BK
Buckle Inc
BKE—
Buckle Inc AI Insights
Informational only. Not investment advice.Snapshot
- ROE TTM of 41.3% vs industry median 8.8% - 4.7x advantage with zero goodwill on balance sheet[Return on Equity]
- Operating margin TTM 20.1% vs industry median 4.0% - 5x peer profitability on specialty retail model[Operating Margin]
- FCF TTM of 215M (16.8% of revenue) funds 1.40/share dividend - 34% payout vs 1.3% industry median[Free Cash Flow]
Watch Triggers
- Operating Margin: Falls below 15% TTM — Margin compression would signal pricing power erosion and justify P/S multiple contraction
- Total Revenue 1Y Growth: Turns negative for 2 consecutive quarters — Revenue decline in specialty retail typically accelerates - early exit signal
- Inventory: Exceeds 200M (20%+ increase) — Inventory buildup at 166M currently; spike signals demand weakness or markdown risk
Bull Case
Elite capital efficiency: ROIC TTM 24.3% vs industry 4.6% median with tangible book value of 511M (no goodwill impairment risk). Asset-light model generates 1.24x asset turnover.
ROICTangible Book ValueAsset Turnover
Revenue growth 9.3% TTM outpacing industry median 1.5% while maintaining 49% gross margin - pricing power intact in discretionary retail.
Total Revenue 1Y GrowthGross Margin
Bear Case
P/S ratio 2.09 is 5x industry median 0.42 - premium valuation requires sustained margin outperformance in cyclical retail sector.
P/S RatioOperating Margin
Debt/equity 0.73 with 375M total debt on 511M equity - leverage elevated for discretionary retailer facing consumer spending volatility.
Debt to EquityTotal Debt
Bull vs Bear Balance
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Forward Thesis
Cash generation sustains above-market dividends despite modest revenue growth trajectory
1-3yhigh
- FCF margin 16.8% with capex only 3.5% of revenue
- 316M cash (31% of equity) provides buffer
- 7-year avg payout ratio 33% is sustainable
FCF TTM 215M vs 44M capexDividend 1.40/share on 4.09 EPS TTMCash 316M exceeds current liabilities 244M
Valuation Context
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BKE Fundamentals
Retail Trade → Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores
| Metric | Value | YoY Growth | Industry Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
$2.67B | — | ||
$2.73B | — | ||
13 | — | ||
$1.28B | +4.7% | — | |
$4.09 | +3.8% | — | |
20.1% | +0.3% | — | |
16.1% | -0.1% | — | |
$215.31M | +14.0% | — | |
0.41 | +0.1% | — | |
Beta 5Y (Monthly) | unknown | — |
BKE Dividend History
90 dividends
2026
$3.350001/15/26$3.3500
2025
$3.900010/15/25$0.3500
07/15/25$0.3500
04/15/25$0.3500
