# Five Below, Inc. Common Stock (FIVE) — Stock CV

Five Below, Inc. 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.

> 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.

## Identity

- **Ticker**: FIVE
- **Sector**: Consumer Cyclical
- **Industry**: Retail-Variety Stores
- **Headquarters**: PHILADELPHIA, PA
- **Employees**: 24 600
- **Website**: https://www.fivebelow.com
- **Market cap**: $11.8B
- **Last price**: $214.73
- **Financial profile**: Strong

## Vitals (TTM)

- **Revenue**: $11.1B
- **Net income**: $1.17B
- **Free cash flow**: $1.27B
- **Net debt**: $851M
- **P/E**: 19.1
- **Revenue growth (YoY)**: -8.1%

## Skills (profile scores, 0–100)

| Pillar | Score |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 90 |
| Growth | 38 |
| Profitability | 69 |
| Health | 87 |
| Quality | 80 |
| Moat | 45 |

## Qualifications (beginner checklist) — 9 of 10 passed

- [ ] Revenue growing — -8.1% YoY
- [x] Profitable — $1.17B TTM
- [x] Profit growing — +11.3% YoY
- [x] Generates cash — $1.27B TTM
- [x] Debt under control — ~0.7y of cash flow to repay
- [x] Established company — $11.8B market cap
- [x] Not printing shares — -1.2% shares over ~5y
- [x] Proven track record — 12/12 profitable years
- [x] Financially stable — Altman Z 4.1 — safe
- [x] Valuation not extreme — P/E 19.1

## Experience (career milestones)

- **FY2026** — Best year on record: $947M net income
- **FY2025** — Revenue crossed $10B: $10.8B for the year
- **FY2016** — Profitable every year on record: 12 consecutive profitable years in our data
- **FY2016** — Revenue already above $1B: $2.22B in first reported year
- **2002** — Founded in 2002 by Tom Vellios and David Schlessinger and headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the chain is…

## 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

## Track record

| Year | Revenue | Net income | Free cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $7.99B | $522M | $118M |
| FY2024 | $8.82B | $416M | -$253M |
| FY2025 | $10.8B | $604M | $664M |
| FY2026 | $11.6B | $947M | $946M |
| FY2027 | $3.83B | $468M | $522M |

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Source: https://stockcv.com/FIVE — derived from company filings; may be delayed or incomplete. Information, not investment advice.