BKE vs URBN vs GAP Stock Comparison

Buckle, Urban Outfitters and Gap Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BKE Buckle Inc
$46.58 +10.1% 1M -16.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.35B
P/E
10.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.33B
Div. yield
0.10%
Apparel Retail Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
URBN Urban Outfitters Inc
$90.59 +20.2% 1M +33.7% 1Y
Market cap
$7.74B
P/E
13.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.47B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Retail Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
GAP Gap Inc
$22.25 +1.9% 1M -5.2% 1Y
Market cap
$7.75B
P/E
6.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.33B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Retail Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Gap leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Gap 4, Urban Outfitters 3, Buckle 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBKEURBNGAPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.35B $7.74B $7.75B GAP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.6x 13.6x 6.2x GAP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.2x 13.7x 9.1x GAP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.2% +11.0% +1.1% URBN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.6% 8.8% 8.1% BKE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 23.3% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -0.5x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.10% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -16.4% +33.7% -5.2% URBN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.7%/yr +24.1%/yr +0.4%/yr URBN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.9% 42.9% 46.6% BKE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 77/100 81/100 GAP

Percentile Scorecard

BKEURBNGAP

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisBKEURBNGAP
Valuation 65 #37 of 104 59 #43 of 104 91 #10 of 104
Growth 35 #65 of 99 80 #21 of 99 75 #26 of 99
Profitability 95 #6 of 99 82 #19 of 99 80 #21 of 99
Financial Health 88 #14 of 113 85 #18 of 113 70 #35 of 113
Shareholder Returns 47 #39 of 73 82 #14 of 73 90 #8 of 73
Overall 66 77 81
  • BKE ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • URBN ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • GAP ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodBKEURBNGAPSPY
1 month +10.1%+20.2%+1.9% -0.8%
3 months +6.8%+24.8%+13.2% +3.5%
6 months -17.6%+25.2%-11.5% +7.0%
Year to date -12.8%+20.4%-13.1% +12.2%
1 year -16.4%+33.7%-5.2% +13.0%
3 years +40.6%+167.9%+74.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +12.0%+38.9%+20.3% +23.1%
5 years +14.1%+193.6%+2.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year +2.7%+24.1%+0.4% +11.0%
10 years +117.7%+166.0%-17.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year +8.1%+10.3%-1.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBKEURBNGAPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.9%42.9%46.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.1%39.0%48.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.380.961.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.550.78-0.11 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.0%-52.2%-70.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.0%0.0%-23.6% -1.8%
52-week high $58.25$90.59$29.13 $779.14
52-week low $40.26$59.57$18.34 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleBKEURBNGAP
P/E now vs peer median 10.7xmedian 16.7x 13.6xmedian 16.7x 6.3xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 0.5x 1.2xmedian 0.5x 0.5xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 9.0x 8.1xmedian 9.0x 3.1xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.5xmedian 16.5x 26.3xmedian 16.5x 8.2xmedian 16.5x
P/B now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 1.7x 2.7xmedian 1.7x 2.0xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -3.37median 0.72 0.34median 0.72 0.05median 0.72

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsBKEURBNGAP
Revenue $1.33B $6.47B $15.33B
Gross profit $650.37M $2.43B $6.63B
Operating income $276.81M $731.44M $1.68B
Net income $220.84M $569.06M $1.25B
Free cash flow $191.32M $295.21M $957.00M
EPS (diluted) $4.33 $6.57 $3.44
Cash & equivalents $264.78M $598.76M $2.10B
Total debt – – $1.49B
Shares (diluted) 51.01M 86.67M 362.00M
Enterprise value $1.16B $5.31B -$2.81B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricBKEURBNGAP
P/E 10.7x 13.6x 6.3x
P/FCF 12.5x 26.3x 8.2x
P/Operating cash flow 9.3x 10.8x 5.1x
P/S 1.8x 1.2x 0.5x
P/B 4.9x 2.7x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 4.9x 2.7x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 7.0x 8.1x 3.1x
EV/EBIT 7.6x 9.6x 4.0x
EV/Revenue 1.6x 1.1x 0.4x
EV/FCF 11.0x 23.9x 7.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.2x 9.8x 4.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.37 0.34 0.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBKEURBNGAP
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.2% 11.0% 1.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.5% 9.4% 0.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.3% 16.7% 6.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.0% 16.0% 6.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.5% 31.4% 44.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.6% 34.9% 88.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 9.6% 19.7% 40.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -2.4% 36.1% 126.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 8.7% 25.9% 46.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.2% 40.0% 127.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1.5% 21.3% 26.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.4% 22.9% 4.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -9.1% -26.0% 24.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.7% 11.4% 3.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBKEURBNGAP
Gross margin 49.0% 37.5% 43.3%
EBITDA margin 22.9% 13.5% 14.3%
Operating margin 20.8% 11.3% 11.0%
Pretax margin 21.9% 11.1% 11.1%
Net margin 16.6% 8.8% 8.1%
FCF margin 14.4% 4.6% 6.2%
Operating cash flow margin 19.4% 11.1% 10.0%
Return on equity 46.6% 20.8% 32.8%
Return on assets 20.6% 11.5% 10.0%
Return on invested capital – – 23.3%
Return on capital employed 32.9% 19.3% 18.2%
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.3x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.3x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 0.5% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBKEURBNGAP
Debt / assets – – 11.6%
Debt / equity – – 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -0.5x
Debt / FCF – – 1.6x
Liabilities / assets 55.3% 44.3% 69.3%
Equity / assets 44.7% 55.7% 30.7%
Interest coverage – – 18.1x
Current ratio 2.1x 1.6x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.7x 0.8x
Cash ratio 1.2x 0.6x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 5.03 4.73 2.82

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBKEURBNGAP
Dividend yield 9.4% – 3.0%
Net buyback yield – 3.9% 7.4%
Shareholder yield 9.4% 3.9% 10.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 102.0% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 117.8% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 13.6% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 3.5% – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusBKEURBNGAP
Forward P/E 11.2xFY2026 13.7xFY2026 9.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.16FY2026 $6.62FY2026 $2.45FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.5%FY2026 +21.7%FY2026 +15.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.8% -3.3% +10.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.33BFY2026 $7.18BFY2026 $15.86BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.5%FY2026 +16.4%FY2026 +3.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.6% +5.8% -1.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBKEURBNGAP
Held by institutions 61.0% 71.7% 60.0%
Institutions holding 294 416 484
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.0% -0.4% -4.1%
Institutions buying 151 205 240
Institutions selling 97 150 179
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.37 1.34

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

BKEURBNGAP
BKE 1.00 0.47 0.57
URBN 0.47 1.00 0.55
GAP 0.57 0.55 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BKE, URBN and GAP?

Gap (GAP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Buckle (BKE) $2.35B, Urban Outfitters (URBN) $7.74B, Gap (GAP) $7.75B.

Which stock is cheaper, BKE, URBN and GAP?

Gap (GAP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Buckle (BKE) 10.6x, Urban Outfitters (URBN) 13.6x, Gap (GAP) 6.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gap (GAP) is cheapest (Buckle (BKE) 11.2x, Urban Outfitters (URBN) 13.7x, Gap (GAP) 9.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Urban Outfitters (URBN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Buckle (BKE) +6.2%, Urban Outfitters (URBN) +11.0%, Gap (GAP) +1.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Buckle (BKE) has the highest net margin (Buckle (BKE) 16.6%, Urban Outfitters (URBN) 8.8%, Gap (GAP) 8.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Urban Outfitters (URBN) returned the most: Buckle (BKE) -16.4%, Urban Outfitters (URBN) +33.7%, Gap (GAP) -5.2%. Over five years, Urban Outfitters (URBN) compounded fastest (Buckle (BKE) +2.7%/yr, Urban Outfitters (URBN) +24.1%/yr, Gap (GAP) +0.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Buckle (BKE) 0.10%, Urban Outfitters (URBN) 0.00%, Gap (GAP) 0.00%. Urban Outfitters (URBN) and Gap (GAP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Buckle (BKE) has been the steadiest (Buckle (BKE) 29.9%, Urban Outfitters (URBN) 42.9%, Gap (GAP) 46.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BKE, URBN and GAP?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Gap (GAP) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.