Five Below (FIVE) Return on Capital Employed (2012 - 2026)

Five Below (FIVE) posted Return on Capital Employed of 11.7% for Q1 2026, up 7.13% on a QoQ basis from 10.92% in Q4 2025, and up 246.0% year-over-year from 3.38% in Q1 2025.

Five Below (FIVE) Return on Capital Employed (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Five Below's Return on Capital Employed history runs 15 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 11.7% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 246.0% year-over-year to 11.7% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 11.7% (up 246.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 12.41%, up 275.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 11.7% for Q1 2026 at Five Below, up from 10.92% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 16.77% in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 9.24% in Q1 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 12.11% and a median of 12.05% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Peak annual rise in Return on Capital Employed reached 822 bps in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 481 bps in 2022.
  • Five Below's Return on Capital Employed stood at 12.35% in 2022, then fell by 2 bps to 12.05% in 2023, then retreated by 11 bps to 10.72% in 2024, then increased by 2 bps to 10.92% in 2025, then advanced by 7 bps to 11.7% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows FIVE's Return on Capital Employed at 11.7% in Q1 2026, 10.92% in Q4 2025, and 9.69% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Caseys General Stores 32.13 Bn 31.61 Bn 1.08 Bn 20.02%
2 NaaS Technology 30.58 Bn 30.58 Bn - -
3 Williams Sonoma 28.34 Bn 27.33 Bn 1.10 Bn 41.55%
4 Ulta Beauty 23.18 Bn 22.69 Bn 1.48 Bn 32.06%
5 Best Buy 18.52 Bn 16.77 Bn 2.10 Bn 22.05%
6 Dick'S Sporting Goods 16.59 Bn 15.24 Bn 1.77 Bn 8.58%
7 MINISO Group Holding 16.05 Bn 14.98 Bn 414.86 Mn 16.31%
8 Tractor Supply 15.89 Bn 15.66 Bn 1.30 Bn 17.35%
9 Five Below 12.09 Bn 11.16 Bn 696.98 Mn 11.70%
10 Murphy USA 11.42 Bn 11.30 Bn -3.64 Bn 22.31%

Historic Data

Download Data
DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 11.70%
Nov 1, 2025 10.92%
Aug 2, 2025 9.69%
May 3, 2025 9.58%
Feb 1, 2025 9.24%
Nov 2, 2024 10.72%
Aug 3, 2024 10.99%
May 4, 2024 11.97%
Feb 3, 2024 12.65%
Oct 28, 2023 12.05%
Jul 29, 2023 12.35%
Apr 29, 2023 12.62%
Jan 28, 2023 13.06%
Oct 29, 2022 12.35%
Jul 30, 2022 13.72%
Apr 30, 2022 15.41%
Jan 29, 2022 16.77%
Oct 30, 2021 17.16%
Jul 31, 2021 16.92%
May 1, 2021 15.19%