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DG

NYSE · USD
Dollar General Corporation
Consumer Defensive · Discount Stores
CEO Todd J. Vasos Employees 194,000 R&D / revenue 0.0%
Last price
$134.43+0.40%last session
Market cap
$29.7B
P/E (TTM)
17.4x
From 52w high
−15.0%
From 52w low
+41.3%
1-year return
+29.4%
RSI 14 · vs SMA200
66.7 · +6.5%
IS score
58.3/ 100
Factor model across 8 sub-scores, ranked against 3,010 US stocks. Describes the business, not the outlook.
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One year, rebased to 100

DG   SPY   XLP (sector ETF) · weekly closes
100120140Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26Oct 26DG 129SPY 116XLP 111

Score DNA

Each bar is a 0-100 score within the scored universe
39
Profitability
61
Growth
58
Value
88
Momentum
65
Risk (safety)
65
Quality
46
Balance sheet
83
Earnings quality

Flags

Strengths
✓ FCF yield 5%+
Warnings
▲ Share count rising
Observations
Moat model: Weak, Intangible AssetsPiotroski 7 / 9Altman Z 2.6Beta 0.231 of 4 smart-money sources active

Smart-money strip

Each disclosure source on its own window. Filings coinciding is not coordination.
INSForm 4 · 180 days
Insider open-market buys
0
1 open-market sales, $732,555
Form 144 notices (12m): 8, $10.1M proposed, not confirmed sales
CONGSTOCK Act · 180 days
Congressional purchases
0
No disclosed purchases
Members disclose in ranges, 30-45 days after the trade
13F13F · quarter to 2026-06-30
Net change in institutional holders
−20
121 new holders, 130 closed
1,136 filers hold 98.5% · 419 added, 426 trimmed
ETFETF holdings · 30 days
Net funds accumulating
+249
1,014 funds adding shares
765 funds trimming · counts of funds, not dollars
DARKFINRA · daily
Short-sale share of off-exchange volume
48.3%
20-day avg 46.5%, 50-day avg 44.0%
Latest 1.8 pp over its 20-day average · a flow, not short interest

Key financials · FY2025

USD, fiscal year. Stock-based compensation is non-cash; shown against FCF.
Income statement
Revenue$42.7B
Revenue growth YoY+5.2%
Gross margin30.7%
Operating income$2.2B
Operating margin5.2%
Net income$1.5B
Net margin3.5%
EPS (diluted)$6.85
Cash flow
Operating cash flow$3.6B
Capital expenditure$1.2B
Free cash flow$2.4B
FCF conversion (FCF / OCF)65.9%
Stock-based compensation$91.5M
FCF less SBC$2.3B
Buybacks$0
Dividends$519.5M
Balance sheet & returns
Cash & short-term investments$1.1B
Total debt$6.1B
Net debt$5.0B
Shareholders' equity$8.5B
Goodwill & intangibles$5.5B
Debt / equity1.68
ROE (TTM)19.6%
ROIC (TTM)7.0%
Operating margin by fiscal year
9.4%FY20218.8%FY20226.3%FY20234.2%FY20245.2%FY2025
Revenue $34.2B (FY2021) to $42.7B (FY2025), a 5.7% CAGR.

Valuation

P/E (TTM)17.4x
EV / EBITDA12.4x
Price / sales0.68x
Price / FCF11.0x
FCF yield9.11%
Buyback yield0.00%
SBC / revenue0.3%
Price / book3.19x
Forward P/E FY202717.0x
Forward multiples divide today's price by Street EPS estimates. Street mean target $145.22 across 9 analysts last quarter is theirs, not ours.

DG vs industry median

18 companies in Discount Stores
Gross margin 31.2% 28.8% Operating margin 5.6% 5.9% Net margin 3.9% 3.3% ROIC 7.0% 14.2%
DG (TTM)Industry median Asset turnover 1.36 vs industry 1.99 · financial leverage 3.46

Earnings delivery

Next report 2026-12-03 · consensus EPS $1.39
83%
beat rate, 10 of 12 quarters
+8.6%
median EPS surprise
7
longest beat streak
+6+5+5-5-5+11+20+18+35+16+6+23
EPS surprise in % vs the consensus at the time, oldest (left) to newest, 2023-12-07 to 2026-08-27. Bars cap at ±60%.

