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Discount retail (dollar stores)

The 5 companies in this industry listed on the NYSE and Nasdaq are worth $74 bn combined; the largest are Dollar General (DG), Dollar Tree (DLTR) and Five Below (FIVE). For each one: what it does, revenue, margin, free cash flow over the last five years and a score from 0 to 10.

Data as of October 2026

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5 companies value 74 bn revenue 75 bn margin 5.9% free cash flow 5.2 bn avg. score 6.6
DG holds 39.9% of the group's value, 1.3x the runner-up
Rank Ticker Company Share Value Revenue Margin FCF 5 years FCF/px Yield What it does · why it is here
1 DG Dollar General
United States · score 6.7
40% 29 bn 44 bn 3.9% 2.0 bn 6.8% 1.8% Neighborhood discount stores · Largest US discount store chain by store count (~20,000)
2 DLTR Dollar Tree
United States · score 6.7
31% 23 bn 20 bn 8.0% 2.0 bn 8.6% — Dollar Tree single-price stores · Single-price model; strong with low-income consumers
3 FIVE Five Below
United States · score 6.0
17% 12 bn 5.3 bn 11.7% 0.6 bn 4.8% — Low-price stores for teens and families · Low-price store aimed at teens, expanding rapidly
4 OLLI Ollie's Bargain Outlet
United States · score 6.3
8% 5.6 bn 2.8 bn 9.8% 0.2 bn 4.0% — Closeout and overstock merchandise retail · Buys manufacturers' excess inventory and resells it cheap
5 MNSO MINISO Group Holding Ltd
China · score 7.3
4% 3.2 bn 3.2 bn 5.6% 0.4 bn 12.2% 6.4% MINISO variety stores and TOP TOY collectible toy stores in more than 90 countries · China — revenue of $3.2bn

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The score runs from 0 to 10 and compares each company with every other one in the almanac on cash generation, profitability, debt, dividends and consistency over the last five years. The higher it is, the better the company fares in that comparison. Curious how much each part weighs? Ask at the bottom of the page.

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