Dollar Tree, Inc. (DLTR) P/E Ratio History
Fairly ValuedTrading at 18.8x, near 5Y avg of 20.5x · 35th percentile · In line with own history · Data 1995–2026
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P/E Ratio Analysis
As of June 20, 2026, Dollar Tree, Inc. (DLTR) trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.8x, with a stock price of $111.65 and trailing twelve-month earnings per share of $6.52.
The current P/E is roughly in line with its 5-year average of 20.5x. Over the past five years, DLTR's P/E has ranged from a low of 11.6x to a high of 27.7x, placing the current valuation at the 35th percentile of its historical range.
Compared to the Consumer Defensive sector median P/E of 18.9x, DLTR is roughly in line with its sector peers. The sector includes 151 companies with P/E ratios ranging from 0.0x to 193.7x.
The PEG ratio of 18.68 (P/E divided by 142% EPS growth) suggests the stock may be expensive relative to its earnings growth. Peter Lynch popularized the rule that a PEG below 1.0 indicates an attractive entry point.
Relative to the broader market, DLTR trades at a notable discount to the S&P 500 median P/E of 24.4x. Investors should consider the company's growth prospects, competitive position, and earnings quality when evaluating whether the current valuation is justified.
For a comprehensive intrinsic value estimate using discounted cash flow analysis, see our DLTR DCF Valuation Calculator →
Note: P/E ratio is just one valuation metric. It does not account for balance sheet strength, cash flow quality, or growth sustainability. Always conduct comprehensive due diligence before making investment decisions.
DLTR Cross-Benchmark Valuation
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DLTR P/E vs Peers
Dollar and Small-Box Discounters peers sorted by market cap
| Company | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | PEG Ratio | EPS Growth (1Y) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $25B | 16.6 | - | +34% | |
| $11B | 30.0 | 1.25Best | +40% | |
| $934B | 42.9 | 3.90 | +13% | |
| $59B | 16.1 | - | -8% | |
| $6B | 37.8 | 2.78 | +5% | |
| $5B | 19.8 | 17.71 | +20% | |
| $351B | 23.1 | 4.13 | +8% | |
| $34B | 16.9 | - | -20% | |
| $12B | 14.7Lowest | - | +190%Best |
Lower P/E can signal a discount or weaker growth expectations; PEG adds growth context.
DLTR Historical P/E Data (1995–2026)
Quarterly P/E ratios calculated from closing price and TTM EPS
| Quarter | Period End | Price | TTM EPS | P/E Ratio | vs Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 Q1 | May 02 2026 | $94.67 | $6.40 | 14.8x | -36% |
| FY2025 Q4 | Jan 31 2026 | $117.59 | $6.25 | 18.8x | -19% |
| FY2023 Q3 | Oct 28 2023 | $108.24 | $5.27 | 20.5x | -12% |
| FY2023 Q2 | Jul 29 2023 | $152.44 | $5.50 | 27.7x | +19% |
