Every material Form 8-K The Buckle has filed with the SEC since August 23, 2024, read and summarized by AI: what happened, the key figures, whether it reads positive or negative for shareholders, and how big a deal it is (impact 1-5). Newest first; each brief links to its own page and to the filing on SEC.gov.
Buckle, Inc. announced that director Angie J. Klein resigned from its Board of Directors, effective August 30, 2026, citing obligations tied to a new professional role. The filing states the resignation was not based on any disagreement with the company over its operations, policies, or practices. Klein had served on the board since December 2019.
Angie J. Klein tendered her resignation on August 25, 2026, effective August 30, 2026.
The filing states the resignation is due to obligations related to her new professional role, not a disagreement with the company.
Klein had served on the Board of Directors since December 2019.
The announcement was made in a press release dated August 28, 2026, furnished as Exhibit 99.1.
The Buckle reported results for the fiscal quarter ended August 1, 2026. Net sales rose 4.6% to $319.8 million, but net income fell to $44.4 million, or $0.87 per diluted share, from $45.0 million, or $0.89 per diluted share, a year earlier. Revenue growth was positive while profit declined slightly, so shareholders see higher sales alongside slightly lower earnings.
Q2 net sales up 4.6% to $319.8 million from $305.7 million; comparable store net sales up 2.1%
Q2 net income $44.4 million ($0.87 diluted EPS) versus $45.0 million ($0.89 diluted EPS) a year earlier
26-week net income $91.3 million ($1.79 diluted EPS) versus $80.2 million ($1.59 diluted EPS) in the prior-year period
Store count was 446 at quarter end versus 440 a year earlier
Buckle reported net income of $46.9 million, or $0.92 per diluted share, for the fiscal quarter ended May 2, 2026, up from $35.2 million, or $0.70 per diluted share, a year earlier. Net sales rose 6.1% to $288.7 million, and comparable store net sales increased 5.1%. Results include $19.1 million in interchange fee litigation settlement proceeds, recorded as a reduction to selling expenses, which shareholders may want to weigh when assessing the quarter's profit.
Net income was $46.9 million, or $0.93 basic and $0.92 diluted per share, versus $35.2 million, or $0.70 per share, in the prior-year quarter.
Net sales increased 6.1% to $288.7 million; online sales rose 2.8% to $47.7 million.
The company received $19.1 million, net of legal fees, from a final interchange fee litigation settlement, recorded as a reduction to selling expenses.
Store count was 442 at the end of the quarter, up from 439 a year earlier.
Buckle reported that net sales for the 5-week period ended April 4, 2026 rose 8.2% to $118.0 million, and comparable store net sales rose 7.0%. The company also appointed Scott A. Werth as Senior Vice President of Stores, effective March 31, 2026, to lead its sales team of more than 7,000 teammates across 42 states.
5-week fiscal month net sales increased 8.2% to $118.0 million from $109.1 million a year earlier
Comparable store net sales rose 7.0% for the 5-week period ended April 4, 2026
9-week year-to-date net sales increased 8.5% to $202.5 million from $186.6 million
Scott A. Werth, a Buckle employee since June 1989 and most recently Vice President of Sales and Strategy, was appointed SVP of Stores effective March 31, 2026
Buckle reported fourth-quarter fiscal 2025 net income of $80.8 million, or $1.59 per diluted share, up from $77.2 million, or $1.53 per diluted share, a year earlier. For the fiscal year ended January 31, 2026, net income was $209.7 million, or $4.14 per diluted share, compared with $195.5 million, or $3.89 per diluted share, in the prior year, with sales up 6.6% to $1.298 billion. The filing furnishes the full earnings release as Exhibit 99.1 and does not include forward guidance in the 8-K text.
