Dollar Tree 10-K 2026-01-31

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

(Mark One)

For the fiscal year ended January 31, 2026

or

For the transition period from to

Commission file number: 0-25464

DOLLAR TREE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (757) 321-5000

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The aggregate market value of common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant on August 1, 2025, the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter, was $21,898,064,491, based upon the closing sale price for the registrant’s common stock on such date. For purposes of this computation, all executive officers and directors have been deemed to be affiliates. Such determination should not be deemed to be an admission that such executive officers and directors are, in fact, affiliates of the registrant.

On March 12, 2026, there were 197,298,217 shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

The information called for in Items 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 of Part III, to the extent not set forth herein, is incorporated by reference to the definitive Proxy Statement for the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days of the registrant’s fiscal year ended January 31, 2026.

DOLLAR TREE, INC.

FORM 10-K

FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JANUARY 31, 2026

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains “forward-looking statements” as that term is used in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the fact that they address future events, developments and results and do not relate strictly to historical facts. Any statements contained herein that are not statements of historical facts may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements preceded by, followed by or including words such as “believe,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “view,” “target” or “estimate,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “predict,” “possible,” “potential,” “continue,” “strategy,” and similar expressions. For example, our forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding:

• Our plans and expectations regarding our current and future strategic initiatives, including our operational strategy for Dollar Tree as a standalone business following the sale of Family Dollar;

• Our merchandising plans and initiatives and related impacts, including those regarding multi-price offerings and product assortment;

• Our cost management initiatives, including our mitigation strategies to offset the impact of cost pressures and inflation, and the financial and business impacts of those strategies;

• Our management of operating expenses and long-term approach to managing selling, general and administrative expenses;

• Our plans to add, refresh and renovate stores, including our expectations regarding the build-out of new stores, the renovation of existing stores, our leasing strategy for future expansion, and our ability to renew leases at existing store locations;

• Our initiatives to improve store standards, operations and execution, and optimize and modernize stores and shelf space;

• Our customer connection, the in-store experience, and our customers’ response to our product offerings, value and shopping experience;

• Our expectations regarding the implementation and impact of investments in supply chain, including new distribution centers, enhancements to distribution facilities, warehouse, inventory, and transportation management systems, and the capabilities of our distribution network;

• Our expectations regarding the implementation and impact of investments in our technology infrastructure, and our information security and cybersecurity plans, policies and procedures;

• The potential effect of general business or economic conditions on our business, including the direct and indirect effects of inflation, interest rates, labor shortages, consumer spending levels, and unemployment in our markets;

• Our expectations regarding potential cost increases in fiscal 2026, shrink and other factors affecting our profitability;

• The direct and indirect impacts of and challenges associated with the current and potential tariff environment;

• Our plans to mitigate the impact of current and potential tariffs and related implementation costs;

• Our expectations regarding our investment in our people, including wage investments, enhanced safety and working conditions, and other workforce initiatives, and increases in wage expenses, including increases in minimum wages by federal, states and localities;

• Our expectations regarding net sales, comparable store net sales, net sales growth, gross profit margin, costs of goods sold, product mix, shrink rates, earnings and earnings growth, inventory levels, selling, general and administrative and other fixed costs, and our ability to leverage those costs;

• The expected and possible outcome, costs, and impact of pending or potential litigation, arbitrations, countervailing duties orders, other legal proceedings or governmental investigations, our plans regarding these matters, and the availability of indemnification or insurance with respect to such matters;

• Our capital allocation priorities, liquidity, cash needs and estimated capital expenditures, our expectations regarding our uses of cash and proceeds of our commercial paper program, and our ability to fund our future capital expenditures, working capital requirements, repayment of indebtedness and repurchases of common stock under our repurchase program, dividends, and our expectations regarding potential increases in interest rates and the effect on our financing costs;

• Our expectations regarding competition, our market and our potential for long-term growth;

• Our expectations related to social responsibility, environmental, and governance matters;

• The impacts of recent legislation, including those affecting various tax regulations, and accounting principles;

• Management’s estimates and expectations as they relate to income tax liabilities, effective tax rates, deferred income taxes, uncertain tax positions, and recognition of stock-based compensation; and

• Management’s estimates associated with our critical accounting estimates and assumptions, including inventory valuation, self-insurance liabilities for general liability claims and valuations for our goodwill impairment analyses.

A forward-looking statement is neither a prediction nor a guarantee of future results, events or circumstances. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Our forward-looking statements are all based on currently available operating, financial and business information. The outcome of the events described in these forward-looking statements is subject to a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, the risks and uncertainties discussed under “Item 1A. Risk Factors,” “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and elsewhere in this Form 10-K.

We cannot assure you that the results, events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements will be achieved or occur, and actual results, events or circumstances could differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. Moreover, new risks and uncertainties emerge from time to time and it is not possible for us to predict all risks and uncertainties that could have an impact on our forward-looking statements.

We do not undertake to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements after the date of this Form 10-K, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

Investors should also be aware that while we do, from time to time, communicate with securities analysts and others, it is against our policy to disclose to them any material, nonpublic information or other confidential commercial information. Accordingly, shareholders should not assume that we agree with any statement or report issued by any securities analyst regardless of the content of the statement or report. Furthermore, we have a policy against confirming projections, forecasts or opinions issued by others. Thus, to the extent that reports issued by securities analysts contain any projections, forecasts or opinions, such reports are not our responsibility.

Introductory Note

Unless otherwise stated, references to “the Company,” “we,” “our” and “us” generally refer to Dollar Tree, Inc. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries on a consolidated basis. Unless specifically indicated otherwise, any references to “fiscal 2026,” “fiscal 2025,” “fiscal 2024,” and “fiscal 2023,” relate to as of or for the years ended January 30, 2027, January 31, 2026, February 1, 2025 and February 3, 2024, respectively.

PART I

General

We are a leading operator of retail discount stores operating under the brand names of Dollar Tree and Dollar Tree Canada. At January 31, 2026, we operated approximately 9,000 stores across 48 states and the District of Columbia and approximately 275 stores across seven Canadian provinces.

We believe the convenience and value we offer, as well as the “thrill-of-the-hunt” shopping experience where customers discover new celebratory and seasonal items every week, are key factors in serving and growing our base of loyal customers. We continue to execute on a number of strategic initiatives across our business to drive profitable growth for Dollar Tree as a standalone banner following the sale of Family Dollar. During our 2025 Investor Day held on October 15, 2025, we outlined our operational strategy for the years ahead, including an expanded, more relevant assortment, agile cost management, a more connected customer experience in stores, new store growth, and improved store conditions and operations, supported by an evolving supply chain, disciplined financial management and investment in our people. These initiatives are discussed below and in “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.”

On July 5, 2025, we completed our previously announced sale of the Family Dollar business to 1959 Holdings, LLC. Total cash generated from the sale approximated $793 million, consisting of approximately $680 million of net proceeds, including from settlement of net working capital and net indebtedness, and approximately $113 million monetized primarily through a reduction of net working capital prior to the date of sale.

The operating results of the Family Dollar business are reported as discontinued operations for all periods presented. All discussion within this Annual Report on Form 10-K, including amounts, percentages and disclosures for all periods presented, reflect only the continuing operations of the Company unless otherwise noted. For information on discontinued operations, refer to Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements under the caption “Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations” and Note 15.

Corporate Culture

Our culture is designed to support consistent execution across a large and growing store base while fostering a welcoming experience for customers and an engaging work environment for associates. We emphasize accountability, inclusion, empowerment, operational excellence, and integrity in how we lead and how we operate.

These principles are embedded in our day-to-day execution through clear performance expectations, frequent communication, and a continuous improvement mindset across all levels of the organization. Our operating model emphasizes standardized store practices, disciplined execution, and shared ownership of results, which we believe are critical to maintaining store standards, improving productivity, and supporting scalable growth.

We actively invest in our associates through training, leadership development, and internal advancement opportunities, with a focus on building operational capability and reducing turnover. Open, two-way communication channels enable associates to understand our strategic priorities, provide feedback, and remain aligned with business objectives. We believe this approach strengthens execution at the store level, enhances the customer experience, and supports long-term performance.

Our people programs and focus on belonging reinforce these behaviors and support a stable, engaged workforce as we continue to expand and evolve the Dollar Tree brand. For more information, see the “Our People” section below.

Our Stores

Our stores serve customers with a broad range of income levels principally in suburban locations and predominantly range from 8,000 - 10,000 selling square feet. We carry approximately 8,400 items in our stores, and as of the end of fiscal 2025, approximately 40% of our items were automatically replenished. The remaining items are either allocated to the stores or managed by direct store delivery (“DSD”) vendors. Through automatic replenishment, store-specific allocations and DSD vendors, each store is able to tailor to the demands of its particular customer base.

