Stock

Dollar Tree

DLTR

Discount Stores · Consumer Defensive

Also trades as: 0IC8.L GBP 1.23 (-3.61%)

Price

$125.31

-5.73 (-4.37%)

Market Cap

$23.51B

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

Winston is curious

A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.

Data as of Oct 23, 2026 · filings through Aug 1, 2026

§How the score breaks down

Quality

Strong

22/30

Growth

Mixed

9/20

Cash Flow

Strong

8/10

Stability

Strong

8/10

Valuation

Good

6/10

Ownership

Weak

2/15

Dividends

Not counted

n/a

55 of 95 counted points = Winston Score 58. Pillars marked n/a do not apply to this company and are left out of the total.

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Share count falling — buybacks

−9.9% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 229.0M (2022) → 206.3M (2026)

§Winston Score History

The full picture

Dollar Tree, Inc. runs a chain of discount retail stores across the United States and Canada. Its two main store brands are Dollar Tree, where most items traditionally sold for $1 (now up to $1.25 or more), and Family Dollar, which sells everyday essentials like food, cleaning supplies, and clothing at low prices. The company serves budget-conscious shoppers, particularly in lower-income communities, and is one of the largest discount retailers in North America.

Dollar Tree makes money by selling high volumes of low-priced merchandise directly to consumers in its roughly 16,000 stores. It operates almost entirely in the US and Canada, giving it a wide physical footprint that is hard for competitors to quickly replicate. The company completed the sale of its Family Dollar segment in 2024, refocusing on its core Dollar Tree banner — that strategic shift is the key factor investors are watching to see if it can improve profitability and store performance going forward.

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Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale

Gross Margin

42.9%

Healthy — 42.9% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

14.1%

Healthy — 14.1% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

33.9%

Exceptional — 33.9% return on capital

ROIC above 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns more than 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

-7.8%

Shrinking sales (-7.8% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

N/A

Data not available

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

7/8 quarters

Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

186%

Turns 186% of profit into real cash

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

9.2%

Modest free cash flow (9.2%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

0.86

Moderate — manageable debt (0.86)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

29.08x

Comfortably covers interest (29.1x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

15.3x

Fair value — P/E 15.3

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

+2.0

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow — slightly cheaper on forward P/E

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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