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Apparel retail · Consumer Cyclical · Fiscal year ends Jan 30
Buckle reported revenue of $1.3B in the fiscal year ended Jan 2026, up 6.6% from the year before. Operating income was $261M, an operating margin of 20.1%, and net income was $210M. Operating cash flow of $251M less capital expenditure of $45M left free cash flow of $206M.
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Last 5 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Jan 2022 | Jan 2023 | Feb 2024 | Feb 2025 | Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 1,295 | 1,345 | 1,261 | 1,218 | 1,298 |
| Cost of revenue | 642 | 669 | 642 | 625 | 662 |
| Gross profit | 653 | 676 | 619 | 593 | 636 |
| Selling, general & admin | 318 | 348 | 348 | 351 | 374 |
| Operating income | 335 | 328 | 271 | 241 | 261 |
| Pre-tax income | 338 | 335 | 289 | 258 | 276 |
| Income tax | 82.9 | 80.4 | 69.3 | 62.3 | 66.4 |
| Net income | 255 | 255 | 220 | 195 | 210 |
| Diluted EPS | 5.16 | 5.13 | 4.40 | 3.89 | 4.14 |
| Diluted shares | 49.4 | 49.6 | 50.0 | 50.3 | 50.7 |
| Fiscal year | Jan 2022 | Jan 2023 | Feb 2024 | Feb 2025 | Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & equivalents | 254 | 252 | 268 | 267 | 249 |
| Receivables | 12.1 | 12.6 | 8.7 | 6.8 | 11.0 |
| Inventory | 102 | 125 | 126 | 121 | 140 |
| Current assets | 391 | 423 | 444 | 439 | 448 |
| Net PP&E | 101 | 112 | 129 | 146 | 162 |
| Total assets | 781 | 838 | 890 | 913 | 991 |
| Payables | 60.0 | 44.8 | 46.0 | 46.0 | 47.7 |
| Deferred revenue | 16.5 | 16.8 | 16.7 | 17.0 | 17.2 |
| Current liabilities | 249 | 226 | 221 | 214 | 237 |
| Total liabilities | 468 | 461 | 477 | 489 | 567 |
| Shareholders' equity | 313 | 376 | 413 | 424 | 425 |
| Fiscal year | Jan 2022 | Jan 2023 | Feb 2024 | Feb 2025 | Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 312 | 242 | 255 | 242 | 251 |
| Capital expenditure | 19.1 | 30.4 | 37.3 | 42.3 | 45.4 |
| Free cash flow | 293 | 212 | 217 | 200 | 206 |
| Depreciation & amortisation | 18.7 | 18.9 | 20.8 | 23.0 | 25.4 |
| Share buybacks | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | – | – |
| Dividends paid | 348 | 203 | 197 | 198 | 225 |
| Dividend per share | 6.99 | 4.05 | 3.90 | 3.90 | 4.40 |
| Fiscal year | Jan 2022 | Jan 2023 | Feb 2024 | Feb 2025 | Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | – | 3.9% | −6.3% | −3.4% | 6.6% |
| Operating income growth (YoY) | – | −2.2% | −17.4% | −11.0% | 8.3% |
| EPS growth (YoY) | – | −0.6% | −14.2% | −11.6% | 6.4% |
| Gross margin | 50.4% | 50.3% | 49.1% | 48.7% | 49.0% |
| Operating margin | 25.9% | 24.4% | 21.5% | 19.8% | 20.1% |
| Net margin | 19.7% | 18.9% | 17.4% | 16.1% | 16.2% |
| Return on equityBlank when equity is negative | 81.4% | 67.7% | 53.2% | 46.1% | 49.4% |
| ROCEEBIT ÷ (assets − current liabilities) | 63.0% | 53.7% | 40.6% | 34.5% | 34.6% |
| Free cash flow margin | 22.6% | 15.8% | 17.2% | 16.4% | 15.9% |
| Cash conversion (CFO ÷ net income) | 1.22x | 0.95x | 1.16x | 1.24x | 1.20x |
| Receivable days | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Inventory days | 58 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 77 |
| Payable days | 34 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 |
| Current ratio | 1.57x | 1.87x | 2.01x | 2.05x | 1.89x |
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