Inside the research

Dollar General Corporation

DG Research profile · latest available data

Price overview

$124.84

▲ +2.31 (+1.9%)

52w hi$154.71
52w lo$94.60
Vol2.51M
As of25 Sep 2026

The Verdict

Hold

Our score -0.08

Short-0.08
Medium-0.12
Long+0.01

computed 2026-09-27

Key fundamentals

Dollar General Corporation

Consumer Defensive · Discount Stores

Market cap$27.54B
Enterprise value$41.73B
Trailing P/E16.21x
Forward P/E15.08x
EV / EBITDA11.65x
P / S (ttm)0.63x
Profit margin3.9%
Return on equity19.7%
Revenue growth+5.2%
Earnings growth+33.3%
Debt / equity169.81

Layer Breakdown

LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.26
Sector-0.01
Technical-0.09
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-09-27

Business overview

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

Risk Metrics

Beta vs SPX0.06
Corr SPX0.03
Annual vol36.3%
Annual ret+25.1%
Sharpe0.69
Max DD-34.9%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Analyst Coverage

Mean PT$146.25
High / Low$175.00 / $111.00
Median$144.50
Analysts28
Strong Buy3
Buy10
Hold16
Sell1
Strong Sell0

Recent rating actions

2026-04-21Evercore ISI Group→ In-Line
2026-03-25Telsey Advisory Group→ Market Perform
2026-03-13Telsey Advisory Group→ Market Perform
2026-03-13Piper Sandler→ Neutral
2026-03-13Morgan Stanley→ Equal-Weight
2026-03-13Guggenheim→ Buy

Material Events

DateEvent8-K
2026-06-02Earnings Release, Shareholder Vote…read
2026-03-24Officer / Director Change, Reg FD Disclosure…read
2026-03-12Earnings Release, Reg FD Disclosure…read
2026-02-03Officer / Director Change, Reg FD Disclosure…read
2025-12-04Earnings Release, Reg FD Disclosure…read
2025-11-13Officer / Director Change, Reg FD Disclosure…read
2025-08-28Earnings Release, Reg FD Disclosure…read
2025-08-20Officer / Director Change, Reg FD Disclosure…read
2025-07-16Officer / Director Change, Exhibitsread
2025-06-03Earnings Release, Shareholder Vote…read
2025-03-13Material Agreement, Earnings Release…read
2024-12-05Earnings Release, Reg FD Disclosure…read

Insider Trades

DateInsiderRoleActionSharesValue
2026-05-28Hicks Gregory HGrant1.65K—
2026-05-28Scarlett KathleenGrant1.65K—
2026-05-28Scarlett KathleenDisposal0$36
2026-05-28SANTANA RALPH EGrant1.65K—
2026-05-28SANTANA RALPH EDisposal0$36
2026-05-28Sandler Debra A.Grant1.65K—
2026-05-28Sandler Debra A.Disposal0$36
2026-05-28ROWLAND DAVID PGrant1.65K—
2026-05-28McGuire Timothy IGrant1.65K—
2026-05-28McGuire Timothy IDisposal0$36

Flow & Concentration

Insider 180d net$0
Insider buys / sells0 / 0
Insider biasNeutral
13F holders0
Top-5 share0.0%
HHI0 (—)

Dividends

Yield (TTM)1.42%
$ / share (TTM)$1.77
5y CAGR+11.0%

Annual dividend per share

2021$1.62
2022$2.62
2023$1.77
2024$2.36
2025$2.36
2026$1.18

SEC Filings

DateFormDoc
2026-06-0210-Qview
2026-06-028-Kview
2026-06-014view
2026-06-013view
2026-05-294view
2026-05-294view
2026-05-294view
2026-05-294view
2026-05-294view
2026-05-294view
2026-05-294view
2026-05-294view
2026-04-07DEF 14Aview
2026-04-07ARSview
2026-04-07DEFA14Aview

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%

Indices

S&P 500

Recent Sessions

DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Sep 25$122.66$125.78$122.30$124.842.51M
Sep 24$123.00$124.99$122.32$122.532.32M
Sep 23$122.50$122.88$120.05$120.601.61M
Sep 22$123.34$125.03$122.47$122.631.89M
Sep 21$123.52$124.00$121.67$121.912.38M

Understand the score. Research layers are inputs to a model, and the available data has limits.

Read the methodology →