Peers

Market-cap band, not the industry cohort above
CompanyMkt capP/EROENet marginRev growth12m return
DG Dollar General Corporation $29.7B17.4x19.6%3.9%+5.2% +29.4%
DLTR Dollar Tree, Inc. $23.3B15.1x45.9%10.5%−7.8% +32.1%
BJ BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings $13.0B22.3x27.7%2.8%+9.1% +10.7%
TGT Target Corporation $70.1B15.9x26.4%7.1%+2.0% +78.2%
OLLI Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdi $5.5B20.7x14.9%11.5%+14.4% −24.3%
PSMT PriceSmart, Inc. $5.2B32.6x12.2%2.7%+10.2% —
K Kellanova $29.0B47.7x32.5%9.5%+18.3% —
KHC The Kraft Heinz Company $28.1Bn/m-8.8%—−1.6% —
12-month window: SPY +15.9%, sector ETF XLP +11.4%. Past returns describe history only.

Recent 8-K filings

2026-08-28Officer/Director Change; Regulation FD; Exhibits
2026-08-27Earnings Release; Regulation FD; Exhibits
2026-06-02Earnings Release; Shareholder Vote; Regulation FD; Exhibits
2026-03-24Officer/Director Change; Regulation FD; Exhibits
2026-03-12Results of Operations and Financial Condition; Regulation FD Disclosure; Financial Statements and Exhibits
2026-02-03Departure/Election of Directors; Appointment of Officers; Regulation FD Disclosure; Financial Statements and Exhibits

Context

Shares outstanding220,616,788
Free float99.1%
Institutional ownership98.5%
Beta0.23
Dividend yield1.76%
Last dividend$0.59 on 2026-10-06
50 / 200-day average$124.28 / $126.37
Large-cap Consumer Defensive median P/E23.3x

Full factsheet

The PDF carries everything on this page plus the cash-allocation waterfall, Form 144 notices, 13F holder detail, dark-pool and short-flow history, seasonality and the moat assessment (Weak).

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All fundamentals · 140 measures in 13 categories

Percentile = where DG sits among 8 scored companies in Discount Stores (0 = lowest value, 100 = highest). It is a position, not a grade.

Valuation

MeasureDGIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
P/E (TTM) 17.4x 21.1x
29th
20.0x
PEG (P/E ÷ 3-yr EPS CAGR) —
Price / sales 0.7x 1.0x
29th
1.1x
Price / book 3.2x 4.9x
14th
2.5x
Price / tangible book 7.5x 7.8x
43rd
4.0x
Price / free cash flow 11.0x 30.2x
0th
14.7x
Price / operating cash flow 6.9x 14.0x
0th
9.4x
Enterprise value $43.7B $36.8B
57th
$5.1B
EV / sales 1.0x 1.2x
43rd
1.3x
EV / EBITDA 12.4x 13.9x
29th
12.3x
EV / EBIT 18.0x 18.1x
43rd
16.5x
EV / free cash flow 16.2x 35.2x
14th
18.2x
Earnings yield 5.7% 4.8%
71st
3.9%
FCF yield 9.1% 3.4%
100th
6.5%
Operating cash flow yield 14.6% 7.4%
100th
10.4%
Graham number (per share) $85.18 $66.00
71st
$35.68

Profitability (TTM)

MeasureDGIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Gross margin 31.2% 27.3%
71st
34.4%
EBITDA margin 8.1% 7.2%
57th
10.7%
Operating margin 5.6% 5.1%
57th
7.6%
EBIT margin 5.6% 4.9%
57th
6.9%
Net margin 3.9% 3.5%
57th
3.3%
NOPAT margin 4.3% 3.8%
57th
4.8%
FCF margin 6.2% 3.7%
71st
7.6%
Operating cash flow margin 9.9% 7.0%
71st
11.1%
R&D / revenue 0.0% 0.0%
0th
0.0%
SG&A / revenue 25.6% 21.0%
71st
21.1%
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.3%
43rd
0.5%
Effective tax rate 23.7% 24.6%
29th
23.2%

Returns on capital

MeasureDGIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
ROE (on average equity) 19.7% 24.9%
29th
10.4%
ROA 5.3% 7.8%
0th
4.9%
ROIC 8.0% 14.2%
0th
8.2%
ROCE 9.8% 16.2%
0th
9.1%
Return on tangible assets 7.6% 11.3%
0th
7.2%
Cash ROIC (OCF / invested capital) 18.5% 24.6%
14th
15.0%
Gross profitability (GP / assets) 42.3% 47.6%
29th
32.4%
ROIC, 3-yr average 5.8% 10.3%
14th
6.4%
ROIC, 5-yr average 8.9% 12.3%
14th
7.8%
ROE, 5-yr average 24.9% 22.5%
57th
11.4%
Incremental ROIC -532.7% 49.8%
0th
12.8%

