The Buckle, Inc.
Rank #52Capital ReturnBKE · NYSE · Consumer Cyclical
The Buckle, Inc. (BKE) — Rank #52 by gross profitability (GP/assets 0.61) · ROE 45.7% · Piotroski F-Score 4 / 9.
As-of 2026-09-15 · CIK 0000885245 · all metrics point-in-time as of the filing date.
About
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.
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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.
- Industry
- Apparel Retail
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
- State
- NE
- Filer Category
- Large accelerated filer
- Fiscal Year End
- January 30
- Website
- buckle.com
Financials
Each fiscal year is read as-of that year’s own 10-K filing, so nothing restated after the fact leaks backwards. Line items this filer never tagged are omitted. Hover or tap a badge for the diagnostic behind it.
| Fiscal year end | 2026-01-31filed 2026-04-01 | 2025-02-01filed 2025-04-02 | 2024-02-03filed 2024-04-03 | 2023-01-28filed 2023-03-29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating | ||||
| Depreciation & amortization | 25.4 | 23.0 | 20.8 | 18.9 |
| Change in inventory | 18.7 | (5.5) | 1.2 | 23.0 |
| Change in payables | (0.3) | 1.5 | 0.1 | (16.2) |
| Operating cash flow | 251.1 | 242.0 | 254.6 | 242.4 |
| Investing | ||||
| Capital expenditures | 45.4 | 42.3 | 37.3 | 30.4 |
| Investing cash flow | (43.5) | (45.3) | (41.8) | (41.4) |
| Financing | ||||
| Share repurchases | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Dividends paid | 225.1 | 198.0 | 196.7 | 202.9 |
| Financing cash flow | (225.1) | (198.0) | (196.7) | (202.9) |
| Summary | ||||
| Free cash flow | 205.8 | 199.7 | 217.4 | 212.0 |
Figures are as originally filed with the SEC (point-in-time), not restated, so they can differ slightly from sites that show later-restated numbers. Why point-in-time?