The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Friday, August 14, 2026

Subject of the day

FIVE

Concerning the House

Five Below, Inc. operates as a specialty value retailer in the United States. It offers assortment of classic and novelty candy bars, movie-size box candy, seasonal-related candy, gum, and snack food products, as well as sells chilled drinks through coolers; socks, jewelry, hair accessories, cozy loungewear, and t-shirts; personal care essentials, skincare, fragrance, and branded cosmetics; and party goods, decorations, gag gifts, greeting cards, and every day and special occasion merchandise products. The company also provides personalized living space products, such as lamps, posters, frames, fleece blankets, plush items, pillows, candles, incense, lighting, novelty décor, accent furniture, and related items, as well as provides storage options; assortment of craft activity kits with various arts and crafts supplies, such as markers, paint, canvas, compounds, slime, beads, and stickers; and supplies craft activities and school products. In addition, it offers cell phone cables and chargers, power banks, phone cases and accessories, screen protectors, auto phone accessories, and computer and tablet accessories, as well as earbuds, headphones, and speakers. Further, the company provides assortment of sport balls, sports accessories and fitness products, including hand weights and yoga mats; toys, including brand name board games, puzzles, action figures, construction sets, remote control, collectibles, novelty toys, and plush products; and outdoor toys for the pool and beach. Additionally, it offers seasonally relevant items to use for the occasions and milestones, such as Holiday, Easter, Halloween, Summer, and Back to School. The company was formerly known as Cheap Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Five Below, Inc. in August 2002. Five Below, Inc. was incorporated in 2002 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

United States · www.fivebelow.com

The Long Run

FY 2012–2025 · 13 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$3.88B+23.9%
Gross profit$652.33M+29.0%
Operating income$385.57M+25.1%
Net income$358.64M+30.0%
Cash from ops$430.65M+14.9%
Quotation

$241.71

+3.56 (+1.5%)

52w hi$247.71
52w lo$134.36
Vol1.05M
As ofAug 13
The Verdict

Hold

Our score -0.08

Short-0.05
Medium-0.20
Long+0.09

computed 2026-08-13

By the Numbers

Five Below, Inc.

Consumer Cyclical · Specialty Retail

Market cap$13.37B
Enterprise value$14.05B
Trailing P/E30.48x
Forward P/E24.54x
EV / EBITDA18.55x
P / S (ttm)2.63x
Profit margin8.7%
Return on equity21.1%
Revenue growth+32.5%
Earnings growth+195.6%
Debt / equity86.43
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX1.37
Corr SPX0.43
Annual vol52.2%
Annual ret+78.0%
Sharpe1.49
Max DD-51.9%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.35
Sector+0.01
Technical+0.00
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.02

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-13

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 13$248.60$249.00$240.78$241.711.05M
Aug 12$234.65$240.26$232.18$238.15701.00K
Aug 11$234.45$237.30$230.75780.34K
Aug 10$241.94$242.48$235.10$235.361.23M
Aug 7$231.50$244.53$228.77$244.371.03M