Five Below Inc (FIVE) is slightly undervalued and Williams-Sonoma Inc (WSM) is overvalued.
Against our estimates of intrinsic value, FIVE trades at the wider discount: a margin of safety of +11%, against -96% for WSM.
Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.
Discounting its cash flows at 9.1% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $260.16; the price of $232.28 is 11% below that value, and 77% of that value comes from beyond year five.
Leak Score 81/100 on 3 of 12 signals
Discounting its cash flows at 11.3% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $118.54; the price of $232.69 is 96% above that value, and 68% of that value comes from beyond year five.
Leak Score 71/100 on 9 of 12 signals
| Metric | FIVE | WSM |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Slightly undervalued | Overvalued |
| Price | $232.28 | $232.69 |
| Intrinsic value | $260.16 | $118.54 |
| Margin of safety | +11% | -96% |
| Leak Score | 81/100 (3/12) | 71/100 (9/12) |
| Market cap | $12.8B | $27.4B |
| Revenue growth, 5 years | 19.4% | 2.9% |
| Operating margin | 14.8% | 19.2% |
| Net margin | 11.7% | 14.7% |
| Return on equity | 28.2% | 55.0% |
| Debt to equity | 0.82 | 0.71 |
| P/E | 20.8x | 23.8x |
| Forward P/E | 21.0x | 22.1x |
| P/B | 5.2x | 12.8x |
| Dividend yield | — | 1.3% |