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Financial-condition grades for SEC filers
Company Report · as of Oct 9, 2026
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| Buckle Inc.BKE · shops | |
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| Grade |  A/Bon the A/B boundary of 258 graded peers; percentile 21.0, sampling error 2.9 points; lower is stronger |
| Rank | 55 of 258 |
| Profitability | Bpercentile 36.4 |
| Solvency | Bpercentile 23.3 |
| Growth and financing | C/Dpercentile 58.9 |
| Reliability | 0.91 AUCfailure model, filers with $591M to $2.67B assets; 95% interval 0.88 to 0.94; 160 events, 2020 to 2025 |
| Peer failure rate | 1.01% a yearItem 1.03 bankruptcies, same asset band, 2012 to 2025 |
| Size band | $591M to $2.67B assetstotal assets $991.3M[1] |
| Standard universe | insiderevenue above $1M and assets above $10M[1-2] |
| Warnings | none activenot computable: short runway, distress, fortress balance sheet |
| Inputs computable | 10 of 14 |
| Graded from | filings received through Apr 1, 2026191 days before the rescan; every figure keyed to the SEC receipt date |
| Last close | $43.322026-10-08; market equity $2.2B; iex feed |
| Price used in grade | None |
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Each date opens the report as it stood on that rescan. |
Business, in the company's words. Opening of Item 1 of the 10-K received Apr 1, 2026; the document on sec.gov.
The Buckle, Inc. (the "Company") is a retailer of 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 in 42 states throughout the United States under the names "Buckle" and "Buckle Youth." The Company markets a wide selection of casual apparel including denims, other casual bottoms, tops, sportswear, outerwear, accessories, and footwear. The Company emphasizes personalized attention to its customers and provides customer services such as free hemming, free gift-packaging, the Buckle private label credit card, and a guest loyalty program.
The Fourteen Inputs [top]
Lower percentile is stronger. Source numbers open the SEC filing; a range that spans filings opens the sources table.
| Input | Percentile, 0 to 100 | Value | Source | Peer median | Percentile | Peers | Period end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability, sleeve percentile 36.4 | |||||||
| Gross profitability | 64.1% | [1,3] | 42.6% | 21.6 | 242 | 2026-01-31 | |
| Return on invested capital | not computable | 10.9% | |||||
| one or more required annual facts are missing | |||||||
| Accruals ratio | (4.3%) | [1,4-6] | (4.9%) | 59.1 | 287 | 2026-01-31 | |
| Gross margin stability, five years | 0.7 pts | [2-3,7-14] | 1.2 pts | 28.4 | 219 | 2026-01-31 | |
| Solvency, sleeve percentile 23.3 | |||||||
| Twelve-month failure probability | not computable | 0.04% | |||||
| latest liabilities, cash plus short-term investments, book equity, and shares are required | |||||||
| Altman Z double-prime | 4.62 | [1,15-20] | 1.92 | 17.4 | 208 | 2026-01-31 | |
| Net debt to EBITDA | not computable | 1.84x | |||||
| one or more required annual facts are missing | |||||||
| Interest coverage | not computable | 2.26x | |||||
| one or more required annual facts are missing | |||||||
| Current ratio | 1.89x | [15-16] | 1.37x | 29.3 | 295 | 2026-01-31 | |
| Growth and financing, sleeve percentile 58.9 | |||||||
| Revenue growth, three-year compound | (1.2%) | [2,8,10,12] | 1.5% | 62.3 | 269 | 2026-01-31 | |
| Free cash flow growth, three-year compound | (1.0%) | [5,21-27] | 5.6% | 66.4 | 147 | 2026-01-31 | |
| Reinvestment rate | 2.9% | [15-16,18,21,28-32] | 7.3% | 57.6 | 152 | 2026-01-31 | |
| Asset growth, three years | 5.8% | [1,6,33-34] | 3.4% | 35.8 | 272 | 2026-01-31 | |
| Net share issuance, one year | 0.7% | [35-36] | (0.6%) | 72.4 | 211 | 2026-03-27 | |
Gross profitability. Revenue less cost of goods sold, over total assets.