As discussed at the recent 2025 Investor Day, we’re focused on expanding our footprint while elevating store conditions and operating standards to deliver a consistent experience for our associates and customers, strengthen customer connection, and drive profitable growth through improved store-level execution and productivity. To achieve this, we are executing projects to optimize and modernize our stores, with a focus on improving shelf space productivity, enhancing the consistency of the in-store experience through targeted refresh and renovation programs, and supporting improved store-level performance. We believe these initiatives support improved execution, a more consistent customer experience, and stronger returns on invested capital over time.

Our Merchandise

We maintain a balanced selection of products within traditional variety store categories. We offer a wide selection of everyday basic products and we supplement these with seasonal, closeout and promotional merchandise. We attempt to keep certain basic consumable merchandise in our stores continuously to establish our stores as a destination and increase traffic in our stores. Closeout and promotional merchandise is purchased opportunistically and represents less than 10% of our purchases. Closeout merchandise generally consists of discretionary merchandise, whereas the majority of promotional merchandise consists of consumable merchandise. We offer a broad selection of nationally advertised brands from leading manufacturers. Our private‑label products provide additional value across both consumable and discretionary categories, offering quality comparable to national brands as well as opening‑price‑point alternatives. As part of our overall merchandise strategy, we continue to expand our private‑label assortment to enhance value for customers and strengthen our merchandise mix.

The merchandise mix in our stores consists of:

• Consumable merchandise, which includes everyday consumables such as household paper and chemicals, food, candy, health and personal care products, and in most stores, frozen and refrigerated food;

• Discretionary merchandise includes the following:

◦Variety merchandise, which includes toys, durable housewares, gifts, stationery, party goods, greeting cards, softlines, arts and crafts supplies and other items; and

◦Seasonal goods, which include, among others, Christmas, Easter, Halloween and Valentine’s Day merchandise.

For information regarding the amounts and percentages of our net sales contributed by the above merchandise categories for the last three fiscal years, please refer to Note 13 to our consolidated financial statements.

In addition to our $1.25 price point, we continue to expand our multi-price offerings to provide a broader, more relevant assortment and differentiated value to our customers. Through a partnership with Instacart, our customers can shop online and receive same-day delivery from more than 8,400 Dollar Tree stores, as of January 31, 2026, without having to visit a store. In August 2025, we announced a nationwide partnership with Uber to bring the Uber Eats platform to our stores, offering customers on-demand access to and delivery of value-driven essentials, snacks, party supplies and seasonal surprises. As of January 31, 2026, over 8,800 Dollar Tree stores were serviceable through Uber Eats.

In our Dollar Tree Canada stores, we generally sell items for $1.75 (CAD) or less. Our revenue and assets in Canada are not material.

Marketing

Our marketing mission is to surprise and delight our customer with great value, assortment, and treasure hunt excitement. We believe the customer experience is extremely important to our marketing plan success and our ability to drive incremental business. Our marketing efforts are primarily focused on driving store traffic by providing value to our customers through advanced digital targeting capabilities, genuine and authentic brand building via social influencers and posts, showcasing amazing assortment in our digital ads, creating a robust web and app customer experience, and utilizing in-store signage to help educate customers and drive conversion.

Purchasing

We believe our substantial buying power and our flexibility in making sourcing decisions contributes to our successful purchasing strategy, which includes targeted merchandise margin goals by category. Direct relationships with manufacturers permit us to select from a broad range of products and customize packaging, product sizes and package quantities that best meet our customers’ needs. We primarily buy products on an order-by-order basis and have no material long-term purchase contracts or other assurances of continued product supply or guaranteed product cost. Historically and in fiscal 2025, no merchandise vendor has accounted for more than 10% of total merchandise purchased by the company.

We strive to exceed our customers’ expectations for product variety and quality by offering items we believe typically sell for higher prices elsewhere, and we believe our mix of imported and domestic merchandise is critical to this end. Merchandise imported directly typically accounts for approximately 40% of our total retail value purchases, with the remaining merchandise purchased domestically. Among our foreign suppliers, China is the source of a vast majority of our direct imports and we believe that a significant portion of our goods purchased from domestic vendors is imported. Our domestic purchases include basic, home, closeouts and promotional merchandise.

We are actively implementing mitigation strategies to offset the impact of cost pressures and inflation, including tariffs, by re-negotiating supplier terms, re-engineering products for efficiency, shifting country of origin where it adds advantage, discontinuing lower-margin or underperforming items and executing targeted retail price changes. We believe our mitigation strategies will allow us to protect our margins and maintain our competitiveness over the long term and, most importantly, keep providing our customers with the value, convenience, and discovery they expect for the products they need to help live and celebrate their lives.

Distribution

A strong and efficient distribution network is critical to our ability to grow and to maintain a low-cost operating structure. We’re optimizing our supply chain network, executing a multi-year plan to expand and modernize our distribution centers, add capacity, and strengthen transportation. Investments are underway for enhancements in automation in existing buildings to improve efficiency, as well as improvements in inventory management capabilities and upgrades to our warehouse management systems.

We currently operate 16 distribution centers in the United States. Distribution services in Canada are provided by a third party from two facilities, one in British Columbia and one in Ontario. Our stores receive approximately 90% of their inventory from our distribution centers. The remaining store inventory, primarily perishable consumable items and other vendor-maintained display items, are delivered directly to our stores from vendors or third-party distributors.

New distribution sites are strategically located to reduce the distance between the distribution centers and stores, maintain flexibility and improve efficiency in our store service areas. In April 2025, we announced plans to return to Marietta, Oklahoma, with a new, enhanced distribution center expected to be fully operational by spring 2027, with capacity to serve approximately 700 stores across the West and Southwest regions. Reconstruction of the Marietta, Oklahoma distribution center commenced in September 2025. In October 2025, we announced the purchase of a 1.25 million square foot distribution center outside Phoenix, Arizona, expected to open in spring 2026 and service stores in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah.

For more information on our distribution center network, see “Item 2. Properties.”

Seasonality

For information on the impact of seasonality, see “Item 1A. Risk Factors” and “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.”

Competition

We operate in the value retail sector, which is currently and in the future expected to continue to be highly competitive with respect to price, store location, merchandise quality, product assortment and presentation, shopping experience, and customer service, including merchandise delivery and checkout options. Our competitors include dollar stores, mass merchandisers, warehouse clubs, online retailers, discount retailers, drug stores, convenience stores, independently-operated discount stores, grocery stores and a wide variety of other retailers. We believe we differentiate ourselves from other retailers by providing high-value, high-quality, low-cost merchandise in attractively-designed stores that are conveniently located.

Government Regulation

We are subject to a wide variety of local, state and federal laws and regulations within the United States and Canada. These laws and regulations relate to, among other things, the operation of our facilities and the sale of products, including without limitation product and food safety, marketing, labeling or pricing; information security and privacy; artificial intelligence; labor and employment; employee wages and benefits; health and workplace safety (including Occupational Safety and Health Administration rules); antitrust and fair competition; imports and customs; tariff and trade; taxes; bribery; climate change; environmental compliance; financial reporting and disclosure; licensing; and intellectual property. We routinely incur significant compliance-related costs, both direct and indirect, with respect to these laws and regulations which may have a material effect on our capital expenditures, earnings or competitive position. For more information, see “Item 1A. Risk Factors.”

Intellectual Property

We are the owners of several trademarks including “Dollar Tree,” the “Dollar Tree” logo, and other names and designs of certain merchandise sold in our stores. Our trademarks are generally valid and may be renewed indefinitely as long as they are in use and/or their registrations are properly maintained.

Our People

Our associate engagement, customer satisfaction, and overall business success are built upon our dedicated associates who work and live in the communities we serve. Our goal is to provide a work environment that is welcoming and inclusive, offers competitive pay and benefits, supports growth and development, and affirms our corporate values. We recruit and hire in the communities we serve using associate referrals, local job fairs and social media as well as local community service partners to provide part-time and full-time jobs that can become lasting careers. Our People team (Human Resources), with oversight from our Board of Directors and its committees, develops and executes programs for compensation and benefits, onboarding and training, professional and leadership development, performance management, recognition and succession planning.

We show care for our people by investing in their personal well-being and professional growth through a variety of people programs and initiatives, including:

• Compensation, benefits and well-being. We are committed to providing market-competitive pay for all positions, and we are a pay-for-performance organization, offering performance-based compensation opportunities at nearly all levels of the organization, including certain hourly-paid positions. We strive to ensure gender and racial pay equity for associates performing equal or substantially similar work. Eligible associates can participate in our Retirement Savings Plan, which provides a dollar-for-dollar match on the first 5% of associate contributions, and all associates can participate in our Employee Stock Purchase Plan. All full-time and part-time associates are eligible for health and welfare benefits, including medical, dental and vision. Associates may be eligible for other benefits including healthcare navigation and advocacy support, educational assistance, disability and life insurance as well as paid maternity and parental leave. Financial support to associates recovering from natural disasters and personal hardships as well as a scholarship program for associates with children pursuing higher education are also available. Associates are offered the flexibility to advance their payday earnings to meet their personal bills and expenses.

