Latest headcount
150,000
YoY change
+132.8%
Headcount CAGR
+9.1%
Revenue / employee
$129K
Employee count history for Dollar Tree
| Fiscal year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1996 | 11,000 |
| 1997 | 13,000 |
| 1998 | 16,000 |
| 1999 | 5,000 |
| 2000 | 6,700 |
| 2001 | 8,200 |
| 2002 | 8,600 |
| 2003 | 9,600 |
| 2005 | 11,040 |
| 2006 | 11,400 |
| 2007 | 12,700 |
| 2008 | 13,300 |
| 2009 | 12,560 |
| 2010 | 12,480 |
| 2011 | 13,060 |
| 2012 | 14,170 |
| 2013 | 15,380 |
| 2014 | 17,600 |
| 2015 | 18,100 |
| 2016 | 55,300 |
| 2017 | 55,300 |
| 2018 | 56,300 |
| 2019 | 57,200 |
| 2020 | 56,900 |
| 2021 | 199,300 |
| 2022 | 210,500 |
| 2023 | 207,500 |
| 2024 | 211,800 |
| 2025 | 64,434 |
| 2026 | 150,000 |
Revenue per employee for Dollar Tree
Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.
| Fiscal year | Revenue per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1996 | $50.8K |
| 1997 | $57.4K |
| 1998 | $67.1K |
| 1999 | $270K |
| 2000 | $252K |
| 2001 | $242K |
| 2002 | $271K |
| 2005 | $283K |
| 2006 | $298K |
| 2007 | $313K |
| 2008 | $319K |
| 2009 | $370K |
| 2010 | $419K |
| 2011 | $450K |
| 2012 | $468K |
| 2013 | $481K |
| 2014 | $445K |
| 2015 | $475K |
| 2016 | $280K |
| 2017 | $375K |
| 2018 | $395K |
| 2019 | $399K |
| 2020 | $415K |
| 2021 | $128K |
| 2022 | $125K |
| 2023 | $74.3K |
| 2024 | $79.2K |
| 2025 | $273K |
| 2026 | $129K |
Earnings per employee for Dollar Tree
Annual net income divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars; years with a net loss dip below zero.
| Fiscal year | Earnings per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1996 | $3.07K |
| 1997 | $3.74K |
| 1998 | $4.31K |
| 1999 | $19.7K |
| 2000 | $18.2K |
| 2001 | $15K |
| 2002 | $18K |
| 2005 | $16.3K |
| 2006 | $15.3K |
| 2007 | $15.1K |
| 2008 | $15.1K |
| 2009 | $18.3K |
| 2010 | $25.7K |
| 2011 | $30.4K |
| 2012 | $34.5K |
| 2013 | $40.3K |
| 2014 | $33.9K |
| 2015 | $35.7K |
| 2016 | $5.11K |
| 2017 | $16.2K |
| 2018 | $30.4K |
| 2019 | -$27.8K |
| 2020 | $14.5K |
| 2021 | $6.73K |
| 2022 | $6.31K |
| 2023 | $7.79K |
| 2024 | -$4.71K |
| 2025 | -$47K |
| 2026 | $8.55K |
Employee count history for Dollar Tree (DLTR)
Annual figures come from annual reports (10-K, or 20-F/40-F for foreign filers); interim rows reflect headcount disclosed in periodic filings. Year-over-year change compares each filing with the prior year's equivalent. Revenue and earnings per employee are annual figures normalized to US dollars.
- 2026150,000+132.8%
- 202564,434-69.6%
- 2024211,800+2.1%
- 2023207,500-1.4%
- 2022210,500+5.6%
- 2021199,300+250.3%
- 202056,900-0.5%
- 201957,200+1.6%
- 201856,300+1.8%
- 201755,3000.0%
- 201655,300+205.5%
- 201518,100+2.8%
- 201417,600+14.4%
- 201315,380+8.5%
- 201214,170+8.5%
- 201113,060+4.6%
- 201012,480-0.6%
- 200912,560-5.6%
- 200813,300+4.7%
- 200712,700+11.4%
- 200611,400+3.3%
- 200511,040—
- 20039,600+11.6%
- 20028,600+4.9%
- 20018,200+22.4%
- 20006,700+34.0%
- 19995,000-68.8%
- 199816,000+23.1%
- 199713,000+18.2%
- 199611,000—
About Dollar Tree's employee count
Dollar Tree (DLTR) employed 150,000 people in fiscal year 2026, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount grew by +85,566 (+132.8%) from 64,434 a year earlier.
Across the 1996–2026 period, the company's reported workforce went from 11,000 to 150,000 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +9.1% per year.
Dollar Tree generated about $129K of revenue and $8.55K of net income per employee in its latest annual period. Revenue and earnings per employee gauge how efficiently a company turns headcount into output, and are most telling when tracked over time or compared with peers in the same industry.
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