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Buckle, Inc. (The) BKE

A comprehensive view of key metrics, scores, and financial health for Buckle, Inc. (The)

Overview of The Buckle, Inc.

BKE NYQ
Consumer Cyclical Apparel Retail Framework: General Corporate Mid Cap
The Buckle, Inc. (BKE), is a Mid Cap company, in the Apparel Retail industry, last closed at $47.31, about 34.7% overvalued vs fair value, -16.5% 1Y return, ranked 145/548 in sector.
Metrics P/E 11.4× Rev Growth 6.6% ROE 49.4% Gross Margin 49.0% Div Yield 9.30%
USD 47.31
2.01%
(Delayed)
• Vol 90d: 27.6%
52-Week Range
Market Cap
$2.44B
Enterprise Value
$2.17B
Overall Score
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Overall
Growth
Fair
Profitability
Good
Health
Weak
Efficiency
Fair
Valuation
Good
Growth
Fair
Profitability
Good
Health
Weak
Efficiency
Fair
Valuation
Good
Completeness: 94%
Confidence: 92%
Updated: Oct 31
Top Beats

Quick Facts

Website https://www.buckle.com
HQ Kearney, NE
Employees 2,800
Fiscal year Jan 31

Next Events

Earnings Nov 20 Estimated

Fair Value Snapshot

Bear Base Bull
$26
$31
$35
Current: $47.31 -35% vs base

Engine Room Money Flow™

Mid Cap

Corporate Free Cash Flow - Where revenue goes and how value is created

Flow Steps
Revenue
$1.3B
6.6%%
Gross Profit
$635.9M
7.3%%
Operating Income
$261.4M
8.3%%
Net Income
$209.7M
7.3%%
Money Flow Bridge
Flow Direction: Money moves from left to right
Components: Breakdown shows composition of each stage
Industry-Specific: Corporate Free Cash Flow

Quality & Reliability Indicators

Cash Conversion Ratio FY2026
98.1%
Good

Operating Cash Flow / Net Income

FCF / Net Income - measures how well earnings convert to cash

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Where It Leaks

Cash Flow Health healthy
Strong cash conversion with minimal leakage across profit-to-cash-to-value chain.
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0
High Impact
0
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Moat Analysis Corporate Default

Competitive Advantage Assessment

Evaluating Buckle, Inc. (The)'s durable competitive advantages across 6 defense dimensions

Overall Moat Strength
81
/100
Strong
Scores based on quantitative metrics and qualitative factors
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Key strengths

  • Margins Consistently Above Peers Gross margin at 49.0% (top 18%) and operating margin at 20.1% (top 0%) indicate strong pricing power.
  • Margins Stable Across Cycles Operating margin volatility is low (stability score 0.73), demonstrating pricing resilience across cycles.

Key risks

  • Revenue Volatility Signals Weak Stickiness Revenue volatility is high (stability score 0.36), suggesting weak customer stickiness.

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Pricing Power

Strong
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Signals, strengths and risks for Scale & Market Position

Trade-Off Ledger™

Where management spends the performance budget - Growth, Profitability, or Safety

vs Industry Peers 97% Coverage
Trade-Off Triangle Visualization A ternary plot showing BKE's balance between Growth (24.2%), Profitability (44.7%), and Safety (31.1%). Growth 24% Safety 31% Profitability 45%

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Growth

47th percentile vs peers
48
Key Signals
Rev Growth YoY 6.6% 59p EPS Growth YoY 6.5% 49p Revenue CAGR 3Y -1.2% 35p TSR 8.6% 57p EPS CAGR 3Y -6.9% 37p
Strengths
  • Interest Coverage Ratio in top 20% of peers (12.73, 81th percentile)
  • Superior capital returns - 3 return metrics above peer median
  • ROIC in top 20% of peers (46.8%, 95th percentile)
Risks

No significant risks identified for this axis.

Profitability

88th percentile vs peers
88
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Safety

61th percentile vs peers
62
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Two Futures

Scenario-based fair value ranges for Buckle, Inc. (The).

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Base
$30.90
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-34.7% vs current
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