Growth

MeasureDGIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Revenue growth (TTM YoY) 4.8% 7.6%
29th
3.8%
Revenue growth (QoQ) 4.7% 5.2%
43rd
4.3%
Revenue CAGR, 3 yr 4.0% 5.4%
29th
3.8%
Revenue CAGR, 5 yr 5.3% 6.6%
29th
5.1%
Gross profit CAGR, 3 yr 4.2% 6.8%
14th
4.0%
Operating income CAGR, 3 yr -7.7% 9.4%
0th
4.3%
Net income growth (TTM YoY) 43.0% 11.8%
100th
5.6%
Net income CAGR, 3 yr -7.7% 10.2%
0th
5.4%
EPS growth (TTM YoY) 42.6% 11.6%
100th
4.7%
EPS CAGR, 3 yr -7.9% 12.4%
0th
6.8%
EPS CAGR, 5 yr -6.4% 8.9%
0th
4.1%
FCF growth (TTM YoY) 46.0% 23.8%
71st
23.4%
FCF CAGR, 3 yr 206.8% 18.5%
100th
14.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR, 3 yr 34.8% 13.3%
100th
6.4%
Book value CAGR, 3 yr 13.6% 12.0%
71st
5.3%
Dividend CAGR, 3 yr -0.2% 3.3%
0th
1.7%
Sustainable growth rate 13.7% 15.1%
14th
8.3%

Margin history & stability

MeasureDGIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Gross margin, 3-yr average 29.9% 26.0%
71st
34.7%
Operating margin, 3-yr average 5.1% 4.5%
71st
6.7%
Net margin, 3-yr average 3.4% 2.9%
71st
4.2%
FCF margin, 3-yr average 5.0% 3.4%
71st
6.5%
Revenue stability (0-1) 0.98 0.97
57th
0.81
Earnings stability (0-1) 0.69 0.81
43rd
0.34
Margin stability (0-1) 0.96 0.97
43rd
0.95

Liquidity (latest quarter)

MeasureDGIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Cash & short-term investments $1.6B $1.3B
57th
$279.3M
Net cash (− = net debt) −$14.0B −$4.7B
14th
−$1.0B
Working capital $1.5B $313.1M
86th
$285.9M
Current ratio 1.21 1.10
71st
1.43
Quick ratio 0.31 0.38
29th
0.86
Cash ratio (cash + ST investments / current liabilities) 0.22 0.29
29th
0.28
Defensive interval (days) 54 days 73 days
29th
251 days

Leverage & solvency (latest quarter)

MeasureDGIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Total debt $15.6B $8.1B
71st
$1.8B
Debt / equity 1.68 0.90
86th
0.75
Net debt / equity 1.51 0.69
86th
0.55
Debt / assets 48.5% 27.8%
86th
31.6%
Debt / capital 62.7% 47.0%
86th
43.0%
Debt / EBITDA 4.44 1.87
100th
2.69
Net debt / EBITDA 3.99 1.38
100th
2.14
Interest coverage (EBIT / interest) 12.3x 15.6x
0th
4.7x
Cash interest coverage 21.8x 21.8x
50th
8.2x
Debt payback (years of OCF) 3.6 yrs 2.1 yrs
100th
2.8 yrs
Liabilities / assets 71.1% 67.7%
71st
56.2%
IS credit model rating BBB- — —
Implied credit spread (bps) 350 162
100th
225

Efficiency

MeasureDGIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Asset turnover 1.37 2.10
14th
0.94
Fixed asset turnover 2.46 3.64
14th
4.44
Inventory turnover 4.6 6.9
14th
6.0
Receivables turnover 555.4 180.8
80th
12.1
Days sales outstanding 1 days 1 days
43rd
30 days
Days inventory outstanding 80 days 54 days
86th
61 days
Days payables outstanding 51 days 41 days
86th
38 days
Cash conversion cycle (days) 30 days 8 days
86th
37 days
Capex / revenue 3.7% 3.8%
43rd
3.1%
Capex / depreciation 1.49 1.97
14th
0.92
Operating expense ratio 25.8% 22.6%
71st
24.8%

