DOLLAR TREE, INC. vs TARGET CORPORATION, two Discount Stores stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Dollar Tree runs fixed-price discount-variety stores; Target runs the general-merchandise big-box. Dollar Tree keeps a wider net margin, 6.51% to 3.24%, and earns much more on equity, 36.68% to 21.05%. But the cash tells a different story: Target throws off a healthy 4.74% free cash yield and pays 3.24%, while Dollar Tree runs a negative 4.64% and pays nothing. Target also trades cheaper, 18.54 times earnings and 3.90 times book against Dollar Tree's 19.44 and 6.97. Target carries the heavier debt, 0.87 to 0.84. Stronger margins and returns on one side, real cash generation and a dividend on the other.
Comparison updated 2026-07-11.
| Metric | DLTR | TGT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $124.92 | $135.10 |
| Market cap | $24.7B | $61.6B |
| Sector | Discount Stores | Discount Stores |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +7.4% | +3.5% |
| P/E | 19.6 | 17.9 |
| P/B | 7.03 | 3.76 |
| P/S | 1.25 | 0.58 |
| EV/EBITDA | 11.9 | 9.1 |
| Revenue growth | +9.5% | +0.7% |
| Operating margin | 9.5% | 4.5% |
| Net margin | 6.5% | 3.2% |
| Return on equity | 36.7% | 21.1% |
| Return on assets | 9.3% | 6.0% |
| Return on invested capital | 20.3% | 11.8% |
| FCF yield | -4.6% | 4.9% |
| Dividend yield | — | 3.4% |
| Debt / equity | 0.84 | 0.87 |
| Current ratio | 1.16 | 0.93 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 3.38 | 8.10 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 3 / 9 | 5 / 9 |
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