Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. GAP scored 57.6, FIVE scored 83.0 — FIVE leads.
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GAP
The Gap, Inc.
Apparel Retail · Quality-Growth
57.6
$23.23 · $8.2B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
25.4
FIVE leads
FIVE
Five Below, Inc.
Specialty Retail · Quality-Growth
83
$214.73 · $11.8B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
CheapestGAP7.0x
Fastest growthFIVE+22.9%
Strongest balance sheetFIVE0.82
Highest qualityGAP79 / 100
Largest discount to fair valueFIVE-9%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Growth against the P/E multiple. Up and to the right is cheaper and faster — the quality-growth idea in one picture. Points beyond the axis are pinned to the edge and marked off-scale rather than allowed to compress everything else.
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
GAP
stronger →← stronger
FIVE
79
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
78
42
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
94
58
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
78
FIVE is stronger on 2 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
GAP
FIVE
$957mC+
FCF
$599mC+
+1.1%C
Rev
+22.9%A-
1.45C+
D/E
0.82B
7.0xA
P/E
19.2xB
1.17B+
PEG
0.98B+
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
GAP
FIVE
4% below
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
9% below
~2%/yr
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
~10%/yr
+6%
1-yr DCF upside
-9%
+4%
5-yr DCF upside
+10%
+2%
10-yr DCF upside
+47%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
GAP
Why this score
Buying back stock
Raising its dividend
FIVE
Why this score
Durable high returns
The companies
GAPThe Gap, Inc.
Apparel Retail · $23.23 · beta 2.03
Why now
Apparel Retail · market cap $8.2b. Down 21% from 52-week high of $29.36 — deep drawdown territory. 19 sell-side analysts publish a mean 1-yr target of $26.51 (implying +14% upside).
Moat
ROE 32% — top-decile capital efficiency. Either pricing leverage, low capital intensity, or aggressive buybacks; the durability story depends on which.
Risk
Beta 2.03 implies above-market volatility — position-size to the drawdowns this name will produce in a market correction, not to its bull-case return.
FIVEFive Below, Inc.
Specialty Retail · $214.73 · beta 0.94
Why now
Specialty Retail · market cap $11.8b. 19% off the 52-week high of $263.88. Revenue growing +23%, comfortably above the S&P median. PEG 0.98 — paying under fair value for the growth rate. 21 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $310.48 (implying +45% upside).
Moat
ROE 28% — top-decile capital efficiency. Either pricing leverage, low capital intensity, or aggressive buybacks; the durability story depends on which. FCF converts 97% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash.
Risk
Value re-rating depends on a catalyst. Without one — analyst day, divestiture, margin recovery, capital return — the stock can stay cheap on these multiples for years.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
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Where GAP and FIVE diverge
On the headline score the gap is 25.4 points in favor of FIVE. The widest single difference is Growth, where FIVE leads by 51.9 points.
GrowthGAP 41.9 · FIVE 93.8FIVE +51.9
ValueGAP 58.3 · FIVE 77.7FIVE +19.4
QualityGAP 78.5 · FIVE 78.3level
Pillars run 0–100. Value is judged against each company's own sector, so a Value score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.
Common questions
Is FIVE or GAP the better stock?
FIVE scores higher: FIVE 83.0, GAP 57.6 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
Where do FIVE and GAP differ most?
The widest gap is growth, where FIVE leads by 52 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. FIVE also leads value, while quality is effectively level between them.
How are FIVE and GAP scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.