Buckle (BKE) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Buckle (BKE) reported Return on Capital Employed of 35.14% for Q2 2026, up 180.0% on a YoY basis from 12.55% in Q2 2025, and up 7.26% sequentially from 32.76% in Q1 2026.
Buckle (BKE) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Buckle (BKE) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 35.14% in Q2 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 180.0% year-over-year to 35.14%; the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 stood at 35.14% (up 180.0% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was 36.54%, up 143.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed advanced to 35.14% in Q2 2026, from 32.76% 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.
- A 5-year average of 41.86% and a median of 38.56% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed jumped 2727 bps in 2022 and sank 1206 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
- Tracing BKE's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 54.05% in 2022, then fell by 22 bps to 42.13% in 2023, then retreated by 23 bps to 32.41% in 2024, then declined by 2 bps to 31.77% in 2025, then increased by 11 bps to 35.14% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows BKE's Return on Capital Employed at 35.14% in Q2 2026, 32.76% in Q1 2026, and 31.77% in Q4 2025.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 2, 2026 | 35.14% |
| 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% |