NASDAQ$FIVE

Five Below Inc · Q3 2025 earnings

Q3 2025 earnings · · After market close · Investor relations

Briefing

Five Below reported Q3 fiscal 2025 net sales of $1.04B, up 23%, with net income of $36.5M and diluted EPS of $0.66.

Third quarter net sales increased 23.1% to $1.04 billion on comparable sales growth and new store openings. Net income was $36.5 million ($0.66 diluted EPS) versus $1.7 million ($0.03 per share) a year ago. Gross margin expanded as the value retailer gained share in discretionary categories.

  • Q3 net sales $1.04B (+23% YoY); comparable sales +13.5%.
  • Net income $36.5M; diluted EPS $0.66 vs $0.03 prior year.
  • Non-comparable sales +$80.8M from fiscal 2024–2025 new stores.
  • Nine-month net sales $3.04B (+22%); EPS $2.17.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$1.04B

Previous: $844M+23.1%
EPS (adj)

$0.66

Previous: $0.42+57.1%
Total stores

1.9K

No prior period
Comparable store sales

14.3%

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$134M

Previous: -$272M+50.7%
Free Cash Flow

-$97.5M

Previous: -$270M+63.9%
Net Income

$36.5M

Previous: $1.69M+2063.9%
Operating Income

$43.3M

Previous: -$606K+7246.0%
Gross Profit

$351M

Previous: $258M+36.2%
Cash & Equivalents

$351M

Previous: $170M+106.8%
Total Assets

$4.79B

Previous: $4.19B+14.4%

Revenue & EPS history

Five Below · Revenue · Quarterly

$1.04B

Q3 2025+23.1%vs Q3 2024
Beat estimate in 15 of 16 quarters(94%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Five Below · $971M total across 3 segments · Q1 2025

  • Leisure
    $435M
  • Fashion and home
    $284M
  • Party and snack
    $252M

Forward guidance

Management highlighted strong Q3 comparable sales and new-store productivity while noting macro uncertainty in forward-looking statements; the 10-Q does not provide numeric EPS guidance for fiscal 2025.

Tailwinds

  • Comparable sales growth and 23% Q3 net sales increase.
  • New stores opened in fiscal 2024–2025 drove non-comparable sales gains.
  • Gross margin expansion on improved merchandise mix.
  • Value-oriented positioning supports traffic in discretionary categories.

Headwinds

  • Macro, tariff, and consumer-spending risks cited in safe harbor.
  • Higher SG&A from store growth and wage inflation.
  • Seasonal Q4 dependence on holiday performance.
  • Competitive promotional environment in off-price retail.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q3 2025

Historical avgQ3 2025

+1.8%

Avg return

Earnings day

+1.8%

Avg return

5 days after

+4.3%

Avg return

30 days after

60%

35 / 58 earnings

Positive

+25.6%

Q1 2018

Best reaction

-18.6%

Q4 2019

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-13.9%-14.5%
Q4 2025+3.0%+8.8%+11.2%
Q3 2025+3.2%+7.5%+18.6%
Q2 2025+3.8%+3.7%+7.2%
Q1 2025+0.9%-2.0%+1.3%
Q4 2024+0.7%+1.9%-10.7%
Q3 2024+12.4%+8.5%-5.9%
Q2 2024-5.2%-8.6%+12.2%
Q1 2024-13.9%-16.2%-23.0%
Q4 2023-14.5%-15.9%-27.3%
Q3 2023-1.6%+5.2%+11.3%
Q2 2023-5.9%-7.3%-11.9%
Q1 2023+5.8%+11.4%+13.9%
Q4 2022-1.3%+0.6%+4.1%
Q3 2022+19.4%+16.8%+12.7%
Q2 2022+4.9%+0.2%+6.3%
Q1 2022-0.4%-8.8%-8.7%
Q4 2021-7.6%-1.8%-8.3%
Q3 2021-2.3%-4.1%+1.7%
Q2 2021-11.7%-9.0%-18.4%
Q1 2021+5.7%+5.2%+9.8%
Q4 2020-3.2%+2.0%+3.6%
Q3 2020+0.4%+0.8%+7.9%
Q2 2020+11.1%+9.5%+13.1%
Q1 2020+5.9%+2.9%-6.4%
Q4 2019-18.6%-8.9%+34.6%
Q3 2019+6.6%+3.9%+10.0%
Q2 2019+9.2%+6.7%+9.8%
Q1 2019-3.8%+2.3%+0.7%
Q4 2018+10.7%+3.0%+24.3%
Q3 2018-2.7%-2.7%+3.2%
Q2 2018+14.1%+16.6%+2.5%
Q1 2018+25.6%+28.4%+25.4%
Q4 2017+1.4%+4.0%+7.0%
Q3 2017+0.4%+4.7%+8.3%
Q2 2017-2.1%-1.2%+13.0%
Q1 2017+1.8%+1.3%-3.8%
Q4 2016+8.8%+9.6%+22.7%
Q3 2016+11.3%+9.6%+1.5%
Q2 2016-1.7%-3.1%-10.1%
Q1 2016+2.5%+4.8%+8.6%
Q4 2015+5.1%
Q3 2015+6.3%
Q2 2015-8.0%
Q1 2015+10.2%
Q4 2014+8.7%
Q3 2014-12.7%
Q2 2014+3.2%
Q1 2014-3.1%
Q4 2013+10.9%
Q3 2013-8.9%
Q2 2013+21.8%
Q1 2013+1.4%
Q1 2011+0.2%
Q4 2011+0.2%
Q4 2012-5.0%
Q3 2012+21.6%
Q2 2012-5.2%
Q3 2011
Q2 2011

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