---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001177609-22-000027"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FIVE"
cik: "0001177609"
company_name: "FIVE BELOW, INC"
filed_at: "2022-11-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-21T11:30:14.617412+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Five Below Q3 EPS $0.29 misses last year's $0.43; comp sales -2.7%; raises FY guidance

## Summary
- Q3 net sales $645M (+6.2% YoY); comparable sales -2.7% versus fiscal 2021.
- Diluted EPS $0.29 vs $0.43; operating income $20.9M, down from $42.4M.
- Raised FY2022 EPS guidance to $4.55-$4.71; net sales $3,038M-$3,063M.
- Q4 guidance: EPS $2.93-$3.09 on net sales $1,085M-$1,110M.
- Opened 40 new stores in Q3; total 1,292; repurchased $40M in shares YTD.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001177609-22-000027
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FIVE
- cik: 0001177609
- company_name: FIVE BELOW, INC
- filed_at: 2022-11-30T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1177609/000117760922000027/0001177609-22-000027-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1177609/000117760922000027/five-20221130.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001177609-22-000027.txt

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