DLTR vs WMT

Dollar Tree and Walmart, both Consumer Defensive

Walmart is the larger company at $933B against $21B. On trailing earnings DLTR is the cheaper of the two at a P/E of 14.5 against 40.2, a gap that is only a bargain if the two are growing at similar rates. Over the past year DLTR returned +21% against +8.1% for WMT. The RyuScore puts DLTR ahead, 66 against 65 out of 100.

Dollar Tree and Walmart compared on valuation, return and the RyuScore
FigureDLTRWMT
Last close$119$111
Market cap$21B$933B
Trailing P/Elower is cheaper for the same earnings, not automatically better14.540.2
Dividend yieldn/a0.9%
1-year return+21%+8.1%
5-year return+33%+145%
RyuScoresector-relative, 1–1066/10065/100

Figures from SEC filings and end-of-day closes. Highlighting marks the higher or lower number, which is not the same as the better investment, a low P/E can be a warning and a high one can be deserved.

Dollar Tree

Revenue of $4.9B in Q2 2026, net income $515M. Its largest reported line is Consumable, 52% of the disclosed total.

Walmart

Revenue of $188B in Q2 2027, net income $6.4B. Its largest reported line is Grocery, 57% of the disclosed total.

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