Accruals ratio. Net income less operating cash flow, over average assets; lower is stronger.
Gross margin stability, five years. Standard deviation of gross margin; lower is stronger.
Twelve-month failure probability. CHS model; lower is stronger.
Net debt to EBITDA. Lower is stronger.
Net share issuance, one year. Split-adjusted; lower is stronger.
Sleeves are equal-weighted; within a sleeve each computable input carries equal weight. Composite -0.247; sampling error 2.9 percentile points on 258 peers.
Among 258 Peers [top]
Composite score of every graded peer, smoothed. Vertical rules are the letter band edges at the 20th, 40th, 60th and 80th percentiles. Small dots are the six largest peers by market equity.
| Rank | Company | Percentile | Letter | Warnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc. (BBW) Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc. (BBW) A/Bon the A/B boundary; percentile 19.1 NYSE · Retail-Hobby, Toy & Game Shops market equity $319.1M; last close $25.97 No active warnings; 8 of 14 inputs | 19.1 | A/B | |
| 51 | Dick'S Sporting Goods, Inc. (DKS) Dick'S Sporting Goods, Inc. (DKS) A/Bon the A/B boundary; percentile 19.5 NYSE · Retail-Miscellaneous Shopping Goods Stores last close $134.71 Warnings: fortress balance sheet; 9 of 14 inputs | 19.5 | A/B | fortress balance sheet |
| 52 | Cardinal Health Inc. (CAH) Cardinal Health Inc. (CAH) A/Bon the A/B boundary; percentile 19.8 NYSE · Wholesale-Drugs, Proprietaries & Druggists' Sundries market equity $55.6B; last close $238.83 No active warnings; 12 of 14 inputs | 19.8 | A/B | |
| 53 | Amazon COM Inc. (AMZN) Amazon COM Inc. (AMZN) A/Bon the A/B boundary; percentile 20.2 Nasdaq · Retail-Catalog & Mail-Order Houses market equity $2.7T; last close $254.10 Warnings: fortress balance sheet; 10 of 14 inputs | 20.2 | A/B | fortress balance sheet |
| 54 | Chewy, Inc. (CHWY) Chewy, Inc. (CHWY) A/Bon the A/B boundary; percentile 20.6 NYSE · Retail-Catalog & Mail-Order Houses last close $18.94 No active warnings; 8 of 14 inputs | 20.6 | A/B | |
| 55 | Buckle Inc. (BKE) Buckle Inc. (BKE) A/Bon the A/B boundary; percentile 21.0 NYSE · Retail-Family Clothing Stores market equity $2.2B; last close $43.32 No active warnings; 10 of 14 inputs | 21.0 | A/B | |
| 56 | Hour Loop, Inc. (HOUR) Hour Loop, Inc. (HOUR) A/Bon the A/B boundary; percentile 21.4 Nasdaq · Retail-Catalog & Mail-Order Houses market equity $64.6M; last close $1.77 No active warnings; 9 of 14 inputs | 21.4 | A/B | |
| 57 | Wesco International Inc. (WCC) Wesco International Inc. (WCC) A/Bon the A/B boundary; percentile 21.8 NYSE · Wholesale-Electrical Apparatus & Equipment, Wiring Supplies market equity $17.3B; last close $355.82 No active warnings; 9 of 14 inputs | 21.8 | A/B | |
| 58 | Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (SFM) Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (SFM) A/Bon the A/B boundary; percentile 22.2 Nasdaq · Retail-Grocery Stores market equity $6.2B; last close $66.05 Warnings: fortress balance sheet; 10 of 14 inputs | 22.2 | A/B | fortress balance sheet |
| 59 | Arhaus, Inc. (ARHS) Arhaus, Inc. (ARHS) A/Bon the A/B boundary; percentile 22.6 Nasdaq · Retail-Furniture Stores market equity $1.3B; last close $9.76 No active warnings; 8 of 14 inputs | 22.6 | A/B | |
| 60 | MSC Industrial Direct Co. Inc. (MSM) MSC Industrial Direct Co. Inc. (MSM) Bsecond fifth; percentile 23.0 NYSE · Wholesale-Industrial Machinery & Equipment market equity $7.2B; last close $128.79 No active warnings; 12 of 14 inputs | 23.0 | B |
| Peer policy | Letter | Percentile | Peers |
|---|---|---|---|
| all graded filers, equal sleeves | B | 22.0 | 2204 |
| sector peers, equal sleeves (the grade) | A/B | 21.0 | 258 |
| same exchange, equal sleeves | A/B | 19.3 | 984 |
| sector peers, equal inputs | B/C | 38.1 | 258 |
Each letter is one fifth of the 258 graded peers, about 51 companies. A boundary letter (A/B, B/C, C/D, D/E) marks a percentile within one sampling error of a band edge.
