Dollar Tree, Inc. Revenue & Financials

Dollar Tree's revenue has grown from $28 billion in FY2022 to $30.6 billion in FY2023 to $31.7 billion in FY2024. That growth masks bifurcated performance: the Dollar Tree banner is performing well, with the $1.25 price point recovery driving improved gross margins; the Family Dollar banner is struggling with shrink, store conditions, and competitive pressure from Dollar General. Net income of $1.1 billion on $31.7 billion in revenue — a 3.5% margin — reflects the drag from Family Dollar's operational challenges. The 29.5% gross margin is an improvement from historical levels partly attributable to the $1.25 price point change and partly to favorable merchandise mix at the Dollar Tree banner. The direct-import supply chain processes over 100,000 containers annually from more than 4,000 global vendors. That scale — sourcing merchandise directly from manufacturers rather than buying through intermediaries — creates cost advantages that smaller competitors cannot replicate. Dollar Tree's buying volume in many product categories is large enough to require manufacturers to produce items specifically for the Dollar Tree format rather than adapting existing products. The Family Dollar divestiture decision is the most significant strategic development in recent years. Announcing plans to close or sell approximately 1,000 Family Dollar stores is not a routine portfolio optimization — it is an implicit acknowledgment that the $8.5 billion paid in 2015 did not generate the integration returns that justified the acquisition price. The remaining Family Dollar stores will require continued investment to address store quality, staffing, and inventory management issues that have persisted since the acquisition.