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.

Revenue
+4.60%
EPS
−2.22%
Free cash flow
−63.7%

Quarter to July 2026, against a year earlier

44.39 3.49 −7.29%
Market cap
$2.3B
P/E
10.1×
Fwd P/E
10.8×
Dividend yield
2.37%
F-score
7/9
Altman Z
5.24
Beneish M
−2.12
Dividend safety
27/100

Buckle, Inc. (The) (BKE) Return on equity

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Buckle, Inc. (The)'s return on equity over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was 45.8%, down 3.7 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (49.4%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 21.8% (fiscal 2018) to 73.9% (fiscal 2023); the current reading is higher than 75% of that period. That is above the Apparel Retail industry median of 7.71% and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 3.20%.

Return on equity, annual

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Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2026 49.4% 2.73
FY2025 46.7% (9.00)
FY2024 55.7% (18.18)
FY2023 73.9% 2.06
FY2022 71.8% 38.71
FY2021 33.1% 6.45
FY2020 26.7% 2.32
FY2019 24.4% 2.52
FY2018 21.8% (1.41)
FY2017 23.2% (15.12)

Against its own ten years

Low 21.8% High 73.9%
Ten-year median 41.8%
Current reading's percentile 75

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
BKE Buckle, Inc. (The) 45.8%
VSXY Victoria's Secret & Co. compare 42.9%
ANF Abercrombie & Fitch Company compare 40.1%
GAP The Gap, Inc. compare 33.8%
CRI Carter's, Inc. compare 22.7%
URBN Urban Outfitters, Inc. compare 20.9%
AEO American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. compare 20.4%
BOOT Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. compare 19.6%
REF Reformation Inc. compare —
Apparel Retail industry median 7.71%
Consumer Cyclical sector median 3.20%
Market median 0.51%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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