Dollar Tree and Dollar General both beat sales expectations this week, yet Dollar Tree fell 3.92% while Dollar General rose 2.53%, a divergence Jim Cramer attributes to expectations. Dollar Tree's comparable sales grew 3.7%, slightly ahead of Dollar General's 3.5%, but its EPS beat relied on a one-time $383 million tariff refund, and its shares had already risen 12.53% over the past year. Dollar General, whose stock had fallen 39.18% over five years, reported 2% traffic growth and raised its full-year EPS guidance to $7.80-$8.00, with CEO Todd Vasos noting higher-income shoppers shopping more regularly. Cramer says Dollar Tree's 2015 Family Dollar acquisition still dogs the stock, even after the divestiture in July 2025, making Dollar General the cleaner setup.