Five Below, Inc. · Specialty Retail

FIVEFive Below, Inc.

Reports 2026-09-02 After close · WedReaction day 09-03reported · reaction settled

Before the print · expectationsfrozen at T-1

Expected move (options)±10.6%from the event straddle

Actual vs expected, last 8Q—Lite and up

Short interest—Lite and up

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Expected-move band and the stock's last eight prints

The print · 8-K and call2026-09-02 · After close

Revenue$1.26B

est. $1.24B · +1.5%

EPS$1.68

est. $1.41 · +19.5%

Guidance · Next Q revenue$1.21B–$1.23Bno comparable consensus

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Reactionday-5 settled

After-hours move, 18:00+6.2%as of 18:00 · Actual / expected move 0.58

Open / day close+5.7% / −1.3%Actual / expected move 0.12

5 days later−0.7%

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Five Below earnings review: what the record says

Five Below (FIVE) reported earnings on Sep 2, 2026, after the close. The company posted EPS of $1.68 against $1.41 expected (a 19.5% beat) and revenue of $1.26B against $1.24B expected. The stock opened +5.7% and closed the first session −1.3%, against an implied move of ±10.6%. Five sessions later it was −0.7%.

Across its last 8 reports, FIVE beat the EPS consensus 7 times out of 8 with a figure on file, and the stock moved an average of 6.2% on the first trading day, closing higher 6 of 8 times. That first-day move was larger than the options-implied move in 2 of 8 reports. Measured over five sessions, the average move was 6.3%.

Historically, FIVE has usually stayed inside its implied move. Beats have mostly been rewarded: FIVE closed higher after 6 of its 7 EPS beats. NextPick tracks FIVE in its Off-Price & Specialty Retail basket alongside TJX, ROST, WSM and BBY, whose prints read through to this one.

Figures come from NextPick's earnings-reaction ledger and the options market. Not investment advice.

FIVE earnings: key questions

How did FIVE stock react to earnings?

After the Sep 2, 2026 report, FIVE closed the first session −1.3%.

How much does FIVE stock move after earnings?

Over its last 8 reports, FIVE moved an average of 6.2% on the first trading day after earnings. The move was larger than the options-implied move in 2 of 8 reports.

Does FIVE usually beat earnings estimates?

FIVE beat the EPS consensus in 7 of its last 8 reports with a surprise on file and missed in 0.