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 20.8 against 36.6, a gap that is only a bargain if the two are growing at similar rates. Over the past year DLTR returned +14% against +1.9% for WMT. Ryufin's sector-relative Smart Score puts DLTR ahead, 9/10 against 6/10.

Dollar Tree and Walmartcompared on valuation, return and Ryufin’s Smart Score
FigureDLTRWMT
Last close$132$104
Market cap$21B$933B
Trailing P/Elower is cheaper for the same earnings, not automatically better20.836.6
Dividend yieldn/a0.9%
1-year return+14%+1.9%
5-year return+33%+134%
Ryufin Smart Scoresector-relative, 1–109/106/10

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, 50% of the disclosed total.

Walmart

Revenue of $178B in Q1 2027, net income $5.3B. Its largest reported line is Grocery, 59% of the disclosed total.

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