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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Five Below (FIVE)

Five Below Q2 sales rise 22.9% to $1.26 billion; company raises 2026 outlook

Positive Impact 4 of 5 earnings Written later

Five Below reported second-quarter fiscal 2026 net sales up 22.9% to $1.26 billion and raised its full-year 2026 sales and EPS outlook. GAAP diluted EPS of $3.99 includes a $163.6 million pre-tax benefit from IEEPA tariff refunds, while adjusted diluted EPS was $1.68. The board also approved a new $600 million share repurchase program.

Key points

  • Q2 net sales rose 22.9% to $1.26 billion; comparable sales rose 14.1%; adjusted diluted EPS was $1.68 versus $0.81 a year earlier
  • Full-year 2026 net sales outlook raised to $5.63 billion to $5.71 billion from $5.40 billion to $5.48 billion; adjusted diluted EPS outlook raised to $9.83 to $10.31 from $8.65 to $9.05
  • Board approved on August 29, 2026 a repurchase program of up to $600 million, replacing remaining capacity under the November 27, 2023 program

The filing

CompanyFive Below (FIVE)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECSep 2, 2026, 4:17 PM ET
Accession number0001177609-26-000023

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations8.01 Other Events

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:12 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on September 02, 2026.

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