Five Below (FIVE) Operating Expenses (2011 - 2026)

Five Below (FIVE) reported Operating Expenses of $337.1 million for Q1 2026, up 26.24% on a YoY basis from $267.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 30.04% quarter-over-quarter from $259.2 million in Q4 2025.

Five Below (FIVE) Operating Expenses (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Five Below has reported Operating Expenses for 16 years, with the latest figure at $337.1 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 26.24% year-over-year to $337.1 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at $1.1 billion (up 23.66% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was $1.1 billion, up 23.66% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $337.1 million, up from $259.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $337.1 million in Q1 2026, with the low at $121.0 million in Q1 2023.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $203.1 million across 5 years, with a median of $188.8 million in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses slipped 27.34% — and 2024, when it jumped 103.35%.
  • Five Below's Operating Expenses stood at $186.9 million in 2022, then retreated by 7.36% to $173.1 million in 2023, then grew by 24.4% to $215.4 million in 2024, then increased by 20.37% to $259.2 million in 2025, then jumped by 30.04% to $337.1 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $337.1 million (Q1 2026), $259.2 million (Q4 2025), and $242.3 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Caseys General Stores 28.23 Bn 27.77 Bn 1.01 Bn 697.64 Mn
2 Williams Sonoma 25.94 Bn 24.92 Bn 1.10 Bn 627.08 Mn
3 Ulta Beauty 21.42 Bn 20.93 Bn 1.48 Bn 1.01 Bn
4 Dick'S Sporting Goods 18.30 Bn 16.95 Bn 1.77 Bn 1.57 Bn
5 Best Buy 15.81 Bn 14.06 Bn 2.10 Bn 1.73 Bn
6 Tractor Supply 15.78 Bn 15.56 Bn 1.30 Bn 941.15 Mn
7 NaaS Technology 14.29 Bn 14.27 Bn - -
8 Five Below 10.51 Bn 9.58 Bn 696.98 Mn 337.11 Mn
9 Murphy USA 10.28 Bn 10.16 Bn 3.98 Bn 279.80 Mn
10 GameStop 9.98 Bn 965.44 Mn 386.80 Mn 241.90 Mn

Historic Data

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Jan 31, 2026 337.11 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 259.24 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 242.31 Mn
May 3, 2025 226.50 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 267.04 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 215.37 Mn
Aug 3, 2024 188.81 Mn
May 4, 2024 190.19 Mn
Feb 3, 2024 246.08 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 173.12 Mn
Jul 29, 2023 175.10 Mn
Apr 29, 2023 163.21 Mn
Jan 28, 2023 121.01 Mn
Oct 29, 2022 186.87 Mn
Jul 30, 2022 172.50 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 164.45 Mn
Jan 29, 2022 124.49 Mn
Oct 30, 2021 159.91 Mn
Jul 31, 2021 144.15 Mn
May 1, 2021 137.18 Mn