Q4 net sales rose 5.3% to $399.1 million; comparable store net sales increased 3.9%
Q4 online sales rose 6.4% to $74.2 million
Fiscal year net sales rose 6.6% to $1.298 billion; comparable store net sales increased 5.6%
Store count was 440 at fiscal year-end, down from 441 a year earlier
Buckle said its Executive Vice President of Stores, Kari G. Smith, and Senior Vice President of Sales, Michelle M. Hoffman, retired effective February 13, 2026, as previously announced in a January 23, 2026 press release. Both executed separation agreements providing a one-time cash payment equal to twenty-six weeks of their most recent annual salary plus a $20,000 payment in lieu of COBRA healthcare reimbursement. The filing does not state who will fill these roles.
Kari G. Smith (EVP of Stores) and Michelle M. Hoffman (SVP of Sales) retired effective February 13, 2026
Separation agreements signed February 16, 2026 (Hoffman) and February 18, 2026 (Smith)
Each receives a one-time payment of twenty-six weeks of pay plus $20,000 in lieu of COBRA healthcare continuation
Buckle's Compensation Committee approved the fiscal 2026 executive compensation program on January 28, 2026, keeping elements consistent with fiscal 2025. Executive Vice President of Stores Kari G. Smith and Senior Vice President of Sales Michelle M. Hoffman, who are retiring effective February 13, 2026, were excluded from the program. The filing ties much of executive pay to pre-bonus net income and operating margin targets, which affects shareholder dilution and incentives.
Chief Executive Officer Dennis H. Nelson's fiscal 2026 base salary is $1,340,000; CFO Thomas B. Heacock's is $665,000.
Nelson's share of the bonus pool is 37 points, approximately 37% of allocated points; the pool base is 2.5% of fiscal 2026 pre-bonus net income.
Non-Vested Stock grants effective February 1, 2026 total 120,000 shares for Nelson, 18,400 for Heacock and 18,400 for Brett P. Milkie.
Smith and Hoffman are retiring effective February 13, 2026, as announced January 23, 2026.
Buckle announced that Executive Vice President of Stores Kari G. Smith and Senior Vice President of Sales Michelle M. Hoffman will retire effective February 13, 2026. Ms. Smith will also leave the Board of Directors on that date, and the company says her departure is not due to any disagreement over operations, policies, or practices. The filing gives no successor names or financial figures.
Kari G. Smith (EVP of Stores, director since February 2018) and Michelle M. Hoffman (SVP of Sales) retire effective February 13, 2026
Ms. Smith's board service also ends February 13, 2026; the filing states no disagreement with the company
Ms. Smith joined in May 1978 and Ms. Hoffman in August 1979; CEO Dennis H. Nelson thanked both for their service
Buckle reported net income of $48.7 million, or $0.96 per diluted share, for the fiscal quarter ended November 1, 2025, up from $44.2 million, or $0.88 per diluted share, a year earlier. Net sales rose 9.3% to $320.8 million, and comparable store net sales increased 8.3%. The filing does not include updated guidance.
Q3 diluted EPS was $0.96, versus $0.88 in the prior-year quarter.
Online sales rose 13.6% to $53.0 million in the quarter.
For the 39 weeks ended November 1, 2025, net income was $128.9 million, or $2.55 per diluted share, versus $2.35 a year earlier.
Store count was 442 at quarter end, compared with 445 a year earlier.
Buckle reported second-quarter results for the fiscal quarter ended August 2, 2025. Net income was $45.0 million, or $0.89 per diluted share, up from $39.3 million, or $0.78 per diluted share, a year earlier, while net sales rose 8.3% to $305.7 million and comparable store net sales increased 7.3%. The release does not include forward guidance, so shareholders get a view of the quarter's results but no new outlook from this filing.
Net income was $45.0 million versus $39.3 million a year earlier; diluted EPS was $0.89 versus $0.78.
Net sales rose 8.3% to $305.7 million; comparable store net sales increased 7.3%.
Online sales increased 17.7% to $43.6 million for the quarter.
For the 26-week period, net income was $80.2 million, or $1.59 per diluted share, versus $74.1 million, or $1.48, a year earlier.