• Talent development and retention. We believe in the growth and development of our associates and are committed to building a culture of learning that gives associates the opportunity to enhance their skills at every stage of their career. To support this objective, we provide a multitude of professional and leadership development experiences, including online and instructor-led trainings, tuition reimbursement for graduate, undergraduate, General Educational Development (“GED”) and English as a Second Language classes, and discounted tuition at hundreds of colleges and universities for our associates and their families. Retention of our associates is a focus for all leaders and we continuously aim to improve our turnover rate. To identify high-potential individuals, leadership assesses talent at the store manager level and above on a regular basis through structured talent reviews and succession planning paired with customized development plans. In fiscal 2025, we deepened our Dollar Tree leadership culture by defining our Leadership Framework which sets clear expectations of leadership at every level and provides a common language for how we will lead with purpose and stay rooted in our shared values. We also expanded leadership academy offerings to not only our field district managers but to our supply chain, field and Store Support Center directors. Additionally, we launched formal high potential director and vice president leadership development programs to build our internal talent pipeline to support our future growth.

• Culture and belonging. Our goal is to foster a culture of inclusion and belonging in which each associate feels respected, supported, and able to contribute. We recognize that our associates, customers, and the communities we serve are diverse, and we seek to create an environment that values and appreciates different skills, experiences, and perspectives. We support this goal through associate training focused on workplace respect, collaboration, and inclusive engagement, as well as through associate resource groups (“ARGs”) open to all associates that encourage professional development, mentoring, community involvement, cross-functional collaboration, and customer engagement. These efforts are designed to strengthen connections among our associates, our customers, and the communities in which we operate, consistent with our business objectives and applicable laws.

• Workplace safety. Safety is a foundational part of our culture, embedded in all aspects of how we run our business. Our Asset Protection department, and teams dedicated to Environmental, Health and Safety and Workplace Violence Prevention, operate with a commitment to “Safety First, Safety Always,” with the shared understanding that a safe working environment is the responsibility of every associate. Through training and technology, we are able to implement measures that protect our associates and customers, and leverage predictive analytics to proactively identify and support stores in need of safety assistance. Furthermore, preventing incidents of workplace violence is a critical aspect of our safety program. Our comprehensive workplace violence prevention efforts focus on five foundational areas of training; investigation; response; prevention and community outreach.

• Communication and engagement. We believe that our associates are the most critical part of our business, and supporting an engaging culture where people can do their best work is a top priority for our leaders. In recent years we have added new channels to foster two-way dialogue and ensure we are listening to our associates and acting on their feedback. A comprehensive strategic communication plan has been put in place to ensure our associates across the organization hear directly from our executive leaders on a regular basis to remain aligned with key priorities. Our annual associate engagement survey and semiannual pulse survey assess and highlight areas of focus that are important to our people, providing managers with quantitative and qualitative feedback directly from their teams. Our robust associate engagement survey process includes action planning to have meaningful impact on our continued cultural evolution. In addition, associates are encouraged to use our ethics hotline, known as Integrity Matters, to report concerns that they may have. Integrity Matters is a confidential reporting tool managed by an independent third party.

The number of associates we employed as of January 31, 2026 is as follows:

Part-time associates work an average of less than 30 hours per week, and the number of part-time associates fluctuates depending on seasonal needs.

We consider our relationship with our associates to be good, and have not experienced significant interruptions of operations due to labor disagreements.

Available Information

Our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 are available free of charge on our website at www.dollartree.com as soon as reasonably practicable after electronic filing of such reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

An investment in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. Any failure to meet market expectations, including our comparable store net sales growth rate, earnings and earnings per share or new store openings, could cause the market price of our stock to decline. You should carefully consider the specific risk factors listed below together with all other information included or incorporated in this report and other filings that we make from time to time with the SEC, including our consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. However, the risks and uncertainties that we face are not limited to those described below and those set forth in our SEC filings. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently believe to be immaterial may also arise. In such event, our business, financial condition, results of operations or prospects could be materially adversely affected.

Profitability and Operational Risks

Our profitability is vulnerable to cost pressures from increases in merchandise, shipping, freight and fuel, wages, benefits and other operating costs.

Future increases in costs such as the cost of merchandise, wage and benefit costs, ocean shipping rates, domestic freight costs, fuel and energy costs, tariffs and other trade-related measures, and store occupancy costs, whether due to inflation and economic conditions, government action, geopolitical tensions, or otherwise, would reduce our profitability. For example, we recently have experienced, and could continue to experience, increased merchandise costs associated with the tariff environment and related mitigation efforts. In addition, we have experienced increases in wage rates and labor costs, distribution costs, and unfavorable development in self-insured general liability claims in prior years, and we expect further increases in certain cost categories in fiscal 2026. In addition to pressures from a tight labor market, we recently have experienced increased labor costs in connection with our multi-price rollout. We also have incurred additional costs as a result of recent minimum wage increases by certain states and localities, and we expect additional minimum wage increases by states and localities in fiscal 2026.

We continue to expand and refine our multi-price assortment to deliver a broader, more relevant offering while preserving our foundational value proposition. Although our multi-price assortment has grown, the majority of our products are priced at $1.25, and 85% of products in the average Dollar Tree store are currently priced at $2.00 or less, and we generally have fewer price bands for our goods than other retailers. Accordingly, we may not be able to adjust our prices to effectively offset cost increases while providing

expected value. Further, raising the price points of merchandise could cause customers to buy fewer products and affect our competitive position with other retailers.

Our ability to re-negotiate supplier terms, re-engineer products for efficiency, shift country of origin where it adds advantage or discontinue lower-margin or underperforming items, in addition to targeted retail price changes, in order to address a volatile cost environment is critical to maintaining our profitability levels. We can give no assurance that we will be able to successfully mitigate cost pressures, maintain our profitability and competitiveness and provide our customers with desirable merchandise and value that they expect in the future.

Risks associated with merchandise supply could adversely affect our financial performance.

We are dependent on our vendors, including direct ship vendors, to supply suitable merchandise in a timely and efficient manner at favorable costs. If a vendor fails to deliver on its commitments due to financial or other difficulties, or if we are unable to source an expanded assortment of appropriate product to meet our merchandising strategies, we could experience merchandise shortages which could lead to lost sales or increased merchandise costs if alternative sources must be used.

We rely on the timely availability of imported goods at favorable wholesale prices. Merchandise imported directly typically accounts for approximately 40% of total retail value purchases. In addition, we believe that a significant portion of our goods purchased from domestic vendors is imported. Imported goods are generally less expensive than domestic goods and result in higher profit margins. Any increase in the cost of our imported merchandise or a disruption in the flow of those goods for any reason could have an adverse impact on our operations and significantly decrease our profits. Disruptions or cost increases may result from factors such as:

• duties, tariffs or other measures that create barriers or restrictions on trade, including anti-dumping or countervailing duty orders or other trade-related sanctions and any retaliatory counter measures;

• raw material shortages, work stoppages, government restrictions, strikes and political unrest, including any impact on vendors or shipping arising from epidemics;

• economic conditions in the United States or abroad;

• geopolitical tensions, international disputes or conflicts, military confrontation, blockade, war, economic sanctions, piracy, acts of terrorism or other factors affecting international shipping traffic;

• changes in currency exchange rates or government policies and local economic conditions, including inflation (including energy prices and raw material costs) in the country of origin;

• potential changes to international trade agreements or the United States’ trade policies or trade relations with other countries from which we source merchandise; and

• changes in leadership and the political climate in countries from which we import products and their relations with the United States.

Among our foreign suppliers, China is the source of the majority of our direct imports. In early 2025, the United States imposed a new tariff and trade policy, announcing significant additional tariffs on a wide variety of products originating from countries worldwide, including China, and other countries from which we import goods. Subsequently, there have been various updates and revisions to these tariffs and the United States’ tariff policy, with some tariffs delayed or temporarily paused as country-specific agreements have been negotiated with certain countries. On February 20, 2026, the Supreme Court ruled that certain of the tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”) were unlawful. Following the Supreme Court’s decision, the United States imposed new, temporary tariffs on imports from all countries under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 and could take action to invoke other laws to collect tariffs. While the company has taken action to preserve its rights, there remains substantial uncertainty regarding the impacts of this decision on the availability, timing, and amount of potential refunds, if any, for the invalidated tariffs, the scope and duration of newly announced tariffs, and the possibility of further additional or modified tariffs or retaliatory actions.

The imposition of tariffs on imported merchandise or other actions against China or other countries from which we import goods, and any retaliatory actions or other responses by such countries, could negatively impact product availability or impair our ability to meet customer demand and could result in lost sales, an increase in our cost of merchandise or other adverse impacts on our operations, unless we are able to successfully offset or mitigate these impacts. We have actively implemented mitigation strategies to offset the impact of tariffs and other cost pressures by re-negotiating supplier terms, re-engineering products for efficiency, shifting country of origin where it adds advantage, discontinuing lower-margin or underperforming items and

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Risk Management and Strategy

We understand the importance of cybersecurity in maintaining the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of our systems and data. Our business operations leverage information technology infrastructure and third-party vendors and systems which makes us susceptible to various cyber threats. We have implemented a comprehensive cybersecurity risk management program to mitigate these risks and safeguard our assets.

