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Five Below FIVE Operating margin

Operating margin at other companies

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TargetTGT
4.5%-0.9pp
Dollar General logo
Dollar GeneralDG
5.3%+1.0pp
Walmart
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Walmart WMT
4.2%-0.2pp
Dollar Tree logo
Dollar TreeDLTR
8.8%+0.7pp
Amazon logo
AmazonAMZN
11.5%+0.5pp
Best Buy logo
Best BuyBBY
3.7%+0.9pp

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.3B+32.5%
Gross profit$478.6M+47.8%
Operating income$154.2M+203%
Net income$123.1M+199%
EPS (diluted)$2.21+195%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$638.9M+49.5%
Total debt$2.0B+1.2%
Total equity$2.3B+24.5%
Total assets$5.1B+13.5%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$227.2M+71.3%
CapEx$37.2M+2.7%
Free cash flow$190.0M+97.0%

Valuation

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Market cap$10.73B+211%
Enterprise value$12.09B+151%
P/E24.4×+11.2×
P/S2.1×+1.3×

Profitability

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Gross margin36.8%+1.8pp
Net margin8.7%+2.1pp
FCF margin8.2%+7.7pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity21.1%+5.8pp
Debt / equity0.9×-0.2×
Current ratio2.1×+0.4×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Five Below’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Five Below’s 10-Q, filed June 4, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Five Below's operating margin?
Five Below (FIVE) reported operating margin of 11% in Q1 2026.
How has Five Below's operating margin changed year-over-year?
Five Below's operating margin increased by 31.6% year-over-year, from 8.4% to 11%.
What is the long-term trend for Five Below's operating margin?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Five Below's operating margin has grown at a 4.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 7.9% to 9.6%.
What does operating margin mean?
The profit left from core operations for every dollar of sales, before interest and taxes.
How do you interpret operating margin?
Expanding operating margin shows operating leverage — revenue growing faster than the cost base. Compression points to rising overhead, pricing pressure, or investment ahead of revenue.
How does operating margin compare across companies?
Strong cross-company signal within a sector. Capital-light businesses sustain higher operating margins than capital-intensive ones.