Cash flow & earnings quality

MeasureDGIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Operating cash flow / net income 2.54 1.86
100th
1.87
FCF / net income 1.59 0.92
100th
1.28
FCF / operating cash flow 62.5% 55.8%
86th
71.9%
Capex / operating cash flow 37.5% 44.2%
14th
29.5%
Accruals ratio -8.2% -7.3%
14th
-6.1%
Sloan accruals ratio -4.0% -4.9%
71st
-3.9%
Earnings quality score (0-1) 0.75 0.75
0th
0.75

Dividends & buybacks

MeasureDGIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Dividend yield 1.8% 0.7%
86th
1.8%
Dividend per share (TTM) $2.36 $1.19
71st
$0.64
Payout ratio (dividends / net income) 30.5% 26.3%
71st
32.1%
Dividends / FCF 19.3% 22.7%
43rd
27.4%
Dividend growth (YoY) -0.1% 8.8%
0th
1.8%
Buyback yield 0.0% 0.7%
0th
0.9%
Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) 1.8% 2.5%
43rd
3.6%
Share count change (YoY) 0.3% -0.3%
86th
-0.2%
Buybacks, last 5 years $0 $2.4B
0th
$184.1M

Scores & forensic checks

MeasureDGIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
IS score 58 59
43rd
53
IS profitability 39 40
29th
32
IS growth 61 54
86th
50
IS value 58 46
71st
49
IS momentum 88 81
86th
73
IS risk (safety) 65 100
0th
80
IS quality 65 70
0th
65
IS balance sheet 46 62
0th
53
IS earnings quality 83 84
29th
76
IS cash flow 61 55
71st
57
Piotroski F-score (0-9) 7 6
57th
6
Altman Z-score 2.6 4.7
0th
3.2
Beneish M-score −2.95 −2.80
14th
−2.71
Ohlson O-score −7.45 −7.80
86th
−7.61
IS credit score 51 71
0th
64

Per share

MeasureDGIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
EPS, diluted (TTM) $7.69 $6.46
57th
$2.03
Book value per share $41.93 $35.27
71st
$16.28
Tangible book per share $17.00 $18.65
43rd
$3.52
Revenue per share $197.01 $183.30
71st
$41.08
FCF per share $12.19 $6.71
86th
$3.18
Operating cash flow per share $19.50 $12.37
86th
$4.93
Cash per share $7.18 $6.36
57th
$2.81

Size (TTM)

MeasureDGIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Market cap $29.7B $26.5B
57th
$4.0B
Revenue $43.6B $33.2B
57th
$5.2B
EBITDA $3.5B $3.2B
57th
$426.9M
Net income $1.7B $1.7B
57th
$167.0M
Free cash flow $2.7B $2.3B
57th
$345.6M
Total assets $32.2B $23.1B
57th
$4.8B
Shareholders' equity $9.3B $6.4B
57th
$1.6B
Employees 194,000 172,000
57th
9,700

Insider transactions, last 6 months

Form 4 · most recent 12
DateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValueOwned after
2026-09-03Reardon Kathleen A
EVP & Chief People Officer
Open-market sale 5,578$131.33$732,55561,071
2026-05-28Hicks Gregory H
Director
Award / grant 1,647——1,647
2026-05-28Sandler Debra A.
Director
Award / grant 1,647——8,622
2026-05-28Sandler Debra A.
Director
Return to issuer 0$109.90$368,622
2026-05-28Rowland David P
Director
Award / grant 1,647——7,848
2026-05-28Mcguire Timothy I
Director
Award / grant 1,647——17,100
2026-05-28Mcguire Timothy I
Director
Return to issuer 0$109.90$3617,100
2026-05-28Chadwick Ana Maria
Director
Award / grant 1,647——6,911
2026-05-28Chadwick Ana Maria
Director
Return to issuer 0$109.90$366,910
2026-05-28Calbert Michael M
Director
Award / grant 1,647——127,852
2026-05-28Bryant Warren F
Director
Return to issuer 1$109.90$14144,265
2026-05-28Scarlett Kathleen
Director
Award / grant 1,647——5,354

Shares acquired vs disposed, by month

acquired disposed · all Form 4 types
MarAprMaySep

By transaction type, 6 months

TypeDirectionFilingsSharesValue
Award / grantAcquired813,176—
Open-market saleDisposed15,578$732,555
Return to issuerDisposed63$320
—Disposed10—
Awards, option exercises and tax withholding are compensation mechanics; open-market buys and sales are the discretionary ones.

