SuperworthBuckle profit margin BKE
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2010.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 16.6%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 20.8%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- +0.5 pts
- Peer median
- 5.7%
Over the twelve months to Aug 1, 2026, Buckle kept 16.6% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 20.8% and a gross margin of 49.0%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 18.5%.
The median for 10 apparel retail stocks of a similar size is 5.7%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 16.2% | 20.1% | 49.0% |
| FY2024 | 16.1% | 19.8% | 48.7% |
| FY2023 | 17.4% | 21.5% | 49.1% |
| FY2022 | 18.9% | 24.4% | 50.3% |
| FY2021 | 19.7% | 25.9% | 50.4% |
| FY2020 | 14.4% | 18.6% | 44.5% |
| FY2019 | 11.6% | 14.6% | 41.9% |
| FY2018 | 10.8% | 13.7% | 41.3% |
| FY2017 | 9.8% | 14.7% | 41.6% |
| FY2016 | 10.0% | 15.7% | 40.7% |
| FY2015 | 13.2% | 20.5% | 43.0% |
| FY2014 | 14.1% | 22.3% | 44.0% |
| FY2013 | 14.4% | 22.8% | 44.3% |
| FY2012 | 14.6% | 23.0% | 44.4% |
| FY2011 | 14.2% | 22.2% | 44.1% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | 16.6% | +0.5 pts | 20.8% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 16.8% | +0.9 pts | 21.1% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 16.2% | +0.1 pts | 20.1% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 16.1% | −0.1 pts | 20.1% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 16.1% | −0.6 pts | 20.0% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 16.0% | −1.1 pts | 19.8% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 16.1% | −1.4 pts | 19.8% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 16.2% | −1.6 pts | 19.8% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 16.7% | −1.5 pts | 20.4% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 17.1% | −1.3 pts | 20.9% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 17.4% | −1.5 pts | 21.5% | |
| Q3 FY23 | 17.8% | −1.1 pts | 22.2% |
Against its peers
Companies in Apparel - Retail nearest Buckle's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| BKEBuckle | 16.6% |
| AEOAmerican Eagle Outfitters | 5.9% |
| BOOTBoot Barn | 10.4% |
| ANFAbercrombie & Fitch | 10.0% |
| VSXYVictoria's Secret | 5.5% |
| URBNUrban Outfitters | 8.8% |
| GAPGAP | 8.1% |
| GCOGenesco | 1.7% |
| SHOEShoe Station | 2.2% |
| CTRNCiti Trends | 0.8% |
| DBIDesigner Brands | 0.6% |
| Peer median | 5.7% |
Where Buckle ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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