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BUCKLE INC

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United States Fiscal year ends January CIK 0000885245
$44.16 +1.96% Close, 9 Oct 2026
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Price $44.16 +10.29% Close, 9 Oct 2026

Closing prices at the end of each trading day, from 12 Oct 2016. Not a live quote. Adjusted for share splits, so the line has no step at a split; dividends are not added back. P/E and P/FCF are the market value over the last full fiscal year's net income or free cash flow, as public on each day, so they step once a year when the annual report comes out. A hatched band marks a stretch with none: a year of net loss, or of cash burnt.

Revenue and profit

What the business sells, and what is left of it. Point at a year for the detail.
RevenueOperating incomeNet income
Fiscal year 2017Revenue974.9Operating income152.8Net income98.0EPS, diluted2.03Fiscal year 2018Revenue913.4 −6.3%Operating income134.1Net income89.7 −8.4%EPS, diluted1.85 −8.9%Fiscal year 2019Revenue885.5 −3.1%Operating income120.9Net income95.6 +6.6%EPS, diluted1.97 +6.5%Fiscal year 2020Revenue900.3 +1.7%Operating income131.5Net income104.4 +9.2%EPS, diluted2.14 +8.6%Fiscal year 2021Revenue901.3 +0.1%Operating income168.0Net income130.1 +24.6%EPS, diluted2.66 +24.3%Fiscal year 2022Revenue1,294.6 +43.6%Operating income335.5Net income254.8 +95.8%EPS, diluted5.16 +94.0%Fiscal year 2023Revenue1,345.2 +3.9%Operating income328.1Net income254.6 −0.1%EPS, diluted5.13 −0.6%Fiscal year 2024Revenue1,261.1 −6.3%Operating income271.1Net income219.9 −13.6%EPS, diluted4.40 −14.2%Fiscal year 2025Revenue1,217.7 −3.4%Operating income241.4Net income195.5 −11.1%EPS, diluted3.89 −11.6%Fiscal year 2026Revenue1,297.8 +6.6%Operating income261.4Net income209.7 +7.3%EPS, diluted4.14 +6.4%
FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026
Revenue 974.9 913.4 885.5 900.3 901.3 1,294.6 1,345.2 1,261.1 1,217.7 1,297.8
Growth −6.3% −3.1% +1.7% +0.1% +43.6% +3.9% −6.3% −3.4% +6.6%
Operating income 152.8 134.1 120.9 131.5 168.0 335.5 328.1 271.1 241.4 261.4
Net income 98.0 89.7 95.6 104.4 130.1 254.8 254.6 219.9 195.5 209.7
Growth −8.4% +6.6% +9.2% +24.6% +95.8% −0.1% −13.6% −11.1% +7.3%
EPS, diluted 2.03 1.85 1.97 2.14 2.66 5.16 5.13 4.40 3.89 4.14
Growth −8.9% +6.5% +8.6% +24.3% +94.0% −0.6% −14.2% −11.6% +6.4%

Margins

How much of each dollar of revenue it keeps. Point at a year for the detail.
Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
Fiscal year 2017Gross margin40.7%Operating margin15.7%Net margin10.0%Free cash flow margin12.0%Fiscal year 2018Gross margin41.6%Operating margin14.7%Net margin9.8%Free cash flow margin11.6%Fiscal year 2019Gross margin41.3%Operating margin13.7%Net margin10.8%Free cash flow margin11.1%Fiscal year 2020Gross margin41.9%Operating margin14.6%Net margin11.6%Free cash flow margin13.7%Fiscal year 2021Gross margin44.5%Operating margin18.6%Net margin14.4%Free cash flow margin24.4%Fiscal year 2022Gross margin50.4%Operating margin25.9%Net margin19.7%Free cash flow margin22.6%Fiscal year 2023Gross margin50.3%Operating margin24.4%Net margin18.9%Free cash flow margin15.8%Fiscal year 2024Gross margin49.1%Operating margin21.5%Net margin17.4%Free cash flow margin17.2%Fiscal year 2025Gross margin48.7%Operating margin19.8%Net margin16.1%Free cash flow margin16.4%Fiscal year 2026Gross margin49.0%Operating margin20.1%Net margin16.2%Free cash flow margin15.9%
FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026
Gross margin 40.7% 41.6% 41.3% 41.9% 44.5% 50.4% 50.3% 49.1% 48.7% 49.0%
Operating margin 15.7% 14.7% 13.7% 14.6% 18.6% 25.9% 24.4% 21.5% 19.8% 20.1%
Net margin 10.0% 9.8% 10.8% 11.6% 14.4% 19.7% 18.9% 17.4% 16.1% 16.2%
Free cash flow margin 12.0% 11.6% 11.1% 13.7% 24.4% 22.6% 15.8% 17.2% 16.4% 15.9%

