For the quarter ended July 2025, Dollar Tree (DLTR Quick QuoteDLTR - Free Report) reported revenue of $4.57 billion, down 38.1% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.77, compared to $0.67 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +2.54% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.45 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.38, the EPS surprise was +102.63%.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how Dollar Tree performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Dollar Tree - Same-Store Net Sales: 6.5% versus 5% estimated by eight analysts on average.
• Dollar Tree - Ending stores: 9,148 versus the six-analyst average estimate of 9,109.
• Dollar Tree - Selling Square Footage: 81.20 Msq ft compared to the 80.22 Msq ft average estimate based on six analysts.
• Dollar Tree - Beginning stores: 9,016 compared to the 9,016 average estimate based on five analysts.
• Dollar Tree - Number of stores closed: 10 compared to the 13 average estimate based on five analysts.
• Dollar Tree - New stores: 106 compared to the 96 average estimate based on four analysts.
• Revenues- Net sales: $4.57 billion versus the eight-analyst average estimate of $4.45 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -38.1%.
• Revenues- Other revenue: $3.6 million compared to the $3.44 million average estimate based on six analysts. The reported number represents a change of -41% year over year.
• Operating income (loss)- Corporate, support and Other: $-136 million compared to the $-172.18 million average estimate based on four analysts.
• Operating income (loss)- Dollar Tree: $367 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $327.32 million.

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Shares of Dollar Tree have returned -3.7% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.