Dollar Tree (DLTR) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Dollar Tree's (DLTR) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $1.4 billion in Q2 2026, up 8.99% year-on-year from $1.3 billion in Q2 2025, and down 5.53% quarter-over-quarter from $1.5 billion in Q1 2026.

Dollar Tree (DLTR) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Dollar Tree's Operating Expenses history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $1.4 billion for Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 8.99% year-over-year to $1.4 billion in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was $5.6 billion, a 11.58% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $5.5 billion, up 13.17% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses declined to $1.4 billion in Q2 2026 per DLTR's latest filing, from $1.5 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $1.9 billion in Q4 2023 and bottomed at -$1.3 billion in Q1 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $1.4 billion (2025), against an average of $1.2 billion.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses slumped 179.74% in 2023 and surged 203.88% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Operating Expenses stood at $1.7 billion in 2022, then increased by 10.84% to $1.9 billion in 2023, then tumbled by 35.72% to $1.2 billion in 2024, then climbed by 14.84% to $1.4 billion in 2025, then dropped by 0.22% to $1.4 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest DLTR Operating Expenses figures stand at $1.4 billion (Q2 2026), $1.5 billion (Q1 2026), and $1.4 billion (Q4 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Walmart 862.66 Bn 858.28 Bn 42.63 Bn 37.20 Bn
2 Costco Wholesale 410.89 Bn 392.65 Bn 8.88 Bn 6.27 Bn
3 Target 61.06 Bn 57.53 Bn 7.38 Bn 5.56 Bn
4 Dollar General 25.36 Bn 24.22 Bn 3.32 Bn 2.72 Bn
5 Dollar Tree 22.75 Bn 21.75 Bn 1.83 Bn 1.38 Bn
6 BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings 11.75 Bn 11.72 Bn 1.03 Bn 819.99 Mn
7 Pricesmart 5.65 Bn 5.52 Bn 262.22 Mn 1.42 Bn
8 Bbb Foods 4.68 Bn 4.08 Bn 210.92 Mn -78.53 Mn
9 Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings 4.00 Bn 3.70 Bn 310.92 Mn 227.78 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 2, 2026 1.38 Bn
Jan 31, 2026 1.46 Bn
Nov 1, 2025 1.39 Bn
Aug 2, 2025 1.35 Bn
May 3, 2025 1.27 Bn
Feb 1, 2025 1.35 Bn
Nov 2, 2024 1.21 Bn
Aug 3, 2024 1.18 Bn
May 4, 2024 1.10 Bn
Feb 3, 2024 -1.30 Bn
Oct 28, 2023 1.88 Bn
Jul 29, 2023 1.85 Bn
Apr 29, 2023 1.82 Bn
Jan 28, 2023 -1.25 Bn
Oct 29, 2022 1.69 Bn
Jul 30, 2022 1.62 Bn
Apr 30, 2022 1.61 Bn
Jan 29, 2022 1.56 Bn
Oct 30, 2021 1.46 Bn
Jul 31, 2021 1.46 Bn