Cash flow

The cash the business makes, what it reinvests, and what it hands back. Point at a year for the detail.
Operating cash flowCapital expenditureFree cash flow
Fiscal year 2017Operating cash flow148.9Capital expenditure−31.7Free cash flow117.2Buybacks0.0Dividends paid−84.9Fiscal year 2018Operating cash flow119.7Capital expenditure−13.5Free cash flow106.3 −9.3%Buybacks0.0Dividends paid−133.9Fiscal year 2019Operating cash flow108.7Capital expenditure−10.0Free cash flow98.7 −7.1%Buybacks0.0Dividends paid−97.7Fiscal year 2020Operating cash flow130.7Capital expenditure−7.3Free cash flow123.3 +25.0%Buybacks−0.1Dividends paid−112.9Fiscal year 2021Operating cash flow227.4Capital expenditure−7.7Free cash flow219.8 +78.2%Buybacks−0.4Dividends paid−128.5Fiscal year 2022Operating cash flow311.8Capital expenditure−19.1Free cash flow292.7 +33.2%Buybacks0.0Dividends paid−347.8Fiscal year 2023Operating cash flow242.4Capital expenditure−30.4Free cash flow212.0 −27.6%Buybacks0.0Dividends paid−202.9Fiscal year 2024Operating cash flow254.6Capital expenditure−37.3Free cash flow217.4 +2.5%Dividends paid−196.7Fiscal year 2025Operating cash flow242.0Capital expenditure−42.3Free cash flow199.7 −8.1%Dividends paid−198.0Fiscal year 2026Operating cash flow251.1Capital expenditure−45.4Free cash flow205.8 +3.0%Dividends paid−225.1
FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026
Operating cash flow 148.9 119.7 108.7 130.7 227.4 311.8 242.4 254.6 242.0 251.1
Capital expenditure −31.7 −13.5 −10.0 −7.3 −7.7 −19.1 −30.4 −37.3 −42.3 −45.4
Free cash flow 117.2 106.3 98.7 123.3 219.8 292.7 212.0 217.4 199.7 205.8
Growth −9.3% −7.1% +25.0% +78.2% +33.2% −27.6% +2.5% −8.1% +3.0%
Buybacks 0.0 0.0 0.0 −0.1 −0.4 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a
Dividends paid −84.9 −133.9 −97.7 −112.9 −128.5 −347.8 −202.9 −196.7 −198.0 −225.1

Balance sheet

What it holds against what it owes, at each year end. Point at a year for the detail.
Cash
Fiscal year 2017Cash196.5Shareholders’ equity430.5Fiscal year 2018Cash165.1Shareholders’ equity391.2Fiscal year 2019Cash168.5Shareholders’ equity393.9Fiscal year 2020Cash221.0Shareholders’ equity389.1Fiscal year 2021Cash318.8Shareholders’ equity396.6Fiscal year 2022Cash254.0Shareholders’ equity312.9Fiscal year 2023Cash252.1Shareholders’ equity376.3Fiscal year 2024Cash268.2Shareholders’ equity413.2Fiscal year 2025Cash266.9Shareholders’ equity423.8Fiscal year 2026Cash249.5Shareholders’ equity424.6
FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026
Cash 196.5 165.1 168.5 221.0 318.8 254.0 252.1 268.2 266.9 249.5
Shareholders’ equity 430.5 391.2 393.9 389.1 396.6 312.9 376.3 413.2 423.8 424.6

In millions of USD, except per-share figures and ratios. Fiscal years, as last filed with the SEC.

Financial statements FY2026 · 10-K

Ratios

Percentages worked out from the filed figures; debt to equity in times. Fiscal years ending January, each column as last filed with the SEC.
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Fiscal year FY2017 28 Jan 2017 FY2018 3 Feb 2018 FY2019 2 Feb 2019 FY2020 1 Feb 2020 FY2021 30 Jan 2021 FY2022 29 Jan 2022 FY2023 28 Jan 2023 FY2024 3 Feb 2024 FY2025 1 Feb 2025 FY2026 31 Jan 2026
Margins
40.7% 41.6% 41.3% 41.9% 44.5% 50.4% 50.3% 49.1% 48.7% 49.0%
15.7% 14.7% 13.7% 14.6% 18.6% 25.9% 24.4% 21.5% 19.8% 20.1%
16.0% 15.3% 14.3% 15.3% 19.0% 26.1% 24.9% 22.9% 21.2% 21.3%
10.0% 9.8% 10.8% 11.6% 14.4% 19.7% 18.9% 17.4% 16.1% 16.2%
12.0% 11.6% 11.1% 13.7% 24.4% 22.6% 15.8% 17.2% 16.4% 15.9%
Spending
25.1% 26.9% 27.7% 27.3% 25.8% 24.5% 25.9% 27.6% 28.9% 28.8%
3.2% 1.5% 1.1% 0.8% 0.8% 1.5% 2.3% 3.0% 3.5% 3.5%
37.3% 35.7% 24.5% 24.2% 23.9% 24.6% 24.0% 24.0% 24.2% 24.0%
Returns
22.8% 22.9% 24.3% 26.8% 32.8% 81.4% 67.7% 53.2% 46.1% 49.4%
16.9% 16.7% 18.1% 12.0% 15.4% 32.6% 30.4% 24.7% 21.4% 21.2%
Balance and payout
25.7% 27.3% 25.3% 55.2% 53.1% 59.9% 55.1% 53.6% 53.6% 57.2%
86.6% 149.2% 102.2% 108.1% 98.7% 136.5% 79.7% 89.5% 101.3% 107.3%
72.4% 126.0% 99.0% 91.6% 58.6% 118.8% 95.7% 90.5% 99.1% 109.4%