NYSE · BKE

The Buckle, Inc.

$43.61 +$1.14 (+2.68%) 1D After hours

Key Metrics

$2.19B
Market cap
9.88×
P/E · TTM
$1.31B
Revenue · TTM
$221.43M
Net income
EPS · TTM $4.38
Dividend yield 10.3%
Free cash flow $220.86M
Beta · 1Y 0.55
EBITDA · TTM $317.62M
Gross margin 48.9%

The Story So Far

LAST 6 MONTHS PRIMARY SOURCES ONLY
  • Jul 28
    Money has been moving out of its sector (Consumer Discretionary).

    Consumer Discretionary has run -4.6 points vs SPY over four weeks, ranking 5→10→11→2 of 11 sectors — this stock trades inside that current.

    RECEIPT: ROTATION MAP, LIVE ↗
  • Jul 16
    Money rotated out of high-beta cohorts market-wide.

    High-beta names lagged the blue-chips by 18.6 points over ten sessions around this date. Stocks in that cohort weren't falling alone — they fell together.

    RECEIPT: ROTATION GAUGE, LIVE
  • Jul 8
    From its Apr 28 high, the share price fell 27%.

    Peak close $56.53 on Apr 28; trough close $41.46 on Jul 8. The drawdown is the fact — the chapters around it are the context.

    RECEIPT: PRICE SERIES, PEAK-TO-TROUGH -27%
  • May 29
    The stock moved -9.1% in a single session.

    Sessions this size usually pair with a chapter above or below — a filing, a headline, or the whole cohort moving together.

    RECEIPT: DAILY BAR, May 29

The story updates itself as events post · The wolf reports; you decide

Snapshot

Market cap$2.19B
Enterprise value
Shares outstanding51.5M
52-wk range$40.73 – $61.69
Avg volume · 20D484.2K
Net cash
Book value / share$9.08
IndustryRetail-Family Clothing Stores
ExchangeNYSE
About The Buckle, Inc.
IPO dateMay 6, 1992
Employees8000

Buckle Inc is a retailer of casual apparel, footwear, and accessories. The company retails medium to affordable priced casual apparel, footwear, and accessories for fashion-conscious young men and women. It retails under the brand names 'Buckle' and 'The Buckle'.

Wolf Grade COMING SOON

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Valuation

P/E9.88
P/S1.66
P/FCF9.91
EV/EBITDA
EV/Sales
Graham №$29.92

Profitability

Gross 48.9%
Operating 22.2%
Net 16.8%
FCF 16.8%
ROE / ROIC 50.2% · 50.9%

Financial Health

Current ratio2.04
Quick ratio1.39
Debt / equity
Debt / EBITDA
Net cash
Working capital$240.28M

Cash Flow · TTM

Operating CF $269.48M
Capex −$48.62M
Free cash flow $220.86M
Buybacks
Dividends paid $225.22M
Shareholder yield 10.3%

Piotroski F-Score

4 / 9
Middling fundamentals · 4 of 9 signals passing

Altman Z-Score

5.0
Safe zone (> 2.99) · bankruptcy risk negligible

Graham Number vs Price

$29.92 vs $43.61
Trades 1.5× above classic defensive value — priced for growth
Fundamentals through 2026-05-02 · computed by TickerWolf from SEC filings