We have measures in place to prevent, detect, and manage material risks from unauthorized access to our electronic information systems. These include various controls, technologies, and processes that protect confidential, proprietary, business and personal information that we collect, process, store, and transmit as part of our business operation.

We also consider cybersecurity, along with other business risks, within our enterprise risk management framework. Our assessment, identification and management of cybersecurity and data privacy risks are reported as part of our regular enterprise risk assessments, security audits and risk management programs. In addition, we leverage recognized consulting firms to conduct application security and penetration testing assessments annually. We also require employees with access to information systems, including all corporate employees, to undertake cybersecurity training and compliance programs annually.

Our cybersecurity program utilizes the National Institute of Standards and Technology framework along with risk-based analysis and judgment, to choose the most effective security controls to address potential risks. We consider various factors such as likelihood and severity of risk, impact on our organization and others if a risk materializes, feasibility and cost of controls, and the effects of controls on our operations and others.

Because we rely on third-party providers and platforms for many of our computer and technology systems and support, we use a variety of processes and tools to address cybersecurity threats related to the use of third-party technology and services, including pre-acquisition diligence, imposition of contractual obligations, and performance monitoring. As a part of our monitoring, we regularly obtain System Organization and Control Reports (SOC Reports) for key third-party systems.

As part of our overall strategic initiatives, we have made investments in internal and external resources to support and enhance our technology infrastructure over the next several years. As part of this technology transformation, we plan to continue to invest in our information security team, enhance our cyber response plan and data privacy policies and evolve our third-party risk management program.

No material cybersecurity incidents occurred in fiscal 2025, but future incidents cannot be predicted. Additionally, in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” under the heading “Cybersecurity and Technology Risks,” forward-looking cybersecurity threats that could have a material impact on our business are discussed. Those sections of Item 1A should be read in conjunction with this Item 1C.

Although we have operational safeguards in place, we still face significant risks from cybersecurity threats, as the number of cyberattacks targeting retailers and corporate networks grows, and the volume, intensity and sophistication of attempted attacks, intrusions, and threats from around the world increase daily. We (and third parties upon whom we rely) may be unable to implement security controls fully, continuously, and effectively as intended. As described above, we utilize a risk-based approach that focuses on proactively preventing security risks followed by prompt detection and containment of risks identified. Security controls, no matter how well designed or implemented, may only mitigate, and not fully eliminate risks. In addition, events, when detected by security tools or third parties, may not always be immediately understood or acted upon. If our technology systems, networks, or information are compromised by malicious software, ransomware, or other cyberattacks, we could lose critical data or confidential information of our customers, vendors or associates, experience disruptions in our ability to distribute and sell merchandise and manage inventories, incur substantial remediation costs and/or become subject to negative publicity, costly government actions or litigation.

Notwithstanding the deliberate approach we take to cybersecurity, we may not be successful in preventing or mitigating a cybersecurity incident that could have a material adverse effect on us. While we maintain cybersecurity insurance, the costs related to cybersecurity threats or disruptions may not be fully insured.

Governance

Our Audit Committee, which includes a member with cybersecurity experience, oversees our management of risks relating to information security and data privacy. At least semiannually, the Audit Committee is responsible for reviewing and discussing our risk exposures related to information security and data privacy with management. These management updates are designed to inform the Audit Committee of any potential risks relating to information security or data privacy and any relevant mitigation or remediation tactics being implemented. In addition, as part of our regular enterprise risk management assessments, cybersecurity risks are reported to and assessed by the Enterprise Risk Committee, comprised of senior leadership from key business functions.

To more effectively prevent, detect and respond to information security threats, we have a dedicated Chief Information Security Officer (“CISO”) whose team is responsible for our overall information security, cyber risk, and business continuity. The CISO brings over 25 years of extensive experience in information technology and information security and serves as the designated executive leader for cyber or data-related incident response activities. Our CISO’s experience includes leading cybersecurity programs for Fortune 100 companies.

In addition to the CISO, the Chief Information Officer and Chief Legal Officer are responsible for overseeing risks related to cybersecurity and data privacy. Our Chief Information Officer’s experience includes more than 25 years of leading all information technology strategies and operations and oversight of IT systems for various Fortune 100 companies, and our Legal Department has personnel specializing in data privacy and cybersecurity who assist our team in assessing and managing cybersecurity risks.

We have a Cybersecurity Incident Response Plan that is integrated into our crisis management program. The plan provides protocols for evaluating and responding to cybersecurity incidents, including incident disclosure and reporting, notification to senior management and relevant committees, and meeting external reporting obligations. The plan is reviewed and updated regularly by our CISO and Chief Legal Officer to ensure its continued effectiveness. We periodically perform tabletop exercises where we conduct walkthroughs of cyber incident situations to test our response plan, and we plan to continue testing on a periodic basis going forward.

As of January 31, 2026, we operated approximately 9,000 stores across the contiguous United States and the District of Columbia and approximately 275 stores within seven Canadian provinces, with stores predominantly ranging from 8,000 - 10,000 selling square feet. For additional information on store counts and square footage for the last three fiscal years, see “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” under the caption “Overview.”

We lease substantially all of our stores and expect to lease substantially all of our new stores as we expand. Our leases typically provide for a short initial lease term, generally between five and ten years, with options to extend. We believe this leasing strategy enhances our flexibility to pursue various expansion opportunities resulting from changing market conditions. As current leases expire, we believe that we will be able to obtain lease renewals, if desired, for present store locations, or to obtain leases for equivalent or better locations in the same general area.

Our network of distribution centers is strategically located throughout the United States to support our stores. As of January 31, 2026, we operated 16 distribution centers in the United States occupying a total of 15.0 million square feet. Except for 0.4 million square feet of our distribution center in San Bernardino, California and short-term leases for offsite facilities, all of our distribution center capacity in the United States is owned.

Distribution services in Canada are provided by a third party from two facilities, one in British Columbia and one in Ontario.

Our store support center in Chesapeake, Virginia is located in an approximately 0.5 million square foot office tower that we own.

For more information on financing of our new, expanded and renovated stores, and distribution centers, see “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” under the caption “Funding Requirements.”

From time to time, we have been involved in litigation and other proceedings, including matters related to commercial disputes, as well as trade, regulatory and other claims related to our business. For information regarding legal proceedings in which we are involved, please see Note 5 to our consolidated financial statements under the caption “Contingencies.” For a further description of certain of these matters and their impact, see “Item 1A. Risk Factors”: “Legal proceedings may adversely affect our reputation, business, results of operations or financial condition” and “Our failure to comply with applicable law, or to adequately respond to changes to such laws, could increase our expenses, expose us to legal risks or otherwise adversely affect us.”

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PART II

Our common stock is traded on The Nasdaq Global Select Market® under the symbol “DLTR.” As of March 12, 2026, we had 1,823 shareholders of record.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

We periodically repurchase shares of our common stock under share repurchase programs authorized by our Board of Directors. In July 2025, our Board of Directors replenished the Company’s share repurchase authorization to an aggregate amount of $2.5 billion, reflecting the limit previously approved by the Board in September 2021. Under the Board repurchase authorization, we may repurchase our common stock in open market or privately negotiated transactions with financial institutions. The repurchase authorization does not have an expiration date.

The following table presents our share repurchase activity during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025:

We repurchased 17,176,514, 3,283,837 and 3,905,599 shares of common stock on the open market at a cost of $1.6 billion, $403.6 million and $504.3 million, including applicable excise tax, in fiscal 2025, fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2023, respectively. Of the shares repurchased during fiscal 2025, $9.0 million settled subsequent to January 31, 2026 and this amount was accrued in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of January 31, 2026, we had $1.8 billion remaining under the $2.5 billion Board repurchase authorization.

Subsequent to January 31, 2026, we purchased an additional 1,598,978 shares of common stock on the open market at a cost of $192.7 million, as of March 12, 2026.

Stockholder Matters

We historically have retained our cash flow from operations for the development and expansion of our business, the repayment of indebtedness and, as authorized by our Board of Directors, the repurchase of stock. While we have never declared or paid any cash dividend on our common stock, we regularly evaluate our cash and capital allocation priorities. Any future determination to pay cash dividends on our common stock will be at the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend on our financial condition, operating results and other business and economic factors our Board of Directors may deem relevant.

Stock Performance Graph

The following graph sets forth the yearly percentage change in the cumulative total shareholder return on our common stock during the five fiscal years ended January 31, 2026, compared with the cumulative total returns of the S&P 500 Index and the S&P 500 Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail Index. The comparison assumes that $100 was invested in our common stock and in each of the foregoing indices at the market close on the last trading day of the fiscal year ended January 30, 2021, and that dividends were reinvested. The stock price performance shown in the graph is not necessarily indicative of future price performance.

