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Dollar Tree (DLTR) Q2 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates
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For the quarter ended July 2026, Dollar Tree (DLTR - Free Report) reported revenue of $4.89 billion, up 7% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.39, compared to $0.77 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.65% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.85 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.13, the EPS surprise was +23.01%.
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.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
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: 3.7% versus the seven-analyst average estimate of 3.1%.
Dollar Tree - Ending stores: 9,436 compared to the 9,468 average estimate based on five analysts.
Dollar Tree - Selling Square Footage: 84.00 Msq ft versus the five-analyst average estimate of 84.18 Msq ft.
Dollar Tree - New stores: 75 compared to the 104 average estimate based on four analysts.
Dollar Tree - Beginning stores: 9,382 compared to the 9,379 average estimate based on four analysts.
Dollar Tree - Number of stores closed: 21 compared to the 16 average estimate based on four analysts.
Revenues- Other revenue: $4.7 million compared to the $4.57 million average estimate based on six analysts. The reported number represents a change of +30.6% year over year.
Revenues- Net sales: $4.89 billion compared to the $4.85 billion average estimate based on six analysts. The reported number represents a change of +7% year over year.
Operating income (loss)- Dollar Tree: $690.1 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $407.41 million.
Shares of Dollar Tree have returned +2.5% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3.7% 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.
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Dollar Tree (DLTR) Q2 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates
For the quarter ended July 2026, Dollar Tree (DLTR - Free Report) reported revenue of $4.89 billion, up 7% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.39, compared to $0.77 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.65% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.85 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.13, the EPS surprise was +23.01%.
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.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
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:View all Key Company Metrics for Dollar Tree here>>>
Shares of Dollar Tree have returned +2.5% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3.7% 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.