Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) Updates Q1 2026 Earnings Guidance

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) updated its first quarter 2026 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 1.570-1.690 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 0.920. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.2 billion-$1.2 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.1 billion. Five Below also updated its FY 2026 guidance to 7.740-8.250 EPS.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. William Blair upgraded Five Below from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 19th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Five Below in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price objective on Five Below from $247.00 to $287.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 19th. Guggenheim upped their price objective on Five Below from $225.00 to $260.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, March 20th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on Five Below from $259.00 to $296.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 19th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating and eight have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $229.86.

Five Below Trading Down 1.3%

Shares of NASDAQ:FIVE traded down $2.98 on Thursday, reaching $225.20. 842,123 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,119,668. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $217.02 and its 200 day simple moving average is $185.94. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.86, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 1.07. Five Below has a 52 week low of $55.36 and a 52 week high of $238.40.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, March 18th. The specialty retailer reported $4.31 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.00 by $0.31. The company had revenue of $1.73 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.71 billion. Five Below had a net margin of 7.53% and a return on equity of 18.70%. Five Below’s revenue for the quarter was up 24.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $3.48 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts expect that Five Below will post 4.93 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Five Below

In other news, CAO Eric M. Specter sold 8,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $201.15, for a total transaction of $1,709,775.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 45,724 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,197,382.60. This represents a 15.68% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, COO Kenneth R. Bull sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $234.14, for a total transaction of $2,341,400.00. Following the sale, the chief operating officer owned 92,531 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $21,665,208.34. This represents a 9.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 35,525 shares of company stock worth $7,789,754. Company insiders own 1.90% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Five Below

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of FIVE. Rothschild Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Five Below in the 4th quarter worth approximately $201,000. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd bought a new stake in Five Below in the 4th quarter worth approximately $175,000. Kestra Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in Five Below in the 4th quarter worth approximately $173,000. UMB Bank n.a. grew its position in Five Below by 20.9% in the 4th quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 717 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $135,000 after purchasing an additional 124 shares during the period. Finally, Parallel Advisors LLC grew its position in Five Below by 17.5% in the 3rd quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 625 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $97,000 after purchasing an additional 93 shares during the period.

Five Below Company Profile

Five Below, Inc (NASDAQ:FIVE) is an American specialty discount retailer offering a broad assortment of merchandise priced primarily at $5 or below. Since its founding in 2002 by David Schlessinger and Tom Vellios, the company has pursued a value-focused retail model targeting tweens, teens and beyond, with stores designed to deliver trend-driven products at an accessible price point. Headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Five Below has grown into a national chain operating in dozens of U.S.