Five Below Inc is a specialty value retailer offering a broad range of trend-right, high-quality products loved by the kid and the kid in all of customers. The Company's edited assortment of products includes select brands and licensed merchandise.
It is a $11.8B consumer company. Revenue shrank 8.1% over the last year, it keeps 11¢ of every dollar of sales as profit, and its net debt equals ~0.7 years of free cash flow. It trades at 19.1× earnings — in the cheapest third of its own history.
- Website
- fivebelow.com
- Location
- Philadelphia, PA
- Employees
- 24 600
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
- Founded
- 2002
Skills
Six independent scores, 0–100, built from reported numbers and valuation history. Click a row to see how it was scored.
Strong valuation, health and quality; Growth and Moat lag behind.
Valuation90
- P/E vs own history13th pct · 25/25
- FCF yield10.7% · 25/25
- P/S2.2x · 20/25
- EV/EBITDA11.4x · 20/25
Growth38
- Revenue CAGR11.6% · 20/25
- Net income CAGR8.2% · 12/25
- EPS CAGR ~5Y0.6% · 6/25
- Fwd implied growth-11.5% · 0/25
Profitability69
- ROIC14.1% · 12/25
- ROE27.7% · 25/25
- Net margin10.5% · 20/25
- Operating margin14.8% · 12/25
Health87
- Altman Z4.09 · 25/25
- Current ratio2.22 · 25/25
- Interest coverage28.8x · 25/25
- Net cash / debtD/A 16% · 12/25
Quality80
- Piotroski F4/9 · 10/25
- Beneish M-3.10 · 25/25
- FCF conversion115% · 25/25
- Margin stabilityσ 7.5% · 20/25
Moat45
- ROIC >12% years10/12 yrs · 20/25
- Median gross margin34.4% · 13/25
- FCF-positive years4/12 yrs · 0/25
- Worst-year net marginworst 1.3% · 12/25
Experience
The company's career so far — founding, the IPO, landmark products and acquisitions, plus revenue milestones and insider buying.
- FY2026FinancialBest year on record$947M net income
- FY2025FinancialRevenue crossed $10B$10.8B for the year
- FY2016FinancialProfitable every year on record12 consecutive profitable years in our data
- FY2016FinancialRevenue already above $1B$2.22B in first reported year
- 2002FoundedFounded in 2002 by Tom Vellios and David Schlessinger and headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the chain is…
Achievements
Verifiable track record, straight from the reported numbers.
Strengths & watch-outs
What a bull and a bear would each point to. Both lists come from the reported numbers, not opinions.
Strengths
- High gross margin (40.3%)
- Interest covered 28.8× by operating earnings
- Altman Z-Score 4.09 — low bankruptcy-risk zone
Watch-outs
- Revenue shrinking 8.1% year over year
Qualifications
The basics a company should meet before you research it further. Each check uses the reported numbers.
- Revenue growing — the company sells more than a year ago-8.1% YoY
- Profitable — makes more than it spends$1.17B TTM
- Profit growing — earnings are higher than last year+11.3% YoY
- Generates cash — cash left after running and investing$1.27B TTM
- Debt under control — could handle its obligations~0.7y of cash flow to repay
- Established company — not a micro-cap — lower blow-up risk$11.8B market cap
- Not printing shares — share count not ballooning — you keep your slice-1.2% shares over ~5y
- Proven track record — years of profitability behind it12/12 profitable years
- Financially stable — balance sheet not near distressAltman Z 4.1 — safe
- Pays a dividend — returns cash to shareholdersno data
- Valuation not extreme — price not wildly above earningsP/E 19.1
Peer comparisonFive Below, Inc. vs 6 largest consumer cyclical peers — cap, P/E, growth and margin side by sideOpen ▾Close ▴
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Revenue growth | Net margin | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIVE this company | $11.8B | 19.1 | -8.1% | 10.5% | Strong |
| AMZN Amazon.Com Inc | $2.8T | 20.9 | +15.8% | 17.4% | Mixed |
| TSLA Tesla, Inc. | $1.5T | 397.1 | +11.8% | 3.7% | Strong |
| NFLX NetFlix Inc | $292.8B | 21.4 | +16.0% | 28.2% | Solid |
| HD Home Depot, Inc. | $290.4B | 20.4 | -16.0% | 8.7% | Solid |
| DIS The Walt Disney Company | $186.5B | 21.7 | +4.6% | 8.7% | Solid |
| MCD McDonald's Corporation | $166.9B | 18.9 | +6.3% | 31.7% | Strained |
Head-to-head: FIVE vs AMZN · FIVE vs TSLA · FIVE vs NFLX
References
What covering analysts publish about the company — information only, not a recommendation.
Appendix · Financial records
The full statements behind this CV, FY2016–FY2027. For readers who want to check the numbers.
Live data and quarterly detail: stockcv.com/FIVE
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Deeper analysis of FIVE on PreMarketPriceFigures are derived from company filings (quarterly values normalised from as-filed year-to-date data where applicable) and may be delayed, restated or incomplete. This page is information, not investment advice. Latest price $214.73 · market cap $11.8B.