Buckle (BKE) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Buckle's (BKE) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 32.76% in Q1 2026, down 27.0% year-on-year from 44.87% in Q1 2025, and up 3.11% quarter-over-quarter from 31.77% in Q4 2025.

Buckle (BKE) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Buckle has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 32.76% for Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 32.76%, down 27.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 32.76% (down 27.0% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was 36.54%, up 143.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed came in at 32.76% for Q1 2026 at Buckle, up from 31.77% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 59.29% in Q2 2022 to a low of 31.77% in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 39.63% (2024), against an average of 42.25%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed jumped 2727 bps in 2022 and tumbled 1206 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Buckle's Return on Capital Employed stood at 54.05% in 2022, then retreated by 22 bps to 42.13% in 2023, then decreased by 23 bps to 32.41% in 2024, then fell by 2 bps to 31.77% in 2025, then grew by 3 bps to 32.76% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 32.76% (Q1 2026), 31.77% (Q4 2025), and 32.4% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Tjx Companies 177.75 Bn 172.17 Bn 4.48 Bn 32.66%
2 Ross Stores 74.23 Bn 69.64 Bn 1.80 Bn 25.41%
3 Burlington Stores 19.90 Bn 19.15 Bn 1.26 Bn -27.23%
4 Lululemon Athletica 13.59 Bn 11.78 Bn 2.00 Bn 34.99%
5 Gap 7.91 Bn 5.35 Bn 1.42 Bn 13.71%
6 Urban Outfitters 6.43 Bn 5.73 Bn 599.20 Mn 3.26%
7 Boot Barn Holdings 5.12 Bn 4.92 Bn 281.24 Mn 15.46%
8 Victoria's Secret 4.37 Bn 3.90 Bn 855.00 Mn 7.60%
9 Abercrombie & Fitch 3.57 Bn 2.80 Bn 1.10 Bn 29.07%
10 Buckle 2.25 Bn 1.98 Bn 209.97 Mn 32.76%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 32.76%
Nov 1, 2025 31.77%
Aug 2, 2025 32.40%
May 3, 2025 33.33%
Feb 1, 2025 33.03%
Nov 2, 2024 32.41%
Aug 3, 2024 35.04%
May 4, 2024 37.50%
Feb 3, 2024 39.63%
Oct 28, 2023 42.13%
Jul 29, 2023 45.54%
Apr 29, 2023 48.52%
Jan 28, 2023 51.69%
Oct 29, 2022 54.05%
Jul 30, 2022 56.73%
Apr 30, 2022 59.29%
Jan 29, 2022 52.52%
Oct 30, 2021 42.88%
Jul 31, 2021 40.43%
May 1, 2021 40.19%