BBY vs. FIVE: Best Buy vs. Five Below Stock Comparison

November 11, 2026

How do Best Buy (BBY) and Five Below (FIVE) stack up? This page sets them side by side across company profile, performance and risk, profitability, growth, financial strength, dividends, and valuation, with selected fundamentals also measured against each stock's industry-group peers.

Company Profile

Best Buy (BBY) and Five Below (FIVE) both belong to the Specialty Retail industry, though BBY is classified under Computer & Electronics Retail while FIVE falls under Other Specialty Retail.

Company profile comparison for Best Buy (BBY) and Five Below (FIVE)
Profile Item	BBY	FIVE
Name	Best Buy Co., Inc.	Five Below, Inc.
Country/Region	United States	United States
GICS Sector	Consumer Discretionary	Consumer Discretionary
GICS Industry Group	Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail	Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail
GICS Industry	Specialty Retail	Specialty Retail
GICS Sub-Industry	Computer & Electronics Retail	Other Specialty Retail
Market Capitalization	20.90 billion USD	13.23 billion USD
Currency	USD	USD
Exchange	NYSE	Nasdaq
Listing Date	April 18, 1985	July 19, 2012
Security Type	Common Stock	Common Stock

Price Performance

Cumulative Growth

BBY

FIVE

GSPC

Best Buy (BBY) vs. Five Below (FIVE), with S&P 500 (GSPC) for reference: Growth of a $10,000 investment over the past five years. Adjusted for dividends and splits.

Trailing Returns

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Trailing total returns for Best Buy (BBY) and Five Below (FIVE). Returns over one year are annualized.

Calendar-Year Returns

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Calendar-year total returns for Best Buy (BBY) and Five Below (FIVE). Each bar is that year's total return, measured year-end to year-end.

Performance Metrics

Price performance metrics for Best Buy (BBY) and Five Below (FIVE)
Metric	BBY	FIVE
Total Return (1Y)	41.84%	65.94%
Total Return (3Y, Annualized)	25.12%	12.84%
Total Return (5Y, Annualized)	0.22%	3.41%

Risk Profile

Drawdown History

BBY

FIVE

GSPC

Best Buy (BBY) vs. Five Below (FIVE), with S&P 500 (GSPC) for reference: Drawdown from the running peak over the past five years. Each line shows the decline from its prior peak; 0% marks a new high.

Return Distribution

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Distribution of monthly total returns for Best Buy (BBY) and Five Below (FIVE). Each bar is the share of months whose return fell in that 5% bucket.

Risk Metrics

Risk profile metrics for Best Buy (BBY) and Five Below (FIVE)
Metric	BBY	FIVE
Volatility (1Y, Annualized)	39.78%	39.34%
Beta (5Y)	1.14	0.89
Max Drawdown (5Y)	-52.60%	-74.52%
Avg. Volume (3M)	3.37M	1.03M

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Return Positioning

BBY and FIVE are plotted by 1-year volatility (risk) and 1-year return. The dashed Capital Allocation Line runs from the risk-free rate through the shared industry median.

Risk-Adjusted Metrics

Risk-adjusted metrics for Best Buy (BBY) and Five Below (FIVE)
Metric	BBY	FIVE
Sharpe Ratio (1Y)	0.94	1.57
Sortino Ratio (1Y)	1.61	2.33

Profitability

ROE (TTM)

Best Buy (BBY) at 43.13% sits in the top ROE quartile, while Five Below (FIVE) at 28.25% is closer to the peer norm — stronger capital efficiency for BBY.

BBY

Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group

43.13%

Max: 62.17%
BBY: 43.13%
Q3: 29.44%
Median: 15.69%
Q1: 6.73%
Min: -12.16%

FIVE

Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group

28.25%

Max: 62.17%
Q3: 29.44%
FIVE: 28.25%
Median: 15.69%
Q1: 6.73%
Min: -12.16%

Best Buy (BBY) vs. Five Below (FIVE): A comparison of their ROE against the Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group benchmark.

