DOLLAR TREE, INC. vs Macy's, Inc., two Discount Stores stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where DLTR and M diverge most: on revenue growth, DLTR reads +9.5% and M reads -0.2%; on fcf yield, DLTR reads -4.6% and M reads 23.1%. 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 M'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 | M |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $124.92 | $22.65 |
| Market cap | $24.7B | $6.2B |
| Sector | Discount Stores | Discount Stores |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +7.4% | — |
| P/E | 19.6 | 9.4 |
| P/B | 7.03 | 1.28 |
| P/S | 1.25 | 0.27 |
| EV/EBITDA | 11.9 | 3.8 |
| Revenue growth | +9.5% | -0.2% |
| Operating margin | 9.5% | 2.3% |
| Net margin | 6.5% | 2.9% |
| Return on equity | 36.7% | 13.8% |
| Return on assets | 9.3% | 4.1% |
| Return on invested capital | 20.3% | 9.8% |
| FCF yield | -4.6% | 23.1% |
| Dividend yield | — | 3.2% |
| Debt / equity | 0.84 | 0.50 |
| Current ratio | 1.16 | 1.48 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 3.38 | 7.58 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 3 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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