Inside the research

The Buckle, Inc.

BKE Research profile · latest available data

Price overview

$42.27

▲ +0.73 (+1.8%)

52w hi$56.06
52w lo$39.65
Vol322.40K
As of25 Sep 2026

The Verdict

Hold

Our score -0.48

Short-0.56
Medium-0.57
Long-0.14

computed 2026-09-27

Key fundamentals

The Buckle, Inc.

Consumer Cyclical · Apparel Retail

Market cap$2.18B
Enterprise value$2.27B
Trailing P/E9.74x
Forward P/E10.19x
EV / EBITDA7.49x
P / S (ttm)1.64x
Profit margin16.6%
Return on equity45.8%
Revenue growth+4.6%
Earnings growth-2.2%
Debt / equity86.18

Layer Breakdown

LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.28
Sector-0.03
Technical-0.46
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-09-27

Business overview

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

Risk Metrics

Beta vs SPX0.78
Corr SPX0.40
Annual vol31.3%
Annual ret+3.1%
Sharpe0.10
Max DD-37.6%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Material Events

DateEvent8-K
2026-06-02Shareholder Vote, Other Material Event…read
2026-05-29Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2026-04-09Officer / Director Change, Exhibitsread
2026-03-24Other Material Event, Exhibitsread
2026-03-13Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2026-02-20Officer / Director Change, Exhibitsread
2026-01-29Officer / Director Change, Exhibitsread
2026-01-27Officer / Director Change, Exhibitsread
2025-12-09Other Material Event, Exhibitsread
2025-11-21Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2025-09-09Other Material Event, Exhibitsread
2025-08-22Earnings Release, Exhibitsread

Insider Trades

DateInsiderRoleActionSharesValue
2026-06-08FAIRFIELD BILL LSell2.50K$111.09K
2026-06-05MILKIE BRETT PSVP LeasingGift12.00K—
2026-04-20SMITH KARI GEVP StoresGift5.00K—
2026-04-13HOFFMAN MICHELLESVP SalesGift10.00K—
2026-04-10SMITH KARI GEVP StoresSell30.00K$1.64M
2026-04-10HOFFMAN MICHELLESVP SalesSell16.20K$887.76K
2026-03-20HOFFMAN MICHELLESVP SalesSell29.28K$1.44M
2026-03-19HOFFMAN MICHELLESVP SalesSell719$35.95K
2026-03-17SMITH KARI GEVP StoresSell48.86K$2.46M
2026-03-16SMITH KARI GEVP StoresSell1.14K$56.79K

Flow & Concentration

Insider 180d net-$2.64M
Insider buys / sells0 / 3
Insider biasSellers
13F holders0
Top-5 share0.0%
HHI0 (—)

SEC Filings

DateFormDoc
2026-06-2511-Kview
2026-06-1110-Qview
2026-06-104view
2026-06-094view
2026-06-028-Kview
2026-05-298-Kview
2026-04-22ARSview
2026-04-22DEF 14Aview
2026-04-22DEFA14Aview
2026-04-214view
2026-04-144view
2026-04-144view
2026-04-133view
2026-04-098-Kview
2026-04-0110-Kview

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%

Indices

S&P SmallCap 600

Recent Sessions

DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Sep 25$41.59$42.35$41.39$42.27322.40K
Sep 24$41.70$41.90$41.20$41.54449.80K
Sep 23$41.53$42.08$41.43$41.44432.70K
Sep 22$41.48$42.10$41.29$41.75414.90K
Sep 21$40.88$40.97$40.28$40.79599.60K

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