Why Dollar General Corporation’s (DG) Stock Is Up 5.59%
As of Thursday, August 27, Dollar General Corporation’s DG share price has surged by 5.59%, which has investors questioning if this is right time to sell.Cynthia McLaughlin
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| Consumer Staples | Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail |
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| Share Statistics | DG | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Market Cap (Mil) | $27,769.7 | $5,288.3 | 89% |
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| Shares Out (Mil) | 221.6 | 97.1 | 78% |
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| Institutional Ownership | 99.8% | 50.0% | 94% |
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| Float (Mil) | 218.6 | 191.6 | 75% |
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| Beta | 0.24 | 0.61 | 15% |
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| Avg Daily Volume (000s) | 2,521 | 113 | 86% |
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| Price Change (52-week) |
13.9% | 76.8% | 58% |
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| Growth | DG | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (5yr) | 4.8% | 6.3% | 35% |
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| Net Income (5yr) | (10.6%) | 10.7% | 28% |
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| EPS (5yr) | (8.4%) | 13.0% | 22 |
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| Dividends (5yr) | 10.4% | 0.0% | 92% |
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| Cash Flow (5yr) | (27.1%) | (16.3%) | 23% |
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| Estimates | Qtrly | Current Fiscal Year |
Next Fiscal Year |
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| # of Estimates | 24 | 14 | 29 | |
| Current EPS | $2.012 | $7.454 | $8.033 | |
| Month Ago EPS | $1.996 | $7.368 | $8.008 | |
| # Rev Up | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| # Rev Down | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Three Months Ago EPS | $1.980 | $7.255 | $7.952 | |
| Year/Year Chg | 0.6% | 8.8% | 29.3% | |
| Financials | DG | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (TTM) (Mil) | $43,075 | $8,982 | 96% |
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| Net Income (TTM) (Mil) | $1,565 | $194 | 90% |
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| EPS (TTM) | $7.106 | $0.400 | 91% |
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| Operating Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $3,504 | $525 | 92% |
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| Net Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $503 | $4 | 91% |
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| Long-Term Debt (Q1) (Mil) | $14,232 | $916 | 94% |
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| Enterprise Value (Q1) (Mil) | $39,646 | $5,889 | 90% |
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| Valuation | DG | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| P/B | 3.14 | 2.98 | 65% |
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| P/E | 17.8 | 21.9 | 45% |
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| Dividend Yield | 1.9% | 0.0% | 75% |
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| PEG (5yr hist) | na | 1.0 | na |
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| Ratios | DG | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Gross Margin | na | 24.1% | na |
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| Net Margin | na | 2.1% | na |
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| ROA | 5.0% | 4.5% | 71% |
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| ROE | 18.9% | 11.6% | 78% |
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| Liabilities to Assets | 72.1% | 67.5% | 67% |
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| F-Score | 6 | 6 | 67% |
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Passing Stock Screens
As of 8/27/2026, from a list of 60 stock screening strategies,
| Performance Since Inception: | 13.7% |
| +/- S&P 500: | +6.2 |
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