BKE - The Buckle, Inc.
The Buckle, Inc. operates as a retailer of casual apparel, footwear, and accessories for young men and women in the United States. It markets a selection of brand name casual apparel, including denims, other casual bottoms, tops, sportswear, outerwear, accessories, and footwear, as well as private label merchandise primarily comprising BKE, Buckle Black, Salvage, Red by BKE, Daytrip, Gimmicks, Gilded Intent, FITZ + EDDI, Willow & Root, Outpost Makers, Departwest, Reclaim, BKE Vintage, Nova Industries, J.
As of May 15, 2026: spot at $48.30, ATM IV 35.8%, net GEX -$95.6K.
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
- Industry
- Apparel - Retail
- Market Cap
- $2.50B
- P/E Ratio
- 11.66
- Beta
- 1.08
- 52-Week Range
- 39.06-61.69
- Dividend Yield
- $4.40
- CEO
- Dennis H. Nelson
- Employees
- 2,800
- IPO Date
- May 8, 1992
- Exchange
- NYSE
What BKE Looks Like to Options Traders Today
IV rank of 44.1% sits near the 1-year median, where strategy choice depends on directional conviction and the event calendar rather than vol regime alone; negative net gamma exposure (-$95.6K) means dealers hedge with trend, amplifying realized volatility and accelerating directional moves; the 25-delta skew (0.036) prices calls richer than puts, often reflecting upside speculation or squeeze risk.
What This Page Covers
The BKE overview links into per-metric analysis views: max pain, gamma exposure, volatility skew, expected move, options chain, open interest history, and aggregate Greeks. Microstructure data is available on short interest, short volume, fail-to-deliver, and market structure. Corporate data is on fundamentals, earnings, analyst ratings, and insider trading.
Frequently asked BKE overview questions
- What is BKE?
- BKE is the ticker symbol for The Buckle, Inc., a listed security. The Buckle, Inc. operates as a retailer of casual apparel, footwear, and accessories for young men and women in the United States. Listed on NYSE. BKE is the equity ticker shown on this page; equity options traders use the security for directional, volatility, and income strategies via the listed options chain.
- What does the BKE options snapshot look like today?
- As of May 15, 2026, the BKE options snapshot shows spot at $48.30, ATM IV 35.8%, IV rank 44.1%, net GEX -$95.6K, expected move 10.26%. The full options chain, Greeks by strike and expiration, per-strike open-interest distribution, dealer gamma and delta exposure, and the volatility skew surface are linked from this overview page. Each per-metric route refreshes once per trading session and reflects the most recent close-of-business listed-options state.
- What are BKE's key statistics?
- The Buckle, Inc. (BKE) carries a market capitalization of $2.50B, trailing P/E ratio of 11.66, beta of 1.08 relative to the broader market, 52-week range of 39.06-61.69. Full income statement, balance sheet, cash flow, and TTM ratio history is on the per-ticker fundamentals page; daily price history and 52-week levels are accessible from the same view. These structural inputs frame how the options market prices implied volatility around earnings windows and capital events.
- What sector or industry does BKE belong to?
- The Buckle, Inc. operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, in the Apparel - Retail industry. Sector classification affects how the ticker correlates with sector ETFs, how it reacts to macro factors like rate moves and commodity prices, and how its options pricing compares to sector peers. Compare BKE's implied volatility and skew against sector benchmarks to gauge whether the options market is pricing single-name or systemic risk relative to the broader peer group.
- How current is the BKE data on this page?
- The options snapshot above is dated May 15, 2026 and refreshes once per session, with all per-strike Greeks and exposure aggregates recomputed at the daily close. Company-profile fields (sector, industry, market cap, P/E, IPO date) refresh from the vendor feed nightly. Financials and earnings refresh as 10-K and 10-Q filings are parsed (typically within several business days of the actual report). FINRA microstructure data refreshes on the source's cadence (daily for short volume, bi-monthly for short interest, weekly for the OTC volume file, twice-monthly for SEC FTD).