Form 144 notices

12 months: 8 notices · 76,068 shares · $10.1M
FiledFilerShares proposedEst. proceeds
2025-12-19Bryan D Wheeler9,776$1.3M
2025-12-18Steven Deckard17,850$2.4M
2025-12-16Roderick West2,282$304,316
2025-12-16Rhonda M Taylor7,500$1.0M
A Form 144 is notice of a proposed sale, not a confirmed one.

Congress trades

12 months: House 4 trades (0 purchases) · Senate 0 (0 purchases)
TradedMemberChamberTypeAmountDisclosed
2026-01-29Ro KhannaHouseSale$1,001 - $15,0002026-02-10
2025-12-11Dan NewhouseHouseSale$1,001 - $15,0002026-01-16
2025-12-11Daniel Milton NewhouseHouseSale (Full)$1,001 - $15,0002026-01-15
2025-12-10Daniel Milton NewhouseHouseSale (Full)$1,001 - $15,0002026-01-15
2021-01-04Tommy TubervilleSenateSale (Full)$50,001 - $100,0002021-07-23
2021-01-04Tommy TubervilleSenateSale (Full)$50,001 - $100,0002021-07-22
2021-01-04Thomas Hawley TubervilleSenateSale (Full)$50,001 - $100,0002021-07-22
2020-04-07Kelly LoefflerSenateSale (Full)$15,001 - $50,0002020-05-01
STOCK Act disclosures, in ranges, filed up to 45 days after the trade.

Largest 13F holders

Quarter to 2026-06-30, the latest most managers have filed
ManagerSharesValue% of shares out
BlackRock, Inc.22,967,085$2.6B10.41%
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC14,390,108$1.7B6.52%
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC11,534,271$1.3B5.23%
STATE STREET CORP10,721,256$1.2B4.86%
PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC10,222,060$1.2B4.63%
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC5,933,054$680.3M2.69%
Invesco Ltd.4,561,089$525.0M2.07%
First Eagle Investment Management, LLC4,500,001$518.0M2.04%
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/3,347,666$385.3M1.52%
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC3,232,481$372.1M1.47%
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP3,108,058$357.8M1.41%
NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB3,093,004$358.0M1.40%
MORGAN STANLEY3,080,265$354.6M1.40%
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC2,991,013$344.3M1.36%
BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO2,897,946$333.6M1.31%

Institutional ownership by quarter

2023-092026-0698.5%
% of shares held by 13F filers
2023-092026-061,136
Number of 13F filers holding

Holder changes by quarter

QuarterHoldersOwnershipNewIncreasedReducedClosed
2026-06-301,13698.5%121419426130
2026-03-311,15698.6%140465379139
2025-12-311,17398.0%23441037099
2025-09-301,06195.1%14843232399
2025-06-301,02593.1%21237731195
2025-03-3192094.1%148371273123
2024-12-3190893.7%156336320152
2024-09-3092392.6%114329358228
2024-06-301,04993.0%98328468149
2024-03-311,11492.4%126431409120
2023-12-311,12092.1%225334448128
2023-09-301,03789.3%141383407255

Schedule 13D / 13G filers

FiledFormFiler% of classShares
2026-08-07SCHEDULE 13GSTATE STREET CORPORATION4.9%10,732,866
2026-04-29SCHEDULE 13GVanguard Capital Management7.5%16,549,451
2026-03-26SCHEDULE 13G/AThe Vanguard Group0.0%0
2026-02-09SCHEDULE 13GSTATE STREET CORPORATION5.0%11,017,790
Required above 5% of a class; 13G is the passive form.

ETFs with the largest holding

ETFWeight in fundHolding value
VITSX0.04%$839.3M
VTSAX0.04%$839.3M
VTI0.04%$839.3M
VSMPX0.04%$839.3M
VFIAX0.04%$692.7M
VOO0.04%$692.7M

