Five Below Inc (FIVE) — Free Cash Flow Generation Index

Latest as of January 2026: 0.91x

Five Below Inc (FIVE) has a Free Cash Flow Generation Index of 0.91x as of January 2026. Free cash flow of $400.11 Million represents 1% of operating cash flow ($440.89 Million). See FIVE working capital efficiency to evaluate short-term liquidity relative to the company's equity base.

FCF Generation Index

0.91x
Free Cash Flow / Operating CF

Free Cash Flow

$400.11 Million
USD

Operating Cash Flow

$440.89 Million
USD

Capital Expenditures

$40.78 Million
USD

Five Below Inc Free Cash Flow Generation Index (2010–2026)

Historical FCF Generation Index trend for Five Below Inc across 17 annual periods. Explore FIVE operating cash flow to total debt to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

Annual Free Cash Flow Generation for Five Below Inc (2010–2026)

Year-by-year Free Cash Flow Generation Index for Five Below Inc. For the full company profile including market capitalisation, see how much is Five Below Inc worth.

Year FCG Index Free Cash Flow (USD) Operating CF Capital Expenditures YoY Change
2026 0.70x $411.69 Million $586.43 Million $174.74 Million ▲ +183.5%
2025 0.25x $106.65 Million $430.65 Million $323.99 Million ▼ -24.8%
2024 0.33x $164.57 Million $499.62 Million $335.05 Million ▲ +64.7%
2023 0.20x $62.97 Million $314.93 Million $251.95 Million ▲ +65.0%
2022 0.12x $39.74 Million $327.91 Million $288.17 Million ▼ -73.2%
2021 0.45x $165.78 Million $365.97 Million $200.19 Million ▲ +435.3%
2020 -0.14x $-25.27 Million $187.03 Million $212.30 Million ▼ -135.3%
2019 0.38x $70.41 Million $184.13 Million $113.72 Million ▼ -35.7%
2018 0.59x $99.59 Million $167.38 Million $67.80 Million ▲ +2.6%
2017 0.58x $61.83 Million $106.62 Million $44.79 Million ▲ +46.3%
2016 0.40x $34.85 Million $87.91 Million $53.06 Million ▼ -16.3%
2015 0.47x $29.11 Million $61.43 Million $32.32 Million ▲ +181.2%
2014 0.17x $5.26 Million $31.19 Million $25.93 Million ▼ -31.5%
2013 0.25x $7.47 Million $30.36 Million $22.89 Million ▼ -59.2%
2012 0.60x $28.14 Million $46.70 Million $18.56 Million ▲ +5496.1%
2011 0.01x $162.00K $15.04 Million $14.88 Million ▼ -94.9%
2010 0.21x $1.94 Million $9.23 Million $7.29 Million
FCG Index = Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow. FCF = Operating CF + Capital Expenditures (capex stored negative).