BUCKLE INC
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $2.39B
- P/E (TTM)
- 10.8
- Dividend yield
- 9.37%
About Buckle
Retail-Family Clothing Stores, SIC 5651
The Buckle, Inc. operates as a specialty retailer offering medium to higher-end casual clothing, footwear, and accessories. Its product assortment features brand-name and proprietary private-label denims, shirts, tops, casual bottoms, sportswear, outerwear, and related accessories. The business serves fashion-conscious men, women, and children, with a particular focus on young consumers between the ages of 15 and 30. Complementing its retail merchandise, the company provides personalized shopping services such as tailored fitting, complimentary hemming, gift packaging, a branded credit card, and customer loyalty rewards.
The retailer conducts business across the United States, operating 440 retail stores in 42 states under the Buckle and Buckle Youth banners. Most of these retail locations are situated inside enclosed regional malls, shopping centers, and outdoor lifestyle centers. In addition to physical locations, it sells merchandise directly through an online shopping portal. The company maintains its corporate headquarters, distribution facilities, and central office operations in Kearney, Nebraska.
Summary of the business section of Buckle's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- BUCKLE INC
- Founded
- 1948
- Headquarters
- Kearney, NE
- Address
- 2407 W 24th St 68847
- Phone
- (308) 236-8491
- Website
- buckle.com
- Employees
- 8,000, Jan 31, 2026
- Industry
- Retail-Family Clothing Stores
- Incorporated in
- Nebraska
- Fiscal year ends
- January 30
- Auditor
- Deloitte & Touche LLP, Omaha, Nebraska
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- BKE
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Shares outstanding
- 52M, Sep 4, 2026
- Public float
- $1.52B, Aug 2, 2025
- Filer category
- Large accelerated filer
- Stock splits
- 3-for-2, Oct 31, 2008; 3-for-2, Jan 16, 2007; 3-for-2, Jun 9, 1998; 2-for-1, Apr 25, 1997
- SEC CIK
- 885245
- CUSIP
- 118440106
- ISIN
- US1184401065
- LEI
- 5299007IU0461T3GDL34
- EIN
- 47-0366193
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Kari G. Smith | EVP Stores, Director | 115,874 |
| Dennis H. Nelson | President & CEO, Director | 2,180,824 |
| Thomas B. Heacock | SVP Finance, Treasurer, & CFO, Director | 526,296 |
| Brett P. Milkie | SVP Leasing | 145,650 |
| Michelle Hoffman | SVP Sales | 19,682 |
| Scott A. Werth | SVP Stores | 49,460 |
| Jenschke Brady M. Fritz | SVP, Gen Counsel, & Corp Sec | 92,000 |
| Angie J. Klein | Director | 14,438 |
| Bill L. Fairfield | Director | 52,908 |
| Michael E. Huss | Director | 34,562 |
| James E. Shada | Director | 62,039 |
| Karen B. Rhoads | Director | 200,463 |
| John P. Peetz | Director | 26,623 |
| Bruce Hoberman | Director | 46,880 |
| Shruti S. Joshi | Director | 11,250 |
| Hank M. Bounds | Director | 20,250 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Dennis H. Nelson | $11.71M | $12.81M | $2.55M | $203 | $107 |
| FY2024 Dennis H. Nelson | $8.82M | $13.20M | $1.96M | $330 | $203 |
| FY2023 Dennis H. Nelson | $9.83M | $9.19M | $2.16M | $242 | $176 |
| FY2022 Dennis H. Nelson | $11.00M | $14.68M | $2.48M | $250 | $168 |
| FY2021 Dennis H. Nelson | $11.99M | $12.69M | $2.74M | $191 | $189 |
| FY2020 Dennis H. Nelson | $5.66M | $8.06M | $1.40M | $176 | $207 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“As of January 31, 2026, the Company had approximately 8,000 teammates, of which approximately 2,900 were full-time.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings
| Date | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 2006 | Late filing | Notification of late filing |
| Apr 14, 2005 | Late filing | Notification of late filing |
| Apr 30, 1997 | Listing | Registration of securities on an exchange (Form 8-A) |