DollaramaDLMAY -7.55%74 Days Payable is 26.43 as of Apr. 2026, which is 130% above its 10-year median of 11.47. GuruFocus rates DLMAY with a GF Score™ of 74/100 and a GF Value™ of $13.47 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 302 Retail - Defensive companies, Dollarama ranks worse than 62.58% on this metric.
Dollarama's average Accounts Payable for the
three
months ended in Apr. 2026 was $218 Mil. Dollarama's Cost of Goods Sold for the
three
months ended in Apr. 2026 was $753 Mil.
Hence, Dollarama's Days Payable for the
three
months ended in Apr. 2026 was 26.43.
The historical rank and industry rank for Dollarama's Days Payable or its related term are showing as below:
DLMAY'
s Days Payable Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 10.02 Med: 11.47 Max: 33.55
Current: 33.55
During the past 13 years, Dollarama's highest Days Payable was 33.55. The lowest was 10.02. And the median was 11.47.
DLMAY's Days Payable is ranked worse than 62.58% of 302
companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 43.205
vs DLMAY: 33.55
Dollarama's Days Payable
increased
from Apr. 2025 (25.91) to Apr. 2026 (26.43).
It may suggest that Dollaramadelayed paying its suppliers.
Dollarama Days Payable Related Terms
Dollarama Days Payable Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Dollarama's Days Payable can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
For the Discount Stores subindustry, Dollarama's Days Payable, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Payable data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Dollarama Days Payable vs Retail - Defensive Industry
For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Dollarama's Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Dollarama's Days Payable falls into.
Days Payable indicates the number of days that the account payable relative to cost of goods sold the company has. An increase of Days Payable may suggest that the company delays paying its suppliers.
Dollarama's Days Payable for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2026 is calculated as
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Dollarama (DLMAY) has a Days Payable of 26.43 as of Apr. 2026. Days payable represents the average amount of days a company waits to pay its invoices from suppliers. View historical data on Dollarama and its competitors. This is 130% above median its historical median of 11.47. Over the past decade, Dollarama's Days Payable has ranged from 10.02 to 33.55. According to the industry distribution chart, Dollarama ranks #189 out of 302 companies in the Retail - Defensive industry, placing it in the top 62.6%.
Is Dollarama's Days Payable too high?
Dollarama's current Days Payable of 26.43 is 130% above median its 10-year median of 11.47. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 10.02 to a high of 33.55. The Retail - Defensive industry median Days Payable is 43.21. Dollarama's value of 26.43 is 38.8% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Dollarama ranks #189 out of 302 companies in the Retail - Defensive industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Dollarama has a GF Score™ of 74/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Dollarama's Days Payable compare to WMT and COST?
According to the Retail - Defensive industry distribution chart, Dollarama ranks #189 out of 302 companies for Days Payable. This places Dollarama in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Days Payable is 43.21. Dollarama's value of 26.43 is 38.8% below this benchmark. Historically, Dollarama's own Days Payable has ranged from 10.02 to 33.55 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 11.47 vs. the industry median of 43.21, Dollarama has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Days Payable for a Retail - Defensive company?
The median Days Payable among Retail - Defensive companies is 43.21, based on 302 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Days Payable significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Days Payable should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Dollarama's current Days Payable of 26.43 is 38.8% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Days Payable mean?
A high Days Payable can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Days payable represents the average amount of days a company waits to pay its invoices from suppliers. View historical data on Dollarama and its competitors. For the Retail - Defensive industry, the median Days Payable is 43.21 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Dollarama's current Days Payable is 26.43, which is 130% above median its own 10-year median of 11.47. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Dollarama stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Dollarama (DLMAY) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is $13.47, compared to a current price of $14.44 — trading 7.2% above its estimated fair value. The current Days Payable is 26.43, which is 130% above median its 10-year median of 11.47 and 38.8% below the Retail - Defensive industry median of 43.21. Dollarama's overall GF Score™ is 74/100 with 2 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Days Payable calculated?
Days Payable is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Dollarama (DLMAY), the current Days Payable is 26.43 as of Apr. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Is Dollarama (DLMAY) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Dollarama stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $14.44 is trading 7.2% above its estimated GF Value™ of $13.47.
GuruFocus considers Dollarama to be Fairly Valued.
Key valuation signals for DLMAY:
Days Payable: 26.43 (130% above median its 10-year median of 11.47)
GF Value™: $13.47 vs. price of $14.44 (7.2% above fair value)
Industry Position: 38.8% below the Retail - Defensive median (#189 of 302)
No single metric tells the full story. See the DLMAY stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Dollarama is Canada's largest dollar store chain that sells a broad range of everyday consumables and household items at low fixed price points, currently capped at CAD 5. General merchandise and consumables make up 90% of total sales, and the rest is from festivity-related seasonal items. The retailer operates close to 1,700 stores across Canada, mostly in convenient locations in metropolitan areas, midsize cities, and small towns. It also holds a 60% stake in South American value retailer Dollarcity, which operates more than 600 stores across Colombia, Guatemala, El Salvador, Peru, and Mexico. In 2025, the firm closed its CAD 234 million acquisition of Australian retail chain The Reject Shop, which operates about 400 stores.
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