Share structure

Shares outstanding220,616,788
Float218,640,064
Free float99.1%

Income statement

Fiscal years, USD
FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue$34.2B$37.8B$38.7B$40.6B$42.7B
Cost of revenue$23.4B$26.0B$27.0B$28.6B$29.6B
Gross profit$10.8B$11.8B$11.7B$12.0B$13.1B
R&D$0$0$0$0$0
SG&A$7.6B$8.5B$9.3B$10.3B$10.9B
Operating income$3.2B$3.3B$2.4B$1.7B$2.2B
EBITDA$3.9B$4.1B$3.3B$2.7B$3.2B
Pretax income$3.1B$3.1B$2.1B$1.4B$2.0B
Income tax$663.9M$700.6M$458.2M$314.5M$452.3M
Net income$2.4B$2.4B$1.7B$1.1B$1.5B
EPS, diluted$10.17$10.68$7.55$5.11$6.85
Diluted shares235.8M226.3M219.9M220.0M220.8M

Balance sheet

FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Cash & short-term investments$344.8M$381.6M$537.3M$932.6M$1.1B
Receivables$97.4M$135.8M$112.3M$127.1M$17.2M
Inventory$5.6B$6.8B$7.0B$6.7B$6.3B
Total current assets$6.3B$7.6B$8.0B$8.2B$7.9B
PP&E, net$14.4B$15.9B$17.2B$17.4B$17.5B
Goodwill & intangibles$5.5B$5.5B$5.5B$5.5B$5.5B
Total assets$26.3B$29.1B$30.8B$31.1B$31.0B
Accounts payable$3.7B$3.6B$3.6B$3.8B$4.1B
Total current liabilities$6.0B$5.9B$6.7B$6.9B$7.0B
Long-term debt$4.2B$7.0B$6.2B$5.7B$4.6B
Total liabilities$20.1B$23.5B$24.0B$23.7B$22.5B
Shareholders' equity$6.3B$5.5B$6.7B$7.4B$8.5B

Cash flow statement

Outflows are negative
FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Net income$2.4B$2.4B$1.7B$1.1B$1.5B
Depreciation & amortization$641.3M$724.9M$848.8M$971.7M$1.0B
Stock-based compensation$78.2M$72.7M$51.9M$58.7M$91.5M
Change in working capital−$558.3M−$2.0B−$332.0M$574.5M$784.4M
Operating cash flow$2.9B$2.0B$2.4B$3.0B$3.6B
Capital expenditure−$1.1B−$1.6B−$1.7B−$1.3B−$1.2B
Free cash flow$1.8B$424.0M$691.6M$1.7B$2.4B
Investing cash flow−$1.1B−$1.6B−$1.7B−$1.3B−$1.2B
Net debt issued / repaid−$6.4M$1.4B$1.5B−$770.2M−$1.7B
Buybacks−$2.5B−$2.7B$0$0$0
Dividends paid−$392.2M−$493.7M−$518.0M−$519.0M−$519.5M

Ratio history

Margins on the fiscal-year (TTM at Q4) basis; multiples at each year end
FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin31.6%31.2%29.7%29.0%30.7%
Operating margin9.4%8.8%6.3%4.2%5.2%
Net margin7.0%6.4%4.3%2.8%3.5%
FCF margin5.2%1.1%1.8%4.2%7.2%
ROE37.1%40.9%27.0%15.9%19.0%
ROIC12.5%11.3%7.9%5.6%7.3%
ROA9.2%8.7%5.5%3.6%4.9%
Debt / equity2.283.192.682.361.85
Interest coverage20.5x15.8x7.5x6.2x9.5x
Current ratio1.051.291.191.191.13
Revenue growth+1.4%+10.6%+2.2%+5.0%+5.2%
EPS growth−4.6%+5.1%−30.4%−32.3%+33.6%
P/E at year end18.5x19.9x17.3x13.7x21.0x
EV / EBITDA at year end15.1x16.1x14.1x11.9x14.3x
FCF yield at year end4.04%0.88%2.41%10.98%9.71%
Dividend payout16.3%20.4%31.2%46.1%34.4%

Revenue by segment

FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Consumables$26.3B$30.2B$31.3B$33.4B$35.1B
Seasonal$4.2B$4.2B$4.1B$4.1B$4.3B
Home Products$2.3B$2.3B$2.2B$2.1B$2.2B
Apparel$1.5B$1.2B$1.1B$1.1B$1.1B

Street estimates by fiscal year

Next report 2026-12-03 · consensus EPS $1.39 · these are analysts' numbers, not ours
Fiscal yearRevenue (mean)Revenue rangeEPS (mean)EPS rangeAnalystsP/E on mean EPS
2026$42.6B$42.5B – $42.8B$6.58$6.45 – $6.792520.4x
2026$42.6B$42.5B – $42.8B$6.58$6.45 – $6.792520.4x
2027$44.5B$44.5B – $44.6B$7.91$7.81 – $7.972317.0x

