TTM
8.5%
YoY change
−0.08pp
Trough year (2018)
-4.1%
Peak year (2022)
13.6%
Latest annual
8.2%
Operating Margin history chart for Dollar Tree (DLTR) from 1995 to 2025
Latest: 8.2%
Operating Margin change chart for Dollar Tree (DLTR) from 1995 to 2025
Latest: −0.08pp
Operating Margin history table for Dollar Tree (DLTR) from 1995 to 2025
| 2025 | 8.2% | -0.08pp | ||
| 2024 | 8.3% | -2.26pp | ||
| 2023 | 10.6% | -3.05pp | ||
| 2022 | 13.6% | +6.74pp | ||
| 2021 | 6.9% | -0.52pp | ||
| 2020 | 7.4% | +2.05pp | ||
| 2019 | 5.3% | +9.46pp | ||
| 2018 | -4.1% | -13.10pp | ||
| 2017 | 9.0% | +0.76pp | ||
| 2016 | 8.2% | +1.46pp | ||
| 2015 | 6.8% | -5.32pp | ||
| 2014 | 12.1% | -0.28pp | ||
| 2013 | 12.4% | -0.07pp | ||
| 2012 | 12.4% | +0.65pp | ||
| 2011 | 11.8% | +1.09pp | ||
| 2010 | 10.7% | +0.91pp | ||
| 2009 | 9.8% | +1.93pp | ||
| 2008 | 7.9% | +0.09pp | ||
| 2007 | 7.8% | -0.04pp | ||
| 2006 | 7.8% | -0.52pp | ||
| 2005 | 8.3% | -1.05pp | ||
| 2004 | 9.4% | -1.10pp | ||
| 2003 | 10.5% | -0.42pp | ||
| 2002 | 10.9% | +0.64pp | ||
| 2001 | 10.3% | -2.03pp | ||
| 2000 | 12.3% | -0.78pp | ||
| 1999 | 13.1% | +0.42pp | ||
| 1998 | 12.6% | +1.02pp | ||
| 1997 | 11.6% | +0.32pp | ||
| 1996 | 11.3% | -0.88pp | ||
| 1995 | 12.2% | — |
- 20258.2%-0.08pp
- 20248.3%-2.26pp
- 202310.6%-3.05pp
- 202213.6%+6.74pp
- 20216.9%-0.52pp
- 20207.4%+2.05pp
- 20195.3%+9.46pp
- 2018-4.1%-13.10pp
- 20179.0%+0.76pp
- 20168.2%+1.46pp
- 20156.8%-5.32pp
- 201412.1%-0.28pp
- 201312.4%-0.07pp
- 201212.4%+0.65pp
- 201111.8%+1.09pp
- 201010.7%+0.91pp
- 20099.8%+1.93pp
- 20087.9%+0.09pp
- 20077.8%-0.04pp
- 20067.8%-0.52pp
- 20058.3%-1.05pp
- 20049.4%-1.10pp
- 200310.5%-0.42pp
- 200210.9%+0.64pp
- 200110.3%-2.03pp
- 200012.3%-0.78pp
- 199913.1%+0.42pp
- 199812.6%+1.02pp
- 199711.6%+0.32pp
- 199611.3%-0.88pp
- 199512.2%—
Operating Margin values are taken from Dollar Tree's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About Operating Margin at Dollar Tree (DLTR)
According to Dollar Tree's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported operating margin is 8.5%. Operating margin is operating income divided by revenue — the share of each sales dollar left after cost of goods sold and operating expenses (SG&A, R&D), but before interest and taxes. It isolates how profitable the core business is before financing and tax decisions, so it is comparable across companies with different capital structures.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
In 2025, Dollar Tree (DLTR) operating margin totalled 8.23% – contracted 0.1 percentage points year-over-year.
The highest annual operating margin of 13.62% was reported in 2022. The lowest in the available history was -4.12% in 2018.
Dollar Tree Operating Margin by Year
Dollar Tree Operating Margin 2025: 8.2%
In 2025, Dollar Tree reported operating margin of 8.23%, contracted 0.1 percentage points from 2024.
Dollar Tree Operating Margin 2024: 8.3%
Dollar Tree operating margin in 2024 was 8.32%, contracted 2.3 percentage points from 2023.
Dollar Tree Operating Margin 2023: 10.6%
2023's operating margin for Dollar Tree came in at 10.57%, contracted 3.0 percentage points from 2022.
Dollar Tree Operating Margin 2022: 13.6%
Dollar Tree posted operating margin of 13.62% in 2022, expanded 6.7 percentage points from 2021. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Dollar Tree Operating Margin 2021: 6.9%
Dollar Tree operating margin in 2021 was 6.88%.
See more financial history for Dollar Tree (DLTR).
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