Compared to Estimates, Five Below (FIVE) Q1 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics

For the quarter ended April 2026, Five Below (FIVE) reported revenue of $1.29 billion, up 32.5% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $2.22, compared to $0.86 in the year-ago quarter.The reported revenue represents a surprise of +6.7% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.2 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.70, the EPS surprise was +30.92%.While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.Here is how Five Below performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:Comparable Sales: 22.7% versus 14.8% estimated by seven analysts on average.Total stores at end of period: 1,970 compared to the 1,965 average estimate based on five analysts.New Store Openings: 49 compared to the 44 average estimate based on four analysts.Average net sales per store: $0.70 versus the four-analyst average estimate of $1.13.View all Key Company Metrics for Five Below here>>>Shares of Five Below have returned -4.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +4.6% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.Beyond Nvidia: AI's Second Wave Is HereThe AI revolution has already minted millionaires. But the stocks everyone knows about aren't likely to keep delivering the biggest profits. AI’s second wave is moving from infrastructure to implementation and these companies are at the forefront of this transition, positioned to become what Amazon and Google were to the internet era.See Stocks Now >>This article originally published on Zacks Investment Research (zacks.com).Zacks Investment ResearchWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks