Five Below (FIVE) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2012 - 2026)
Five Below (FIVE) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 18.84% for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 9.15 percentage points from 9.69% a year earlier and up 4.87 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Five Below (FIVE) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), Five Below's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 12.41%, up 2.75 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of +3.31 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Five Below's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 9.67% in FY2025 (-3.71 pp), 13.38% in FY2024 (-0.42 pp), 13.80% in FY2023 (-5.09 pp) and 18.89% in FY2022 (+9.79 pp).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since fiscal Q1 2020.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.97 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the past five years was fiscal Q2 2027, with a gain of 9.15 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q3 2023, with a drop of 4.81 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] for the three prior fiscal quarters was 13.97% (Q1 2027), 11.70% (Q4 2026) and 10.92% (Q3 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,828.15 Bn | 2,344.85 Bn | 104.83 Bn | 11.49% |
| 2 | Home Depot | 312.02 Bn | 305.26 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 28.54% |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 160.78 Bn | 138.32 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 34.00% |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 109.83 Bn | 102.79 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 30.02% |
| 5 | Ross Stores | 74.49 Bn | 57.42 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 30.97% |
| 6 | O Reilly Automotive | 73.51 Bn | 72.60 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 47.86% |
| 7 | Target | 69.38 Bn | 63.97 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 15.67% |
| 8 | Autozone | 52.02 Bn | 50.92 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 33.85% |
| 9 | Carvana | 42.62 Bn | 33.11 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 18.45% |
| 10 | Five Below | 12.35 Bn | 8.59 Bn | 612.42 Mn | 18.84% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 18.84% |
| May 2, 2026 | 13.97% |
| 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% |
API Access
Five Below Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=FIVE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "FIVE", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=FIVE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();