Growth Metrics

Five Below (FIVE) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Five Below's Return on Capital Employed history spans 15 years, with the latest figure at 0.12% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 2.0% year-over-year to 0.12%; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached 0.12%, up 2.0%, while the annual FY2026 figure was 0.12%, 3.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed reached 0.12% in Q1 2026 per FIVE's latest filing, up from 0.11% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 0.17% in Q1 2022 to a low of 0.09% in Q1 2025.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 0.12%, with a median of 0.12% recorded in 2023.
  • The largest YoY upside for Return on Capital Employed was 8bps in 2022 against a maximum downside of -5bps in 2022.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 0.12% in 2022, then decreased by -2bps to 0.12% in 2023, then dropped by -11bps to 0.11% in 2024, then rose by 2bps to 0.11% in 2025, then rose by 7bps to 0.12% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for FIVE's Return on Capital Employed are 0.12% (Q1 2026), 0.11% (Q4 2025), and 0.1% (Q3 2025).