Dollar Tree (DLTR) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Dollar Tree (DLTR) reported Gross Margin of 42.91% for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 8.48 percentage points from 34.43% a year earlier and up 6.04 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Dollar Tree (DLTR) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Aug 1, 2026, Dollar Tree's Gross Margin came in at 38.74%, up 2.92 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), it was 36.40%, up 0.60 percentage points from FY2025.
- Gross Margin has a five-year change of +5.87 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Gross Margin came in at 35.81% in FY2025 (-0.06 pp), 35.87% in FY2024 (-1.64 pp), 37.51% in FY2023 (+8.12 pp) and 29.40% in FY2022 (-1.14 pp).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Gross Margin since fiscal Q4 2024.
- Year over year, Gross Margin has now increased in each of the last six quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -10.04 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Gross Margin in five years was fiscal Q2 2025 (a gain of 68.14 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q4 2025 (a drop of 156.09 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027 came in at 36.87% (Q1 2027), 39.17% (Q4 2026) and 35.89% (Q3 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 862.64 Bn | 825.34 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 26.14% |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 409.33 Bn | 338.62 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 12.77% |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.65 Bn | 31.90 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 18.69% |
| 4 | Kroger | 35.26 Bn | 21.42 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 22.70% |
| 5 | Dollar General | 27.43 Bn | 22.11 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 32.60% |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.41 Bn | 20.40 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 21.82% |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.77 Bn | 18.40 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 42.91% |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 20.27 Bn | 20.06 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 18.22% |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.74 Bn | 15.90 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 37.05% |
| 10 | Performance Food | 14.36 Bn | 14.14 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 12.03% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 42.91% |
| May 2, 2026 | 36.87% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 39.17% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 35.89% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 34.43% |
| May 3, 2025 | 35.62% |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 37.62% |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 35.41% |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 34.27% |
| May 4, 2024 | 35.50% |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 193.71% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | -28.28% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | -33.87% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | -29.44% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 29.90% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 31.43% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 33.94% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 30.23% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 27.52% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 29.39% |
Dollar Tree Gross Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=gross-margin&ticker=DLTR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "gross-margin", "ticker": "DLTR", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=gross-margin&ticker=DLTR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();