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Five Below

NSQ:FIVE · US33829M1018
Specialty RetailLarge

360

92
EV / EBIT17
Price / Owner Earnings40
Owner Earnings Yield55
Dividend Yield1
Price/Sales13
EV / Gross Profit20
Price/Book28
Return on Capital51
Cash Return on Capital77
Return on Equity60
EBIT Margin66
Gross Profitability48
Cash Conversion44
Accruals36
Owner Earnings Margin80
Sales growth96
Profit Growth66
Long-Term EPS Growth89
Owner Earnings Growth88
Reinvestment89
Price momentum85
Debt load76
Refinancing41
Debt Payback63
Liquidity84
Analyst ratings72
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside76
Market mood87
Value Creation20/20strong value creator
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Five Below generates returns well above its cost of capital, the foundation of durable shareholder value.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustrySpecialty Retail
SizeLarge
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNASDAQGS
Founded2002
Employees4,577
ISINUS33829M1018
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
LifestyleFast-Moving Consumer GoodsRetailSalesShopping

Description

Five Below, Inc. operates as a specialty value retailer offering a broad range of products loved by the kid and the kid in all of it. The company’s edited assortment of products includes select brands and licensed merchandise. The company offers a d…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

Five Below, Inc. is a middle-of-the-road business: neither the economics nor the price stand out from the peer group.

The price is fair. You pay 24.3× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically fair zone. At today's price, the market is assuming roughly 9% yearly growth; analysts expect 21%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

The trajectory is solid and accelerating and the balance sheet is sturdy. The company scores 20/20 on our value-creation score: strong value creator.

Nothing is flagged here: no red or amber gates, no divergence between profits and cash. That is itself information: the numbers are straightforward. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
94
2023202420252026

All-time high

94

Jun 2026

All-time low

12

Jan 2025

Average rank

69

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
13
34
3
4
Price/Earnings
19
43
8
3
Price/Book
28
40
17
15
Dividend Yield
1
1
1
1
Value (overall)
8
25
1
1

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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