Updates

** Shares of discount retailer Dollar Tree DLTR.O up as much as 17% at $112.14 in early trading

** Stock set for best day in over four years if gains hold

** The firm raises its annual profit forecast, buoyed by resilient demand for affordable essentials from budget‑conscious shoppers and its efforts to offset higher costs

** Sees fiscal 2026 adjusted earnings per share of $6.70 to $7.10, compared with its prior forecast of $6.50 to $6.90, maintains annual net sales forecast

** Q1 sales of $4.97 billion, narrowly beat analysts' estimates of $4.96 billion, while Q1 profit of $1.74 per share came in above market estimates of $1.54 per share - data compiled by LSEG

** Peer Dollar General DG.N also up ~5%

** As of last close, DLTR was down 22% YTD