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

Dollar Tree (DLTR) recorded quarterly Operating Margin of 9.52% in Q2 2026, down 25.35% quarter-over-quarter from 12.76% in Q1 2026, and up 124.0% on a YoY basis from 4.25% in Q2 2025.

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

Dollar Tree's Operating Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 9.52% for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Operating Margin rose 124.0% year-over-year to 9.52%; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at 8.83% (up 71.0% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 8.52%, up 21.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin was 9.52% for Q2 2026 at Dollar Tree, down from 12.76% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 15.43% in Q1 2024 to a low of 9.27% in Q1 2023.
  • Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 7.73% across 5 years, with a median of 7.89% in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Operating Margin sank 1743 bps in 2023, then jumped 2469 bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 5.49% in 2022, then surged by 37 bps to 7.54% in 2023, then climbed by 1 bps to 7.62% in 2024, then dropped by 5 bps to 7.23% in 2025, then jumped by 32 bps to 9.52% in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 9.52% (Q2 2026), 12.76% (Q1 2026), and 7.23% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Walmart 948.87 Bn 944.49 Bn 42.63 Bn 4.27%
2 Costco Wholesale 430.50 Bn 412.26 Bn 8.88 Bn 3.74%
3 Target 57.41 Bn 53.87 Bn 7.38 Bn 4.46%
4 Dollar General 24.07 Bn 22.93 Bn 3.32 Bn -10.86%
5 Dollar Tree 22.05 Bn 21.05 Bn 1.83 Bn 9.52%
6 BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings 11.52 Bn 11.49 Bn 1.03 Bn 3.67%
7 Pricesmart 5.32 Bn 5.02 Bn 265.07 Mn 5.04%
8 Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings 4.78 Bn 4.48 Bn 310.92 Mn 14.00%
9 Bbb Foods 22.39 Mn -214.25 Mn 210.92 Mn 22.24%

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 2, 2026 9.52%
Jan 31, 2026 12.76%
Nov 1, 2025 7.23%
Aug 2, 2025 5.06%
May 3, 2025 8.28%
Feb 1, 2025 10.68%
Nov 2, 2024 7.62%
Aug 3, 2024 5.31%
May 4, 2024 9.17%
Feb 3, 2024 15.43%
Oct 28, 2023 7.54%
Jul 29, 2023 7.43%
Apr 29, 2023 10.67%
Jan 28, 2023 -9.27%
Oct 29, 2022 5.49%
Jul 30, 2022 7.47%
Apr 30, 2022 10.60%
Jan 29, 2022 8.16%
Oct 30, 2021 4.84%
Jul 31, 2021 6.34%