profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
The Buckle
$43.94-0.32% today
-22.1% in 1 year
1-year low $39.651-year high $57.41
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2023 to 2026.
0%20% a year
You pay $10.79 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What The Buckle sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $1.35 billion in 2023 to $1.30 billion in 2026, with $210 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
The Buckle handed back more cash to shareholders than it generated last year.
$225M
Free cash flow 2026$206M
Bought back its own shares–
Paid as dividends$225M
Cash vs. debt$249M vs. $384M
The Buckle vs. similar companies
The Buckle grows the slowest of these 5 and is priced in the middle for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Buckle | 10.8× · Cheap | ||
 Burlington Stores | 25.9× · Fair price | ||
 Lululemon Athletica | 7.7× · Cheap | ||
 On | 45.3× · Expensive | ||
 The Gap | 9.1× · Cheap |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads The Buckle's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,345 | 1,261 | 1,218 | 1,298 | |
| 676 | 619 | 593 | 636 | |
| 328 | 271 | 241 | 261 | |
| 347 | 292 | 264 | 287 | |
| 255 | 220 | 195 | 210 | |
| 5.13 | 4.40 | 3.89 | 4.14 | |
| 50.3% | 49.1% | 48.7% | 49.0% | |
| 24.4% | 21.5% | 19.8% | 20.1% | |
| 18.9% | 17.4% | 16.1% | 16.2% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 838 | 890 | 913 | 991 |
| Cash | 252 | 268 | 267 | 249 |
| Total debt | 304 | 315 | 326 | 384 |
| Total liabilities | 461 | 477 | 489 | 567 |
| 376 | 413 | 424 | 425 | |
| 50 | 50 | 50 | 51 | |
| 38.1% | 29.4% | 25.4% | 25.5% | |
| 67.7% | 53.2% | 46.1% | 49.4% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 242 | 255 | 242 | 251 | |
| 30 | 37 | 42 | 45 | |
| 212 | 217 | 200 | 206 | |
| Dividends paid | 203 | 197 | 198 | 225 |
| 0 | – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – |
Valuation
- 10.8×
- 10.4×
- –
- 4.7×
- 1.7×
- 11.0×
- 8.4×
- 9.1%
- 9.3%
- 10.2%
Profitability
- 49.0%
- 20.1%
- 16.2%
- 22.3%
- 23.3%
- 32.4%
- 47.4%
- 21.1%
- 33.9%
- –
Growth
- −1.2%
- −6.9%
- +3.0%
- −1.2%
- +0.6%
Financial health
- 0.5×
- 0.90
- 39.2%
- –
- 2.04
- 1.39
- 1.25
How it ranks in Consumer Discretionary
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Top 7%of 977
Top 12%of 992
Top 19%of 856
Bottom 16%of 993
Top 25%of 980
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $53.00
- Range
- $53.00 – $53.00
- 1 analysts
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 2026 | 1.59 | 1.51 | +5.3% |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 0.96 | 0.95 | +0.8% |
| Aug 22, 2025 | 0.89 | 0.84 | +6.6% |
| May 23, 2025 | 0.70 | 0.69 | +1.0% |
| Mar 14, 2025 | 1.53 | 1.39 | +10.1% |
| Nov 22, 2024 | 0.88 | 0.84 | +4.8% |
| Aug 23, 2024 | 0.78 | 0.80 | −2.5% |
| May 24, 2024 | 0.69 | 0.74 | −6.8% |
10.2%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$102a year at today's yield, before tax
−1.2%2020 to 2025
Raised–not every year
Paid per share, each year
$3.46 in 2015 → $3.90 in 2025
How safe it looks
107.3% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earns: 109.4%
News
The Bond Market Is Flashing a Warning Not Seen in Decades, and History Says Investors Should Buckle UpYahoo Finance · Oct 16, 2026Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
6/7Passes 6 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
80Pass
Benjamin Graham
69Pass
Philip Fisher
65Pass
Peter Lynch
32No pass
Joel Greenblatt
70Pass
Charlie Munger
83Pass
Terry Smith
79Pass
Questions about The Buckle
Is The Buckle a good stock to buy?
A solid business, and the price looks low. 6 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the The Buckle AI analysis
What does The Buckle do?
The Buckle, Inc. operates as a retailer of casual apparel, footwear, and accessories for young men and women in the United States. It is in Apparel - Retail, based in Kearney, NE, United States, with 2,900 employees.
Does The Buckle pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 10.2% a year, about 107% of its yearly profit. In 2026 it paid out $225 million in dividends.
Is The Buckle stock halal?
Yes. The Buckle passes our halal screen: its business is permitted and its debt is 17% of its market value, under the 30% limit. How we check
How has The Buckle stock done over the past year?
Down 22.1% over the past twelve months, to $43.94. It traded between $39.65 and $57.41 and is 23.5% below its high.
Who are The Buckle's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are Burlington Stores, Lululemon Athletica, On and The Gap. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with The Buckle's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 12, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.