Dollar Tree delivered strong Q4 2025 results with 5% comps and 150bps gross margin expansion, beating expectations on margins and earnings. Management issued solid FY2026 guidance with EPS growth of high-teens, while noting tariff uncertainty and emphasizing multi-price strategy progress. Q4 comps of 5%, with 6.3% ticket growth partially offset by 1.2% traffic decline; weather impact attributed to ~40bps.
Dollar Tree delivered strong Q4 2025 results with 5% comps and 150bps gross margin expansion, beating expectations on margins and earnings. Management issued solid FY2026 guidance with EPS growth of high-teens, while noting tariff uncertainty and emphasizing multi-price strategy progress. Q4 comps of 5%, with 6.3% ticket growth partially offset by 1.2% traffic decline; weather impact attributed to ~40bps.
Management touted record household growth, strong Q4 results, and progress on multi-price and operational improvements, while expressing confidence in the 2026 outlook.
Guidance · revenue to $20.6B
Multi-price now 16% of total sales, with mature stores showing higher productivity and stronger discretionary momentum.
Guidance · revenue to $20.6B
Record household growth: 102 million, up 6.5 million net in Q4. Management touted record household growth, strong Q4 results, and progress on multi-price and operational improvements, while expressing confidence in the 2026 outlook.
Capital expenditures are projected at $1.1 to $1.2 billion in fiscal 2026, a slight year-over-year decrease in capital intensity driven by normalizing supply chain spend. The company continues to invest in growth, including new stores and back-office systems to automate tasks.
Management touted record household growth, strong Q4 results, and progress on multi-price and operational improvements, while expressing confidence in the 2026 outlook.
“inventory was down 7% versus the prior year, while sales increased 9%, resulting in a favorable inventory to sales spread... the units actually are even lower.”
“we expect to start to flatten that shrink result... the increases we saw last year will be blunted this year.”
| Metric | Period | Range | Midpoint | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capex | FY2026 | $1.1B–$1.2B | $1.15B | GUIDED |
| EPS | FY2026 | $6.50–$6.90 | $6.70 | GUIDED |
| Revenue | FY2026 | $20.5B–$20.7B | $20.6B | GUIDED |
| Issued | Metric | Target | Guide | Actual | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 Q1 | EPS | FY2026 Q2 | $1.00–$1.15 | $2.70 | Met / beat |
| FY2026 Q1 | Revenue | FY2026 Q2 | $4.8B–$4.9B | $5.1B | Met / beat |