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Dollar Tree
DLTR · Consumer Staples
Last earnings Aug 27, 2026
Key results
Gross marginquarter
34.4%
Gross profit increased 12.9% to $1.6 billion and gross margin expanded 20 basis points to 34.4%.
SEC original ↗Dollar Tree — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Sep 3, 2025
Operating incomequarter
7.0%
Operating income increased 7.0% to $231.0 million and operating margin contracted 20 basis points to 5.1%.
SEC original ↗Dollar Tree — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Sep 3, 2025
Operating marginquarter
5.1%
Operating income increased 7.0% to $231.0 million and operating margin contracted 20 basis points to 5.1%.
SEC original ↗Dollar Tree — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Sep 3, 2025
Adjusted operating incomequarter
7.4%
Adjusted operating income increased 7.4% to $236.0 million and adjusted operating margin contracted 20 basis points to 5.2%.
SEC original ↗Dollar Tree — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Sep 3, 2025
Adjusted operating marginquarter
5.2%
Adjusted operating income increased 7.4% to $236.0 million and adjusted operating margin contracted 20 basis points to 5.2%.
SEC original ↗Dollar Tree — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Sep 3, 2025
EPSquarter
$0.75
2 Income from continuing operations was $155.5 million and diluted earnings per share from continuing operations was $0.75.
SEC original ↗Dollar Tree — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Sep 3, 2025
On an adjusted basis, which does not include strategic review costs, income from continuing operations was $159.2 million and diluted EPS was $0.77.
SEC original ↗Dollar Tree — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Sep 3, 2025
Gross profit increased 12.3% to $3.2 billion and gross margin expanded by 20 basis points to 35.0%.
SEC original ↗Dollar Tree — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Sep 3, 2025
Operating income increased 2.9% to $615.1 million and operating income margin decreased 60 basis points to 6.7%.
SEC original ↗Dollar Tree — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Sep 3, 2025
Adjusted operating income increased 3.6% to $623.8 million and adjusted operating income margin decreased 50 basis points to 6.8%.
SEC original ↗Dollar Tree — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Sep 3, 2025
AI analysis
Q2 2025 · reported Sep 3, 2025
Based on: Earnings release + parent 8-K + 10-Q — transcript not held
Headline figures
| Metric | Q2 2025 | Prior qtr | Year ago |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 34.4% | — | — |
| Operating income | 7.0% | — | — |
| Operating margin | 5.1% | — | — |
| Adjusted operating income | 7.4% | — | — |
| Adjusted operating margin | 5.2% | — | — |
| EPS | $0.75 | — | — |
Guidance · company-stated
Direction: raised
No guidance located in the held release
“31 benefit related to the net impact of tariff refunds 1 Operating income margin expanded 900 basis points including a 650 basis point benefit related to the net impact of tariff refunds Adjusted operating income margin expanded 890 basis points including a 650 basis point benefit related to the net impact of tariff refunds Returned $605 million to shareholders through share repurchases in Q2 Increasing fiscal 2026 adjusted EPS outlook to a range of $7.”
Margin
Capital allocation
The Company repurchased 5.0 million shares for $501.4 million, including applicable excise tax.
Event summary
Second Quarter Results Results for the second quarter, ended August 2, 2025, are reported on a continuing operations basis and reflect the Family Dollar segment as discontinued operations
Based on: Earnings release + parent 8-K + 10-Q — transcript not held
Guidance & outlook
No guidance located in the held release
Capital allocation
The Company repurchased 5.0 million shares for $501.4 million, including applicable excise tax.
SEC original ↗Dollar Tree — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Sep 3, 2025
On July 9, 2025, the Board of Directors replenished the Company s share repurchase authorization to an aggregate amount of $2.5 billion, reflecting the limit previously approved by the Board in September 2021.
SEC original ↗Dollar Tree — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Sep 3, 2025
As of August 2, 2025, the Company had $2.4 billion remaining under the $2.5 billion repurchase authorization, $666.3 million of cash and cash equivalents, $300 million of commercial paper notes outstanding, and no borrowings under our revolvers.
SEC original ↗Dollar Tree — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Sep 3, 2025
The Company repurchased 11.0 million shares for $938.2 million, including applicable excise tax.
SEC original ↗Dollar Tree — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Sep 3, 2025
The company is updating its prior adjusted diluted EPS from continuing operations outlook range to $5.32 to $5.72 to reflect the current operating environment and year-to-date share repurchases.
SEC original ↗Dollar Tree — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Sep 3, 2025
Additional share repurchases are not included in the updated outlook.
