The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Friday, August 14, 2026

Subject of the day

BKE

Concerning the House

The Buckle, Inc. operates as a retailer of casual apparel, footwear, and accessories for men, women, and kids under the Buckle and Buckle Youth brands in the United States. The company markets a selection of brand name casual apparel, including denims, other casual bottoms, tops, sportswear, outerwear, accessories, and footwear, as well as private label merchandise comprising the BKE, Buckle Black, Ace High, Daytrip, Departwest, FITZ + EDDI, Freshwear, Gentry Country, Gilded Intent, Gimmicks, J.B. Holt, Maven Co-op, Modish Rebel, Nova Industries, Outpost Makers, Reclaim, Salvage, Sterling & Stitch, Veece, Willow & Root, 33 Coastal, and Funk Lagoon brands. It also provides services, such as hemming, gift-packaging, layaways, a guest loyalty program, the Buckle private label credit card, personalized stylist services, and a special-order system that allows stores to obtain specifically requested merchandise from other company stores or from its online order fulfillment center. The company was formerly known as Mills Clothing, Inc. and changed its name to The Buckle, Inc. in April 1991. The Buckle, Inc. was incorporated in 1948 and is headquartered in Kearney, Nebraska.

United States · www.buckle.com

The Long Run

FY 2010–2025 · 16 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$1.26B+1.9%
Gross profit$619.07M+4.0%
Operating income$261.44M+1.8%
Net income$219.92M+3.3%
Cash from ops$242.01M+6.3%
Quotation

$44.82

-0.50 (-1.1%)

52w hi$56.63
52w lo$41.12
Vol322.89K
As ofAug 13
The Verdict

Hold

Our score -0.32

Short-0.38
Medium-0.45
Long+0.07

computed 2026-08-13

By the Numbers

The Buckle, Inc.

Consumer Cyclical · Apparel Retail

Market cap$2.31B
Enterprise value$2.41B
Trailing P/E10.28x
Forward P/E10.79x
EV / EBITDA7.96x
P / S (ttm)
Profit margin16.8%
Return on equity49.0%
Revenue growth+6.1%
Earnings growth+31.4%
Debt / equity89.54
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX0.79
Corr SPX0.41
Annual vol31.6%
Annual ret+10.0%
Sharpe0.32
Max DD-37.6%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.39
Sector+0.01
Technical-0.20
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-13

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 13$45.72$45.58$44.42$44.82322.89K
Aug 12$45.97$45.97$45.03$45.32408.90K
Aug 11$46.06$46.56$45.37$45.94365.50K
Aug 10$46.11$46.65$45.63$46.65353.30K
Aug 7$45.49$45.96$45.08$45.94331.50K