Five Below, Inc. Announces Second Quarter Fiscal 2026 Financial Results
Q2 Net Sales Increase of 22.9% to $1.3 Billion; Comparable Sales Increase of 14.1%
Q2 GAAP Diluted EPS of $3.99, Q2 Adjusted Diluted EPS of $1.68
Increases Full Year 2026 Sales and EPS Outlook
PHILADELPHIA, PA, Sept. 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ: FIVE) today announced financial results for the second quarter and year to date period ended August 1, 2026.
For the second quarter ended August 1, 2026:
(1) A reconciliation of adjusted operating income, adjusted net income, and adjusted diluted income per common share to the most directly comparable financial measure presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("GAAP") is set forth in the schedule accompanying this release. See also “Non-GAAP Information.”
Winnie Park, CEO of Five Below, said, “We are thrilled with our second quarter performance and the continued momentum of our customer-centric strategy. Our Crew delivered strong results by collaborating on trend-right product stories at amazing value in stores that are fun and easy to shop. We remain maniacally focused on delivering our brand promise to be THE destination for the KID and the KID in all of us.”
Ms. Park continued, “Just as importantly, our Crew continues to drive new store growth at a higher level of executional excellence to bring Five Below to new communities. The balance between new store growth and double-digit comparable sales growth for the past five quarters is a testament to our operating flywheel gaining momentum. With a strong first half behind us and significant opportunities ahead, we are raising our full year outlook and look forward to delivering special curtain up moments for our customers through the holiday season and beyond.”
For the year to date period ended August 1, 2026:
(2) A reconciliation of adjusted operating income, adjusted net income, and adjusted diluted income per common share to the most directly comparable financial measure presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("GAAP") is set forth in the schedule accompanying this release. See also “Non-GAAP Information.”
Third Quarter and Fiscal 2026 Outlook:
The Company expects the following results for the third quarter and full year of fiscal 2026. This outlook includes the expected impact of tariff rates currently in place and excludes the impact of future tariff refunds and share repurchases, if any.
For the third quarter of Fiscal 2026:
For the full year of Fiscal 2026:
(3) Adjusted net income and adjusted diluted income per common share excludes the impact of tariff refunds and related interest recorded through the year to date period ended August 1, 2026 and retention awards granted in fiscal 2024, net of income tax impacts.
Share Repurchase Authorization:
On August 29, 2026, the Board of Directors approved a new share repurchase program authorizing the repurchase of up to $600 million of the Company’s common stock. The new share repurchase program replaces and supersedes the remaining capacity under the Company's prior share repurchase program authorized on November 27, 2023. The new repurchase program has no fixed expiration date and will remain in effect until all common stock authorized to be repurchased thereunder has been acquired, or until the repurchase program is otherwise replaced, suspended, or terminated.
Conference Call Information:
A conference call to discuss the financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2026 is scheduled for today, September 2, 2026, at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. A live audio webcast of the conference call will be available online at investor.fivebelow.com, where a replay will be available shortly after the conclusion of the call. Investors and analysts interested in participating in the call are invited to dial 412-902-6753 approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the call.
Non-GAAP Information:
This press release includes the following non-GAAP financial measures: gross profit, adjusted gross profit, adjusted operating income, adjusted net income, and adjusted diluted income per common share. The Company has reconciled these non-GAAP financial measures, with respect to the second quarter and year to date period ended August 1, 2026, with the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures within this filing. The Company believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide its management with comparable financial data for internal financial analysis and provide meaningful supplemental information to investors. Non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools. Other companies in the Company's industry may calculate these items differently than the Company does. Each of these measures is not a measure of performance under GAAP and should not be considered as a substitute for the most directly comparable financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP.
