For the quarter ended July 2025, Five Below (FIVE) reported revenue of $1.03 billion, up 23.7% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.81, compared to $0.54 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $997.33 million, representing a surprise of +2.96%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +32.79%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.61.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Five Below performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Comparable Sales: 12.4% versus 9.2% estimated by seven analysts on average.
- Total stores at end of period: 1,858 versus the four-analyst average estimate of 1,856.
- New Store Openings: 32 versus the three-analyst average estimate of 30.
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Shares of Five Below have returned +1.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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