Q2 26 EPS
$0.81
BEAT +29.37%
Est. $0.63
Q2 26 Revenue
$1.03B
BEAT +3.09%
Est. $996.0M
Did FIVE Beat Earnings? Q2 2026 Results
Five Below delivered a blowout second quarter of fiscal 2025, with adjusted diluted EPS of $0.81 clearing the $0.63 consensus estimate by 29.37% and net sales of $1.03 billion beating expectations by 3.09% while rising 23.7% year-over-year. The stand… Read more Five Below delivered a blowout second quarter of fiscal 2025, with adjusted diluted EPS of $0.81 clearing the $0.63 consensus estimate by 29.37% and net sales of $1.03 billion beating expectations by 3.09% while rising 23.7% year-over-year. The standout driver was a 12.4% comparable sales increase, paired with 32 net new store openings that brought the company's footprint to 1,858 locations across 44 states, a 11.5% unit growth from the prior year. CEO Winnie Park credited disciplined execution, including trend-right assortment curation, tightened pricing clarity, and improved in-stock levels, for the strong results, even as the company navigated what she described as an "ever-changing tariff environment." The balance sheet strengthened considerably, with cash and equivalents climbing to $562.75 million from $209.04 million a year ago. Management raised its full-year fiscal 2025 outlook, now guiding for net sales of $4.44 billion to $4.52 billion and adjusted diluted EPS of $4.76 to $5.16, with roughly 150 net new stores planned, bucking the broader retail trend of store closures.
Key Takeaways
- • Comparable sales increase of 12.4% in Q2
- • Opened 32 net new stores in Q2, reaching 1,858 stores in 44 states
- • Store count growth of 11.5% year-over-year
- • Curating Wow! newness in assortment
- • Simplified pricing while maintaining extreme value
- • Improved in-stock levels and optimized product flow
FIVE YoY Financials
Q2 2026 vs Q2 2025, source: SEC Filings
“We are excited to deliver second quarter results that exceeded our sales and earnings expectations. These results demonstrate the effectiveness of our strategy and are a testament to the hard work, dedication and tight collaboration of our teams across the company, especially in an ever-changing tariff environment. We have been maniacally focused on executing with excellence, specifically curating Wow! newness in our assortment, simplifying our pricing while maintaining extreme value, improving in-stock levels and optimizing product flow. Importantly, our results demonstrate that our customers are recognizing us as the destination for fun at great value for the KID and the KID in all of us.”
— Winnie Park, Q2 2026 Earnings Press Release
FIVE Earnings Trends
FIVE vs Market 30 Day Price Reactions
30-day stock return vs benchmark after each earnings
FIVE EPS Trend
Earnings per share: estimate vs actual
FIVE Revenue Trend
Quarterly revenue: estimate vs actual
FIVE Quarterly Results
6 quarters of earnings data
| Quarter | EPS Est. | EPS Act. | Surprise | Revenue | Rev. Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 27 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Q4 26 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Q3 26 BEAT | $0.26 | $0.68 | +165.42% | $1.04B | +5.57% |
| Q2 26 BEAT | $0.63 | $0.81 | +29.37% | $1.03B | +3.09% |
| Q1 26 BEAT | $0.83 | $0.86 | +3.34% | $970.5M | +0.42% |
| Q4 25 BEAT FY | $3.37 | $3.48 | +3.26% | $1.39B | +1.36% |
| FY Full Year | $4.93 | $5.04 | +2.15% | $3.88B | +0.48% |