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Analyst coverage shows a consensus tilt toward “Hold” with several firms updating price targets in February–March 2026; some boutiques set targets above $150 while others trimmed guidance. Reports in January–February flagged tariff-related cost pressure and margin sensitivity; commentary in March highlighted continued retail headwinds and scattered customer reports of localized price increases on social platforms.
Technical Analysis
Directional indicators: ADX at 24.71 signals an emerging trend in strength; DI- registered a peak-and-reversal (bullish signal from a falling DI-), while DI+ decreased (bearish). The split between DI signals creates a mixed directional bias with trend strength moving from absent to emerging.
MACD & signal: MACD sits at -$3.36 with a MACD signal of -$2.10 and a MACD pattern showing a dip-and-reversal, indicating bullishening momentum development; however MACD remains negative and below the signal line, so momentum improvement requires further confirmation before shifting the short-term bias decisively.
MRO & RSI: MRO reads 0.26 (slightly positive), implying price currently sits above the model target and carries modest downside pressure if momentum stalls. RSI at 47.6 with a dip-and-reversal pattern points toward neutral-to-tilting-up momentum rather than overbought conditions.
Price structure & averages: Last close $114.36 lies below the 20-day average $117.74 (bearish near-term) but above the 200-day average $110.44 (longer-term bullish context). The 12-day EMA decreasing points to recent short-term weakness. Bollinger bands place current price nearer the lower 1x band ($111.15), making lower-band support relevant while upper short-term resistance clusters near $120–$125.
Volume and volatility: Daily volume at ~5.3M exceeded the 10-day average (~3.1M), signaling unusually strong participation on recent moves. Beta measures (42-day 0.69; 52-week 0.67) indicate below-market volatility, so rapid directional moves may require higher-than-normal volume to sustain.
Fundamental Analysis
Profitability and margins: EBIT of $343.2M yields an EBIT margin of 7.22%, essentially in line with the industry peer mean (7.29%) and noticeably above the industry peer median (4.00%). Margin improvement runs strong: EBIT margin grew ~42.68% QoQ and ~64.03% YoY, reinforcing a step-up in operating leverage.
Earnings and valuation multiples: Reported EPS $2.56 beat the $2.53 estimate by $0.03, a +1.19% surprise. Trailing PE sits at 84.0—below the industry peer mean (89.3) but above the industry peer median (81.2)—while forward PE near 65.2 compresses relative to the trailing multiple. Price-to-book $5.89 exceeds the industry peer mean ($5.10), and price-to-sales $4.29 sits below the industry peer mean ($5.06).
Cash flow, liquidity, and leverage: Free cash flow negative $182.7M and free cash flow yield -0.90% indicate cash conversion strain; operating cash flow $193.7M provides partial offset but the net free-cash deficit stands out. Current ratio 0.96 (96%) and quick ratio 0.22 (22%) remain below typical peer means, while cash on hand $594.8M leaves a modest liquidity cushion. Leverage appears elevated: total debt $7.66B, debt-to-assets ~56.1% (above the industry peer high of 52.05%) and debt-to-equity ~2.21 (above the industry peer high of 2.02), though interest coverage at 15.7x still covers interest obligations comfortably.
Efficiency and growth: Revenue $4.751B with YoY revenue growth ~53.95% contrasts with a sharp QoQ revenue contraction of -364.53% (reporting-period distortions likely influence sequential comparables). Asset turnover 0.35 lags the industry peer mean (0.3736). Inventory turnover ~1.10 sits below the industry peer mean (1.2634), and the cash conversion cycle of ~34.6 days exceeds the industry peer mean (~24.0 days), tying up working capital longer than peers.
Valuation view: The current valuation as determined by WMDST: over-valued. Strengthening margins and ROE (~7.06%, above the industry peer mean of 5.74%) contrast with negative free cash flow, elevated leverage, and compressed liquidity—factors that sustain a premium multiple only if margin gains convert into durable cash generation.
MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
| REPORT PERIOD ENDING: | 2025-10-31 |
| REPORT DATE: | 2026-03-16 |
| NEXT REPORT DATE: | 2026-06-15 |
| CASH FLOW | Begin Period Cash Flow | $ 757.3 M |
| Operating Cash Flow | $ 193.7 M | |
| Capital Expenditures | $ -376.40 M | |
| Change In Working Capital | $ -243.80 M | |
| Dividends Paid | — | |
| Cash Flow Delta | $ -120.00 M | |
| End Period Cash Flow | $ 637.3 M | |
| INCOME STATEMENT | REVENUE | |
| Total Revenue | $ 4.8 B | |
| Forward Revenue | $ 1.8 B | |
| COSTS | ||
| Cost Of Revenue | $ 3.0 B | |
| Depreciation | $ 164.5 M | |
| Depreciation and Amortization | $ 164.5 M | |
| Research and Development | — | |
| Total Operating Expenses | $ 4.4 B | |
| PROFITABILITY | ||
| Gross Profit | $ 1.7 B | |
| EBITDA | $ 507.7 M | |
| EBIT | $ 343.2 M | |
| Operating Income | $ 343.3 M | |
| Interest Income | — | |
| Interest Expense | $ 21.9 M | |
| Net Interest Income | $ -21.90 M | |
| Income Before Tax | $ 321.3 M | |
| Tax Provision | $ 76.7 M | |
| Tax Rate | 23.872 % | |
| Net Income | $ 244.6 M | |
| Net Income From Continuing Operations | $ 119.0 M | |
| EARNINGS | ||
| EPS Estimate | $ 2.53 | |
| EPS Actual | $ 2.56 | |
| EPS Difference | $ 0.03 | |
| EPS Surprise | 1.186 % | |
| Forward EPS | $ 1.85 | |
| BALANCE SHEET | ASSETS | |
| Total Assets | $ 13.7 B | |
| Intangible Assets | $ 422.2 M | |
| Net Tangible Assets | $ 3.0 B | |
| Total Current Assets | $ 3.7 B | |
| Cash and Short-Term Investments | $ 594.8 M | |
| Cash | $ 594.8 M | |
| Net Receivables | — | |
| Inventory | $ 2.9 B | |
| Long-Term Investments | $ 205.6 M | |
| LIABILITIES | ||
| Accounts Payable | $ 1.7 B | |
| Short-Term Debt | $ 619.5 M | |
| Total Current Liabilities | $ 3.9 B | |
| Net Debt | $ 2.5 B | |
| Total Debt | $ 7.7 B | |
| Total Liabilities | $ 10.2 B | |
| EQUITY | ||
| Total Equity | $ 3.5 B | |
| Retained Earnings | $ 3.5 B | |
| VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS | EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS | |
| Book Value Per-Share | $ 17.26 | |
| Shares Outstanding | 200.690 M | |
| Revenue Per-Share | $ 23.67 | |
| VALUATION | Market Capitalization | $ 20.4 B |
| Enterprise Value | $ 27.5 B | |
| Enterprise Multiple | 54.103 | |
| Enterprise Multiple QoQ | -25.15 % | |
| Enterprise Multiple YoY | 101.887 % | |
| Enterprise Multiple IPRWA | high: 106.688 median: 55.101 DLTR: 54.103 mean: 53.646 low: 33.002 |
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| EV/R | 5.782 | |
| CAPITAL STRUCTURE | ||
| Asset To Equity | 3.942 | |
| Asset To Liability | 1.34 | |
| Debt To Capital | 0.689 | |
| Debt To Assets | 0.561 | |
| Debt To Assets QoQ | 2.233 % | |
| Debt To Assets YoY | 1208.516 % | |
| Debt To Assets IPRWA | DLTR: 0.561 high: 0.52 mean: 0.377 median: 0.337 low: 0.334 |
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| Debt To Equity | 2.211 | |
| Debt To Equity QoQ | 8.533 % | |
| Debt To Equity YoY | 1587.958 % | |
| Debt To Equity IPRWA | DLTR: 2.211 high: 2.017 median: 1.293 mean: 1.25 low: 0.882 |
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| PRICE-BASED VALUATION | ||
| Price To Book (P/B) | 5.889 | |
| Price To Book QoQ | -2.428 % | |
| Price To Book YoY | 190.264 % | |
| Price To Book IPRWA | high: 8.479 DLTR: 5.889 mean: 5.103 median: 2.794 low: 0.444 |
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| Price To Earnings (P/E) | 84.024 | |
