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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.

  • Quarterly results put Operating Expenses at $1.5 billion for Q1 2026, up 8.47% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Jan 2026 was $5.5 billion (up 13.17% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2026 was $5.5 billion, up 13.17%.
  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 was $1.5 billion at Dollar Tree, up from $1.4 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Operating Expenses for DLTR hit a ceiling of $1.9 billion in Q4 2023 and a floor of -$1.3 billion in Q1 2024.
  • Median Operating Expenses over the past 5 years was $1.4 billion (2025), compared with a mean of $1.2 billion.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Operating Expenses: tumbled 179.74% in 2023 and later surged 203.88% in 2025.
  • Dollar Tree's Operating Expenses stood at $1.7 billion in 2022, then rose by 10.84% to $1.9 billion in 2023, then crashed by 35.72% to $1.2 billion in 2024, then grew by 14.84% to $1.4 billion in 2025, then grew by 5.62% to $1.5 billion in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Operating Expenses were $1.5 billion (Q1 2026), $1.4 billion (Q4 2025), and $1.4 billion (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.