| FY2023 Q1 | Apr 29 2023 | $153.71 | $6.19 | 24.8x | +7% |
| FY2022 Q4 | Jan 28 2023 | $150.37 | $7.21 | 20.9x | -10% |
| FY2022 Q3 | Oct 29 2022 | $158.55 | $7.18 | 22.1x | -5% |
| FY2022 Q2 | Jul 30 2022 | $165.36 | $6.94 | 23.8x | +3% |
| FY2022 Q1 | Apr 30 2022 | $162.45 | $6.57 | 24.7x | +7% |
| FY2021 Q4 | Jan 29 2022 | $128.49 | $5.80 | 22.2x | -5% |
| FY2021 Q3 | Oct 30 2021 | $107.76 | $5.92 | 18.2x | -22% |
| FY2021 Q2 | Jul 31 2021 | $99.79 | $6.35 | 15.7x | -32% |
| FY2021 Q1 | May 01 2021 | $114.90 | $6.22 | 18.5x | -20% |
| FY2020 Q4 | Jan 30 2021 | $101.66 | $5.66 | 18.0x | -23% |
| FY2020 Q3 | Oct 31 2020 | $90.32 | $4.05 | 22.3x | -4% |
| FY2020 Q2 | Aug 01 2020 | $93.35 | $3.74 | 25.0x | +8% |
| FY2020 Q1 | May 02 2020 | $77.39 | $3.40 | 22.8x | -2% |
| FY2019 Q4 | Feb 01 2020 | $87.07 | $3.48 | 25.0x | +8% |
| FY2018 Q3 | Nov 03 2018 | $85.15 | $7.37 | 11.6x | -50% |
| FY2018 Q2 | Aug 04 2018 | $90.28 | $7.20 | 12.5x | -46% |
| FY2018 Q1 | May 05 2018 | $93.61 | $7.03 | 13.3x | -43% |
| FY2017 Q4 | Feb 03 2018 | $108.83 | $7.21 | 15.1x | -35% |
| FY2017 Q3 | Oct 28 2017 | $93.21 | $4.20 | 22.2x | -4% |
| FY2017 Q2 | Jul 29 2017 | $71.80 | $3.91 | 18.4x | -21% |
| FY2017 Q1 | Apr 29 2017 | $82.77 | $3.65 | 22.7x | -2% |
| FY2016 Q4 | Jan 28 2017 | $74.05 | $3.78 | 19.6x | -16% |
| FY2016 Q3 | Oct 29 2016 | $75.21 | $3.39 | 22.2x | -4% |
| FY2016 Q2 | Jul 30 2016 | $96.29 | $3.02 | 31.9x | +37% |
| FY2016 Q1 | Apr 30 2016 | $79.71 | $1.84 | 43.3x | +87% |
| FY2015 Q4 | Jan 30 2016 | $81.32 | $1.20 | 67.8x | +192% |
| FY2015 Q3 | Oct 31 2015 | $65.49 | $1.39 | 47.1x | +103% |
| FY2015 Q2 | Aug 01 2015 | $78.03 | $1.68 | 46.4x | +100% |
| FY2015 Q1 | May 02 2015 | $77.73 | $2.73 | 28.5x | +23% |
| FY2014 Q4 | Jan 31 2015 | $71.10 | $3.06 | 23.2x | +0% |
| FY2014 Q3 | Nov 01 2014 | $60.57 | $2.92 | 20.7x | -11% |
| FY2014 Q2 | Aug 02 2014 | $54.70 | $2.86 | 19.1x | -18% |
| FY2014 Q1 | May 03 2014 | $52.50 | $2.83 | 18.6x | -20% |
| FY2013 Q4 | Feb 01 2014 | $50.52 | $2.75 | 18.4x | -21% |
| FY2013 Q3 | Nov 02 2013 | $58.17 | $2.74 | 21.2x | -9% |
| FY2013 Q2 | Aug 03 2013 | $54.38 | $2.84 | 19.1x | -18% |
| FY2013 Q1 | May 04 2013 | $48.66 | $2.79 | 17.4x | -25% |
| FY2012 Q4 | Feb 02 2013 | $40.12 | $2.70 | 14.9x | -36% |
| FY2012 Q3 | Oct 27 2012 | $39.85 | $2.49 | 16.0x | -31% |
| FY2012 Q2 | Jul 28 2012 | $51.96 | $2.24 | 23.2x | -0% |
| FY2012 Q1 | Apr 28 2012 | $50.98 | $2.12 | 24.0x | +4% |
| FY2011 Q4 | Jan 28 2012 | $42.32 | $2.03 | 20.8x | -10% |
| FY2011 Q3 | Oct 29 2011 | $39.44 | $1.88 | 21.0x | -10% |
| FY2011 Q2 | Jul 30 2011 | $33.12 | $1.82 | 18.2x | -22% |
| FY2011 Q1 | Apr 30 2011 | $28.75 | $1.74 | 16.5x | -29% |
| FY2010 Q4 | Jan 29 2011 | $25.50 | $1.58 | 16.1x | -30% |
