Dollar Tree (DLTR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Dollar Tree, Inc. is a North American discount retailer that operates a portfolio of value-oriented store banners, primarily Dollar Tree and Family Dollar. The company’s stores offer a broad assortment of everyday items at low price points, including household essentials, food and snacks, health and beauty products, cleaning supplies, seasonal and party goods, home décor, and basic apparel. Dollar Tree’s merchandising strategy emphasizes high-turnover branded and private-label merchandise tailored to budget-conscious consumers, with Family Dollar complementing the chain by offering a wider range of price points and assortment depth in smaller-format neighborhood locations.

Founded in 1986 and headquartered in Chesapeake, Virginia, Dollar Tree has grown through both organic store openings and acquisitions. A notable milestone in the company’s history was the acquisition of Family Dollar in 2015, which expanded Dollar Tree’s reach into additional customer segments and markets. The combined business operates across the United States and in Canada, serving urban, suburban and rural communities with dense networks of convenience-oriented stores.

Dollar Tree’s operations encompass store-level retailing as well as centralized distribution and merchandising functions. The company supports its store network with regional distribution centers and a buying organization that manages supplier relationships and inventory flow. In addition to brick-and-mortar retailing, Dollar Tree maintains online storefronts and digital capabilities to support promotional activities, localized assortment planning and customer engagement initiatives.

As a retail operator focused on value and convenience, Dollar Tree emphasizes cost-efficient store formats, everyday low pricing, and assortment strategies designed to meet the needs of price-sensitive shoppers. Its dual-banner approach—single-price Dollar Tree stores alongside multi-price Family Dollar locations—positions the company to compete across different segments of the discount retail market in North America.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $129.00 to $133.45
• 50-Day Range: $106.41 to $130.90
• 52-Week Range: $84.71 to $142.40
• Volume: 2.12 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.10 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $25.08 billion
• P/E Ratio: 20.60
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $123.41
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Dollar Tree Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Dollar Tree scored higher than 61% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 81st out of 171 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Dollar Tree has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.23, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 10 buy ratings, 12 hold ratings, and 4 sell ratings.

Downside Risk

Dollar Tree has a consensus price target of $123.41, representing about 5.4% downside from its current price of $130.48.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Dollar Tree has been the subject of 21 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 10.29%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Dollar Tree are expected to grow by 10.29% in the coming year, from $7.00 to $7.72 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Dollar Tree is 20.39, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.69.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Dollar Tree is 20.39, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 13.28.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Dollar Tree has a PEG Ratio of 1.48. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Dollar Tree has a P/B Ratio of 6.91. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.56% of the float of Dollar Tree has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Dollar Tree has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.78, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Dollar Tree has recently decreased by 11.32%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Dollar Tree does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Dollar Tree does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.55

News Sentiment

Dollar Tree has a news sentiment score of 1.55. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.66 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for Dollar Tree this week, compared to 11 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

32 people have searched for DLTR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 129% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

7 people have added Dollar Tree to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 75% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Dollar Tree insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

7.10% of the stock of Dollar Tree is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

97.40% of the stock of Dollar Tree is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/28/2026
• Today: 8/18/2026
• Next Earnings (Confirmed): 8/27/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 1/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail
• Sub-Industry: Consumer Staples Merchandise Retail
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:DLTR
• CIK: 935703
• Web: www.dollartree.com
• Phone: (757) 321-5000
• Fax: 757-857-6848
• Employees: 153,032
• Year Founded: 1953

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Dollar Tree: $123.41
• High Price Target: $170.00
• Low Price Target: $85.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -5.4%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.23
• Research Coverage: 26 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $6.40
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 20.39
• Forward P/E Ratio: 18.64
• P/E Growth: 1.48
• Net Income: $1.28 billion
• Net Margins: 6.51%
• Pretax Margin: 8.45%
• Return on Equity: 35.19%
• Return on Assets: 9.28%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.84
• Current Ratio: 1.16
• Quick Ratio: 0.39

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $19.75 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.27
• Cash Flow: $9.31 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 14.02
• Book Value: $18.88 per share
• Price / Book: 6.91

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 192,175,000
• Free Float: 178,531,000
• Market Cap: $25.07 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.64