Dollar Tree (WBO:DLTR) Debt-to-Equity : 1.97 (As of Jan. 2025)

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What is Dollar Tree Debt-to-Equity?

Dollar Tree's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 was €1,894 Mil. Dollar Tree's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 was €5,670 Mil. Dollar Tree's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 was €3,842 Mil. Dollar Tree's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 was 1.97.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for Dollar Tree's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

WBO:DLTR' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.76 Med: 1.23 Max: 1.97
Current: 1.97

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Dollar Tree was 1.97. The lowest was 0.76. And the median was 1.23.

WBO:DLTR's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
85.77% of 281 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 0.59 vs WBO:DLTR: 1.97

Dollar Tree Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Dollar Tree's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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Dollar Tree Debt-to-Equity Chart

Dollar Tree Annual Data

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Debt-to-Equity

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1.32

1.29

1.16

1.01

1.97

Dollar Tree Quarterly Data
	Apr20	Jul20	Oct20	Jan21	Apr21	Jul21	Oct21	Jan22	Apr22	Jul22	Oct22	Jan23	Apr23	Jul23	Oct23	Jan24	Apr24	Jul24	Oct24	Jan25
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1.01	1.42	1.46	1.38	1.97

Competitive Comparison of Dollar Tree's Debt-to-Equity

For the Discount Stores subindustry, Dollar Tree's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity 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.

Dollar Tree's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Dollar Tree's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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Dollar Tree Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Dollar Tree's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2025 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(1894.036	+	5670.323)	/	3842.168
	=	1.97

Dollar Tree's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(1894.036	+	5670.323)	/	3842.168
	=	1.97

Dollar Tree (WBO:DLTR) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.

Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.

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Dollar Tree Business Description

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Address

500 Volvo Parkway, Chesapeake, VA, USA, 23320

Website

https://www.dollartree.com

Dollar Tree operates discount stores across the United States and Canada, with over 8,800 shops under its namesake banner. About 50% of Dollar Tree's sales in fiscal 2024 were consumables (including food, health and beauty, and cleaning products), around 45% variety items (including toys and homewares), and 5% seasonal items. Dollar Tree sells most of its merchandise at the $1.25 price point and positions its stores in well-populated suburban markets. Family Dollar primarily sells consumable merchandise (80% of the banner's sales) at prices below $10. About two thirds of Family Dollar's stores are in urban and suburban markets, with the remaining third in rural areas.