---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001177609-26-000015"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FIVE"
cik: "0001177609"
company_name: "FIVE BELOW, INC"
filed_at: "2026-06-03T20:25:36+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-03T20:51:46.694333+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.9
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.9
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Five Below Q1 sales surge 32.5% to $1.29B, comps +22.7%; raises FY2026 outlook

## Summary
- Q1 GAAP EPS $2.21 vs $0.75 a year ago; adjusted EPS $2.22 vs $0.86.
- Comparable sales +22.7%; net sales $1,285.6M (+32.5% YoY).
- Opened 49 net stores, ending with 1,970 stores in 46 states (+7.9% YoY).
- FY2026 guidance raised: net sales $5.40-$5.48B, EPS $8.62-$9.02 (prev not given).
- CEO cites broad-based growth across merchandising worlds, new and existing customers.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001177609-26-000015
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FIVE
- cik: 0001177609
- company_name: FIVE BELOW, INC
- filed_at: 2026-06-03T20:25:36+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.9
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.9
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1177609/000117760926000015/0001177609-26-000015-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1177609/000117760926000015/five-20260603.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001177609-26-000015.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  FIVE BELOW, INC reported first quarter ended May 2, 2026 results: revenue $1,285.6 million, net income $123.1 million, EPS $2.21. Guidance raised.
  - Period: first quarter ended May 2, 2026
  - Revenue: $1,285.6 million
  - Net income: $123.1 million
  - EPS: $2.21
  - Guidance: raised
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Below, Inc. (NASDAQ: FIVE) today announced financial results for the first quarter ended May 2, 2026. For the first quarter ended May 2, 2026: • Net sales increased by 32.5% to $1,285.6 million from $970.5 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2025; comparable sales increased by 22.7%. • The Company opened 49 net new stores and ended the quarter with 1,970 stores in 46
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1177609/000117760926000015/0001177609-26-000015-index.htm

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