| Price To Earnings QoQ | -39.154 % | |
| Price To Earnings YoY | 30.617 % | |
| Price To Earnings IPRWA | high: 222.489 mean: 89.291 DLTR: 84.024 median: 81.186 low: 51.41 |
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| PE/G Ratio | 1.47 | |
| Price To Sales (P/S) | 4.295 | |
| Price To Sales QoQ | -9.793 % | |
| Price To Sales YoY | 109.795 % | |
| Price To Sales IPRWA | high: 8.908 mean: 5.064 DLTR: 4.295 median: 2.148 low: 0.488 |
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| FORWARD MULTIPLES | ||
| Forward P/E | 65.199 | |
| Forward PE/G | 1.141 | |
| Forward P/S | 13.82 | |
| EFFICIENCY | OPERATIONAL | |
| Operating Leverage | 12.227 | |
| ASSET & SALES | ||
| Asset Turnover Ratio | 0.351 | |
| Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ | 21.769 % | |
| Asset Turnover Ratio YoY | 6.673 % | |
| Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA | high: 0.429 median: 0.375 mean: 0.374 DLTR: 0.351 low: 0.221 |
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| Receivables Turnover | — | |
| Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ | — | |
| Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY | — | |
| Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA | — | |
| Inventory Turnover | 1.099 | |
| Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ | -1.216 % | |
| Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY | 11.873 % | |
| Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA | high: 1.406 median: 1.306 mean: 1.263 DLTR: 1.099 low: 0.598 |
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| Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) | — | |
| CASH CYCLE | ||
| Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC) | 34.61 | |
| Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ | 1.991 % | |
| Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY | — | |
| Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA | high: 68.017 DLTR: 34.61 mean: 24.021 low: 13.483 median: 13.483 |
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| CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT | ||
| Cash Conversion Ratio | -29.824 | |
| CapEx To Revenue | -0.079 | |
| CapEx To Depreciation | -2.288 | |
| CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE | CAPITAL STRUCTURE | |
| Total Capital | $ 5.9 B | |
| Net Invested Capital | $ 6.5 B | |
| Invested Capital | $ 6.5 B | |
| Net Tangible Assets | $ 3.0 B | |
| Net Working Capital | $ -159.30 M | |
| LIQUIDITY | ||
| Cash Ratio | 0.153 | |
| Current Ratio | 0.959 | |
| Current Ratio QoQ | -7.465 % | |
| Current Ratio YoY | -7.25 % | |
| Current Ratio IPRWA | high: 1.605 mean: 1.277 median: 1.171 low: 0.975 DLTR: 0.959 |
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| Quick Ratio | 0.224 | |
| Quick Ratio QoQ | -16.11 % | |
| Quick Ratio YoY | 30.949 % | |
| Quick Ratio IPRWA | high: 0.897 mean: 0.537 median: 0.273 DLTR: 0.224 low: 0.125 |
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| COVERAGE & LEVERAGE | ||
| Debt To EBITDA | 15.085 | |
| Cost Of Debt | 0.222 % | |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 15.671 | |
| Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ | 54.41 % | |
| Interest Coverage Ratio YoY | 29.301 % | |
| Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA | high: 77.067 mean: 35.971 DLTR: 15.671 median: 8.47 low: 0.973 |
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| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.081 | |
