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BUCKLE INC

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BUCKLE INC

BKE·NYSE·Trade & Services·CIK 0000885245

The Buckle, Inc. is a retailer specializing in medium to better-priced casual apparel, footwear, and accessories for fashion-conscious men, women, and kids. As of January 31, 2026, the company operated 440 retail stores across 42 states in the United States under the names "Buckle" and "Buckle Youth." The company offers a wide selection of casual apparel, including denims, other casual bottoms, tops, sportswear, outerwear, accessories, and footwear. It emphasizes personalized customer service, providing amenities such as free hemming, free gift-packaging, a private label credit card, and a guest loyalty program. Most of its stores are situated in regional shopping malls and lifestyle centers. However, the company has also successfully relocated several stores in smaller and middle markets from enclosed malls to power center locations. The majority of the company's central office functions, including purchasing, pricing, accounting, marketing, and distribution, are managed from its corporate offices and distribution center in Kearney, Nebraska. Its men's buying team is located in Overland Park, Kansas. The company was incorporated in Nebraska in 1948 as Mills Clothing, Inc., initially a men's clothing store. It expanded its offerings to include young women's apparel in 1977 and changed its corporate name to The Buckle, Inc. on April 23, 1991. At the end of fiscal 2025, the company operated 440 stores in 42 states.

BUCKLE INC (NYSE:BKE) is a publicly traded company in the Trade & Services sector. Wiseek has independently scored 16 items for BKE at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-08-21, rated 7/10. Across its 16 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 8/10, with 2 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for BKE spans 10-Q, 8-K, 10-K.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • Buckle Q2 Sales Beat Estimates as Comparable Store Growth Accelerates
  • Buckle July Comps Rise 1.6%, Q2 Sales Hit $319.8M; Earnings Call Set for Aug 21
  • Buckle Inc. Reports Strong Q1 Results, Boosted by $19.1M Litigation Settlement
  • Buckle Reports May Sales Growth: Total Net Sales Up 4.5%, Comparable Stores Up 2.2%
  • Buckle Q1 Sales Up 6.1% to $288.7M; $19.1M Litigation Hit Recorded

Financial Snapshot

Fiscal year ended January 31, 2026
Revenue
$1.3B
Net Income
$209.74M
Diluted EPS
$4.14
Op. Cash Flow
$251.14M
Free Cash Flow
$205.78M
Gross Profit
$635.86M
Operating Income
$261.44M
Cash & Equivalents
$249.46M
Debt / Equity
0.00×
Net Margin
16.2%
Shares Outstanding
51.16M sh
Source: 10-K · filed 2026-04-01 · accession 0000885245-26-000012

Short Interest & Short Volume

7.63 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 3,927,643 shares in BKE as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 7.2% increase from the prior period — about 7.6 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 77.7% of BKE volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)3,927,643 shares as of September 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▲ 7.2%
Days to cover7.63 at avg daily volume of 514,581
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)77.7% of 143,801 shares on October 2, 2026
5-day average short volume69.0%

Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.

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$42.9
52-week range · as of 2026-06-11 $42.39 – $61.69
Market cap
$2.21B
Volume
386.4K (0.8× avg)
3-mo avg 498.2K
Live data · 2026-10-03 03:07 UTC · Market overnight

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Aug 21, 2026, 7:02 AM EDT
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Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $45.50
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Change: -$2.60 (-6%) info
Market Cap: $2.21B info
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Aug 06, 2026, 6:50 AM EDT
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Jun 11, 2026, 2:49 PM EDT
Filing Type: 10-Q
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Change: -$1.75 (-4%) info
Market Cap: $2.21B info
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Jun 04, 2026, 7:06 AM EDT
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Price at Filing: $43.52
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Change: -$0.620 (-1%) info
Market Cap: $2.21B info
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May 30, 2026, 3:13 AM EDT
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Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $45.90
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Change: -$3.00 (-7%) info
Market Cap: $2.21B info
BKE
May 29, 2026, 3:38 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $45.70
Real-time Price: $42.90 info
Change: -$2.80 (-6%) info
Market Cap: $2.21B info
BKE
May 29, 2026, 6:51 AM EDT
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Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $53.10
Real-time Price: $42.90 info
Change: -$10.20 (-19%) info
Market Cap: $2.21B info
BKE
May 07, 2026, 6:50 AM EDT
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $54.55
Real-time Price: $42.90 info
Change: -$11.65 (-21%) info
Market Cap: $2.21B info
BKE
Apr 09, 2026, 12:38 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $55.46
Real-time Price: $42.90 info
Change: -$12.56 (-23%) info
Market Cap: $2.21B info
BKE
Apr 09, 2026, 7:09 AM EDT
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $53.76
Real-time Price: $42.90 info
Change: -$10.86 (-20%) info
Market Cap: $2.21B info
BKE
Apr 01, 2026, 3:37 PM EDT
Filing Type: 10-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $51.08
Real-time Price: $42.90 info
Change: -$8.18 (-16%) info
Market Cap: $2.21B info
BKE
Mar 13, 2026, 3:32 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $50.57
Real-time Price: $42.90 info
Change: -$7.66 (-15%) info
Market Cap: $2.21B info
BKE
Mar 13, 2026, 6:50 AM EDT
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $50.93
Real-time Price: $42.90 info
Change: -$8.03 (-16%) info
Market Cap: $2.21B info
BKE
Feb 20, 2026, 4:11 PM EST
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $53.94
Real-time Price: $42.90 info
Change: -$11.04 (-20%) info
Market Cap: $2.21B info
BKE
Jan 29, 2026, 3:32 PM EST
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $47.45
Real-time Price: $42.90 info
Change: -$4.55 (-10%) info
Market Cap: $2.21B info
BKE
Jan 27, 2026, 4:25 PM EST
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $48.97
Real-time Price: $42.90 info
Change: -$6.07 (-12%) info
Market Cap: $2.21B info
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