Caitlyn Moorhead

Thu, Jun 26, 2025, 9:03 AM2 min read

Spending a $1 here and there at Dollar Tree, or more accurately, $1.25, is a great way to save on everyday household or grocery items. But would investing your dollars in the discount retailer be worth it?

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Investing in Dollar Tree stock (DLTR) is an interesting idea when you factor in its recent performance and future prospects. The stock had a decently strong first quarter in 2025, beating many analysts’ expectations, and both the short and long-term moving averages seem to signal a positive outlook.

Though the company saw a 5.4% increase in comparable store sales, driven by both traffic and average ticket size, it is implementing strategic initiatives like expanding its multi-price point format and opening new stores to push growth further. However, the new pricing platform may alienate its core base, and their reason for shopping there in the first place.

Here are a few key numbers as of June 25, 2025:

• Stock price: $99.62

• Market cap: $20.82 billion

• 52-week high: $109.34

• 52-week low: $60.49

If you had invested in Dollar Tree stock on June 25, 2015, you would have purchased a share for a price around $80.46. Putting $1,000 into the stock would have yielded you about 12.4 shares. As this specific decade doesn’t show a tremendous amount of growth (the current stock price is around $99), it’s still pretty decent. Your $1,000 buy would now be worth$1,235.

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In economic downturns, counter-cyclical stocks such as Dollar Tree can feel relatively stable and perform well despite the surrounding conditions. With uncertainty in the air — everything from tariffs to a looming recession and a building war — the current market conditions are potentially suitable for you to start considering adding stocks like DLTR to your portfolio.

Josephine Nesbit contributed to the reporting for this article.

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