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BUCKLE INC BKE

NYSE · stock · Retail-Family Clothing Stores · website · IPO 1992-05-08 · LEI

BUCKLE INC statistics & valuation

Market cap$2.2B
P / E10.6×
P / S1.7×
P / B5.2×
P / FCF10.8×
Dividend yield10.10%
Net margin16.2%
Return on equity49.4%
FCF margin15.9%
Return on capital34.6%
Graham number -38.6%$27.81

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($27.81); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
10.00% 9.80% 10.80% 11.60% 14.40% 19.70% 18.90% 17.40% 16.10% 16.20% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Gross margin (%)
40.70% 41.60% 41.30% 41.90% 44.50% 50.40% 50.30% 49.10% 48.70% 49.00% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Operating margin (%)
15.70% 14.70% 13.70% 14.60% 18.60% 25.90% 24.40% 21.50% 19.80% 20.10% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on equity (%)
22.80% 22.90% 24.30% 26.80% 32.80% 81.40% 67.70% 53.20% 46.10% 49.40% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Shares outstanding
48.6M 48.8M 49.0M 49.2M 49.4M 49.7M 50.1M 50.4M 50.8M 51.2M 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Net debt ($)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Share buybacks ($)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on assets (%)
16.90% 16.70% 18.10% 12.00% 15.40% 32.60% 30.40% 24.70% 21.40% 21.20% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Free cash flow margin (%)
12.00% 11.60% 11.10% 13.70% 24.40% 22.60% 15.80% 17.20% 16.40% 15.90% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Debt / equity (×)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
EPS ($)
$2.03 $1.85 $1.97 $2.14 $2.66 $5.16 $5.13 $4.40 $3.89 $4.14 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

BUCKLE INC trades at about 10.9× earnings — near its 10-year norm (10-year range 7×–14.5×, median 10.3×).

7× 14.5×

Shaded band = 10-year range (7×–14.5×); dot = today's 10.9×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Gross margin49.0%48.7%49.1%50.3%50.4%44.5%41.9%41.3%41.6%40.7%
Operating margin20.1%19.8%21.5%24.4%25.9%18.6%14.6%13.7%14.7%15.7%
Net margin16.2%16.1%17.4%18.9%19.7%14.4%11.6%10.8%9.8%10.0%
FCF margin15.9%16.4%17.2%15.8%22.6%24.4%13.7%11.1%11.6%12.0%
Return on assets21.2%21.4%24.7%30.4%32.6%15.4%12.0%18.1%16.7%16.9%
Return on equity49.4%46.1%53.2%67.7%81.4%32.8%26.8%24.3%22.9%22.8%
Current ratio1.892.052.011.871.572.122.194.113.683.92

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2026-01-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.