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

Dollar Tree (DLTR) recorded quarterly Operating Expenses of $1.4 billion in Q2 2026, down 5.53% quarter-over-quarter from $1.5 billion in Q1 2026, and up 8.99% on a YoY basis from $1.3 billion in Q2 2025.

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.

  • In Q2 2026, Operating Expenses rose 8.99% year-over-year to $1.4 billion; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at $5.6 billion (up 11.58% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was $5.5 billion, up 13.17% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $1.4 billion for Q2 2026 at Dollar Tree, down from $1.5 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $1.9 billion in Q4 2023 to a low of -$1.3 billion in Q1 2024.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $1.2 billion across 5 years, with a median of $1.4 billion in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Operating Expenses slumped 179.74% in 2023, then soared 203.88% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $1.7 billion in 2022, then increased by 10.84% to $1.9 billion in 2023, then sank 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.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $1.4 billion (Q2 2026), $1.5 billion (Q1 2026), and $1.4 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Walmart 948.87 Bn 944.49 Bn 42.63 Bn 37.20 Bn
2 Costco Wholesale 430.50 Bn 412.26 Bn 8.88 Bn 6.27 Bn
3 Target 57.41 Bn 53.87 Bn 7.38 Bn 5.56 Bn
4 Dollar General 24.07 Bn 22.93 Bn 3.32 Bn 2.72 Bn
5 Dollar Tree 22.05 Bn 21.05 Bn 1.83 Bn 1.38 Bn
6 BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings 11.52 Bn 11.49 Bn 1.03 Bn 819.99 Mn
7 Pricesmart 5.32 Bn 5.02 Bn 265.07 Mn 1.42 Bn
8 Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings 4.78 Bn 4.48 Bn 310.92 Mn 227.78 Mn
9 Bbb Foods 22.39 Mn -214.25 Mn 210.92 Mn -78.53 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