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Dollar Tree (STU:DT3) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 8.97 (As of Apr. 17, 2025)


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What is Dollar Tree Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2025-04-17), Dollar Tree's share price is €62.09. Dollar Tree's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2025 was €6.92. Hence, Dollar Tree's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 8.97.

The historical rank and industry rank for Dollar Tree's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

STU:DT3' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 7.57   Med: 23   Max: 334.69
Current: 10.11

During the past 13 years, Dollar Tree's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 334.69. The lowest was 7.57. And the median was 23.00.

STU:DT3's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
57.14% of 231 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 11.98 vs STU:DT3: 10.11

Dollar Tree's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Jan. 2025 was €5.29. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was €6.92.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Dollar Tree was 6.80% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 59.40% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 12.60% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 9.10% per year.

During the past 13 years, Dollar Tree's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 208.80% per year. The lowest was -23.50% per year. And the median was 17.80% per year.


Dollar Tree Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Dollar Tree's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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.

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Dollar Tree Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Dollar Tree Annual Data
Trend Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24 Jan25
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 13.27 73.51 34.66 19.28 10.14

Dollar Tree Quarterly Data
Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24 Jan25
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 19.28 19.60 16.60 7.97 10.14

Competitive Comparison of Dollar Tree's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Discount Stores subindustry, Dollar Tree's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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 Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Dollar Tree's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Dollar Tree's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.


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Dollar Tree Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Dollar Tree's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/ Free Cash Flow per Share (TTM)
=62.09/6.922
=8.97

Dollar Tree's Share Price of today is €62.09.
Dollar Tree's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2025 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €6.92.

* 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.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Free Cash Flow

Dollar Tree  (STU:DT3) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.

In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.


Be Aware

In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.


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Dollar Tree Business Description

Address
500 Volvo Parkway, Chesapeake, VA, USA, 23320
Dollar Tree operates discount stores across the United States and Canada, with over 8,800 shops under its namesake banner and 7,700 under Family Dollar. About 47% of Dollar Tree's sales in fiscal 2023 were composed of consumables (including food, health and beauty, and cleaning products), around 45% from variety items (including toys and homewares), and over 5% from seasonal items. Dollar Tree sells most of its merchandise at the $1.25 price point and positions its stores in well-populated suburban markets. Conversely, 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 one third located in rural areas.

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