Dollar Tree profit margin DLTR
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2010.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 8.0%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 11.0%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- +23.8 pts
- Peer median
- 4.0%
Over the twelve months to Aug 1, 2026, Dollar Tree kept 8.0% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 11.0% and a gross margin of 38.7%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 5.8%.
The median for 6 discount retailers of a similar size is 4.0%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 6.6% | 8.5% | 36.4% |
| FY2024 | −17.2% | 8.3% | 35.8% |
| FY2023 | −3.3% | −2.9% | 30.5% |
| FY2022 | 5.7% | 7.9% | 31.5% |
| FY2021 | 5.0% | 6.9% | 29.4% |
| FY2020 | 5.3% | 7.4% | 30.5% |
| FY2019 | 3.5% | 5.3% | 29.8% |
| FY2018 | −7.0% | −4.1% | 30.4% |
| FY2017 | 7.7% | 9.0% | 31.6% |
| FY2016 | 4.3% | 8.2% | 30.9% |
| FY2015 | 1.8% | 6.8% | 30.0% |
| FY2014 | 7.0% | 12.1% | 35.3% |
| FY2013 | 7.6% | 12.4% | 35.6% |
| FY2012 | 8.4% | 12.4% | 35.9% |
| FY2011 | 7.4% | 11.8% | 35.9% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | 8.0% | +23.8 pts | 11.0% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 6.5% | +23.1 pts | 8.8% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 6.6% | +23.8 pts | 8.5% | |
| Q3 FY25 | −15.4% | −10.5 pts | 7.9% | |
| Q2 FY25 | −15.8% | −11.4 pts | 8.0% | |
| Q1 FY25 | −16.5% | −12.9 pts | 8.1% | |
| Q4 FY24 | −17.2% | −14.0 pts | 8.3% | |
| Q3 FY24 | −4.9% | −8.8 pts | −4.5% | |
| Q2 FY24 | −4.4% | −8.6 pts | −4.1% | |
| Q1 FY24 | −3.6% | −8.4 pts | −3.4% | |
| Q4 FY23 | −3.3% | −9.0 pts | −2.9% | |
| Q3 FY23 | 3.9% | −1.9 pts | 5.5% |
Against its peers
Companies in Discount Stores nearest Dollar Tree's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| DLTRDollar Tree | 8.0% |
| DGDollar General | 3.9% |
| BJBJ's Wholesale Club | 2.6% |
| FIVEFive Below | 11.7% |
| TGTTarget | 4.1% |
| PSMTPricesmart | 2.8% |
| OLLIOllie's Bargain Outlet | 9.8% |
| Peer median | 4.0% |
Where Dollar Tree ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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