BUCKLE INC (BKE)
Consumer Discretionary · Specialty casual apparel retail · NYSE
A specialty retailer of branded and private-label denim and casual apparel for fashion-conscious teens and young adults, emphasizing personalized in-store service and a loyal customer base across 440 mall and power-center locations.
What BUCKLE INC does
The Buckle, Inc. is a specialty apparel retailer operating 440 stores across 42 states that sells medium to better-priced casual apparel, footwear, and accessories for fashion-conscious men, women, and kids, with denim and tops as core product categories. The company emphasizes personalized customer service including free hemming, gift-wrapping, and a private-label credit card program. Most stores are located in regional shopping malls and lifestyle centers, though the company is increasingly relocating to power centers in smaller and mid-sized markets. Central operations, including purchasing, merchandising, and distribution, are managed from corporate offices and a distribution center in Kearney, Nebraska.
Themes: ["Specialty casual apparel retail","Denim-focused fashion","Personalized retail experience","Fashion-conscious teens and young adults (age 15-30)","Regional mall and lifestyle center retail"]
Fundamentals
- Price$41.58 as of 2026-07-09 close
- Market cap$2.1B as of 2026-07-10
- 1-year return-11.5% as of 2026-07-09 close
- P/E9.63 as of 2026-07-10
- Net margin+16.9% as of 2026-07-10
- Gross margin+48.9% as of 2026-07-10
- ROE+47.4% as of 2026-07-10
- Debt / equity0.00 as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue growth (YoY)+7.1% as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue CAGR (3y)-1.2% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.04 as of 2026-07-10
Dividend: yield +3.4%; 3-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Exposure to changes in fashion trends and consumer preferences affecting denim and casual apparel demand, which represents 71.4% of net sales","Reliance on regional shopping malls and lifestyle centers for store locations in a shifting retail landscape toward power centers and e-commerce","Competition from branded apparel retailers, mall-based competitors, and online retailers in the casual apparel segment for the 15-30 age demographic"]
Competitors & peers
- Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF)
- American Eagle Outfitters (AEO)
- Urban Outfitters (URBN)
- Hollister Co. / Abercrombie Kids (private)
- Levi Strauss (LEVI)
- Gap (GPS)
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-10. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-09.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date.