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Dollar Tree (DLTR) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2026)

Dollar Tree has reported Operating Expenses over the past 18 years, most recently at $1.5 billion for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 8.47% year-over-year to $1.5 billion; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached $5.5 billion, up 13.17%, while the annual FY2026 figure was $5.5 billion, 13.17% up from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 was $1.5 billion at Dollar Tree, up from $1.4 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $1.9 billion in Q4 2023 and troughed at -$1.3 billion in Q1 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $1.2 billion and a median of $1.4 billion in 2025 define the central range for Operating Expenses.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Operating Expenses: crashed 179.74% in 2023 and later soared 203.88% in 2025.
  • Year by year, Operating Expenses stood at $1.7 billion in 2022, then grew by 10.84% to $1.9 billion in 2023, then plummeted by 35.72% to $1.2 billion in 2024, then increased by 14.84% to $1.4 billion in 2025, then increased by 5.62% to $1.5 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Operating Expenses for DLTR at $1.5 billion in Q1 2026, $1.4 billion in Q4 2025, and $1.4 billion in Q3 2025.