the buckle inc. - BKE

BKE

Close Chg Chg %
57.39 -0.96 -1.66%

Pre-Market

56.44

-0.96 (1.66%)

Volume: 435.65K

Last Updated:

Dec 4, 2025, 3:59 PM EDT

Company Overview: the buckle inc. - BKE

BKE Key Data

Open

$57.40

Day Range

56.10 - 57.80

52 Week Range

33.12 - 61.68

Market Cap

$2.94B

Shares Outstanding

51.16M

Public Float

31.44M

Beta

1.03

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

13.81

EPS

$4.11

Yield

248.84%

Dividend

$0.35

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Oct 15, 2025

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

437.54K

 

BKE Performance

1 Week
 
-0.07%
 
1 Month
 
-1.54%
 
3 Months
 
-4.77%
 
1 Year
 
6.41%
 
5 Years
 
99.36%
 

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 medium to better-priced casual apparel, footwear, and accessories for fashion-conscious young men and women. The firm 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 1.22B
Industry Apparel/Footwear Retail Net Income 195.47M
Sector Retail Trade Employees 8,000
Fiscal Year-end 01 / 2026
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BKE Valuation

P/E Current 13.815
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 12.254
Price to Sales Ratio 1.967
Price to Book Ratio 5.704
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 9.90
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 9.195
Enterprise Value to Sales 1.996
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.134

BKE Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 152,211.125
Income Per Employee 24,433.50
Receivables Turnover 180.185
Total Asset Turnover 1.351

BKE Liquidity

Current Ratio 2.053
Quick Ratio 1.488
Cash Ratio 1.359

BKE Profitability

Gross Margin 48.681
Operating Margin 19.821
Pretax Margin 21.169
Net Margin 16.052
Return on Assets 21.683
Return on Equity 46.705
Return on Total Capital 26.06
Return on Invested Capital 29.741

BKE Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 76.984
Total Debt to Total Capital 43.498
Total Debt to Total Assets 35.728
Long-Term Debt to Equity 58.357
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 32.973
  • Income Statement
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  • Cash Flow Statement

Annual Financials for The Buckle Inc. - BKE

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All values USD millions. 2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
1.29B 1.35B 1.26B 1.22B
Sales Growth
+43.64% +3.91% -6.25% -3.44%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
641.60M 669.18M 642.04M 624.90M
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
18.69M 18.86M 20.83M 22.99M
Depreciation
18.69M 18.86M 20.83M 22.99M
Amortization of Intangibles
- - - -
-
COGS Growth
+28.16% +4.30% -4.06% -2.67%
Gross Income
653.01M 676.00M 619.07M 592.79M
Gross Income Growth
+62.98% +3.52% -8.42% -4.24%
Gross Profit Margin
+50.44% +50.25% +49.09% +48.68%
2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
317.51M 347.87M 348.01M 351.42M
Research & Development
- - - -
-
Other SG&A
317.51M 347.87M 348.01M 351.42M
SGA Growth
+36.48% +9.56% +0.04% +0.98%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
- - - -
-
EBIT after Unusual Expense
335.50M 328.13M 271.06M 241.36M
Non Operating Income/Expense
2.26M 6.92M 18.16M 16.41M
Non-Operating Interest Income
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Interest Expense
- - - -
-
Interest Expense Growth
- - - -
-
Gross Interest Expense
- - - -
-
Interest Capitalized
- - - -
-
Pretax Income
337.75M 335.06M 289.21M 257.78M
Pretax Income Growth
+97.58% -0.80% -13.68% -10.87%
Pretax Margin
+26.09% +24.91% +22.93% +21.17%
Income Tax
82.94M 80.43M 69.30M 62.31M
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
- 83.32M 79.29M 70.39M
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
- (381.00K) 1.14M (1.09M)
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
254.82M 254.63M 219.92M 195.47M
Minority Interest Expense
- - - -
-
Net Income
254.82M 254.63M 219.92M 195.47M
Net Income Growth
+95.81% -0.08% -13.63% -11.12%
Net Margin Growth
+19.68% +18.93% +17.44% +16.05%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
254.82M 254.63M 219.92M 195.47M
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
254.82M 254.63M 219.92M 195.47M
EPS (Basic)
5.2011 5.1681 4.4355 3.9155
EPS (Basic) Growth
+94.86% -0.63% -14.18% -11.72%
Basic Shares Outstanding
48.99M 49.27M 49.58M 49.92M
EPS (Diluted)
5.1599 5.1304 4.4023 3.8853
EPS (Diluted) Growth
+94.33% -0.57% -14.19% -11.74%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
49.38M 49.63M 49.95M 50.31M
EBITDA
354.19M 346.99M 291.89M 264.36M
EBITDA Growth
+87.52% -2.03% -15.88% -9.43%
EBITDA Margin
+27.36% +25.79% +23.15% +21.71%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation HOLD Average Target Price 54.00
Number of Ratings 2 Current Quarters Estimate 1.578
FY Report Date 01 / 2026 Current Year's Estimate 4.13
Last Quarter’s Earnings 0.96 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 3.89 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 4.298
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 2 1 2 1
Mean Estimate 1.58 0.68 4.13 4.30
High Estimates 1.58 0.68 4.15 4.30
Low Estimate 1.58 0.68 4.11 4.30
Coefficient of Variance 0.22 N/A 0.69 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
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 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
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 Karen B. Rhoads Director 194,776 Bona fide gift 0.00
Apr 11, 2025 Dennis H. Nelson President & CEO; Director 1,730,355 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $36.56 per share 63,261,778.80
Feb 4, 2025 Dennis H. Nelson President & CEO; Director 444,000 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Feb 4, 2025 Karen B. Rhoads Director 6,374 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Feb 4, 2025 Kari G. Smith EVP Stores; Director 73,260 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Feb 4, 2025 Thomas B. Heacock SVP Finance, Treasurer, & CFO; Director 166,550 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Feb 4, 2025 Bill L. Fairfield Director 53,208 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Feb 4, 2025 Bruce L. Hoberman Director 43,880 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Feb 4, 2025 James E. Shada Director 6,374 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Feb 4, 2025 John P. Peetz Director 25,123 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Feb 4, 2025 Michael Edward Huss Director 32,562 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Feb 4, 2025 Shruti S. Joshi Director 8,250 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Feb 4, 2025 Brett P. Milkie SVP Leasing 68,080 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Feb 4, 2025 Hank M. Bounds Director 17,250 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00

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