Five Below Inc (FIVE) — Cash Flow Quality Index
Five Below Inc (FIVE) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 1.85x as of April 2026. Operating cash flow of $227.22 Million exceeds net income of $123.06 Million, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. Explore cash flow to debt ratio of Five Below Inc to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.
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Five Below Inc Cash Flow Quality Index (2010–2026)
Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Five Below Inc across 17 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see Five Below Inc (FIVE) cash flow conversion.
Annual Cash Flow Quality Index for Five Below Inc (2010–2026)
Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Five Below Inc.
| Year | Quality Index | Operating CF (USD) | Net Income | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1.64x | $586.43 Million | $358.64 Million | ▼ -3.7% |
| 2025 | 1.70x | $430.65 Million | $253.61 Million | ▲ +2.3% |
| 2024 | 1.66x | $499.62 Million | $301.11 Million | ▲ +37.8% |
| 2023 | 1.20x | $314.93 Million | $261.53 Million | ▲ +2.4% |
| 2022 | 1.18x | $327.91 Million | $278.81 Million | ▼ -60.4% |
| 2021 | 2.97x | $365.97 Million | $123.36 Million | ▲ +177.7% |
| 2020 | 1.07x | $187.03 Million | $175.06 Million | ▼ -13.2% |
| 2019 | 1.23x | $184.13 Million | $149.65 Million | ▼ -24.7% |
| 2018 | 1.63x | $167.38 Million | $102.45 Million | ▲ +10.1% |
| 2017 | 1.48x | $106.62 Million | $71.84 Million | ▼ -2.6% |
| 2016 | 1.52x | $87.91 Million | $57.68 Million | ▲ +19.2% |
| 2015 | 1.28x | $61.43 Million | $48.02 Million | ▲ +31.8% |
| 2014 | 0.97x | $31.19 Million | $32.14 Million | ▼ -36.0% |
| 2013 | 1.52x | $30.36 Million | $20.02 Million | ▼ -47.8% |
| 2012 | 2.90x | $46.70 Million | $16.08 Million | ▲ +35.6% |
| 2011 | 2.14x | $15.04 Million | $7.02 Million | ▲ +170.7% |
| 2010 | 0.79x | $9.23 Million | $11.66 Million | — |