This section of Form 10-K generally discusses fiscal 2025 and fiscal 2024 events and results, and year-to-year comparisons between fiscal 2025 and fiscal 2024. Discussions of fiscal 2023 items and year-to-year comparisons between fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2023 that are not included in this Form 10-K can be found in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in Part II, Item 7 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 1, 2025.

In Management’s Discussion and Analysis, we explain the general financial condition and the results of operations for our company, including, factors that affect our business, analysis of annual changes in certain line items in the consolidated financial statements, expenditures incurred for capital projects and sources of funding for future expenditures. As you read Management’s Discussion and Analysis, please refer to our consolidated financial statements and related notes, included in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” of this Form 10-K.

2025 Financial Highlights

Financial highlights for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2026, as compared to the fiscal year ended February 1, 2025, include:

• Net sales increased 10.4% to $19,395.7 million due to a 5.3% comparable store net sales increase and net sales of $1.4 billion at non-comparable stores.

• Gross profit increased 12.2% to $7,050.7 million primarily due to the 5.3% comparable store net sales increase, our net store growth, and lower freight costs. Gross profit, as a percentage of net sales, increased 60 basis points to 36.4%.

• Selling, general and administrative expenses, as a percentage of total revenues, increased 70 basis points to 28.2%.

• Transition services agreement income, net was $54.9 million resulting from services provided to Family Dollar following the sale.

• Operating income, as a percentage of total revenues, increased 20 basis points to 8.5%.

• The effective tax rate was 24.8%, an increase of 10 basis points as compared to the prior year.

• Income from continuing operations was $1,225.3 million, or $5.94 per diluted share, compared to $1,042.5 million, or $4.83 per diluted share in the prior year.

Store Activity and Selected Sales Data

At January 31, 2026, we operated stores in 48 states and the District of Columbia, as well as stores in seven Canadian provinces. The average size of stores opened in fiscal 2025 was approximately 9,210 selling square feet. A breakdown of the changes in store count and square footage is as follows:

The store counts above do not include new stores until they are opened for sales. Similarly, stores converted from a Family Dollar store to a Dollar Tree store are reflected in the table above when they re-opened as a Dollar Tree store.

Fiscal 2025 and fiscal 2024, which ended on January 31, 2026 and February 1, 2025, respectively, each included 52 weeks. Fiscal 2023 ended on February 3, 2024 and included 53 weeks, commensurate with the retail calendar. The 53rd week in fiscal 2023 added approximately $307.0 million in sales.

Our net sales are derived from the sale of merchandise at new stores and at comparable stores. We use comparable store net sales to evaluate the performance of our existing stores from one year to the next. Comparable stores include only those stores that are open throughout both of the periods being compared, beginning after the first fifteen months of operation. We include sales from stores expanded, relocated or remodeled during the year in the calculation of comparable store net sales. Stores that were converted from Family Dollar stores to Dollar Tree stores are considered to be new stores and are not included in the calculation of the comparable store net sales change until after the first fifteen months of operation under the Dollar Tree brand. Additionally, sales that are excluded from the calculation of comparable store net sales are referred to as non-comparable store sales and consist of sales from new stores open fifteen months or less and stores that are closed permanently or expected to be closed for more than 90 days. Comparable store sales measures vary across the retail industry. As a result, our comparable store net sales calculation is not necessarily comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

The percentage change in comparable store net sales, as compared with the preceding year, is as follows:

Comparable store net sales are positively affected by our expanded, relocated and remodeled stores, which we include in the calculation, and are negatively affected when we open new stores or expand stores near existing stores. The comparable store net sales change for the years ended January 31, 2026 and February 1, 2025 is based on a 52-week comparison for both periods included in the calculation. The comparable store net sales change for the year ended February 3, 2024 is based on a 53-week comparison for both periods included in the calculation.

Net sales per selling square foot is calculated based on total net sales for the preceding 12 months as of the end of the reporting period divided by the average selling square footage during the period. Selling square footage excludes the storage, receiving and office space that generally occupies approximately 20% of the total square footage of our stores. We believe that net sales per selling square foot more accurately depicts the productivity and operating performance of our stores as it reflects the portion of our footprint that is dedicated to selling merchandise.

Net sales per selling square foot for the last three fiscal years is as follows:

The 53rd week in fiscal 2023 contributed $4 to the total net sales per selling square foot. See our “Strategic Initiatives and Recent Developments” below for more information on the initiatives that are driving our comparable store net sales growth and net sales per selling square foot growth.

Strategic Initiatives and Recent Developments

We continue to execute on strategic initiatives to accelerate profitable growth for Dollar Tree as a standalone banner following the sale of Family Dollar. At our 2025 Investor Day held on October 15, 2025, we outlined our strategic plan that will help drive profitable sales growth: (i) expanding and enhancing our product assortment, (ii) managing costs with agility and discipline, (iii) strengthening our customer connection through data-driven marketing and other initiatives, (iv) opening new stores and improving store conditions, and (v) improving store operations and consistent execution to enhance the experience for our customers and our associates – all supported by supply chain enhancements, disciplined financial management, technology and investment in our people.

Expanded and Enhanced Assortment. A central pillar of our strategy is expanding and refining our multi-price assortment to deliver a broader, more relevant offering while preserving our foundational value proposition. Our multi-price strategy is designed to increase basket size and drive margin expansion by introducing complementary products, new categories, larger pack sizes, and select branded and licensed items that we could not historically offer under a single price point. As of January 31, 2026, we carried our expanded multi-price assortment in the majority of our stores. We are also expanding customer access through digital and delivery partnerships. In August 2025, we announced a nationwide partnership with Uber to bring the Uber Eats platform to our stores. As of January 31, 2026, over 8,800 Dollar Tree stores were serviceable through Uber Eats.

Agile Cost Management. We are implementing cost management strategies designed to mitigate cost pressures both in how we buy and distribute our products as well as the selling, general and administrative costs to support the business. Our merchandising approach includes five primary levers: renegotiating supplier terms, re-engineering products for efficiency, shifting country of origin where advantageous, discontinuing lower-margin or underperforming items, and executing targeted retail price adjustments when appropriate.

During fiscal 2025, the volatile tariff environment and the implementation of these mitigation strategies resulted in increased costs, including significant labor and other discrete costs related to price adjustments, which also impacted our net sales. The tariff environment remains fluid, and we expect our results to continue to be impacted by near-term challenges, potentially including higher costs due to increases or variability in tariffs. Further, we may experience implementation costs associated with our mitigation strategies that impact us before the benefits from those efforts are expected to materialize.

On February 20, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that certain of the tariffs imposed last year under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”) were unlawful. We are taking action to preserve our rights to refunds for these IEEPA tariffs, but the availability, timing, and amount of any potential refunds remains highly uncertain and subject to further legal, regulatory, and administrative developments. Following the Supreme Court’s decision, the United States imposed new, temporary tariffs on imports from all countries under section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 and could take action to invoke other laws to collect additional tariffs. There remains substantial uncertainty regarding the impacts of this decision on existing tariffs, the scope and duration of any newly announced tariffs, and the possibility of further additional or modified tariffs or retaliatory actions. As a result, our margins and operating results could vary significantly.

Beyond addressing the cost of goods sold, our strategy includes disciplined management of operating expenses. Following the sale of Family Dollar, we are reshaping our organization to align with the needs of the standalone Dollar Tree business, with a focus on operating leverage and scalable profitability. Our long-term objective includes reducing corporate selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of net sales through improved productivity, cost optimization, and right-sizing initiatives.

New Store Growth and Improved Conditions. We continue to expand our store footprint while investing to modernize and optimize our fleet. We operate more than 9,200 stores and believe we have ample opportunities for new store growth in the future, supported by disciplined site selection and capital allocation. Our modernization efforts include refresh and renovation programs, which are designed to improve the customer shopping experience.

Improved Store Operations. We are focused on improving store standards and operational consistency to enhance the in-store experience and optimize shelf productivity. These actions are intended to strengthen customer connection, increase traffic and basket size, and drive higher returns on invested capital.

Supply Chain Optimization. We are modernizing our distribution network to improve flexibility, speed, and efficiency, including investments in expanded and optimized distribution center capacity, enhanced warehouse management systems, transportation improvements, and selective automation initiatives.

In April 2025, we announced plans to return to Marietta, Oklahoma, with a new, enhanced distribution center expected to be fully operational by spring 2027, with capacity to serve approximately 700 stores across the West and Southwest regions. Reconstruction of the Marietta, Oklahoma distribution center commenced in September 2025.

In October 2025, we announced the purchase of a 1.25 million square foot distribution center outside Phoenix, Arizona, expected to open in spring 2026 and service stores in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. These investments are expected to support long-term growth and improve network resilience, though they may modestly impact gross margin in the near-to-mid term as capacity ramps up.

