Dollar Tree, Inc. (DLTR) Stock

Dollar Tree, Inc. (DLTR) is a Consumer Discretionary stock trading at $126.38 (as of 2026-07-20), with a market capitalization of $24.29B and a trailing P/E of 18.9. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.

Dollar Tree, Inc. operates discount retail stores through two segments: Dollar Tree and Family Dollar. It offers a range of consumable and general merchandise, including food and health and personal care items, along with variety and seasonal goods, through its retail stores and distribution network.

Understand Dollar Tree, Inc.: how it makes money

Dollar Tree operates discount variety retail stores, selling a broad mix of merchandise at a fixed $1.25 price, making money from in store sales of consumables, everyday household items, and seasonal variety goods.

Its profit model is tied to keeping high store level sales volume flowing through a fixed price, off-price assortment of everyday consumables and variety merchandise.

Business quality (Weak): Financial totals are provided (revenue, gross margin, operating margin), but segment revenue values supplied do not reconcile cleanly to the stated total, and no operating KPI labels were provided.

Valuation: At 19× earnings, DLTR trades in line with the Retail average (19×). Note: one-time items can distort reported P/E.

Bull case

  • Fixed price value proposition: The Dollar Tree format sells merchandise at a fixed $1.25 price, which supports a straightforward value message for shoppers.
  • Broad, everyday-oriented assortment: The mix includes consumables (such as candy and food, health and personal care), household paper and chemicals, frozen and refrigerated food, plus variety and seasonal goods.
  • Current profitability snapshot: The latest provided results show gross margin of 36.9% and operating margin of 9.5%.

Bear case

  • Fixed price limits pricing flexibility: Because merchandise is offered at a fixed $1.25 price, margin outcomes can be more sensitive if costs for inventory and operations rise.
  • Segment disclosure issue in provided data: The segment revenue figures supplied do not sum cleanly to the stated total revenue, which makes it harder to pinpoint what is driving consolidated results.
Valuation — source: SEC EDGAR (first-party)
Price$126.38
Market Cap$24.29B
P/E Ratio18.9
EV / EBITDA11.8
Price / Book6.93
Price / Sales1.23
DCF Value (model)$124.21
DCF Upside vs Price-1.7%
Profitability & Growth — source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (TTM)$19.41B
Net Margin6.6%
Revenue Growth (YoY)7.2%
EPS Growth (YoY)9.3%
Financial Health — source: SEC EDGAR
Altman Z-Score3.80 (safe)
Valuation vs Sector & Industry
Stock P/E18.9
Sector P/E (Consumer Discretionary)21.6
Industry P/E (Retail)19.1
vs Sector-12.4%
vs Industry-1.3%
Smart-Money Activity — SEC Form 4 / 13F / Congressional disclosures
Insider Buys (12mo)2
Insider Sells (12mo)4
Top Institutional HolderVANGUARD GROUP INC ($2.82B)
Institutional Holders Tracked10
Congressional Trades (recent)10
Company
SectorConsumer Discretionary
IndustryRetail
CEOMichael C. Creedon Jr.
Employees64,434
CountryUS
IPO Date1995-03-07

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Data as of 2026-07-20.

Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.