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Dollar Tree

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Dollar Tree has retired 45.3% of its shares since 2002, from 342,704,541 to 187,630,299.

45.3%retired since 2002
16.6%last 5 years
5.6%last 12 months
188Mshares today
Shares outstanding, 2001 to todaysplit adjusted, from SEC filings
a quarter gone 2009343M shares, 2002188M20052010201520202025
2001, 338,247,9842026-08-25, 187,630,299
A share bought in 2001
1.8× more of Dollar Tree today, without buying another share. It was one of 338,247,984 shares then. It is one of 187,630,299 now.
Every filing we read25 fiscal years, split adjusted
Fiscal yearDateShares outstandingFiling
20012002-03-07338,247,98410-Kcover page
20022003-03-20342,704,54110-Kcover page
20032004-04-05340,779,78910-Kcover page
20052005-04-13327,282,88810-Kcover page
20062006-04-07317,887,28110-Kcover page
20072007-03-30294,753,87310-Kcover page
20082008-03-28269,424,36910-Kcover page
20092009-03-18271,146,25810-Kcover page
20102011-01-29246,787,63210-K
20112011-01-29246,787,63210-K/A
20122012-03-07231,305,51610-K/A
20132013-03-06224,590,87910-K
20142014-03-05206,224,99610-K
20152015-03-04205,759,86410-K
20162016-03-23205,759,86410-K
20172017-03-23236,297,93610-K
20182018-03-12237,335,99910-K
20192019-03-25238,204,35110-K
20202020-03-16236,810,84110-K
20212021-03-10233,420,92510-K
20222022-03-07225,110,32910-K
20232023-03-03221,227,56410-K
20242024-03-18217,983,01810-K
20252025-03-24215,083,01410-K
20262026-03-12197,298,21710-K

Source: all 10-K filings of Dollar Tree on EDGAR. Download this series as CSV. Licence CC BY 4.0, credit Buyback Radar.

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Dollar Tree buybacks, answered

Is Dollar Tree buying back its stock?

Yes. Dollar Tree has 5.6% fewer shares outstanding than twelve months ago, 187,630,299 as of August 25, 2026. Over five years the share count is down 16.6%.

How many shares has Dollar Tree bought back?

Net of every new share it issued, Dollar Tree has 155.1 million fewer shares than at its 2002 peak. That is 45.3% of the company.

How many shares does Dollar Tree have outstanding?

187,630,299 shares, as of August 25, 2026, from the cover page of its latest 10-Q. At the 2002 peak it had 342,704,541.

What do Dollar Tree's buybacks mean for a shareholder?

Each share is a bigger slice of the company. Someone who held Dollar Tree stock in 2002 owns 1.8 times as much of the business today without buying another share. Whether that was a good use of cash depends on the price paid.

How does Dollar Tree compare with other cannibal stocks?

Dollar Tree ranks No. 89 of 251 companies on Buyback Radar by share of the company retired since its peak. Close to it on the list: State Street (45.3%), Corning (45.3%), Union Pacific (45.1%), Citigroup (44.8%).

Every answer is computed from Dollar Tree's own SEC filings and rebuilt every Monday. Latest count: 10-Q on EDGAR.

Superinvestors who own it

Christopher BloomstranSemper Augustus Investments Group530,113 shares, $64.1M, Q2 2026

From the latest 13F filings. All superinvestors.

Insider buying, last 12 months

No open-market purchases reported in the last 12 months.

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