Technology Investment. We are executing a multi-year plan to modernize our technology platform, replacing legacy systems with integrated, real-time tools that we believe can enhance decision-making and operational agility. Key investments include enhancements to our human capital management systems, supply chain platforms, and data analytics capabilities. These initiatives are intended to improve productivity, enable test-and-learn capabilities, and support scalable growth.

Human Capital. Our more than 150,000 associates remain foundational to our strategy. We continue to invest in competitive pay and benefits, training, career development, and initiatives designed to reduce turnover and improve productivity. Since 2023, we have promoted tens of thousands of associates and advanced initiatives focused on making it easier to work in our stores through improved tools and processes.

Sale and Separation of Family Dollar. On July 5, 2025, we completed our previously announced sale of the Family Dollar business to 1959 Holdings, LLC. Total cash generated from the sale approximated $793 million, consisting of approximately $680 million of net proceeds, including from settlement of net working capital and net indebtedness, and approximately $113 million monetized primarily through a reduction of net working capital prior to the date of sale. The Company has continuing involvement with Family Dollar under a transition services agreement, through which the Company and Family Dollar continue to provide certain services to each other for a period of 18 months following the date of sale. For information on discontinued operations, refer to Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements under the caption “Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations” and Note 15.

Results of Operations

Our results of operations and year-over-year changes are discussed in the following section. Note that the cost of sales rate is calculated by dividing cost of sales by net sales. Gross profit margin is calculated as gross profit (i.e., net sales less cost of sales) divided by net sales. The selling, general and administrative expense rate and operating income margin are calculated by dividing the applicable amount by total revenue. Basis points, as referred to below, are a percentage of net sales for expense categories within gross profit and cost of sales, and are a percentage of total revenue for all other expense categories. A 100 basis point increase equals 1.00% and a 1 basis point increase equals 0.01%.

The following table contains results of operations data for the last three fiscal years:

Net Sales

Fiscal 2025 compared to Fiscal 2024

The increase in net sales from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025 was a result of the comparable store net sales increase and net sales of $1.4 billion at non-comparable stores. Comparable store net sales increased 5.3% in fiscal 2025, as a result of a 4.3% increase in average ticket and a 1.0% increase in customer traffic. The increase in average ticket was primarily the result of targeted retail price changes executed during the second and third quarters of fiscal year 2025 and increased multi-price penetration. As a result of the retail price changes, customer traffic was negatively impacted and declined in the third and fourth quarters of fiscal 2025.

Gross Profit

Fiscal 2025 compared to Fiscal 2024

Gross profit margin increased in fiscal 2025 due to a 60 basis point decrease in cost of sales. The cost of sales rate decreased to 63.6% in fiscal 2025 from 64.2% in fiscal 2024 primarily due to improved mark-on from pricing initiatives, lower domestic and import freight costs, favorable sales mix resulting from increased sales of higher margin discretionary merchandise as a percentage of net sales, and lower occupancy costs due to leverage from the comparable store net sales increase, partially offset by higher tariff costs, higher markdowns, higher shrink, and increased distribution costs expense. The higher markdowns in fiscal 2025 include a $56.0 million write-off of various slow-turning SKUs. This reflects actions taken related to our ongoing strategic initiative to increase shelf space productivity, as discussed within “Strategic Initiatives and Recent Developments” above. Included in freight costs for fiscal 2024 is $25.0 million of duties related to an anti-dumping case for paper plates imported in fiscal 2024.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Fiscal 2025 compared to Fiscal 2024

The selling, general and administrative expense rate increased 70 basis points in fiscal 2025 primarily due to higher store payroll in support of our pricing initiatives and from wage increases, higher incentive compensation, higher depreciation expense from store investments, and unfavorable development of general liability claims, partially offset by lower stock compensation, lower impairment costs, lower corporate payroll, and leverage from the comparable store net sales increase. Fiscal 2024 included higher stock compensation expense resulting from the accelerated vesting of the former Chief Executive Officer’s option award and software impairments and related contract termination costs totaling $58.0 million related to enterprise merchandising and store system projects that were not fully implemented and were cancelled in connection with the decision to sell the Family Dollar business.

Transition Services Agreement Income, Net

Fiscal 2025 compared to Fiscal 2024

Transition services agreement income, net was $54.9 million in fiscal 2025 resulting from services provided to Family Dollar following the sale.

Operating Income

Fiscal 2025 compared to Fiscal 2024

Operating income margin increased to 8.5% in fiscal 2025 compared to 8.3% in fiscal 2024, resulting from the increase in gross profit margin as described above, and income from the transition services agreement with Family Dollar, partially offset by the increase in the selling, general and administrative expense rate.

Interest Expense, Net

Fiscal 2025 compared to Fiscal 2024

Interest expense, net decreased $22.0 million in fiscal 2025 compared to the prior year, primarily due to the repayment of our $1.0 billion principal amount of 4.00% Senior Notes in the second quarter of fiscal 2025, and higher interest income on investments, partially offset by higher borrowings of commercial paper.

Other (Income) Expense, Net

Fiscal 2025 compared to Fiscal 2024

Other income, net increased $32.8 million in fiscal 2025 compared to the prior year, primarily due to a higher insurance gain recognized in fiscal 2025 for the excess of the insurance proceeds received over the losses incurred for damaged property and equipment and damaged inventory associated with the tornado that destroyed our Marietta, Oklahoma Dollar Tree distribution center. The insurance gain recognized in fiscal 2025 totaled $62.0 million compared to $30.0 million in fiscal 2024.

Provision for Income taxes

Fiscal 2025 compared to Fiscal 2024

The effective tax rate for fiscal 2025 was 24.8% compared to 24.7% for fiscal 2024, primarily due to an increase in expected state taxes and reduced benefits from the vesting of share-based payment awards, partially offset by a decrease in non-deductible compensation.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

We invest capital to build and open new stores, expand and renovate existing stores, enhance and grow our distribution network, operate our existing stores, maintain and upgrade our technology, and support our other strategic initiatives. Our working capital requirements for existing stores are seasonal in nature and typically reach their peak in the months of September and October. We have satisfied our seasonal working capital requirements for existing and new stores and have funded our distribution network programs and other capital projects from internally generated funds and borrowings under our credit facilities and commercial paper program.

The following table compares our cash flows for the last three fiscal years:

Operating Activities

Fiscal 2025 compared to Fiscal 2024

Net cash provided by operating activities decreased $2.6 million in fiscal 2025 compared to fiscal 2024 primarily due to a decrease in accounts payable in the current year compared to an increase in the prior year, partially offset by reductions in merchandise inventories compared to a prior year increase, higher income from continuing operations, and lower income tax payments resulting from tax benefits used from the sale of Family Dollar. The reductions in merchandise inventories reflects actions taken related to our ongoing strategic initiative to increase shelf space productivity, as discussed within “Strategic Initiatives and Recent Developments” above. The prior year increase in accounts payable reflects the impact of the implementation of our supply chain finance program in late fiscal 2023, which corresponded with the optimization of vendor terms.

Investing Activities

Fiscal 2025 compared to Fiscal 2024

Net cash used in investing activities decreased $600.7 million in fiscal 2025 compared with fiscal 2024 primarily due to $680.0 million of net proceeds received for the sale of Family Dollar, and lower capital expenditures, partially offset by $246.0 million of cash divested from the sale of Family Dollar. The decrease in capital expenditures was the result of completing transformation-related investments in store network technology and transportation equipment in fiscal 2024, partially offset by the purchase and initial construction of our new distribution center in Phoenix, Arizona, and the beginning of the rebuild of our Marietta, Oklahoma distribution center.

Financing Activities

Fiscal 2025 compared to Fiscal 2024

Net cash used in financing activities increased $2,145.6 million in fiscal 2025 compared to fiscal 2024 primarily due to higher stock repurchases, and the repayment of our $1.0 billion principal amount of 4.00% Senior Notes due May 15, 2025. We issued and repaid $10.1 billion and $3.2 billion principal amount of commercial paper notes in fiscal 2025 and fiscal 2024, respectively. At January 31, 2026 and February 1, 2025, no notes were outstanding under the commercial paper program.

For detail on our long-term and short-term borrowings and other commitments, refer to the discussion of “Funding Requirements” below, as well as Note 5 and Note 6 to our consolidated financial statements.

Share Repurchases

We repurchased 17,176,514, 3,283,837 and 3,905,599 shares of common stock on the open market at a cost of $1.6 billion, $403.6 million and $504.3 million, including applicable excise tax, in fiscal 2025, fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2023, respectively. Of the shares repurchased during fiscal 2025, $9.0 million settled subsequent to January 31, 2026 and this amount was accrued in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of January 31, 2026, we had $1.8 billion remaining under the $2.5 billion Board repurchase authorization.

Subsequent to January 31, 2026, we purchased an additional 1,598,978 shares of common stock on the open market at a cost of $192.7 million, as of March 12, 2026.