Reported vs expected, every quarter on file

ReportedEPS expectedEPS actualEPS surpriseRevenue expectedRevenue actualRevenue surprise
2026-08-27$2.01$2.48+23.4%$11.2B$11.3B+0.8%
2026-06-02$1.89$2.00+5.8%$10.8B$10.8B−0.3%
2026-03-12$1.66$1.93+16.3%$10.8B$10.9B+0.9%
2025-12-04$0.94$1.28+35.4%$10.6B$10.6B+0.3%
2025-08-28$1.58$1.86+17.7%$10.7B$10.7B+0.5%
2025-06-03$1.48$1.78+20.3%$10.3B$10.4B+1.4%
2025-03-13$1.51$1.68+11.3%$10.3B$10.3B+0.4%
2024-12-05$0.94$0.89−5.3%$10.1B$10.2B+0.4%
2024-08-29$1.79$1.70−5.0%$10.4B$10.2B−1.5%
2024-05-30$1.57$1.65+5.1%$9.9B$9.9B+0.3%
2024-03-14$1.75$1.83+4.6%$9.8B$9.9B+0.9%
2023-12-07$1.19$1.26+5.9%$9.8B$9.7B−0.9%
2023-08-31$2.46$2.13−13.4%$9.9B$9.8B−1.3%
2023-06-01$2.38$2.34−1.7%$9.5B$9.3B−1.3%
2023-03-16$2.97$2.96−0.3%$10.2B$10.2B−0.4%
2022-12-01$2.54$2.33−8.3%$9.4B$9.5B+0.4%
2022-08-25$2.93$2.98+1.7%$9.4B$9.4B+0.2%
2022-05-26$2.31$2.41+4.3%$8.7B$8.8B+0.5%
2022-03-17$2.57$2.570.0%$8.7B$8.7B−0.6%
2021-12-02$2.01$2.08+3.5%$8.7B$8.5B−2.0%
2021-08-26$2.59$2.69+3.9%$8.5B$8.7B+1.9%
2021-05-27$2.19$2.82+28.8%$8.1B$8.4B+3.4%
2021-03-18$2.72$2.62−3.7%$8.3B$8.4B+1.7%
2020-12-03$2.00$2.31+15.5%$6.9B$8.2B+18.3%

Off-exchange (dark pool) volume, weekly

FINRA ATS, $ billions · through the week of 2026-08-31 (FINRA publishes with a delay)
0.606-150.406-220.306-290.407-060.607-130.407-200.407-270.308-030.408-100.408-170.708-240.508-31
Week ofNotionalSharesTrades
2026-08-31$525.0M4,040,21296,455
2026-08-24$664.2M5,315,23299,199
2026-08-17$375.8M3,084,39377,057
2026-08-10$404.8M3,324,49172,358
2026-08-03$327.3M2,569,75860,711
2026-07-27$362.1M2,873,69173,104

Short-sale share of off-exchange volume

daily 20-day average
07-2310-1548.3%
DateShort shareShort volumeTotal volume
2026-10-1548.3%501,4191,037,336
2026-10-1448.6%406,125835,360
2026-10-1343.0%196,062456,422
2026-10-1256.5%231,062408,687
2026-10-0938.5%270,226701,159
2026-10-0841.2%281,470683,887
2026-10-0746.4%266,325573,521
2026-10-0646.0%437,183950,761
2026-10-0549.9%331,161664,217
2026-10-0250.1%304,658607,661
A daily flow measure from FINRA, not short interest.

Seasonality

Average return by calendar month
-1.2Jan+0.6Feb+3.2Mar+3.4Apr+0.5May+4.0Jun-0.7Jul-2.2Aug-0.3Sep+1.1Oct+3.8Nov+2.2Dec
MonthAvg returnUp yearsYears
Jan−1.2%41%17
Feb+0.6%47%17
Mar+3.2%59%17
Apr+3.4%81%16
May+0.5%56%16
Jun+4.0%69%16
Jul−0.7%50%16
Aug−2.2%44%16
Sep−0.3%56%16
Oct+1.1%44%16
Nov+3.8%71%17
Dec+2.2%65%17
History, not a forecast.