Buckle reported results for the fiscal quarter ended May 3, 2025, with net income of $35.2 million, or $0.70 per diluted share, up from $34.8 million, or $0.69 per diluted share, a year earlier. Net sales rose 3.7% to $272.1 million, and both comparable store sales and online sales increased, which points to higher sales and profit for shareholders in the quarter.
Net sales rose 3.7% to $272.1 million from $262.5 million a year earlier.
Diluted EPS was $0.70 versus $0.69 in the prior-year quarter; net income was $35.2 million versus $34.8 million.
Comparable store net sales increased 3.0%, and online sales rose 4.5% to $46.4 million.
Buckle operated 439 stores in 42 states at quarter end, compared with 440 stores in 42 states a year earlier.
Buckle reported fourth-quarter fiscal 2024 net income of $77.2 million, or $1.53 per diluted share, down from $79.6 million, or $1.59 per diluted share, a year earlier. For the full fiscal year ended February 1, 2025, net sales fell 3.4% to $1.218 billion and net income fell to $195.5 million, or $3.89 per diluted share, from $219.9 million, or $4.40 per diluted share. Lower sales and profit are the key takeaways for shareholders, though comparable store sales rose 3.9% in the fourth quarter.
Q4 net sales decreased 0.8% to $379.2 million; comparable store net sales rose 3.9%
Q4 online sales rose 6.4% to $69.7 million
Full-year net sales decreased 3.4% to $1.218 billion; comparable store net sales fell 2.7%
Full-year diluted EPS was $3.89, versus $4.40 in fiscal 2023
Buckle's Compensation Committee approved a fiscal 2025 executive compensation program, consistent with fiscal 2024, covering base salaries, incentive cash bonuses, benefits and restricted stock. The filing also details new performance-based and time-based stock grants made February 2, 2025, and a 2025 Management Incentive Plan tied to pre-bonus net income.
CEO Dennis H. Nelson base salary for fiscal 2025 is $1,300,000; CFO Thomas B. Heacock is $635,000
Nelson received 120,000 non-vested shares on February 2, 2025, of which 110,000 are performance based
Bonus pool equals 2.5% of fiscal 2025 pre-bonus net income as a base amount, plus a share of income above target
Buckle reported third-quarter fiscal 2024 results for the quarter ended November 2, 2024. Net sales fell 3.2% to $293.6 million and net income fell to $44.2 million, or $0.88 per diluted share, from $51.8 million, or $1.04 per diluted share, a year earlier. Both headline measures declined, which weighs on shareholders, though online sales rose 1.1%.
Net sales for the quarter decreased 3.2% to $293.6 million from $303.5 million; comparable store net sales decreased 0.7%.
Online sales rose 1.1% to $46.6 million for the quarter.
Quarterly net income was $44.2 million, or $0.89 per share ($0.88 diluted), versus $51.8 million, or $1.05 per share ($1.04 diluted), a year earlier.
Year-to-date net income was $118.3 million, or $2.37 per share ($2.35 diluted), versus $140.3 million for the prior-year period.
The Buckle, Inc. reported results for the fiscal quarter ended August 3, 2024, with net income of $39.3 million, or $0.78 per diluted share, down from $45.6 million, or $0.92 per diluted share, a year earlier. Net sales fell 3.4% to $282.4 million, and comparable store net sales decreased 6.6%, so shareholders saw lower sales and profit in the quarter.
Q2 net sales decreased 3.4% to $282.4 million from $292.4 million; online sales fell 15.2% to $37.0 million.
Q2 diluted EPS was $0.78 versus $0.92 a year earlier; net income was $39.3 million versus $45.6 million.
Year-to-date (26 weeks) net sales fell 5.3% to $544.9 million and diluted EPS was $1.48 versus $1.78.
The company operated 440 stores in 42 states at the end of the quarter, unchanged from a year earlier.
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