Funding Requirements

Our total estimated capital expenditures for fiscal 2026 are approximately $1.1 billion to $1.2 billion, including planned expenditures for supply chain investments, our new and expanded stores, store renovations and initiatives, information technology investments, and other property improvements. We expect our cash needs for opening new stores and expanding existing stores in fiscal 2026 to total approximately $440.0 million, which includes capital expenditures, initial inventory and pre-opening costs. We believe that we can adequately fund our working capital requirements and planned capital expenditures for the next 12 months and the foreseeable future from net cash provided by operations, our commercial paper program and borrowings under our credit facilities.

Our material contractual obligations consist of long-term and short-term borrowings and related interest payments and operating lease obligations. Additionally, we have commitments related to ocean shipping contracts, software license and support agreements, telecommunication services and store technology assets and maintenance for our stores. Other commitments include letters of credit for imported merchandise and surety bonds that serve as collateral for utility payments at our stores and self-insured insurance programs, as well as U.S. customs compliance. For additional information regarding these obligations, including amounts outstanding at January 31, 2026, refer to Note 5, Note 6 and Note 7 to our consolidated financial statements.

Critical Accounting Estimates and Assumptions

Our consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). To prepare these financial statements, we must make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, as well as the disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. Our estimates are often based on complex judgments, probabilities and assumptions that management believes to be reasonable, but that are inherently uncertain and unpredictable. It is also possible that other professionals, applying reasonable judgment to the same facts and circumstances, could develop and support a range of alternative estimated amounts. Actual results could be significantly different from these estimates. Following is a discussion of the estimates that we consider critical.

Inventory Valuation

As discussed in Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements under the caption “Merchandise Inventories,” inventories at the distribution centers are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value with cost determined on a weighted-average basis. Cost is assigned to store inventories using the retail inventory method on a weighted-average basis. Under the retail inventory method, the valuation of inventories at cost and the resulting gross margins are computed by applying a calculated cost-to-retail ratio to the retail value of inventories. The retail inventory method is an averaging method that is widely used in the retail industry and results in valuing inventories at lower of cost or market when markdowns are taken as a reduction of the retail value of inventories on a timely basis.

Inventory valuation methods require certain management estimates and judgments, including estimates of future merchandise markdowns and shrink, which significantly affect the ending inventory valuation at cost as well as the resulting gross margins. The averaging required in applying the retail inventory method and the estimates of shrink and markdowns could, under certain circumstances, result in costs not being recorded in the proper period.

We estimate our markdown reserve based on the consideration of a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, quantities of slow moving or seasonal carryover merchandise on hand, historical markdown statistics and future merchandising plans. The accuracy of our estimates can be affected by many factors, some of which are outside of our control, including changes in economic conditions and consumer buying trends. Historically, we have not experienced significant differences in our estimated reserve for markdowns compared with actual results.

Actual shrink is recorded as physical inventory counts at the stores are taken once a year between January and October of each year. After physical inventory counts are taken, shrink accruals at period end are estimated using the overall enterprise-wide results from our most recent physical inventories adjusted, if necessary, for current economic conditions and business trends. We periodically adjust our shrink estimate based on these latest trends, and historically, these adjustments have not been material.

Our management believes that our application of the retail inventory method results in an inventory valuation that reasonably approximates cost and results in carrying inventory at the lower of cost or market each year on a consistent basis.

Self-Insurance Liabilities

The liabilities related to our self-insurance programs for workers’ compensation, general liability and auto are estimates that require judgment and the use of assumptions. Semiannually, we obtain third-party actuarial valuations to aid in valuing these liabilities and in determining the amount to accrue during the year. These actuarial valuations are estimates based on our claims experience for current and prior periods, exposure and severity factors, historical loss development factors, and other actuarial assumptions and the related accruals are adjusted as management’s estimates change.

Management’s estimate for self-insurance liabilities could vary from the ultimate loss sustained given the difficulty in predicting future events. Our self-insurance liabilities associated with workers’ compensation, general liability and auto related to continuing operations are recorded within “Other current liabilities” and “Other liabilities” in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets and amounted to $327.2 million and $244.3 million at January 31, 2026 and February 1, 2025, respectively. The increase was primarily due to general liability claims developing and paying out at amounts significantly higher than anticipated, resulting in higher actuarially determined accruals.

Goodwill and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets

Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets are initially recorded at their fair values. These assets are not amortized but are evaluated annually for impairment. A more frequent evaluation is performed if events or circumstances indicate that impairment could have occurred. Such events or circumstances could include, but are not limited to, significant negative industry or economic trends, unanticipated changes in the competitive environment and a significant sustained decline in the market price of our stock.

For purposes of our goodwill impairment evaluation, the reporting units are Dollar Tree and Dollar Tree Canada. Goodwill has been assigned to the reporting units based on prior business combinations related to the brands. We have the option to initially perform a qualitative assessment to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value is less than the carrying amount. Alternatively, we may bypass the qualitative assessment and proceed directly to performing the quantitative impairment test. At the end of fiscal 2025, there were no indicators that the fair value of the Dollar Tree or Dollar Tree Canada reporting units were less than their carrying value.

In fiscal 2024, Family Dollar was also considered a reporting unit for goodwill impairment evaluations prior to being classified as held for sale. In connection with the fiscal 2024 annual impairment evaluation, management’s qualitative assessment indicated that it was more likely than not that the fair values of the Family Dollar reporting unit and the Family Dollar trade name were less than their carrying values. Therefore, management performed a quantitative assessment of both the Family Dollar goodwill and trade name. We estimated the fair value of the Family Dollar reporting unit by using market participant assumptions as there was an expected sale price for the business based on negotiations with potential third-party buyers. Based on this fair value, we recognized an impairment loss of $490.5 million which represented the remaining carrying amount of goodwill from the Family Dollar business. The fiscal 2024 goodwill impairment was driven primarily by a decrease in enterprise value attributed to the Family Dollar business using the expected sale price compared to our carrying value. Our evaluation of the Family Dollar trade name resulted in an impairment charge of $1.4 billion in fiscal 2024, driven primarily by a decrease in the royalty rate assumption based on lower future growth rates and earnings before interest and taxes (“EBIT”) margin assumptions for the Family Dollar reporting unit.

For additional information related to goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets, including the related impairment evaluations, refer to Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements under the caption “Goodwill and Nonamortizing Intangible Assets” and Note 15. For additional information related to uncertainties associated with the key assumptions and any potential events and/or circumstances that could have a negative effect on the key assumptions, please refer to “Item 1A. Risk Factors” and elsewhere within this “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” If our assumptions and related estimates change in the future, we may be required to record additional impairment charges against earnings in future periods. Any impairment charges that we may take in the future could be material to our results of operations and financial condition.

Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations

A business is classified as held for sale when management having the authority to approve the action commits to a plan to sell the business, the business is available for immediate sale in its present condition and an active program to locate a buyer has been initiated. Additionally, the sale must be probable to occur during the next 12 months at a price that is reasonable in relation to its current fair value and actions required to complete the plan indicate it is unlikely significant changes to the plan will be made or the plan will be withdrawn. A business classified as held for sale is recorded at the lower of (i) its carrying amount and (ii) estimated fair value less costs to sell. When the carrying amount of the business exceeds its estimated fair value less costs to sell, a loss is recognized and updated each reporting period as appropriate. Assets held for sale are not further depreciated or amortized once such a determination is reached.

The results of operations of businesses classified as held for sale are reported as discontinued operations if the disposal represents a strategic shift that will have a major effect on the entity’s operations and financial results. When a business is identified for discontinued operations reporting: (i) results for prior periods are retrospectively reclassified as discontinued operations; (ii) results of operations are reported in a single line, net of tax, in the consolidated statement of operations; and (iii) assets and liabilities are reported as held for sale in the consolidated balance sheets in the period in which the business is classified as held for sale.

As previously noted, in fiscal 2024 we initiated a formal review of strategic alternatives for the Family Dollar business. This strategic alternatives review concluded in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024 and resulted in the decision to sell the Family Dollar business. We concluded the assets of the Family Dollar business met the criteria for classification as held for sale during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024. Additionally, we determined the ultimate disposal, which took place on July 5, 2025, represented a strategic shift that had a major effect on our operations and financial results. As such, the results of Family Dollar are presented as discontinued operations in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations for all periods presented. The assets and liabilities of Family Dollar have been reflected as assets and liabilities of discontinued operations in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets for all prior periods presented. The Company ceased depreciating and amortizing its long-lived assets for Family Dollar which primarily included right-of-use assets and property and equipment, during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024. On July 5, 2025, we completed our previously announced sale of the Family Dollar business to 1959 Holdings, LLC. Total cash generated from the sale approximated $793 million, consisting of approximately $680 million of net proceeds, including from settlement of net working capital and net indebtedness, and approximately $113 million monetized primarily through a reduction of net working capital prior to the date of sale.