Forward-Looking Statements:
This news release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended, that are intended to be protected by the “safe harbor” provisions therein. Such statements reflect management’s current views and estimates regarding the Company’s industry, business strategy, goals, expectations and outlook concerning its market position, operations, margins, profitability, capital expenditures, liquidity and capital resources, store count potential and other financial and operating information. Investors can identify these statements by the fact that they use words such as “anticipate,” “assume,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “future” and similar terms and phrases. The Company cannot assure investors that future developments affecting the Company will be those that it has anticipated. Although we believe there is a reasonable basis for such forward-looking statements, our actual results may differ materially from these expectations due to risks that include, but are not limited to, risks related to disruption to the global supply chain, increased cost of freight, constraints on shipping capacity to transport inventory or the timely receipt of inventory, risks related to the Company’s strategy and expansion plans, risks related to our ability to attract, retain, and motivate qualified executive talent, risks related to disruptions in our information technology systems and our ability to maintain and upgrade those systems, risks related to our ability to successfully implement our online retail operations, risks related to cyberattacks or other cyber incidents, such as the failure to secure customers’ confidential or credit card information, or other private data relating to our crew or the Company, including the costs associated with protection against or remediation of such incidents, risks related to increased usage of machine learning and other types of artificial intelligence in our business, and challenges with properly managing its use, risks related to our ability to select, obtain, distribute and market merchandise profitably, risks related to our reliance on merchandise manufactured outside of the United States, including risks related to direct and indirect impact of current and potential tariffs imposed, threatened, or proposed by the United States on foreign imports, including, without limitation, the tariffs themselves, any counter-measures thereto (in addition to any applicable foreign trade restrictions, generally) and any indirect effects on consumer discretionary spending, risks related to the availability of suitable new store locations and the dependence on the volume of traffic to our stores and website, risks related to our dependence on our executive officers, senior management and other key personnel or our ability to hire additional qualified personnel, risks related to changes in consumer preferences and economic conditions, risks related to increased operating costs, risks related to inflation and increasing commodity prices and related effects, such as a reduction in our unit sales (including an inability to increase sales), damage to our reputation with our customers, our becoming less competitive in the marketplace or exposure to fraud or theft due to customer payment-related risks, risks related to potential recessions and systematic failure of the banking system in the United States or globally, risks related to natural disasters, adverse weather conditions, pandemic outbreaks, global political events, war, terrorism or civil unrest (including any negative effects to our business and results of operations), risks related to building, operating or expanding shipcenters or network capacity, risks related to our ability to successfully manage inventory balance and inventory shrinkage, quality or safety concerns about the Company’s merchandise (including the impact of product and food safety claims and legislation), increased competition from other retailers including online retailers, risks related to the seasonality of our business, risks related to our ability to protect our brand name and other intellectual property, risks related to customers’ payment methods, risks associated with the restrictions imposed by our indebtedness on our current and future operations, the impact of changes in tax legislation and accounting standards, risks related to our insurance programs and their effect on our financial performance and risks associated with leasing substantial amounts of space and owning real property. For further details and a discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties that may cause our actual results to differ materially from the expectations contained herein, see the Company’s periodic reports, including the annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K, filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission and available at www.sec.gov. If one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or if any of the Company’s assumptions prove incorrect, the Company’s actual results may vary in material respects from those projected in these forward-looking statements, despite the Company’s reasonable basis for such statements. Any forward-looking statement made by the Company in this news release speaks only as of the date on which the Company makes it. Factors or events that could cause the Company’s actual results to differ may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for the Company to predict all of them. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as may be required by any applicable securities laws.
About Five Below:
Five Below is a leading growth retailer offering trend-right, extreme value, high-quality products loved by the kid and the kid in all of us. We believe life is better when customers are free to "let go & have fun" in an amazing experience filled with unlimited possibilities. With most items priced between $1 and $5 and some extreme value items priced beyond $5, Five Below makes it easy to say YES! to the newest, coolest stuff across awesome Five Below worlds: Candy, Style, Party, Room, Create, Tech, Sports and New & Now. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Five Below today has over 2,000 stores in 47 states. For more information, please visit www.fivebelow.com or follow @fivebelow on TikTok, Instagram and Facebook.
Investor Contact:
Five Below, Inc.
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Vice President, Investor Relations
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Reconciliation of gross profit to adjusted gross profit
Reconciliation of operating income, as reported, to adjusted operating income
Reconciliation of net income, as reported, to adjusted net income
Reconciliation of diluted income per common share, as reported, to adjusted diluted income per common share
(4) Gross profit, a non-GAAP financial measure, is equal to our net sales less our cost of goods sold.
(5) Retention awards relate to the on-going expense recognition of cash and equity granted to certain individuals in fiscal 2024 during the CEO transition that were earned and vested through August 2026.
(6) Represents charges related to the cost-optimization of certain functions.
(7) Represents non-recurring costs incurred with the strategic acquisition of certain leases.
(8) Represents International Emergency Economic Powers Act ("IEEPA") tariff refunds.
(9) Components may not add to total due to rounding.
(10) Represents IEEPA tariff refunds and related interest.