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BKE

The Buckle, Inc.

BKE

NYSE·Consumer Cyclical·Apparel - Retail·Mkt cap $2.2B

$41.53

-1.05%

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Our plain-language verdict, the thesis, risk factors, and what is changing about the business.

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52-Week Range

$40.93 - $61.69

P/E

9.50

Fwd P/E

9.76

Beta

0.99

Div Yield

10.48%

Avg Vol

469.3K

Shares Out

51.5M

Mkt Cap

$2.2B

Price action

Price chart

Down 11.9% over the trailing year

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Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

Bull Case

5 reasons

  • Extensive private label portfolio with 15+ owned brands providing pricing power and differentiation
  • Omnichannel retail infrastructure combining 440 physical stores with integrated e-commerce platform
  • Personalized customer experience through in-store stylists and loyalty programs driving customer lifetime value
  • Regional market dominance in Midwest with established supply chain and vendor relationships
  • Proprietary credit card and guest loyalty program creating customer data and repeat purchase incentives

Bear Case

1 risk

  • Average volatility.

Growth

Stable outlook

E-commerce expansion and digital marketing to capture younger demographics shopping online

Value

Undervalued - trading well below Apparel & Footwear peers

Momentum

Weak

-16.3% over 3m

Quality

Strong

Excellent business quality

Dividend

High yield

10.48% yield

Earnings track record

Latest print - beat on both lines

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: Aug 14, 2026

Q2 26 RECAP

MAY 29, 2026

Reported EPS of $0.92 vs $0.74 consensus (+24.7% surprise). Revenue of $288.7M vs $287.7M expected (+0.4%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.

EPS beat +24.7%
Rev beat +0.4%
Double beat

EPS surprise · last 4Q

1 of 1 beats

Q2 26

+24.7%

Next: Aug 14, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

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+4%

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+9%

+5%

+6%

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Q3 24

Q4 25

Q1 25

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Q4 26

Q1 26

$282.4M

$293.6M

$379.2M

$272.1M

$305.7M

$320.8M

$399.1M

$288.7M

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

Operating

Profit

16.2%

Wall Street consensus

1 analyst · 0% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

0%

Hold

1

100%

Sell

0%

Median Price Target

$49.50

+19.2% vs $41.53

Low $47.00
Median $49.50
High $52.00

Latest: UBS · $47.00 · Jun 1, 2026

1 analyst covering

vs Industry

How BKE stacks vs Apparel - Retail

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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