Five Below FIVE Operating margin
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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.