What the Price Implies [top]
Market measures at the 2026-10-08 close. None enters the grade. Percentile among graded peers with the same measure.
| Measure | Value | Peer median | Percentile | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twelve-month price change, skipping the latest month | (21.0%) | (0.1%) | 28 | hotter than 28 of 100 peers |
| Distance from 52-week high | (25.6%) | (24.1%) | 48 | closer to its high than 48 of 100 peers |
| EBIT to enterprise value | not computable | 5.3% | required accounting or market input is missing | |
| Free cash flow yield | 9.2% | 4.2% | 78 | pricier than 22 of 100 peers |
| Book value to price | 0.22 | 0.36 | 39 | pricier than 61 of 100 peers |
| Sales to price | 0.58 | 1.75 | 19 | pricier than 81 of 100 peers |
| Composite equity issuance, five years | (50.5%) | (16.7%) | 5 | more equity-funded than 5 of 100 peers |
| Relative strength against the sector, log excess return | (0.21) | 0.02 | 28 | ahead of 28 of 100 peers |
Inputs: market equity $2.2B; EBIT $261.4M; free cash flow $205.8M; book equity $489.0M; sales $1.3B; cash $221.0M[37].
Diagnostics [top]
Diagnostics do not feed the grade.
| Piotroski F-score: None of 9, period end 2026-01-31 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Return on assets above zero | 23.0% | ✓ pass[4,6] |
| Operating cash flow above zero | $251.1M | ✓ pass[5] |
| Return on assets improved | 1.0 pts | ✓ pass[4,6,33,38] |
| Operating cash flow exceeds net income | $41.4M | ✓ pass[4-5] |
| Long-term leverage fell | n/a[1,6,33] | |
| Current ratio improved | (16.1 pts) | ✗ fail[15-16,31-32] |
| No new shares issued | 0.7% | ✗ fail[35-36] |
| Gross margin improved | 0.3 pts | ✓ pass[2-3,7-8] |
| Asset turnover improved | 5.3 pts | ✓ pass[2,6,8,33] |
| Cash, filings, liquidity | |
|---|---|
| Cash and equivalents | n/a |
| Operating cash flow, four quarters | n/a[5,39-42] |
| Months of runway | not finite |
| cash is missing at the end of the latest cash-flow quarter | |
| Late filings, two years | 0 |
| NT 10-K or NT 10-Q | |
| Days since last periodic filing | 29 |
| 10-Q received Sep 10, 2026 | |
| Median daily dollar volume | $19.0M |
| 63 sessions | |
| Days since newest grade input | 191 |
Downloads [top]
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Sources [top]
Every citation on this page. Filing opens the SEC index page for that submission; viewer opens the SEC interactive data for the same filing; series opens the SEC XBRL API record for that tag and company.
