Founded in 1986, Dollar Tree operates almost 9,000 small-box discount stores across the United States and Canada, offering roughly 85% of its merchandise under $2. The chain targets value-conscious suburban and urban shoppers with a mix of consumables (49% of sales), variety (45%), and seasonal goods (6%).
It is a $22.3B consumer company. Revenue shrank 15.7% over the last year, it keeps 8¢ of every dollar of sales as profit, and its net debt equals ~1.7 years of free cash flow. It trades at 13.8× earnings — near the lowest of its own history.
- Website
- dollartree.com
- Location
- Chesapeake, VA
- Employees
- 153 032
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
- Founded
- 2024
Skills
Six independent scores, 0–100, built from reported numbers and valuation history. Click a row to see how it was scored.
Strong valuation and quality; Growth lags behind.
Valuation100
- P/E vs own history4th pct · 25/25
- FCF yield17.3% · 25/25
- P/S1.1x · 25/25
- EV/EBITDA8.3x · 25/25
Growth0
- Revenue CAGR-9.0% · 0/25
- Net income CAGR-5.6% · 0/25
- EPS CAGR ~5Y-19.3% · 0/25
- Fwd implied growth-5.2% · 0/25
Profitability62
- ROIC12.0% · 12/25
- ROE45.6% · 25/25
- Net margin7.6% · 13/25
- Operating margin11.1% · 12/25
Health60
- Altman Z2.53 · 18/25
- Current ratio1.13 · 12/25
- Interest coverage20.1x · 25/25
- Net cash / debtD/A 47% · 5/25
Quality90
- Piotroski F5/9 · 15/25
- Beneish M-3.87 · 25/25
- FCF conversion103% · 25/25
- Margin stabilityσ 2.7% · 25/25
Moat68
- ROIC >12% years11/12 yrs · 25/25
- Median gross margin30.9% · 13/25
- FCF-positive years12/12 yrs · 25/25
- Worst-year net marginworst -2.6% · 5/25
Experience
The company's career so far — founding, the IPO, landmark products and acquisitions, plus revenue milestones and insider buying.
- 2024FoundedA new format: the More Choices (internally known as a "3.0") was established, integrating the price points…
- 2024AcquisitionDollar Tree acquired the lease of 170 99 Cents Only Stores locations across all states it operated in,…
- FY2022FinancialBest year on record$4.21B net income
- FY2016FinancialFirst recorded profitable year$2.11B net income
- FY2016FinancialRevenue already above $50B$51.0B in first reported year
- FY2016FinancialPositive free cash flow every year since12-year streak
- 2015AcquisitionThe firm agreed to sell 330 stores to private equity company Sycamore Partners as part of the approval…
- Jul 28, 2014AcquisitionDollar Tree announced that a deal had been reached and approved by both parties to purchase Family…
- 2010AcquisitionThe corporation opened its 4,000th chain store and acquired 86 Canadian Dollar Giant stores which are based…
- 2006AcquisitionDollar Tree celebrated its 20th year of retailing at a $1.00 price point, opened its 3,000th store
- 2004MilestoneDollar Tree opened its first store in North Dakota which marked its operation of stores in all 48…
- 2003AcquisitionDollar Tree acquired Salt Lake City, Utah-based Greenbacks, Inc
- 1999AcquisitionDollar Tree acquired Only $One stores based in New York
- 1996AcquisitionDollar Tree acquired Dollar Bill$, Inc., a Chicago-based chain of 136 stores
Achievements
Verifiable track record, straight from the reported numbers.
Strengths & watch-outs
What a bull and a bear would each point to. Both lists come from the reported numbers, not opinions.
Strengths
- Interest covered 20.1× by operating earnings
Watch-outs
- Revenue shrinking 15.7% year over year
- Net debt would take ~5.0 years of free cash flow to repay
- Loss-making in 3 of the recent years
Qualifications
The basics a company should meet before you research it further. Each check uses the reported numbers.
- Revenue growing — the company sells more than a year ago-15.7% YoY
- Profitable — makes more than it spends$3.35B TTM
- Profit growing — earnings are higher than last year-4.8% YoY
- Generates cash — cash left after running and investing$3.85B TTM
- Debt under control — could handle its obligations~1.7y of cash flow to repay
- Established company — not a micro-cap — lower blow-up risk$22.3B market cap
- Not printing shares — share count not ballooning — you keep your slice-16.2% shares over ~5y
- Proven track record — years of profitability behind it10/12 profitable years
- Financially stable — balance sheet not near distressAltman Z 2.5 — grey
- Pays a dividend — returns cash to shareholdersno data
- Valuation not extreme — price not wildly above earningsP/E 13.8
Peer comparisonDollar Tree Inc. vs 6 largest consumer cyclical peers — cap, P/E, growth and margin side by sideOpen ▾Close ▴
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Revenue growth | Net margin | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DLTR this company | $22.3B | 13.8 | -15.7% | 7.6% | Solid |
| AMZN Amazon.Com Inc | $2.8T | 20.9 | +15.8% | 17.4% | Mixed |
| TSLA Tesla, Inc. | $1.5T | 397.1 | +11.8% | 3.7% | Strong |
| NFLX NetFlix Inc | $292.8B | 21.4 | +16.0% | 28.2% | Solid |
| HD Home Depot, Inc. | $290.4B | 20.4 | -16.0% | 8.7% | Solid |
| DIS The Walt Disney Company | $186.5B | 21.7 | +4.6% | 8.7% | Solid |
| MCD McDonald's Corporation | $166.9B | 18.9 | +6.3% | 31.7% | Strained |
Head-to-head: DLTR vs AMZN · DLTR vs TSLA · DLTR vs NFLX
References
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Appendix · Financial records
The full statements behind this CV, FY2016–FY2027. For readers who want to check the numbers.
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