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Buckle, Inc. (The)
BKE Consumer Cyclical Apparel Retail
Buckle, Inc. (The)’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended January 2026) was $1.3 billion, up 6.58% from fiscal 2025. In the quarter to July 2026, revenue grew 4.60%, EPS fell 2.22% and free cash flow fell 63.7%, each against the same quarter a year earlier.
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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to January
| Group | Line | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Trend | 2027e | 2028e | 2029e |
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| Price, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Price, $ | Low | 13.50 | 17.51 | 14.81 | 11.76 | 28.42 | 26.50 | 30.18 | 34.87 | 33.12 | 39.44 |
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| High | 25.00 | 29.65 | 28.52 | 33.50 | 57.10 | 46.67 | 50.35 | 54.25 | 61.69 | 57.10 | |||||
| People | |||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | 8,600 | 7,400 | 7,400 | 7,000 | 7,200 | 8,300 | 9,100 | 8,000 | 8,000 | 8,000 | ||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.16 | |||||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 975 | 913 | 885 | 900 | 901 | 1,295 | 1,345 | 1,261 | 1,218 | 1,298 | ||||
| Gross margin, % | 40.74 | 41.61 | 41.34 | 41.93 | 44.46 | 50.44 | 50.25 | 49.09 | 48.68 | 48.99 | |||||
| EBT | 156 | 139 | 127 | 138 | 171 | 338 | 335 | 289 | 258 | 276 | |||||
| EBT margin, % | 16.03 | 15.27 | 14.30 | 15.30 | 18.97 | 26.09 | 24.91 | 22.93 | 21.17 | 21.28 | |||||
| Net income | 98 | 90 | 96 | 104 | 130 | 255 | 255 | 220 | 195 | 210 | |||||
| Depreciation | 38 | 36 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 35 | 36 | 42 | |||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 20.26 | 18.93 | 18.29 | 18.53 | 18.49 | 26.42 | 27.30 | 25.43 | 24.39 | 25.82 | ||||
| Earnings | 2.04 | 1.86 | 1.97 | 2.15 | 2.67 | 5.20 | 5.17 | 4.44 | 3.92 | 4.17 | |||||
| Cash flow | 3.09 | 2.48 | 2.25 | 2.69 | 4.66 | 6.36 | 4.92 | 5.14 | 4.85 | 5.00 | |||||
| Capex | (0.65) | (0.27) | (0.20) | (0.15) | (0.15) | (0.37) | (0.62) | (0.75) | (0.85) | (0.79) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 2.44 | 2.21 | 2.04 | 2.54 | 4.51 | 5.99 | 4.30 | 4.38 | 4.00 | 4.21 | |||||
| Book value | 8.95 | 8.11 | 8.14 | 8.01 | 8.14 | 6.39 | 7.64 | 8.33 | 8.49 | 8.45 | |||||
| Shares, m | 48 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 50 | 50 | |||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 10.37 | 10.78 | 8.82 | 11.35 | 14.13 | 7.24 | 8.51 | 8.38 | 12.15 | 11.55 | ||||
| P/S | 1.04 | 1.06 | 0.95 | 1.32 | 2.03 | 1.42 | 1.61 | 1.46 | 1.95 | 1.87 | |||||
| P/B | 2.36 | 2.47 | 2.14 | 3.05 | 4.62 | 5.89 | 5.76 | 4.46 | 5.61 | 5.70 | |||||
| EV/Sales | 0.79 | 0.82 | 0.70 | 1.06 | 1.68 | 1.22 | 1.41 | 1.23 | 1.71 | 1.65 | |||||
| EV/FCF | 6.56 | 7.05 | 6.28 | 7.72 | 6.87 | 5.37 | 8.94 | 7.15 | 10.44 | 10.15 | |||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 149 | 120 | 109 | 131 | 227 | 312 | 242 | 255 | 242 | 251 | ||||
| Capex | (31) | (13) | (10) | (7) | (8) | (18) | (30) | (37) | (42) | (40) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 118 | 107 | 99 | 123 | 220 | 294 | 212 | 217 | 200 | 212 | |||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | 288 | 263 | 280 | 206 | 231 | 143 | 197 | 223 | 225 | 211 | ||||
| Total debt | — | — | — | 378 | 306 | 288 | 304 | — | — | — | |||||