01/15/25$2.8500
2024
$3.900010/11/24$0.3500
07/12/24$0.3500
04/11/24$0.3500
01/11/24$2.8500
2023
$4.050010/12/23$0.3500
07/13/23$0.3500
04/13/23$0.3500
01/12/23$3.0000
2022
$1.050010/13/22$0.3500
07/14/22$0.3500
04/13/22$0.3500
2021
$6.990012/17/21$6.0000
10/14/21$0.3300
07/14/21$0.3300
04/14/21$0.3300
2020
$4.150012/18/20$2.3000
10/14/20$0.3000
01/09/20$1.5500
2019
$2.000010/10/19$0.2500
07/11/19$0.2500
04/11/19$0.2500
01/10/19$1.2500
2018
$2.750010/11/18$0.2500
07/12/18$0.2500
04/12/18$0.2500
01/11/18$2.0000
2017
$1.750010/12/17$0.2500
07/12/17$0.2500
04/11/17$0.2500
01/11/17$1.0000
2016
$2.000010/12/16$0.2500
07/13/16$0.2500
04/13/16$0.2500
01/13/16$1.2500
2015
$3.690010/13/15$0.2300
07/13/15$0.2300
04/13/15$0.2300
01/13/15$3.0000
2014
$2.080010/10/14$0.2200
07/11/14$0.2200
04/11/14$0.2200
01/13/14$1.4200
2013
$0.600010/10/13$0.2000
07/11/13$0.2000
04/11/13$0.2000
2012
$5.500012/05/12$4.7000
10/11/12$0.2000
07/11/12$0.2000
04/11/12$0.2000
01/11/12$0.2000
2011
$3.050010/12/11$2.4500
07/13/11$0.2000
04/13/11$0.2000
01/12/11$0.2000
2010
$3.300012/01/10$2.5000
10/13/10$0.2000
07/13/10$0.2000
04/13/10$0.2000
01/13/10$0.2000
2009
$2.600010/13/09$2.0000
07/13/09$0.2000
04/13/09$0.2000
01/13/09$0.2000
2008
$4.583310/10/08$4.0000
07/11/08$0.2500
04/11/08$0.1667
01/11/08$0.1667
2007
$0.566710/11/07$0.1667
07/12/07$0.1333
04/12/07$0.1333
01/17/07$0.1333
2006
$1.648912/20/06$1.3333
10/12/06$0.0889
07/12/06$0.0756
04/12/06$0.0756
01/11/06$0.0756
2005
$0.248910/12/05$0.0756
07/13/05$0.0667
04/13/05$0.0533
01/12/05$0.0533
2004
$0.186710/13/04$0.0533
07/13/04$0.0444
04/13/04$0.0444
01/13/04$0.0444
2003
$0.044410/10/03$0.0444
BKE Stock Splits
2 stock splits
10/31/082:3 split
01/16/070.666667:1 split
BKE SEC Filings
| Filing Date | Report Date | Report Type | Filing Link |
|---|---|---|---|
12/11/25 | 11/01/25 | 10-Q | |
09/11/25 | 08/02/25 | 10-Q | |
06/12/25 | 05/03/25 | 10-Q | |
04/02/25 | 02/01/25 | Unknown | |
12/12/24 | 11/02/24 | 10-Q | |
09/12/24 | 08/03/24 | 10-Q | |
06/13/24 | 05/04/24 | 10-Q | |
04/03/24 | 02/03/24 | 10-K | |
12/07/23 | 10/28/23 | 10-Q | |
09/07/23 | 07/29/23 | 10-Q | |
06/08/23 | 04/29/23 | 10-Q | |
03/29/23 | 01/28/23 | 10-K | |
12/08/22 | 10/29/22 | 10-Q | |
09/08/22 | 07/30/22 | 10-Q | |
06/09/22 | 04/30/22 | 10-Q | |
03/30/22 | 01/29/22 | 10-K | |
12/09/21 | 10/30/21 | 10-Q | |
09/09/21 | 07/31/21 | 10-Q | |
06/10/21 | 05/01/21 | 10-Q | |
03/31/21 | 01/30/21 | 10-K | |
12/10/20 | 10/31/20 | 10-Q | |
09/10/20 | 08/01/20 | 10-Q | |
06/11/20 | 05/02/20 | 10-Q | |
04/01/20 | 02/01/20 | 10-K | |
12/12/19 | 11/02/19 | 10-Q | |
09/12/19 | 08/03/19 | 10-Q | |
