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

Five Below (FIVE) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 15 consecutive years, with 11.7% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 11.7%, up 246.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 11.7% (up 246.0% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was 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.
• Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 16.77% in Q1 2022 and troughed at 9.24% in Q1 2025.
• Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 12.11%, with a median of 12.05% recorded in 2023.
• The widest YoY moves for Return on Capital Employed: up 822 bps in 2022, down 481 bps in 2022.
• Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 12.35% in 2022, then retreated by 2 bps to 12.05% in 2023, then decreased by 11 bps to 10.72% in 2024, then rose by 2 bps to 10.92% in 2025, then climbed by 7 bps to 11.7% in 2026.
• Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 11.7% in Q1 2026, 10.92% in Q4 2025, and 9.69% in Q3 2025.