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Dollar Tree DLTR

Dollar Tree scores good on business quality (6.1 of 10). Here is why, in plain words, and what our sealed record shows.

Last price$118.64Oct 9, 2026
Business qualityGood
Next earningsDec 1, 2026
Insiders, 90 daysSelling

Why it matters

  1. What Dollar Tree does

    Dollar Tree operates discount retail stores in North America under the Dollar Tree and Family Dollar brands, selling everyday goods to budget-conscious shoppers. The business makes money through high-volume, low-cost merchandise sales.

  2. What it does best

    Dollar Tree excels at maintaining a high gross margin of 38.7%, outperforming discount rival Walmart at 25.2%. This advantage stems from deep supply chain integration and fixed-price merchandising that locks in supplier terms.

  3. The main risk

    Inflation and cost pressures threaten low-income shoppers who make up the core customer base, risking lower transaction volumes if spending power erodes further.

Quality, check by check

Scored against its own industry, from company filings.

ProfitabilityFair

Operating margin stands at 10.6% with a net margin of 8.0%, showing stable profitability supported by efficient cost management across its store base.

MoatFair

The company holds a geographic footprint moat that locks in everyday value seekers, backed by a gross margin ranking in the top half of its sector at the 57th percentile.

GrowthSteady

Revenue grew 10.4% over the latest period, reflecting an acceleration compared to historical annual revenue trends.

Financial healthFair

Debt-to-equity sits at 0.6x alongside $1.9B in free cash flow, pointing to a stable capital structure that is gradually getting stronger.

Insiders

Executives and directors, from SEC Form 4 filings we read ourselves. Open market trades only; grants, option exercises and pre-planned sales left out.

2 sold $471K outside pre-planned sales.

Our sealed record on DLTR

Verdicts appear here 30 days after we publish them; members see today's. Each one is in the nightly ledger, fingerprinted the night it was made.

The first sealed verdicts appear here on Oct 11, 2026.

Questions

Is DLTR a good business?

Dollar Tree scores good on the Cluenex quality check (6.1 of 10), measured against its own industry. Profitability is fair, moat fair, growth steady and financial health fair.

Are insiders buying DLTR?

In the last 90 days of SEC Form 4 filings: 2 sold $471K outside pre-planned sales.

When does DLTR report earnings?

Dec 1, 2026.

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Cite this page: Cluenex, “Dollar Tree (DLTR)”, https://cluenex.com/stocks/dltr/, data as of Oct 10, 2026.