| TIMING / LIQUIDITY | ||
| Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) | 49.784 | |
| DIVIDENDS | ||
| Dividend Coverage Ratio | — | |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | — | |
| Dividend Rate | — | |
| Dividend Yield | — | |
| PERFORMANCE | GROWTH | |
| Asset Growth Rate | 2.028 % | |
| Revenue Growth | 3.952 % | |
| Revenue Growth QoQ | -364.525 % | |
| Revenue Growth YoY | 53.954 % | |
| Revenue Growth IPRWA | DLTR: 3.952 % high: 1.298 % mean: 0.551 % median: 0.234 % low: -0.73 % |
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| Earnings Growth | 57.143 % | |
| Earnings Growth QoQ | -246.939 % | |
| Earnings Growth YoY | -14.92 % | |
| Earnings Growth IPRWA | DLTR: 57.143 % high: 1.282 % mean: -12.023 % median: -13.171 % low: -94.815 % |
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| MARGINS | ||
| Gross Margin | 35.891 % | |
| Gross Margin QoQ | 4.237 % | |
| Gross Margin YoY | 15.89 % | |
| Gross Margin IPRWA | high: 42.406 % DLTR: 35.891 % mean: 29.022 % median: 28.227 % low: 28.004 % |
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| EBIT Margin | 7.224 % | |
| EBIT Margin QoQ | 42.682 % | |
| EBIT Margin YoY | 64.033 % | |
| EBIT Margin IPRWA | high: 12.344 % mean: 7.285 % DLTR: 7.224 % median: 3.999 % low: 2.042 % |
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| Return On Sales (ROS) | 7.226 % | |
| Return On Sales QoQ | 42.976 % | |
| Return On Sales YoY | 64.078 % | |
| Return On Sales IPRWA | high: 11.578 % DLTR: 7.226 % mean: 6.944 % median: 3.999 % low: 2.154 % |
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| CASH FLOW | ||
| Free Cash Flow (FCF) | $ -182.70 M | |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -0.895 % | |
| Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ | -151.231 % | |
| Free Cash Flow Yield YoY | -138.812 % | |
| Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA | high: 3.019 % median: 1.238 % mean: 1.078 % DLTR: -0.895 % low: -1.596 % |
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| Free Cash Growth | -148.066 % | |
| Free Cash Growth QoQ | -337.411 % | |
| Free Cash Growth YoY | -47.567 % | |
| Free Cash Growth IPRWA | high: 32.4 % median: 22.263 % mean: -37.905 % DLTR: -148.066 % low: -375.819 % |
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| Free Cash To Net Income | -0.747 | |
| Cash Flow Margin | 6.632 % | |
| Cash Flow To Earnings | 1.288 | |
| VALUE & RETURNS | ||
| Economic Value Added | $ 0.03 | |
| Return On Assets (ROA) | 1.809 % | |
| Return On Assets QoQ | 52.017 % | |
| Return On Assets YoY | 78.227 % | |
| Return On Assets IPRWA | high: 3.423 % mean: 1.981 % DLTR: 1.809 % median: 1.169 % low: 0.058 % |
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| Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) | 3.514 % | |
| Return On Equity (ROE) | 0.071 | |
| Return On Equity QoQ | 35.094 % | |
| Return On Equity YoY | 131.097 % | |
| Return On Equity IPRWA | high: 0.087 DLTR: 0.071 mean: 0.057 median: 0.044 low: 0.002 |
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| DuPont ROE | 6.919 % | |
| Return On Invested Capital (ROIC) | 4.01 % | |
| Return On Invested Capital QoQ | 47.264 % | |
| Return On Invested Capital YoY | -95.232 % | |
| Return On Invested Capital IPRWA | high: 7.008 % mean: 4.202 % DLTR: 4.01 % median: 2.442 % low: 1.049 % |
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