Indicators

as of 2026-10-16
RSI 1466.7
MFI66.1
ADX18.8
Stochastic %K / %D92.6 / 86.6
Williams %R-8.3
CCI222
TSI / signal13.1 / 1.5
Chaikin money flow-0.14
ATR$3.95
Bollinger width14.7%
Volume vs 20-day avg1.12x
SupertrendUp

Moving averages and bands

level (price vs level)
SMA 20$123.82 (+8.6%)
SMA 50$124.29 (+8.2%)
SMA 200$126.27 (+6.5%)
EMA 21$125.73 (+6.9%)
EMA 50$124.13 (+8.3%)
EMA 200$121.20 (+10.9%)
Bollinger upper$132.93 (+1.1%)
Bollinger lower$114.70 (+17.2%)
Parabolic SAR$122.37 (+9.9%)
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About Dollar General Corporation

Dollar General Corporation is a prominent discount retail chain that offers a wide array of merchandise across the southern, southwestern, Midwestern, and eastern regions of the United States. Its extensive product assortment primarily features consumable items. This includes household essentials such as paper products, cleaning supplies, and laundry detergents; a wide array of food options, ranging from shelf-stable groceries like cereals, pasta, canned goods, condiments, and baking ingredients, to fresh and refrigerated perishables such as milk, eggs, bread, and frozen foods, as well as alcoholic beverages like beer and wine. The selection further encompasses popular snacks (candies, cookies, crackers, and carbonated drinks), health and beauty aids (over-the-counter medications, personal care items, cosmetics, dental, and foot care products), pet food and supplies, and tobacco products. Beyond consumables, Dollar General offers seasonal merchandise, which includes holiday decorations, toys, electronics, greeting cards, stationery, prepaid phone services and accessories, gardening tools, hardware, automotive items, and home office supplies. Customers can also find various home goods, from kitchenware and small appliances to lighting, storage solutions, frames, candles, craft materials, and soft furnishings for the kitchen, bed, and bath. Lastly, the company stocks a selection of apparel, featuring everyday clothing for infants, children, women, and men, along with socks, underwear, disposable diapers, shoes, and accessories. As of February 25, 2022, Dollar General operated an impressive 18,190 stores spread across 47 U.S. states. Originally established in 1939 as J.L. Turner & Son, Inc., the company adopted its current name, Dollar General Corporation, in 1968. Its corporate headquarters are situated in Goodlettsville, Tennessee.

https://www.dollargeneral.com

Key executives

NameTitlePayBorn
Todd J. VasosChief Executive Officer & Director$8.2M1962
Emily C. TaylorChief Operating Officer$2.3M1977
Rhonda TaylorExecutive Vice President & General Counsel$2.0M1968
Carman R. WenkoffExecutive Vice President & Chief Information Officer$1.9M1968
Donny LauExecutive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer$1.5M1980
Anita C. ElliottSenior Vice President & Chief Accounting Officer—1965
Kathleen A. ReardonExecutive Vice President & Chief People Officer—1972
Kevin WalkerVice President of Investor Relations——

Executive pay, latest proxy

ExecutiveYearSalaryStock awardsIncentiveTotal
Todd J. Vasos, Chief Executive Officer2025$1.6M$0$6.0M$8.2M
Emily C. Taylor, Chief Operating Officer2025$866,533$5.9M$1.3M$8.1M
Steven R. Deckard, Former Executive Vice President, Strategy & Development2025$601,065$5.1M$0$7.7M
Rhonda M. Taylor, Executive Vice President & General Counsel2025$769,991$5.6M$1.1M$7.6M
Donny H. Lau, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer2025$230,777$6.1M$309,729$7.6M
Carman R. Wenkoff, Executive Vice President & Chief Information Officer2025$764,195$5.6M$1.1M$7.5M

Employees

135k2019143k2020158k2021163k2022170k2023186k2024194k2025194k2026

Dividends

Ex-dateAmountPaid
2026-10-06$0.592026-10-20
2026-07-07$0.592026-07-21
2026-04-07$0.592026-04-21
2026-01-06$0.592026-01-20
2025-10-07$0.592025-10-21
2025-07-08$0.592025-07-22
2025-04-08$0.592025-04-22
2025-01-07$0.592025-01-21

Moat model

Weak · Intangible Assets · 2026-07-31
Cost advantage42
Intangibles79
Switching costs30
Network effect45
Efficient scale65
Our component scores (0-100) and overall 52.2; a model of the business, not a call on the stock.
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