Net Margin (TTM)

Five Below (FIVE) at 11.65% retains a top-quartile share of revenue as profit, ahead of Best Buy (BBY) at 3.01%, which keeps about the industry-typical share.

BBY

Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group

3.01%

Max: 16.94%
Q3: 8.69%
Median: 3.55%
BBY: 3.01%
Q1: 1.14%
Min: -9.41%

FIVE

Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group

11.65%

Max: 16.94%
FIVE: 11.65%
Q3: 8.69%
Median: 3.55%
Q1: 1.14%
Min: -9.41%

Best Buy (BBY) vs. Five Below (FIVE): A comparison of their net margin against the Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group benchmark.

Operating Margin (TTM)

Both Best Buy (BBY) at 3.90% and Five Below (FIVE) at 8.86% run core operations about as efficiently as their industries’ norm — neither stands out on operating profitability.

BBY

Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group

3.90%

Max: 21.45%
Q3: 10.89%
Median: 5.57%
BBY: 3.90%
Q1: 2.28%
Min: -7.12%

FIVE

Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group

8.86%

Max: 21.45%
Q3: 10.89%
FIVE: 8.86%
Median: 5.57%
Q1: 2.28%
Min: -7.12%

Best Buy (BBY) vs. Five Below (FIVE): A comparison of their operating margin against the Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group benchmark.

Profitability Metrics

Profitability metrics for Best Buy (BBY) and Five Below (FIVE)
Metric	BBY	FIVE
ROE (TTM)	43.13%	28.25%
ROA (TTM)	7.25%	7.84%
Net Margin (TTM)	3.01%	11.65%
Operating Margin (TTM)	3.90%	8.86%
Gross Margin (TTM)	22.60%	37.58%

Growth

Revenue Growth

Five Below (FIVE) at 22.90% sits in the top revenue growth quartile, while Best Buy (BBY) at 0.39% is in the bottom quartile, showing a clear gap in revenue momentum.

Best Buy (BBY) vs. Five Below (FIVE): A comparison of their Revenue Growth across different time periods.

EPS Growth

Both Best Buy (BBY) at 17.76% and Five Below (FIVE) at 40.65% sit in the top peer quartile for EPS growth, so each is compounding per-share earnings faster than typical industry peers.

Best Buy (BBY) vs. Five Below (FIVE): A comparison of their EPS Growth across different time periods.

Growth Metrics

Growth metrics for Best Buy (BBY) and Five Below (FIVE)
Metric	BBY	FIVE
Revenue Growth (YoY)	0.39%	22.90%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)	-3.43%	15.70%
EPS Growth (YoY)	17.76%	40.65%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)	-7.12%	11.32%

Financial Strength

Current Ratio (MRQ)

Best Buy (BBY) at 1.12 keeps current ratio within its industry’s typical mid-range, while Five Below (FIVE) at 2.22 sits above its industry’s typical mid-range — comfortable liquidity, though possibly with more idle current assets relative to peers.

BBY

Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group

1.12

Max: 2.62
Q3: 1.75
Median: 1.35
BBY: 1.12
Q1: 1.00
Min: 0.48

FIVE

Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group

2.22

Max: 2.62
FIVE: 2.22
Q3: 1.75
Median: 1.35
Q1: 1.00
Min: 0.48

Best Buy (BBY) vs. Five Below (FIVE): A comparison of their current ratio against the Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group benchmark.

Debt / Equity (MRQ)

Both Best Buy (BBY) at 1.30 and Five Below (FIVE) at 0.82 fund their balance sheets with roughly industry-typical debt-to-equity mixes.

BBY

Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group

1.30

Max: 3.93
Q3: 2.14
BBY: 1.30
Median: 1.25
Q1: 0.73
Min: 0.01

FIVE

Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group

0.82

Max: 3.93
Q3: 2.14
Median: 1.25
FIVE: 0.82
Q1: 0.73
Min: 0.01

Best Buy (BBY) vs. Five Below (FIVE): A comparison of their debt-to-equity ratio against the Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group benchmark.

