Five Below, Inc. vs MINISO Group Holding Limited, two Discount Stores stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Five Below sells cheap trend items to American teens; Miniso sells its own low-priced lifestyle goods, mostly in China. Miniso keeps the fatter margin, 15.51% of sales to Five Below's 8.67%, and earns more on equity, 25.45% to 19.05%. Both run without debt against equity. Miniso trades richer on earnings, 39.14 times to 23.76, and on book, 9.88 to 4.53, but generates less free cash, 2.12% to Five Below's 4.82%. Neither pays a dividend. Two variety retailers built on low price points and no leverage; Miniso wins on margin and return, Five Below on a cheaper multiple and more free cash.
Comparison updated 2026-07-11.
| Metric | FIVE | MNSO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $189.25 | $11.78 |
| Market cap | $10.5B | $14.6B |
| Sector | Discount Stores | Discount Stores |
| Stage | Growth | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +36.9% |
| P/E | 23.9 | 40.5 |
| P/B | 4.55 | 10.22 |
| P/S | 2.07 | 6.23 |
| EV/EBITDA | 13.1 | 24.1 |
| Revenue growth | +25.9% | +5.4% |
| Gross margin | — | 44.9% |
| Operating margin | 12.0% | 19.5% |
| Net margin | 8.7% | 15.5% |
| Return on equity | 19.1% | 25.4% |
| Return on assets | 8.7% | 14.5% |
| Return on invested capital | 18.4% | 25.2% |
| FCF yield | 4.8% | 2.0% |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 2.10 | 2.04 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 4.26 | 8.27 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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