06/13/19 | 05/04/19 | 10-Q | |
04/03/19 | 02/02/19 | 10-K | |
12/13/18 | 11/03/18 | 10-Q | |
09/13/18 | 08/04/18 | 10-Q | |
06/14/18 | 05/05/18 | 10-Q | |
04/04/18 | 02/03/18 | 10-K | |
12/07/17 | 10/31/17 | 10-Q | |
09/07/17 | 07/29/17 | 10-Q | |
06/08/17 | 04/29/17 | 10-Q | |
03/29/17 | 01/28/17 | 10-K | |
12/08/16 | 10/29/16 | 10-Q | |
09/08/16 | 07/30/16 | 10-Q | |
06/09/16 | 04/30/16 | 10-Q | |
03/30/16 | 01/30/16 | 10-K | |
12/10/15 | 10/31/15 | 10-Q | |
09/10/15 | 08/01/15 | 10-Q | |
06/11/15 | 05/02/15 | 10-Q | |
04/01/15 | 01/31/15 | 10-K | |
12/11/14 | 11/01/14 | 10-Q | |
09/11/14 | 08/02/14 | 10-Q | |
06/12/14 | 05/03/14 | 10-Q | |
04/02/14 | 02/01/14 | 10-K | |
12/12/13 | 11/02/13 | 10-Q | |
09/12/13 | 08/03/13 | 10-Q | |
06/12/13 | 05/04/13 | 10-Q | |
04/03/13 | 02/02/13 | 10-K | |
12/06/12 | 10/27/12 | 10-Q | |
09/06/12 | 07/28/12 | 10-Q | |
06/07/12 | 04/28/12 | 10-Q | |
03/28/12 | 01/28/12 | 10-K | |
12/08/11 | 10/29/11 | 10-Q | |
09/08/11 | 07/30/11 | 10-Q | |
06/09/11 | 04/30/11 | 10-Q | |
03/30/11 | 01/29/11 | 10-K | |
12/09/10 | 10/30/10 | 10-Q | |
09/09/10 | 07/31/10 | 10-Q | |
06/10/10 | 05/01/10 | 10-Q | |
03/31/10 | 01/30/10 | 10-K | |
12/10/09 | 10/30/09 | 10-Q | |
09/10/09 | 07/31/09 | 10-Q | |
06/11/09 | 04/30/09 | 10-Q | |
04/01/09 | 01/31/09 | 10-K | |
12/11/08 | 10/30/08 | Unknown | -- |
09/11/08 | 07/31/08 | Unknown | -- |
06/12/08 | 04/30/08 | Unknown | -- |
04/16/08 | 01/29/08 | Unknown | -- |
12/12/07 | 10/30/07 | Unknown | -- |
09/12/07 | 07/31/07 | Unknown | -- |
06/13/07 | 04/30/07 | Unknown | -- |
04/19/07 | 01/28/07 | Unknown | -- |
12/07/06 | 10/30/06 | Unknown | -- |
09/07/06 | 07/31/06 | Unknown | -- |
06/13/06 | 04/30/06 | Unknown | -- |
01/31/06 | 01/31/06 | 10-K/A | |
12/07/05 | 10/30/05 | Unknown | -- |
09/07/05 | 07/31/05 | Unknown | -- |
06/09/05 | 04/30/05 | 10-Q | |
04/25/05 | 01/28/05 | Unknown | -- |
12/07/04 | 10/31/04 | 10-Q | |
09/08/04 | 07/31/04 | 10-Q | |
06/09/04 | 04/30/04 | Unknown | -- |
04/14/04 | 01/29/04 | Unknown | -- |
12/15/03 | 10/30/03 | Unknown | -- |
09/16/03 | 07/31/03 | Unknown | -- |
06/13/03 | 04/30/03 | Unknown | -- |
04/21/03 | 01/28/03 | Unknown | -- |
12/17/02 | 10/30/02 | Unknown | -- |
08/28/02 | 07/31/02 | Unknown | -- |
06/14/02 | 04/30/02 | Unknown | -- |
04/26/02 | 01/28/02 | Unknown | -- |
12/13/01 | 10/30/01 | Unknown | -- |
09/13/01 | 07/31/01 | Unknown | -- |
06/15/01 | 04/30/01 | Unknown | -- |
04/23/01 | 01/28/01 | Unknown | -- |
12/11/00 | 10/30/00 | Unknown | -- |
09/11/00 | 07/31/00 | Unknown | -- |
06/13/00 | 04/30/00 | Unknown | -- |
04/28/00 | 01/31/00 | 10-K405 |