DLTR · Dollar Tree, Inc.
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AI Brief
Q2 FY27 earnings call · Aug 27, 2026TL;DR. Dollar Tree posted Q2 comp sales of 3.7% with positive traffic earlier than expected and raised its fiscal 2026 adjusted EPS outlook to $7.70-$8.05 (including ~$0.60 of net tariff refund benefit), while flagging that gross margin is expected to be down in Q4 due to higher fuel/freight costs and inflation.
- + Diluted EPS of $2.70 beat the outlook, with $1.31 from tariff refunds/reinvestments/duties and $1.39 underlying.
- + Raised fiscal 2026 adjusted EPS outlook to $7.70-$8.05 from prior range.
- + Returned $605M to shareholders via buybacks in Q2 and reduced share count ~8% over the last 12 months.
- + Multi-price penetration rose ~400 bps YoY to 17% of sales and consumables posted a 5.8% comp.
- − Gross margin guided to be down YoY in Q4 due to higher freight/fuel costs and inflation.
- − Helium shortages cut Q2 sales by ~$15M (30 bps comp) with no assumed near-term recovery in back half.
- − TSA income guidance lowered by $5M as transition services roll off.
- − Q3 EPS outlook of $0.80-$0.95 includes a ~$0.50 negative impact from tariff refund reinvestments.
AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice
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Guidance & track record
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Technicals
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Key metrics
the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings| Metric | Latest | Period | YoY |
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| Adjusted corporate selling, general and administrative expenses, inclusive of transition service non-GAAP | $113.1M | 13 Weeks Ended August 1, 2026 | — |
| Adjusted operating income margin non-GAAP | 11.8% | 26 Weeks Ended August 1, 2026 | — |
| Adjusted operating income margin expansion non-GAAP | 500 | 26 Weeks Ended August 1, 2026 | — |
| Closings | -34 | 26 Weeks Ended August 1, 2026 | — |
| Comparable store net sales | 3.6% | 26 Weeks Ended August 1, 2026 | — |
| Ending store count | 9,436 | 13 Weeks Ended August 1, 2026 | — |
| Free cash flow from continuing operations non-GAAP | $1.07B | 26 Weeks Ended August 1, 2026 | — |
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| Growth Rate (Square Footage) | 3.4% | 13 Weeks Ended August 1, 2026 | — |
| Multi-price stores | 6,600 | Q2 Fiscal 2026 | — |
| Net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations | $922M | Q2 Fiscal 2026 | — |
| New Dollar Tree stores opened | 75 | Q2 Fiscal 2026 | — |
| New stores | 188 | 26 Weeks Ended August 1, 2026 | — |
| Remaining share repurchase authorization | $2.5B | as of August 1, 2026 | — |
| Sales per Square Foot | $243 | 52 Weeks Ended August 1, 2026 | — |
| Selling Square Footage | 84M | 13 Weeks Ended August 1, 2026 | — |
| Share repurchases | $605M | Q2 Fiscal 2026 | — |
| Shares repurchased | 5.6M | Q2 Fiscal 2026 | — |
| Shares repurchased year-to-date | 11.1M | 26 Weeks Ended August 1, 2026 | — |
| Stores | 9,436 | Q2 Fiscal 2026 | — |
| Stores converted or added to the Dollar Tree multi-price format | 710 | Q2 Fiscal 2026 | — |
Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period
Versus peers
Discount Stores — same industry group| Company | Mkt cap | YTD | Rev growth Y/Y | P/E | Short % shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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DLTR
this stock
Dollar Tree, Inc.
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$21.12B | -8.8% | +10.4% | 13.8 | 3.8% |
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WMT
Walmart Inc.
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$856.69B | -6.4% | +4.7% | 39.1 | 1.0% |
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COST
Costco Wholesale Corp /New
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$406.81B | +6.8% | +8.2% | — | 1.7% |
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TGT
Target Corp
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$71.53B | +59.6% | +1.9% | 16.4 | 3.7% |
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DLMAY
Dollarama Inc./ADR
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$34.22B | -6.7% | — | — | 0.0% |
Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding
At a glance
key data from every sectionPerformance
| 5D | 20D | 120D | MTD | YTD | |
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| DLTR | -1.7% | -14.4% | +9.8% | -1.6% | -8.8% |
| SPY | -0.2% | -0.5% | +12.2% | +0.9% | +12.9% |
| vs SPY | -1.5% | -14.0% | -2.4% | -2.6% | -21.7% |
Capital returns
Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.