The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Thursday, August 13, 2026

Subject of the day

DG

Concerning the House

Dollar General Corporation, a discount retailer, provides various merchandise products in the southern, southwestern, midwestern, and eastern United States. It offers consumable products, including paper towels, bath tissues, paper dinnerware, trash and storage bags, disinfectants, and laundry products; packaged food, such as cereals, pasta, canned soups, canned meats, fruits and vegetables, condiments, spices, sugar, and flour; and perishables, including milk, eggs, bread, refrigerated and frozen food, beer, wine, and produce; candy, cookies, crackers, salty snacks, and carbonated beverages; over-the-counter medicines and personal care products including soap, body wash, shampoo, cosmetics, dental hygiene and foot care products; pet supplies and pet food; and tobacco products. The company also provides seasonal products comprising holiday items, toys, batteries, small electronics, greeting cards, stationery, prepaid phones and accessories, gardening supplies, hardware, automotive, and home office supplies; home products include kitchen supplies, cookware, small appliances, light bulbs, storage containers, frames, candles, craft supplies and kitchen, and bed and bath soft goods; and apparel products for infants, toddlers, girls, boys, women and men, as well as socks, underwear, disposable diapers, shoes and accessories. The company was formerly known as J.L. Turner & Son, Inc. and changed its name to Dollar General Corporation in 1968. Dollar General Corporation was founded in 1939 and is based in Goodlettsville, Tennessee.

United States · www.dollargeneral.com

The Long Run

FY 2011–2025 · 15 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$40.61B+19.3%
Gross profit$11.72B+6.7%
Operating income$2.20B+6.2%
Net income$1.51B+22.7%
Cash from ops$2.39B+7.0%
Quotation

$122.08

+2.48 (+2.1%)

52w hi$154.71
52w lo$94.60
Vol1.29M
As ofAug 13
The Verdict

Hold

Our score -0.08

Short+0.07
Medium-0.17
Long-0.18

computed 2026-08-13

By the Numbers

Dollar General Corporation

Consumer Defensive · Discount Stores

Market cap$26.93B
Enterprise value$40.83B
Trailing P/E17.27x
Forward P/E15.22x
EV / EBITDA12.05x
P / S (ttm)0.63x
Profit margin3.6%
Return on equity18.9%
Revenue growth+3.4%
Earnings growth+12.4%
Debt / equity178.65
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX0.04
Corr SPX0.02
Annual vol42.5%
Annual ret+11.3%
Sharpe0.27
Max DD-45.3%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.19
Sector+0.02
Technical+0.07
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-13

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 13$121.60$123.07$119.85$122.081.29M
Aug 12$120.76$120.76$118.00$119.602.10M
Aug 11$121.40$122.92$119.70$120.071.94M
Aug 10$124.61$125.68$121.43$122.422.82M
Aug 7$127.15$127.98$125.56$126.591.83M