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Dollar Tree (DLTR) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Dollar Tree has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 17 years, most recently at 0.16% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly results put Return on Capital Employed at 0.16% for Q1 2026, up 4.0% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Jan 2026 was 0.16% (up 4.0% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2026 was 0.13%, changed 0.0%.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 was 0.16% at Dollar Tree, up from 0.15% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for DLTR hit a ceiling of 0.16% in Q1 2026 and a floor of 0.08% in Q4 2023.
  • Median Return on Capital Employed over the past 5 years was 0.11% (2023), compared with a mean of 0.11%.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: decreased -4bps in 2023 and later rose 5bps in 2025.
  • Dollar Tree's Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.12% in 2022, then tumbled by -36bps to 0.08% in 2023, then soared by 31bps to 0.1% in 2024, then surged by 51bps to 0.15% in 2025, then rose by 3bps to 0.16% in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Return on Capital Employed were 0.16% (Q1 2026), 0.15% (Q4 2025), and 0.12% (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.