Five Below Fiscal Q2 Adjusted Earnings, Revenue Rise; Shares Rise After Hours

04:17 PM EDT, 09/02/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Five Below (FIVE) reported fiscal Q2 adjusted earnings late Wednesday of $1.68 per diluted share, up from $0.81 a year earlier. Analysts polled by FactSet expected $1.40. Revenue in the three months ended Aug. 1 rose to $1.26 billion from $1.03 billion a year earlier. Analysts projected $1.22 billion. The company expects fiscal Q3 EPS of $1.01 to $1.13 on revenue of $1.21 billion to $1.23 billion. Analysts project EPS of $0.85 on revenue of $1.15 billion. Five Below boosted fiscal 2026 guidance to adjusted EPS of $9.83 to $10.31 on revenue of $5.63 billion to $5.71 billion, up from the prior forecast of EPS of $8.65 to $9.05 on revenue of $5.40 billion to $5.48 billion. Analysts project EPS of $9.29 on revenue of $5.54 billion. Five Below shares rose 3.2% in after-hours trading.