SEC original ↗Dollar Tree — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Sep 3, 2025
Strategy & priorities
The expansion in gross margin was driven primarily by improved mark-on from pricing initiatives, lower domestic freight costs, lower occupancy costs due to sales leverage, and favorable mix, partially offset by higher tariff costs, markdowns, distribution costs, and shrink.
SEC original ↗Dollar Tree — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Sep 3, 2025
The increase was driven primarily by higher store payroll in support of pricing initiatives and wage increases, higher depreciation expense from store improvements, higher incentive compensation, and higher store maintenance expenses, partially offset by lower general liability expenses, stock compensation, and sales leverage.
SEC original ↗Dollar Tree — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Sep 3, 2025
On an adjusted basis, which does not include strategic review costs, selling, general and administrative costs increased 50 basis points to 29.4% of total revenue.
SEC original ↗Dollar Tree — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Sep 3, 2025
On an adjusted basis, which does not include strategic review costs, income from continuing operations was $159.2 million and diluted EPS was $0.77.
SEC original ↗Dollar Tree — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Sep 3, 2025
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SEC original ↗Dollar Tree — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Sep 3, 2025
Risks & headwinds
The expansion in gross margin was driven primarily by improved mark-on from pricing initiatives, lower domestic freight costs, lower occupancy costs due to sales leverage, and favorable mix, partially offset by higher tariff costs, markdowns, distribution costs, and shrink.
SEC original ↗Dollar Tree — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Sep 3, 2025
This included approximately $0.20 of positive impact from the timing of inventory mark-on and tariffs.
SEC original ↗Dollar Tree — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Sep 3, 2025
Additionally, our outlook assumes that the level of tariffs in place today, September 3, 2025, remains in effect for the balance of the fiscal year.
SEC original ↗Dollar Tree — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Sep 3, 2025
It further assumes that we will be able mitigate most of the incremental margin pressure from higher tariffs and other input costs.
SEC original ↗Dollar Tree — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Sep 3, 2025
These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties.
SEC original ↗Dollar Tree — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Sep 3, 2025
For a discussion of the risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could affect our future events, developments or results, you should carefully review the Risk Factors, Business and Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations sections in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed March 26, 2025, our Form 10-Q for the most recently ended fiscal quarter and other filings we make from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
SEC original ↗Dollar Tree — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Sep 3, 2025
Competitors
Competitors & peers
Named in the company’s own filings
Filings
33 documents- Q2 2026
- 8-KDLTR
Sep 25, 2026
- 10-QDLTR
Aug 27, 2026
- 8-KDLTR
Aug 27, 2026
- 8-KDLTR
Aug 6, 2026
- 8-KDLTR
Jul 2, 2026
- Q1 2026
- 8-KDLTR
Jun 23, 2026
- 10-QDLTR
May 28, 2026
- 8-KDLTR
May 28, 2026
- 8-KDLTR
May 7, 2026
- EX-99DLTR
May 7, 2026
- Q4 2025
- 8-KDLTR
Mar 23, 2026
- 10-KDLTR
Mar 16, 2026
- 8-KDLTR
Mar 16, 2026
- 8-KDLTR
Feb 23, 2026
- EX-99DLTR
Feb 23, 2026
- 8-K/ADLTR
Jan 30, 2026
- Q3 2025
- 10-QDLTR
Dec 3, 2025
- 8-KDLTR
Dec 3, 2025
- 8-KDLTR
Nov 19, 2025
- EX-99DLTR
Nov 19, 2025
- 8-KDLTR
Nov 17, 2025
- 8-KDLTR
Oct 15, 2025
- Q2 2025
- 8-KDLTR
Sep 16, 2025
- 8-KDLTR
Sep 9, 2025
- 10-QDLTR
Sep 3, 2025
- 8-KDLTR
Sep 3, 2025
- 8-KDLTR
Aug 14, 2025
- 8-KDLTR
Jul 9, 2025
- 8-KDLTR
Jul 7, 2025
- 8-KDLTR
Jul 7, 2025
- Q1 2025
- 8-KDLTR
Jun 20, 2025
- 8-K/ADLTR
Jun 20, 2025
- 10-QDLTR
Jun 4, 2025
Earnings releases
7 documentsPresentations
0 documentsNo presentations for Dollar Tree are held in this edition of the library.
Transcripts
0 documentsNo transcripts for Dollar Tree are held in this edition of the library.
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“tions and $392 million of free cash flow • Ended the quarter with 9,382 stores across the Dollar Tree U.S. and Dollar Tree Canada banners 1 … …of cash and cash equivalents, no commercial paper outstanding, and no borrowings under its revolving credit”
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