| # | Concept | XBRL tag | Value | Period end | Received | Form | Links |
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| 1 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $991.3M | 2026-01-31 | 2026-04-01 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 2 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $1.3B | 2026-01-31 | 2026-04-01 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 3 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | $635.9M | 2026-01-31 | 2026-04-01 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 4 | net income | us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss | $209.7M | 2026-01-31 | 2026-04-01 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 5 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $251.1M | 2026-01-31 | 2026-04-01 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 6 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $913.2M | 2025-02-01 | 2026-04-01 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 7 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | $592.8M | 2025-02-01 | 2026-04-01 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 8 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $1.2B | 2025-02-01 | 2026-04-01 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 9 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | $619.1M | 2024-02-03 | 2026-04-01 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 10 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $1.3B | 2024-02-03 | 2026-04-01 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 11 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | $676.0M | 2023-01-28 | 2025-04-02 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 12 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $1.3B | 2023-01-28 | 2025-04-02 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 13 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | $653.0M | 2022-01-29 | 2024-04-03 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 14 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $1.3B | 2022-01-29 | 2024-04-03 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 15 | current assets | us-gaap:AssetsCurrent | $447.9M | 2026-01-31 | 2026-04-01 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 16 | current liabilities | us-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent | $236.7M | 2026-01-31 | 2026-04-01 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 17 | retained earnings | us-gaap:RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit | $202.1M | 2026-01-31 | 2026-04-01 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 18 | operating income | us-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss | $261.4M | 2026-01-31 | 2026-04-01 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 19 | book equity | us-gaap:StockholdersEquity | $424.6M | 2026-01-31 | 2026-04-01 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 20 | liabilities | us-gaap:Liabilities | $566.6M | 2026-01-31 | 2026-04-01 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 21 | capital expenditure | us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment | $45.4M | 2026-01-31 | 2026-04-01 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 22 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $242.0M | 2025-02-01 | 2026-04-01 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 23 | capital expenditure | us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment | $42.3M | 2025-02-01 | 2026-04-01 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 24 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $254.6M | 2024-02-03 | 2026-04-01 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 25 | capital expenditure | us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment | $37.3M | 2024-02-03 | 2026-04-01 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 26 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $242.4M | 2023-01-28 | 2025-04-02 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 27 | capital expenditure | us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment | $30.4M | 2023-01-28 | 2025-04-02 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 28 | depreciation amortization | us-gaap:Depreciation | $25.4M | 2026-01-31 | 2026-04-01 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 29 | pretax income | us-gaap:IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest | $276.1M | 2026-01-31 | 2026-04-01 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 30 | income tax | us-gaap:IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | $66.4M | 2026-01-31 | 2026-04-01 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 31 | current assets | us-gaap:AssetsCurrent | $439.2M | 2025-02-01 | 2026-04-01 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 32 | current liabilities | us-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent | $213.9M | 2025-02-01 | 2026-04-01 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 33 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $889.8M | 2024-02-03 | 2025-04-02 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 34 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $837.6M | 2023-01-28 | 2024-04-03 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 35 | shares outstanding | dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding | 51,518,086 | 2026-03-27 | 2026-04-01 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 36 | shares outstanding | dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding | 51,159,076 | 2025-03-28 | 2025-04-02 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 37 | shares outstanding | dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding | 51,512,434 | 2026-09-04 | 2026-09-10 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 38 | net income | us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss | $195.5M | 2025-02-01 | 2026-04-01 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 39 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $96.0M | 2026-08-01 | 2026-09-10 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 40 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $49.3M | 2026-05-02 | 2026-06-11 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 41 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $138.9M | 2025-11-01 | 2025-12-11 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 42 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $89.4M | 2025-08-02 | 2026-09-10 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
Limitations [top]
Grade boundary. Percentile 21.0 is 1.0 points from the nearest band edge; sampling error is 2.9 points.
Peer group. Sector assignment from four-digit SIC codes, hand-tuned and published. The grade under three alternative peer policies is tabled above.
Size. Within a sector the letter tracks size. Among graded filers in the smallest asset band, 72% grade E and 0% grade A; in the largest, 13% grade E and 21% grade A. Universe as of Oct 9, 2026.
Failure model. filings 2012-01-01 to 2019-12-31 fit, filings 2020-01-01 to 2025-12-31 test; status post hoc pending confirmation. pre-registered on 2026 filings once their 12-month outcome windows close; supported if the paired per-quintile gain over the pooled model has a lower bound above 0.05.
Input validity. Revenue or total assets at or below $100,000 sets the degenerate-inputs flag. An input whose denominator is at or below $100,000 is left not computable rather than ranked.
Returns. No input on this page has a post-2015 confidence interval on returns that excludes zero. The grade ranks reported financial condition and is not a return forecast.
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