Buckle, Inc. (The)
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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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Buckle, Inc. (The) (BKE) Altman Z-score
Buckle, Inc. (The)'s Altman Z-score for fiscal 2026 is 5.24, in the safe zone (above 2.99).
Altman Z-score, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Altman Z-score | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 5.24 | (0.51) |
| FY2025 | 5.75 | 0.36 |
| FY2024 | 5.39 | (0.94) |
| FY2023 | 6.33 | 0.41 |
| FY2022 | 5.92 | 0.92 |
| FY2021 | 5.00 | 1.31 |
| FY2020 | 3.69 | (3.82) |
| FY2019 | 7.51 | (0.19) |
| FY2018 | 7.70 | (0.24) |
| FY2017 | 7.94 | (1.67) |
How fiscal 2026’s score is made up
| Component | This year | Year before | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Working capital / total assets | 0.21 | — | 0.26 | |
| Retained earnings / total assets | 0.20 | — | 0.29 | |
| EBIT / total assets | 0.26 | — | 0.87 | |
| Market value of equity / total liabilities | 4.20 | — | 2.52 | |
| Sales / total assets | 1.31 | — | 1.31 | |
| Altman Z-score | Safe zone | 5.24 | ||
| Z″ Variant for non-manufacturing and asset-light companies (drops the sales/assets term, uses book equity) | Safe zone | 4.62 | ||
How the Altman Z-score works
Z = 1.2 × working capital ÷ total assets + 1.4 × retained earnings ÷ total assets + 3.3 × EBIT ÷ total assets + 0.6 × market value of equity ÷ total liabilities + 1.0 × revenue ÷ total assets (Altman, 1968). The market value of equity is the close on the last trading day of the fiscal year times weighted basic shares.
Z″ = 6.56 × working capital ÷ total assets + 3.26 × retained earnings ÷ total assets + 6.72 × EBIT ÷ total assets + 1.05 × book equity ÷ total liabilities (Altman, Hartzell and Peck, 1995), the variant for non-manufacturing and asset-light companies.
| Zone | Z | Z″ |
|---|---|---|
| Safe zone | above 2.99 | above 2.60 |
| Grey zone | 1.81–2.99 | 1.10–2.60 |
| Distress zone | below 1.81 | below 1.10 |
Not worked out for banks, insurers and REITs, whose balance sheets the model does not describe, nor when a figure is missing or there is no share price in the week to the fiscal year end.
Altman Z-score against peers
| Company | Altman Z-score |
|---|---|
| LULU lululemon athletica inc. compare | 6.8× |
| BKE Buckle, Inc. (The) | 5.2× |
| ANF Abercrombie & Fitch Company compare | 5.1× |
| BOOT Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. compare | 4.7× |
| URBN Urban Outfitters, Inc. compare | 4.3× |
| AEO American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. compare | 3.6× |
| GAP The Gap, Inc. compare | 2.9× |
| CRI Carter's, Inc. compare | 2.6× |
| VSXY Victoria's Secret & Co. compare | 2.4× |
What Altman Z-score is
The Altman Z-Score weighs working capital, retained earnings, operating profit, market value and sales against assets and debts to gauge the risk of distress.
1.2 × working capital ÷ total assets + 1.4 × retained earnings ÷ total assets + 3.3 × EBIT ÷ total assets + 0.6 × market value of equity ÷ total liabilities + 1.0 × revenue ÷ total assets