DOLLAR TREE, INC. vs Five Below, Inc., two Discount Stores stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where DLTR and FIVE diverge most: on debt / equity, DLTR reads 0.86 and FIVE reads 0.00; on revenue growth, DLTR reads +8.2% and FIVE reads +25.7%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What DLTR's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What FIVE's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | DLTR | FIVE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $118.64 | $214.87 |
| Market cap | $22.6B | $11.9B |
| Sector | Discount Stores | Discount Stores |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +20.2% |
| P/E | 14.5 | 19.3 |
| P/B | 6.61 | 4.81 |
| P/S | 1.13 | 2.24 |
| EV/EBITDA | 9.7 | 11.5 |
| Revenue growth | +8.2% | +25.7% |
| Operating margin | 14.1% | 21.8% |
| Net margin | 8.0% | 11.7% |
| Return on equity | 47.1% | 25.0% |
| Return on assets | 11.5% | 11.7% |
| Return on invested capital | 25.9% | 24.1% |
| FCF yield | 8.7% | 5.0% |
| Debt / equity | 0.86 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 1.13 | 2.22 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 3.26 | 4.64 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 5 / 9 |
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