| FY2010 Q3 | Oct 30 2010 | $25.66 | $1.44 | 17.8x | -23% |
| FY2010 Q2 | Jul 31 2010 | $22.16 | $1.33 | 16.7x | -28% |
| FY2010 Q1 | May 01 2010 | $20.24 | $1.23 | 16.5x | -29% |
| FY2009 Q4 | Jan 30 2010 | $16.51 | $1.20 | 13.8x | -41% |
| FY2009 Q3 | Oct 31 2009 | $15.04 | $1.08 | 13.9x | -40% |
| FY2009 Q2 | Aug 01 2009 | $15.37 | $0.98 | 15.7x | -32% |
| FY2009 Q1 | May 02 2009 | $13.84 | $0.91 | 15.2x | -34% |
| FY2008 Q4 | Jan 31 2009 | $14.24 | $0.85 | 16.7x | -28% |
| FY2008 Q3 | Nov 01 2008 | $12.67 | $0.81 | 15.6x | -33% |
| FY2008 Q2 | Aug 02 2008 | $12.42 | $0.78 | 15.9x | -31% |
| FY2008 Q1 | May 03 2008 | $10.31 | $0.75 | 13.7x | -41% |
| FY2007 Q4 | Feb 02 2008 | $9.26 | $0.72 | 12.9x | -45% |
| FY2007 Q3 | Nov 03 2007 | $12.17 | $0.69 | 17.6x | -24% |
| FY2007 Q2 | Aug 04 2007 | $12.83 | $0.67 | 19.2x | -17% |
| FY2007 Q1 | May 05 2007 | $13.28 | $0.65 | 20.3x | -12% |
| FY2006 Q4 | Feb 03 2007 | $10.58 | $0.62 | 17.0x | -27% |
| FY2006 Q3 | Oct 28 2006 | $10.26 | $0.57 | 17.9x | -23% |
| FY2006 Q2 | Jul 29 2006 | $8.80 | $0.56 | 15.7x | -32% |
| FY2006 Q1 | Apr 29 2006 | $8.69 | $0.55 | 15.8x | -32% |
| FY2005 Q4 | Jan 28 2006 | $8.34 | $0.54 | 15.5x | -33% |
| FY2005 Q3 | Oct 29 2005 | $6.92 | $0.52 | 13.4x | -42% |
| FY2005 Q2 | Jul 31 2005 | $8.33 | $0.51 | 16.2x | -30% |
| FY2005 Q1 | - | $8.00 | $0.52 | 15.5x | -33% |
| FY2004 Q4 | Jan 29 2005 | $8.91 | $0.53 | 16.8x | -28% |
| FY2004 Q3 | Oct 30 2004 | $9.63 | $0.51 | 18.9x | -19% |
| FY2004 Q2 | Jul 31 2004 | $8.97 | $0.52 | 17.4x | -25% |
| FY2004 Q1 | May 01 2004 | $8.99 | $0.51 | 17.5x | -25% |
| FY2003 Q4 | Jan 31 2004 | $10.64 | $0.51 | 20.9x | -10% |
| FY2003 Q3 | Dec 31 2003 | $10.02 | $0.54 | 18.6x | -20% |
| FY2003 Q2 | Aug 02 2003 | $12.27 | $0.50 | 24.7x | +6% |
| FY2003 Q1 | May 03 2003 | $8.67 | $0.49 | 17.8x | -23% |
| FY2002 Q4 | - | $8.19 | $0.46 | 17.9x | -23% |
| FY2002 Q3 | Sep 30 2002 | $7.35 | $0.42 | 17.6x | -24% |
| FY2002 Q2 | Jun 30 2002 | $13.14 | $0.40 | 32.6x | +40% |
| FY2002 Q1 | Mar 31 2002 | $10.94 | $0.39 | 27.8x | +20% |
| FY2001 Q4 | Dec 31 2001 | $10.30 | $0.36 | 28.6x | +23% |
| FY2001 Q3 | Sep 30 2001 | $6.30 | $0.34 | 18.5x | -20% |
| FY2001 Q2 | Jun 30 2001 | $9.28 | $0.36 | 25.8x | +11% |
| FY2001 Q1 | Mar 31 2001 | $6.42 | $0.36 | 17.8x | -23% |
| FY2000 Q4 | Dec 31 2000 | $8.17 | $0.38 | 21.7x | -6% |
| FY2000 Q3 | Sep 30 2000 | $13.52 | $0.38 | 36.0x | +55% |
| FY2000 Q2 | Jun 30 2000 | $13.19 | $0.37 | 36.1x | +55% |
| FY2000 Q1 | Mar 31 2000 | $11.58 | $0.35 | 33.2x | +43% |
| FY1999 Q4 | Dec 31 1999 | $10.76 | $0.34 | 32.0x | +38% |
| FY1999 Q3 | - | $8.88 | $0.29 | 31.0x | +33% |
| FY1999 Q2 | Jun 30 1999 | $9.78 | $0.27 | 35.8x | +54% |
| FY1999 Q1 | Mar 31 1999 | $6.88 | $0.26 | 26.1x | +12% |
