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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 16.0% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 421.0% year-over-year to 16.0%; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached 16.0%, up 421.0%, while the annual FY2026 figure was 12.89%, 44.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 was 16.0% at Dollar Tree, up from 15.49% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 16.0% in Q1 2026 and troughed at 7.81% in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 11.3% and a median of 11.2% in 2023 define the central range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: crashed -432bps in 2023 and later skyrocketed 527bps in 2025.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 12.13% in 2022, then crashed by -36bps to 7.81% in 2023, then surged by 31bps to 10.23% in 2024, then surged by 51bps to 15.49% in 2025, then increased by 3bps to 16.0% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for DLTR at 16.0% in Q1 2026, 15.49% in Q4 2025, and 11.98% in Q3 2025.