 2025 |
Dividend | Apr 15, 2025 | $0.35Semi-Annual | Apr 15, 2025 | Apr 29, 2025 |
Ex-dividend Jul 15, 2026
$0.35
Quarterly
Record Jul 15, 2026 · Payment Jul 29, 2026
Ex-dividend Apr 15, 2026
$0.35
Semi-Annual
Record Apr 15, 2026 · Payment Apr 29, 2026
Ex-dividend Jan 15, 2026
$3.35
Special
Record Jan 15, 2026 · Payment Jan 29, 2026
Ex-dividend Oct 15, 2025
$0.35
Quarterly
Record Oct 15, 2025 · Payment Oct 29, 2025
Ex-dividend Jul 15, 2025
$0.35
Quarterly
Record Jul 15, 2025 · Payment Jul 29, 2025
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.
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETFIJR80.2M0.07%111.19B USD0.06%$147.31+0.64%
Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETFAVUV53.55M0.17%31.27B USD0.25%$126.45+0.66%
Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETFVTI42.8M0.00%2.3T USD0.03%$378.24+0.44%
Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETFSCHD36.49M0.03%112B USD0.06%$35.11+0.80%
iShares Russell 2000 ETFIWM35.48M0.04%81.62B USD0.19%$299.96+0.77%
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETFVB31.16M0.02%183.4B USD0.03%$304.76+0.64%
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETFVBR19.75M0.03%68.3B USD0.05%$249.18+0.68%
Vanguard Extended Market ETFVXF15.34M0.02%93.7B USD0.05%$245.53+0.82%
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETFIJR- Market value
- 80.2M
- Weight
- 0.07%
- AUM
- 111.19B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.06%
- Price / 1D
- $147.31+0.64%
Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETFAVUV- Market value
- 53.55M
- Weight
- 0.17%
- AUM
- 31.27B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.25%
- Price / 1D
- $126.45+0.66%
Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETFVTI- Market value
- 42.8M
- Weight
- 0.00%
- AUM
- 2.3T USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.03%
- Price / 1D
- $378.24+0.44%
Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETFSCHD- Market value
- 36.49M
- Weight
- 0.03%
- AUM
- 112B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.06%
- Price / 1D
- $35.11+0.80%
iShares Russell 2000 ETFIWM- Market value
- 35.48M
- Weight
- 0.04%
- AUM
- 81.62B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.19%
- Price / 1D
- $299.96+0.77%
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETFVB- Market value
- 31.16M
- Weight
- 0.02%
- AUM
- 183.4B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.03%
- Price / 1D
- $304.76+0.64%
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETFVBR- Market value
- 19.75M
- Weight
- 0.03%
- AUM
- 68.3B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.05%
- Price / 1D
- $249.18+0.68%
Vanguard Extended Market ETFVXF- Market value
- 15.34M
- Weight
- 0.02%
- AUM
- 93.7B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.05%
- Price / 1D
- $245.53+0.82%
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