Five Below, Inc. operates as a prominent specialty discount retailer primarily serving the United States market. The company's diverse inventory spans a ...
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Est. EPS $0.87 · Revenue $1.15B · 13 analysts
Est. EPS $9.29 · Revenue $5.54B · 13 analysts
Est. EPS $4.80 · Revenue $1.89B · 5 analysts
Est. EPS $2.02 · Revenue $1.35B · 5 analysts
| Metric | Latest | YoYYoY means Year-over-Year. It compares the latest annual value with the previous annual value to show long-term trend strength. | QoQQoQ means Quarter-over-Quarter. It compares the latest quarter with the immediately previous quarter to show short-term momentum changes. |
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| RevenueThe total money that came through the front door from selling things, before paying a single bill. Think of it as the grand total of every credit card swipe from customers. (YoY compares this year to last year's performance, while QoQ compares the current three months to the previous three). | $4.8B | +22.9% | -25.6% |
| Net IncomeThe absolute bottom line. If the company paid every single supplier, employee, banker, and tax collector, this is the actual money left in their pocket at the end of the day. | $358.6M | +41.4% | -48.3% |
| Gross MarginThe basic markup. If they sell a $100 pair of sneakers, this percentage tells you how much of that price tag is profit right after paying for the rubber and shoelaces, but before paying for things like store rent or TV commercials. | +32.0% | -8.4% | -11.3% |
| Operating MarginThe 'day job' efficiency score. Out of every dollar a customer spends, this shows how many cents the company keeps after making the product AND paying for all the everyday corporate overhead (like salaries, marketing, and keeping the lights on). | +9.6% | +14.9% | -33.3% |
| Net MarginThe final take-home percentage. When you strip away every conceivable cost, tax, and interest payment, this is the exact number of cents the company truly gets to keep from every dollar in sales. | +7.5% | +15.1% | -30.6% |
| Free Cash FlowThe holy grail of corporate cash. It's the spendable, physical money left over after the business pays for its daily operations AND buys the big, expensive upgrades (like new factories or servers) it needs to survive. This is the 'free' money they can use to pay dividends or buy back stock. | $411.7M | +286.0% | -52.5% |
| FCF MarginThe ultimate cash conversion rate. It shows how good the company is at turning regular sales directly into cold, hard, spendable cash. A high percentage means the business is an absolute cash-printing machine. | +8.6% | +214.1% | -36.1% |
| Debt / EquityThe financial risk gauge. It compares how much of the company's empire was built using borrowed money (loans) versus the owners' own money (shareholders). A high number means they are heavily leveraged and playing a riskier game; a low number means they are playing it safe. | 92.7% | -15.4% | -6.7% |
| Current RatioThe 12-month survival check. It simply compares the cash they have right now (plus things they can quickly turn into cash) against the immediate bills they absolutely must pay this year. A score above 1 means they have enough in the wallet to cover the upcoming bills without panicking. | 2.01x | +12.5% | +4.4% |
| Total AssetsThe absolute size of the company's empire. It bundles together absolutely everything of value they own—from the cash in the register and the inventory in the warehouse, to the software patents in the vault and the factories on the ground. | $5.5B | +27.3% | -8.5% |
| Metric | Annual (A vs E) | Annual Surprise | Quarter (A vs E) | Quarter Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPS Surprise | 6.46 vs 6.37 | +1.3% | 2.21 vs 0.87 | +154.8% |
| Revenue Surprise | $4.8B vs $4.7B | +0.4% | $1.3B vs $1.1B | +12.0% |
| Date | Executive | Title | Security | Side | Shares | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 2026 | VAUGHN MIMI ECKEL | director | Common Stock | A | 96 | $216.70 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | MARKEE RICHARD L | director | Common Stock | A | 97 | $216.70 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | Lathi Dinesh S. | director | Common Stock | A | 138 | $216.70 |
| Aug 1, 2026 | BULL KENNETH R | officer: COO | Common Stock | D | 5,247 | $217.13 |
| Aug 1, 2026 | SPECTER ERIC M | officer: CAO | Common Stock | D | 3,935 | $217.13 |
Operator: Good day, and welcome to the Five Below First Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] Please note this event is being recorded. I would now like to turn the conference over to Ms. Christiane Pelz, Vice President and Investor Relations. Please go ahead, ma'am. Christiane Pelz: Thank you, operator. Good afternoon, everyone, and thanks for joining us today for Five Below's First Quarter 2026 Financial Results Conference Call. On today's call are Winnie Park, Chief Executive Officer; and Dan Sullivan, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. After management has made their formal remarks, we will open the call to questions. Certain comments made during this call may constitute forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from such statements, including those described in the press release and our SEC filings. In this presentation, we will refer to our SG&A expenses, which for us includes depreciation and amortization. Additionally, we will be discussing certain non-GAAP financial measures. Please review today's press release, which is posted on our Investor Relations website for a reconciliation of these items to the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measure and a cautionary statement regarding forward-looking statements. I will now turn the call over to Winnie. Winifred Park: Thank you, Christiane, and hello, all. I want to start by saying how grateful I am to our amazing Five Below crew. They have executed our strategy at an exceptional level by staying laser-focused on what matters most, the customer, our box. Our first quarter results are a testament to their great work, which reflects our operating flywheel in action and demonstrates the traction we've made in transforming our business and strengthening our position as the destination for the kid and the kid in all of us. For the first quarter, we are reporting results that exceeded our expectations with sales growth of nearly 33% to $1.3 billion, driven by 23% comp growth and strong new store performance, including 49 net new stores that opened during the quarter. Adjusted EPS of $2.22 per share grew over 2.5x compared to the first quarter of last year. With this positive momentum and despite an expected more challenging macro environment as the year plays out, we are raising our full year outlook, which Dan will discuss shortly. Our outsized sales growth in the quarter was driven by 3 key factors: First, we continue to see the customer reacting favorably to our strategy and the changes we made to our operating model. We often talk about the 3 legs of the stool that support our unique value proposition. The first leg is curated product storytelling focused on newness and amazing value across our assortment. Second, meeting the customer where they are with relevant marketing and social and digital media. Third, easier and funner shopping experiences in our …
| Name | Title | Compensation | Gender | Year Born | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Winifred Y. Park | President, Chief Executive Officer & Director | USD 4,021,869 | Female | 1971 | Active |
Kenneth R. Bull | Chief Operating Officer | USD 2,492,468 | Male | 1963 | Active |
Eric Specter | Chief Administrative Officer | USD 1,639,379 | Male | 1958 | Active |
Daniel J. Sullivan | Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer | USD 1,627,405 | Male | 1969 | Active |
Amit Jhunjhunwala | Chief Information Officer | USD 1,445,240 | Male | 1979 | Active |
Christiane Pelz | Vice President of Investor Relations | — | Female | — | Active |
Jacob K. Hawkins | Chief Marketing & Omnichannel Officer | — | Male | 1976 | Active |
Graham Poliner | Chief Strategy, Business Intelligence and Analytics Officer | — | Male | 1981 | Active |
Christos Yatrakis | Chief Legal Officer | — | Male | — | Active |
Maureen Marie Gellerman | Chief Human Resources Officer | — | Female | 1972 | Active |
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