Buckle (BKE) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Buckle (BKE) recorded Operating Margin of 17.45% in fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), down 0.98 percentage points from 18.43% a year earlier and down 3.14 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Buckle (BKE) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Buckle's Operating Margin came in at 20.84% as of Aug 1, 2026, up 0.80 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), it came in at 20.14%, up 0.32 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Operating Margin has a five-year change of +1.50 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Operating Margin came in at 19.82% in FY2025 (-1.67 pp), 21.49% in FY2024 (-2.90 pp), 24.39% in FY2023 (-1.52 pp) and 25.92% in FY2022 (+7.27 pp).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure is the lowest quarterly Operating Margin since fiscal Q1 2026.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Margin rose in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.33 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Operating Margin in the last five years was a gain of 4.59 percentage points in fiscal Q1 2027, against a drop of 4.64 percentage points in fiscal Q1 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 20.59% (Q1 2027), 25.21% (Q4 2026) and 18.99% (Q3 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,659.84 Bn | 2,176.54 Bn | 104.83 Bn | 13.69% |
| 2 | Home Depot | 287.59 Bn | 280.83 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 14.29% |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 147.38 Bn | 124.93 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 13.09% |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 105.03 Bn | 97.99 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 13.67% |
| 5 | Ross Stores | 74.93 Bn | 57.86 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 17.62% |
| 6 | Target | 71.05 Bn | 65.64 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 9.65% |
| 7 | O Reilly Automotive | 70.25 Bn | 69.33 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 20.15% |
| 8 | Carvana | 69.96 Bn | 61.56 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 9.22% |
| 9 | Autozone | 46.92 Bn | 45.82 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 19.08% |
| 10 | Buckle | 2.22 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 153.02 Mn | 17.45% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 17.45% |
| May 2, 2026 | 20.59% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 25.21% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 18.99% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 18.43% |
| May 3, 2025 | 16.00% |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 25.38% |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 18.56% |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 17.09% |
| May 4, 2024 | 16.15% |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 25.24% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 21.11% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 19.41% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 19.00% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 27.36% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 23.90% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 21.76% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 23.64% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 28.77% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 25.74% |
Buckle Operating Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=BKE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "BKE", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=BKE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();