the buckle inc. - BKE

BKE

Close Chg Chg %
52.42 -2.19 -4.17%

Open Market

50.23

-2.19 (4.17%)

Volume: 150.12K

Last Updated:

May 11, 2026, 12:32 PM EDT

Company Overview: the buckle inc. - BKE

BKE Key Data

Open

$52.13

Day Range

49.93 - 52.37

52 Week Range

36.57 - 61.68

Market Cap

$2.70B

Shares Outstanding

51.52M

Public Float

31.60M

Beta

1.08

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

12.67

EPS

$4.17

Yield

267.12%

Dividend

$0.35

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Apr 15, 2026

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

382.79K

 

BKE Performance

1 Week
 
-5.17%
 
1 Month
 
-4.41%
 
3 Months
 
-1.95%
 
1 Year
 
41.99%
 
5 Years
 
15.80%
 

BKE Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 2
Full Ratings ➔

About the buckle inc. - BKE

The Buckle, Inc. engages in the business of retailing casual apparel, footwear, and accessories for young men, women, and kids. It is also involved in the provision of customer services such as free hemming, free gift-packaging, easy layaways, private label credit card, and guest loyalty program. The company was founded by David Hirschfeld in 1948 and is headquartered in Kearney, NE.

BKE At a Glance

The Buckle, Inc.
2407 West 24th Street
Kearney, Nebraska 68845-4915
Phone 1-308-236-8491 Revenue 1.30B
Industry Apparel/Footwear Retail Net Income 209.74M
Sector Retail Trade 2026 Sales Growth 6.582%
Fiscal Year-end 01 / 2027 Employees 8,000
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BKE Valuation

P/E Current 12.657
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 11.434
Price to Sales Ratio 1.848
Price to Book Ratio 5.698
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 9.55
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 8.742
Enterprise Value to Sales 1.932
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.153

BKE Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 162,229.375
Income Per Employee 26,218.00
Receivables Turnover 118.20
Total Asset Turnover 1.363

BKE Liquidity

Current Ratio 1.892
Quick Ratio 1.303
Cash Ratio 1.158

BKE Profitability

Gross Margin 48.994
Operating Margin 20.145
Pretax Margin 21.275
Net Margin 16.161
Return on Assets 22.027
Return on Equity 49.442
Return on Total Capital 25.944
Return on Invested Capital 30.099

BKE Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 90.385
Total Debt to Total Capital 47.475
Total Debt to Total Assets 38.719
Long-Term Debt to Equity 70.162
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 36.853
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  • Cash Flow Statement

Annual Financials for The Buckle Inc. - BKE

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All values USD millions. 2023 2024 2025 2026 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
1.35B 1.26B 1.22B 1.30B
Sales Growth
+3.91% -6.25% -3.44% +6.58%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
669.18M 642.04M 624.90M 661.98M
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
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Depreciation & Amortization Expense
18.86M 20.83M 22.99M 25.42M
Depreciation
18.86M 20.83M 22.99M 25.42M
Amortization of Intangibles
- - - -
-
COGS Growth
+4.30% -4.06% -2.67% +5.93%
Gross Income
676.00M 619.07M 592.79M 635.86M
Gross Income Growth
+3.52% -8.42% -4.24% +7.27%
Gross Profit Margin
+50.25% +49.09% +48.68% +48.99%
2023 2024 2025 2026 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
347.87M 348.01M 351.42M 374.41M
Research & Development
- - - -
-
Other SG&A
347.87M 348.01M 351.42M 374.41M
SGA Growth
+9.56% +0.04% +0.98% +6.54%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
- - - -
-
EBIT after Unusual Expense
328.13M 271.06M 241.36M 261.44M
Non Operating Income/Expense
6.92M 18.16M 16.41M 14.68M
Non-Operating Interest Income
- - - -
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Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Interest Expense
- - - -
-
Interest Expense Growth
- - - -
-
Gross Interest Expense
- - - -
-
Interest Capitalized
- - - -
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Pretax Income
335.06M 289.21M 257.78M 276.12M
Pretax Income Growth
-0.80% -13.68% -10.87% +7.12%
Pretax Margin
+24.91% +22.93% +21.17% +21.28%
Income Tax
80.43M 69.30M 62.31M 66.38M
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
- 79.29M 70.39M 64.92M
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
- 1.14M (1.09M) 1.45M
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
254.63M 219.92M 195.47M 209.74M
Minority Interest Expense
- - - -
-
Net Income
254.63M 219.92M 195.47M 209.74M
Net Income Growth
-0.08% -13.63% -11.12% +7.30%
Net Margin Growth
+18.93% +17.44% +16.05% +16.16%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
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Discontinued Operations
- - - -
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Net Income After Extraordinaries
254.63M 219.92M 195.47M 209.74M
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
254.63M 219.92M 195.47M 209.74M
EPS (Basic)
5.1681 4.4355 3.9155 4.1725
EPS (Basic) Growth
-0.63% -14.18% -11.72% +6.56%
Basic Shares Outstanding
49.27M 49.58M 49.92M 50.27M
EPS (Diluted)
5.1304 4.4023 3.8853 4.1369
EPS (Diluted) Growth
-0.57% -14.19% -11.74% +6.48%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
49.63M 49.95M 50.31M 50.70M
EBITDA
346.99M 291.89M 264.36M 286.86M
EBITDA Growth
-2.03% -15.88% -9.43% +8.51%
EBITDA Margin
+25.79% +23.15% +21.71% +22.10%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation HOLD Average Target Price 55.00
Number of Ratings 2 Current Quarters Estimate 0.90
FY Report Date 07 / 2026 Current Year's Estimate 4.237
Last Quarter’s Earnings 0.74 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 4.14 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 4.60
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 2 2 2 1
Mean Estimate 0.90 0.98 4.24 4.60
High Estimates 0.94 1.01 4.35 4.60
Low Estimate 0.86 0.94 4.12 4.60
Coefficient of Variance 6.33 5.28 3.90 N/A

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 0 0 0
OVERWEIGHT 0 0 0
HOLD 2 2 2
UNDERWEIGHT 0 0 0
SELL 0 0 0
MEAN Hold Hold Hold

Insider Actions for The Buckle Inc. - BKE

Date Name Shares Transaction Value
Apr 22, 2026 Kari G. Smith EVP Stores; Director 78,814 Bona fide gift 0.00
Mar 18, 2026 Bill L. Fairfield Director 55,408 Bona fide gift 0.00
Nov 26, 2025 Dennis H. Nelson President & CEO; Director 1,653,704 Bona fide gift 0.00
Sep 10, 2025 Kari G. Smith EVP Stores; Director 150,354 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $59.36 per share 8,925,013.44
Sep 10, 2025 James E. Shada Director 55,352 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $59.49 per share 3,292,890.48
Aug 27, 2025 Karen B. Rhoads Director 196,776 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $55.82 per share 10,984,036.32
Aug 27, 2025 Karen B. Rhoads Director 194,776 Bona fide gift 0.00
Aug 27, 2025 Michelle M. Hoffman SVP Sales 75,882 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $56.22 per share 4,266,086.04
Aug 27, 2025 Michelle M. Hoffman SVP Sales N/A Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $55.86 per share 0.00

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