Financial Strength Metrics

Financial strength metrics for Best Buy (BBY) and Five Below (FIVE)
Metric	BBY	FIVE
Current Ratio (MRQ)	1.12	2.22
Debt / Equity (MRQ)	1.30	0.82
Net Debt / EBITDA	0.66	1.04

Dividends

Dividend Yield (TTM)

Five Below (FIVE) pays no dividend (yield 0.00%) — it may be reinvesting, using buybacks, or simply not returning cash through dividends. Meanwhile Best Buy (BBY) reports a yield of 3.84%, ranking against industry peers normally.

BBY

Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group

3.84%

Max: 5.84%
BBY: 3.84%
Q3: 2.50%
Median: 0.00%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

FIVE

Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group

0.00%

Max: 5.84%
Q3: 2.50%
FIVE: 0.00%
Median: 0.00%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

Best Buy (BBY) vs. Five Below (FIVE): A comparison of their dividend yield against the Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group benchmark.

Dividend Payout Ratio (TTM)

Five Below (FIVE) pays no dividend (payout 0.00%) — it may be reinvesting, using buybacks, or simply not returning cash through dividends. Meanwhile Best Buy (BBY) reports a payout of 63.56%, ranking against industry peers normally.

BBY

Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group

63.56%

Max: 72.73%
BBY: 63.56%
Q3: 32.44%
Median: 0.00%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

FIVE

Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group

0.00%

Max: 72.73%
Q3: 32.44%
FIVE: 0.00%
Median: 0.00%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

Best Buy (BBY) vs. Five Below (FIVE): A comparison of their payout ratio against the Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group benchmark.

Dividend Metrics

Dividend metrics for Best Buy (BBY) and Five Below (FIVE)
Metric	BBY	FIVE
Dividend Yield (TTM)	3.84%	0.00%
Dividend Payout Ratio (TTM)	63.56%	0.00%

Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

Both Best Buy (BBY) at 16.58 and Five Below (FIVE) at 21.53 land around their industries’ usual P/E ratio levels — neither is getting a clear earnings-multiple discount or premium versus peers.

BBY

Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group

16.58

Max: 40.50
Q3: 24.26
Median: 19.23
BBY: 16.58
Q1: 12.64
Min: 4.67

FIVE

Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group

21.53

Max: 40.50
Q3: 24.26
FIVE: 21.53
Median: 19.23
Q1: 12.64
Min: 4.67

Best Buy (BBY) vs. Five Below (FIVE): A comparison of their P/E ratio against the Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group benchmark.

P/S Ratio (TTM)

Best Buy (BBY) at 0.50 is priced about in line with its industry on P/S ratio, while Five Below (FIVE) at 2.49 sits in the pricier quartile — FIVE costs more per dollar of sales.

BBY

Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group

0.50

Max: 4.32
Q3: 1.99
Median: 0.70
BBY: 0.50
Q1: 0.26
Min: 0.03

FIVE

Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group

2.49

Max: 4.32
FIVE: 2.49
Q3: 1.99
Median: 0.70
Q1: 0.26
Min: 0.03

Best Buy (BBY) vs. Five Below (FIVE): A comparison of their P/S ratio against the Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group benchmark.

P/B Ratio (MRQ)

Both Best Buy (BBY) at 6.59 and Five Below (FIVE) at 5.34 carry a premium to book value versus peers, sitting in the upper P/B ratio quartile of their industries.

BBY

Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group

6.59

Max: 10.96
BBY: 6.59
Q3: 5.26
Median: 2.16
Q1: 1.08
Min: -4.45

FIVE

Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group

5.34

Max: 10.96
FIVE: 5.34
Q3: 5.26
Median: 2.16
Q1: 1.08
Min: -4.45

Best Buy (BBY) vs. Five Below (FIVE): A comparison of their P/B ratio against the Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group benchmark.

Valuation Metrics

Valuation metrics for Best Buy (BBY) and Five Below (FIVE)
Metric	BBY	FIVE
P/E Ratio (TTM)	16.58	21.53
P/S Ratio (TTM)	0.50	2.49
P/B Ratio (MRQ)	6.59	5.34
Free Cash Flow Yield (TTM)	6.72%	2.78%