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) | $26,895.4 | $5,279.3 | 89% |
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| Shares Out (Mil) | 221.5 | 100.3 | 78% |
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| Institutional Ownership | 99.8% | 50.0% | 94% |
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| Float (Mil) | 218.6 | 196.1 | 75% |
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| Beta | 0.23 | 0.61 | 14% |
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| Avg Daily Volume (000s) | 2,646 | 184 | 85% |
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| Price Change (52-week) |
14.0% | 77.9% | 63% |
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| Growth | DG | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (5yr) | 4.8% | 6.3% | 36% |
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| Net Income (5yr) | (10.6%) | 10.6% | 28% |
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| EPS (5yr) | (8.4%) | 12.4% | 23 |
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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 | 14 | 17 | 19 | |
| Current EPS | $1.404 | $7.838 | $8.263 | |
| Month Ago EPS | $1.381 | $7.386 | $8.032 | |
| # Rev Up | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| # Rev Down | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Three Months Ago EPS | $1.375 | $7.364 | $8.008 | |
| Year/Year Chg | (43.4%) | 14.4% | 33.2% | |
| Financials | DG | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (TTM) (Mil) | $43,638 | $9,004 | 96% |
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| Net Income (TTM) (Mil) | $1,703 | $209 | 91% |
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| EPS (TTM) | $7.732 | $0.800 | 92% |
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| Operating Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $3,316 | $540 | 92% |
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| Net Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $305 | $9 | 87% |
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| Long-Term Debt (Q1) (Mil) | $14,188 | $990 | 94% |
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| Enterprise Value (Q1) (Mil) | $41,750 | $5,605 | 91% |
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| Valuation | DG | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| P/B | 2.90 | 3.32 | 65% |
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| P/E | 15.8 | 20.8 | 41% |
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| Dividend Yield | 1.9% | 0.0% | 75% |
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| PEG (5yr hist) | na | 0.9 | na |
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| Ratios | DG | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Gross Margin | 31.2% | 23.9% | 37% |
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| Net Margin | 3.9% | 2.1% | 44% |
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| ROA | 5.3% | 4.5% | 73% |
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| ROE | 19.7% | 12.7% | 79% |
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| Liabilities to Assets | 71.1% | 67.5% | 66% |
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| F-Score | 7 | 6 | 82% |
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Passing Stock Screens
As of 9/21/2026, from a list of 60 stock screening strategies,
| Performance Since Inception: | 21.4% |
| +/- S&P 500: | +13.9 |
| Performance Since Inception: | 13.6% |
| +/- S&P 500: | +6.1 |
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