In fiscal 2024, we calculated an estimated loss on classification to held for sale of approximately $3.4 billion, reflecting the write-down of the carrying value of the Family Dollar business to fair value less costs to sell. The fair value was determined by using market participant assumptions as there was an expected sale price for the business based on negotiations with the buyer. Costs to sell included estimated incremental, direct costs incurred to transact the sale of the Family Dollar business. In fiscal 2025, we calculated an additional loss on disposal of approximately $407.7 million based on the actual proceeds received from the buyer compared to the final carrying value of the Family Dollar business less costs to sell. Refer to Note 15 to our consolidated financial statements for additional information.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Refer to Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements for a summary of our significant accounting policies and our assessment of recently issued accounting standards.

We are exposed to various types of market risk in the normal course of our business, including the impact of interest rate changes, diesel fuel cost changes and inflation. We may enter into interest rate or diesel fuel swaps to manage exposure to interest rate and diesel fuel price changes. We do not enter into derivative instruments for any purpose other than cash flow hedging and we do not hold derivative instruments for trading purposes.

Interest Rate Risk

Our exposure to interest rate risk relates to our Five-Year Credit Facility, our 364-Day Revolving Credit Facility, borrowings under our commercial paper program, and any future debt transactions to raise capital or replace existing maturities. At January 31, 2026, we had no borrowings outstanding under our credit facilities or our commercial paper program.

Inflation Risk

The primary inflationary factors impacting our business include changes to the costs of merchandise, transportation (including the cost of diesel fuel), store construction-related costs, and labor. If these inflationary pressures become significant, we may not be able to fully offset such higher costs through adjustments to our product assortment, improvements in operational efficiencies or increases in our comparable store net sales. Our inability or failure to do so could harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.

INDEX TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Shareholders and Board of Directors

Dollar Tree, Inc.:

Opinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Dollar Tree, Inc. and subsidiaries (the Company) as of January 31, 2026 and February 1, 2025, the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended January 31, 2026, and the related notes (collectively, the consolidated financial statements). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of January 31, 2026 and February 1, 2025, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended January 31, 2026, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of January 31, 2026, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission, and our report dated March 16, 2026 expressed an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

Basis for Opinion

These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Critical Audit Matter

The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the consolidated financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the consolidated financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of a critical audit matter does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.

Evaluation of estimated self-insurance liability

As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company considers actuarial assumptions to estimate its self-insurance liability. As of January 31, 2026, the Company recorded an estimated liability of $327.2 million.

We identified the evaluation of the estimated self-insurance liability as a critical audit matter. The estimation process involves auditor judgment and actuarial expertise to evaluate the actuarial methods and assumptions that are used to estimate future claim payments. Specifically, the evaluation includes the assumptions related to the loss development factors and expected loss rates which are primarily driven by historical claims paid and incurred data.

The following are the primary procedures we performed to address this critical audit matter. We evaluated the design and tested the operating effectiveness of certain internal controls over the Company’s self-insurance liability estimation process. This include

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Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, we recognize that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management necessarily is required to apply our judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.

Our management has carried out, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of January 31, 2026, our disclosure controls and procedures were designed and functioning effectively to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms and (ii) accumulated and communicated to our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding disclosure.

Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f). Our management conducted an assessment of our internal control over financial reporting based on the framework established by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013). Based on this assessment, our management has concluded that, as of January 31, 2026, our internal control over financial reporting is effective.

Our independent registered public accounting firm, KPMG LLP, has audited our consolidated financial statements and has issued an attestation report on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. Their report appears below.

Changes in Internal Controls

In fiscal 2024, we began a phased implementation of a new warehouse management system which we expect to complete over the next several years. As of January 31, 2026, we have converted four distribution centers to the new system. We have made changes to our internal control over financial reporting to align with the functionality and updated processes associated with the new system.

There were no other changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2026 that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially effect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Shareholders and Board of Directors

Dollar Tree, Inc.:

Opinion on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

We have audited Dollar Tree, Inc. and subsidiaries' (the Company) internal control over financial reporting as of January 31, 2026, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of January 31, 2026, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated balance sheets of the Company as of January 31, 2026 and February 1, 2025, the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended January 31, 2026, and the related notes (collectively, the consolidated financial statements), and our report dated March 16, 2026 expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements.

Basis for Opinion

The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audit also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Definition and Limitations of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Virginia Beach, Virginia

March 16, 2026

Rule 10b5-1 Plan and Non-Rule 10b5-1 Trading Arrangement Adoptions, Terminations, and Modifications

During the fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2026, none of our directors or officers (as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) adopted or terminated a Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement or non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement (as such terms are defined in Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K).

Not Applicable.

PART III

The information concerning our directors and executive officers required by this Item is incorporated by reference to Dollar Tree, Inc.’s Proxy Statement relating to our 2026 Annual Meeting (“Proxy Statement”), under the captions “Biographies of Director Nominees” and “Information about our Executive Officers.”

To the extent disclosure of any delinquent report under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is made by us, such disclosure will be set forth under the caption “Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports” in our Proxy Statement, which is incorporated herein by reference.

The information concerning our audit committee and audit committee financial experts required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference to the Proxy Statement, under the caption “Corporate Governance and Our Board.”

The information concerning our code of ethics required by this Item is incorporated by reference to the Proxy Statement, under the caption “Corporate Governance and Our Board - Code of Business Conduct.”

The Company maintains an Insider Trading Policy that governs the purchase, sale and/or other transactions in our securities by our directors, officers and all other employees and the Company itself. A copy of our Insider Trading Policy is included as Exhibit 19.1 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Information set forth in the Proxy Statement under the captions “Compensation Committee Report on Executive Compensation,” “Compensation Discussion and Analysis,” “Annual Compensation of Executive Officers,” “Pay Ratio Disclosure,” and “Director Compensation” is incorporated herein by reference.

Equity Compensation Plans

The following table summarizes information regarding shares issuable as of January 31, 2026, under our equity compensation plans, including the number of shares of common stock subject to options, restricted stock units, deferred shares and other rights granted to employees and members of our Board of Directors; the weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options; and the number of shares remaining available for future award grants under these plans. Additional information regarding our equity compensation plans can be found in Note 10 to our consolidated financial statements.

(a)Amounts represent outstanding options, restricted stock units and deferred (“phantom”) shares as of January 31, 2026.

(b)Not included in the calculation of weighted-average exercise price are (i) 1,491,749 restricted stock units and (ii) 58,150 director deferred shares.

(c)The 5,504,380 shares remaining available for future issuance under our equity-based plans approved by security holders includes 2,536,151 shares remaining under our 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan and 2,968,229 shares remaining under our 2025 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

1Equity-based plans approved by our shareholders include: the 2025 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and the 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan, both of which replaced predecessor plans. Effective June 30, 2023, the 2013 Director Deferred Compensation Plan expired. All amounts deferred by directors under the plan on or before June 30, 2023 continue to be administered in accordance with the terms of the plan and applicable deferral elections. Effective July 1, 2023, our directors are permitted to defer all or a portion of fees earned for their service as a director under our Non-Employee Director Deferred Compensation Program, which operates in conjunction with, and under the authority of, the 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan.

2In March 2022, a one-time award of options to purchase 2,252,587 shares of company common stock was granted to Richard W. Dreiling, who was the Executive Chairman of the Board at the time of the grant. The grant was an employment inducement grant within the meaning of Rule 5635(c)(4) of the NASDAQ Listing Rules. Mr. Dreiling was subsequently appointed Chief Executive Officer of the company in January 2023. In November 2024, Mr. Dreiling resigned from the Company at which point certain remaining unvested portions of the award were forfeited. At January 31, 2026, 1,634,544 of these options remained outstanding.

Information set forth in the Proxy Statement under the caption “Ownership of Common Stock,” with respect to security ownership of certain beneficial owners and management, is incorporated herein by reference.

Information set forth in the Proxy Statement under the caption “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions,” is incorporated herein by reference.

The information concerning the independence of our directors required by this Item is incorporated by reference to the Proxy Statement under the caption “Board Governance - Independence.”

Information set forth in the Proxy Statement under the caption “Ratification of Appointment of Independent Auditors,” is incorporated herein by reference.

PART IV

1.Documents filed as part of this report**:**

1.Financial Statements. Reference is made to the Index to the Consolidated Financial Statements set forth under Part II, Item 8 of this Form 10-K.

2. Financial Statement Schedules. All schedules for which provision is made in the applicable accounting regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission are not required under the related instructions, are not applicable, or the information is included in the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto, and therefore have been omitted.

3.Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed as part of, or incorporated by reference into, this report.

None.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated. Each of the directors of the registrant whose signature appears below hereby appoints Aditya Maheshwari and John S. Mitchell, Jr., and both of them severally, as his or her attorney-in-fact to sign in his or her name and behalf, in any and all capacities stated below, and to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission any and all amendments to this report, making such changes in this report as appropriate, and generally to do all such things on their behalf in their capacities as directors and/or officers to enable the registrant to comply with the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and all requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission.