Buckle BKE
NYSE BKE
$43.73 +1.09 (+2.56%)
As of: Aug 21, 2026 · 3:03 PM EDT

Buckle (BKE) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)

Buckle (BKE) posted Gross Margin of 46.23% for Q2 2026, down 12.12% sequentially from 52.6% in Q1 2026, and down 43.0% YoY from 81.1% in Q2 2025.

Buckle (BKE) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Buckle has reported Gross Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 46.23% in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Gross Margin fell 43.0% year-over-year to 46.23% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was 48.87% (up 6.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 48.99%, up 31.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin retreated to 46.23% in Q2 2026 per BKE's latest filing, from 52.6% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Gross Margin peaked at 53.13% in Q1 2022 and troughed at 45.98% in Q2 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 49.04% and a median of 48.05% in 2022 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Gross Margin surged 184 bps in 2022, then sank 212 bps in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Gross Margin stood at 49.77% in 2022, then retreated by 3 bps to 48.51% in 2023, then dropped by 2 bps to 47.71% in 2024, then advanced by 1 bps to 47.97% in 2025, then dropped by 4 bps to 46.23% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin over the past three periods registered 46.23%, 52.6%, and 47.97% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Tjx Companies 155.41 Bn 149.83 Bn 4.48 Bn 31.28%
2 Ross Stores 76.41 Bn 72.28 Bn 1.78 Bn 29.61%
3 Burlington Stores 20.53 Bn 19.78 Bn 1.26 Bn 44.17%
4 Lululemon Athletica 13.93 Bn 12.42 Bn 1.34 Bn 54.17%
5 Gap 7.30 Bn 4.74 Bn 1.42 Bn 40.52%
6 Victoria's Secret 6.95 Bn 6.75 Bn 585.00 Mn 37.50%
7 Urban Outfitters 6.54 Bn 6.12 Bn 542.57 Mn 36.63%
8 Boot Barn Holdings 5.02 Bn 4.87 Bn - -
9 Abercrombie & Fitch 4.91 Bn 4.29 Bn 682.63 Mn 61.29%
10 Buckle 2.22 Bn 1.93 Bn 133.48 Mn 46.23%

Historic Data

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May 2, 2026 46.23%
Jan 31, 2026 52.60%
Nov 1, 2025 47.97%
Aug 2, 2025 47.43%
May 3, 2025 46.66%
Feb 1, 2025 52.61%
Nov 2, 2024 47.71%
Aug 3, 2024 46.93%
May 4, 2024 45.98%
Feb 3, 2024 52.35%
Oct 28, 2023 48.51%
Jul 29, 2023 47.33%
Apr 29, 2023 47.11%
Jan 28, 2023 53.03%
Oct 29, 2022 49.77%
Jul 30, 2022 48.14%
Apr 30, 2022 49.23%
Jan 29, 2022 53.13%
Oct 30, 2021 50.42%
Jul 31, 2021 48.12%