| Net debt | (247) | (216) | (220) | (234) | (322) | (267) | (273) | (290) | (291) | (274) | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 431 | 391 | 394 | 389 | 397 | 313 | 376 | 413 | 424 | 425 | |||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | 17.00 | 16.05 | 17.95 | 14.97 | 15.19 | 31.33 | 31.47 | 25.46 | 21.68 | 22.03 | ||||
| ROIC | 51.89 | 47.80 | 43.47 | 52.80 | 140.99 | 455.56 | 198.65 | 137.96 | 113.36 | 108.58 | |||||
| ROE | 23.24 | 21.83 | 24.35 | 26.67 | 33.12 | 71.83 | 73.89 | 55.71 | 46.71 | 49.44 | |||||
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Fiscal years to Jan 2026 · latest quarter Jul 2026
Charts ten years each
Buckle, Inc. (The) vs peers in Apparel Retail (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LULU lululemon athletica inc. | $11.5B | 8.0× | 10.2× | −4.34% (below 0%: shrinking) | −5.81% (below 0%: shrinking) | +49.33% (above 0%: growing) | 60.52% | 18.78% | Compare |
| GAP The Gap, Inc. | $8.2B | 6.8× | 8.1× | −1.99% (below 0%: shrinking) | +143.10% (above 0%: growing) | −47.71% (below 0%: shrinking) | 52.83% | 18.52% | Compare |
| URBN Urban Outfitters, Inc. | $7.5B | 13.3× | 11.7× | +10.44% (above 0%: growing) | +75.63% (above 0%: growing) | +92.47% (above 0%: growing) | 43.42% | 17.37% | Compare |
| VSXY Victoria's Secret & Co. | $7.2B | 19.1× | 15.7× | +10.42% (above 0%: growing) | +990.00% (above 0%: growing) | +272.73% (above 0%: growing) | 47.11% | 15.95% | Compare |
| ANF Abercrombie & Fitch Company | $6.5B | 12.9× | 7.1× | +4.81% (above 0%: growing) | +41.41% (above 0%: growing) | +296.59% (above 0%: growing) | 71.10% | 19.95% | Compare |
| BOOT Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. | $3.7B | 15.3× | 19.6× | +17.75% (above 0%: growing) | +32.00% (above 0%: growing) | −22.73% (below 0%: shrinking) | 40.42% | 15.25% | Compare |
| AEO American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. | $3.0B | 9.0× | 9.6× | +7.53% (above 0%: growing) | +77.78% (above 0%: growing) | +367.29% (above 0%: growing) | 48.69% | 15.32% | Compare |
| BKE Buckle, Inc. (The) | $2.4B | 10.6× | 10.5× | +4.60% (above 0%: growing) | −2.22% (below 0%: shrinking) | −63.66% (below 0%: shrinking) | 47.85% | 17.45% | |
| CRI Carter's, Inc. | $1.2B | 5.9× | 11.6× | +5.16% (above 0%: growing) | +28,600.00% (above 0%: growing) | +688.36% (above 0%: growing) | 67.04% | 22.72% | Compare |
| Median of peers | $6.8B | 11.0× | 10.9× | +6.35% | +76.71% | +182.60% | 50.76% | 17.95% |
Buckle, Inc. (The) (BKE) key facts
- Strength: Buckle, Inc. (The)’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended January 2026) was $1.3 billion, up 6.58% from fiscal 2025.
- Strength: Net income was $209.7 million, or $4.17 per share (basic), a net margin of 16.2%.
- Buckle, Inc. (The) (BKE) is an Apparel Retail company in the Consumer Cyclical sector, listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
- As of October 16, 2026, BKE traded at $46.50, a market capitalization of $2.4 billion.
- At that price the stock trades at 10.6× trailing-twelve-month earnings and 1.8× sales; its P/E is higher than 67% of its own readings over the past ten years.
- Buckle, Inc. (The) pays an annual dividend of $1.05 per share, a yield of 2.26%, with a payout ratio of 24.2%.
- Return on equity was 49.4% and debt-to-equity 0.00.
- Its Piotroski F-score is 7 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 5.24 (safe zone) for fiscal 2026.