For the quarter ended April 2025, Five Below (FIVE Quick QuoteFIVE - Free Report) reported revenue of $970.53 million, up 19.5% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.86, compared to $0.60 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $967.56 million, representing a surprise of +0.31%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +3.61%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.83.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how Five Below performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Comparable Sales: 7.1% versus 5.9% estimated by seven analysts on average.
• Total stores at end of period: 1,826 versus 1,825 estimated by four analysts on average.
• New Store Openings: 55 versus 53 estimated by three analysts on average.

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Shares of Five Below have returned +50.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +5.2% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.