| FY1998 Q4 | - | $9.71 | $0.25 | 38.3x | +65% |
| FY1998 Q3 | Sep 30 1998 | $6.96 | $0.22 | 31.1x | +34% |
| FY1998 Q2 | - | $9.03 | $0.21 | 42.3x | +82% |
| FY1998 Q1 | - | $7.87 | $0.20 | 40.0x | +72% |
| FY1997 Q4 | Dec 31 1997 | $6.13 | $0.18 | 34.1x | +47% |
| FY1997 Q3 | - | $6.23 | $0.15 | 42.0x | +81% |
| FY1997 Q2 | Jun 30 1997 | $4.98 | $0.14 | 36.0x | +55% |
| FY1997 Q1 | Mar 31 1997 | $3.65 | $0.13 | 27.8x | +20% |
| FY1996 Q4 | - | $3.78 | $0.12 | 30.2x | +30% |
| FY1996 Q3 | Sep 30 1996 | $3.80 | $0.09 | 41.9x | +81% |
| FY1996 Q2 | Jun 30 1996 | $3.14 | $0.08 | 37.3x | +61% |
| FY1996 Q1 | Mar 31 1996 | $2.90 | $0.08 | 35.9x | +55% |
| FY1995 Q4 | Dec 31 1995 | $1.63 | $0.08 | 20.2x | -13% |
Average P/E for displayed period: 23.2x
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DLTR — Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying DLTR stock.
What is DLTR's P/E ratio?
Dollar Tree, Inc. (DLTR) trailing twelve-month P/E ratio is 18.8x, based on TTM diluted EPS of $6.52. The 5-year average P/E is 20.5x and the historical range spans 11.6x to 27.7x.
Is DLTR stock overvalued or undervalued?
DLTR trades at 18.8x P/E, near its 5-year average of 20.5x. The 35th percentile ranking within the 11.6x–27.7x historical range places valuation within normal bounds.
Is DLTR stock expensive?
DLTR is fairly valued relative to its own history. The current P/E of 18.8x is near the 5-year average of 20.5x (35th percentile of historical range).
What is DLTR's historical P/E range?
Over the past 5 years, DLTR's P/E ratio has ranged from 11.6x to 27.7x, with a median of 22.1x and an average of 20.5x. The current P/E of 18.8x places the stock at the 35th percentile of this range. Full historical data spans 1995–2026.
How does DLTR's P/E compare to the S&P 500?
DLTR trades at 18.8x P/E versus the S&P 500 median of 24.4x. The 23% discount to the market suggests lower growth expectations or perceived higher risk.
How does DLTR's valuation compare to Consumer Defensive peers?
Dollar Tree, Inc. P/E of 18.8x compares to the Consumer Defensive sector median of 18.9x. The discount suggests lower growth expectations, weaker margins, or higher perceived risk relative to peers. See the peer comparison table on this page for ticker-by-ticker P/E and PEG.
What is DLTR's PEG ratio?
DLTR PEG ratio is 18.68, based on a P/E of 18.8x and EPS growth of 142.3%. A PEG above 2.0 indicates a premium valuation relative to earnings growth — typically considered expensive.
What is DLTR's earnings yield?
DLTR earnings yield is 5.32%, the inverse of its 18.8x P/E ratio. Earnings yield represents the percentage of each dollar invested that the company earns. It can be compared directly to bond yields to assess relative attractiveness of stocks versus fixed income.