secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     FIVE BELOW, INC (FIVE)
CIK:        0001177609
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-03-18T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001177609-26-000006
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Five Below Q4 net sales +24.3% to $1.73B; diluted EPS $4.28 (+26%); FY2026 guide implies continued growth
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- Q4 net sales $1.73B (+24.3%), comps +15.4%; GAAP EPS $4.28 (+26.3%), adjusted EPS $4.31 (+23.9%).
- FY2025 net sales $4.76B (+22.9%), comps +12.8%; GAAP EPS $6.47 (+40.7%), adjusted EPS $6.67 (+32.3%).
- Opened 150 net new stores in FY2025, ending with 1,921 stores in 46 states; store count +8.5% YoY.
- Q1 FY2026 outlook: net sales $1.18B-$1.20B, comps +14-16%, EPS $1.55-$1.67 (adjusted $1.57-$1.69).
- FY2026 outlook: net sales $5.20B-$5.30B, comps +3-5%, EPS $7.69-$8.20 (adjusted $7.74-$8.25); capex ~$230-$250M.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1177609/000117760926000006/0001177609-26-000006-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1177609/000117760926000006/five-20260318.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001177609-26-000006

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