Stock Evaluator: Dollar General Corporation (DG)

Dollar General Corporation DG

$127.05 -0.45 -0.35%
July 31, 2026 4:03:56 PM EST November 10, 2021 Volume: 1,392,430
After Hours: $120.37   0.15  |  0.12% November 10, 2021 7:59 PM EST Volume: 72,713
USD NYSE | DELAYED PRICE
SECTOR INDUSTRY
Consumer Staples Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail

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COMPANY SUMMARY
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.

Commentary & Analysis


Financial Summary

Share Statistics DG Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
Market Cap (Mil) $28,025.5 $5,620.1 89%
Shares Out (Mil) 221.6 101.6 78%
Institutional Ownership 99.8% 50.0% 94%
Float (Mil) 218.6 191.6 76%
Beta 0.26 0.63 15%
Avg Daily Volume (000s) 2,011 150 82%
Price Change
(52-week)
20.4% 80.3% 62%
Growth DG Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
Sales (5yr) 4.8% 6.4% 35%
Net Income (5yr) (10.6%) 12.3% 28%
EPS (5yr) (8.4%) 14.1% 22
Dividends (5yr) 10.4% 0.0% 92%
Cash Flow (5yr) (27.1%) (16.6%) 23%
Estimates Qtrly Current
Fiscal
Year
Next
Fiscal
Year
# of Estimates 25 29 29
Current EPS $2.000 $7.377 $8.021
Month Ago EPS $1.994 $7.364 $8.008
# Rev Up 0 1 1
# Rev Down 1 0 0
Three Months Ago EPS $1.997 $7.293 $8.018
Year/Year Chg 0.0% 7.7% 28.6%
Financials DG Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
Sales (TTM) (Mil) $43,075 $9,161 96%
Net Income (TTM) (Mil) $1,565 $209 90%
EPS (TTM) $7.106 $0.600 91%
Operating Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) $3,504 $519 93%
Net Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) $503 $6 91%
Long-Term Debt (Q1) (Mil) $14,232 $966 94%
Enterprise Value (Q1) (Mil) $39,667 $6,174 90%
Valuation DG Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
P/B 3.17 3.64 67%
P/E 18.0 22.5 45%
Dividend Yield 1.9% 0.0% 75%
PEG (5yr hist) na 1.4 na
Ratios DG Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
Gross Margin 30.8% 24.4% 36%
Net Margin 3.6% 2.1% 44%
ROA 5.0% 4.1% 72%
ROE 18.9% 12.3% 78%
Liabilities to Assets 72.1% 69.4% 68%
F-Score 7 5 84%

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As of 7/31/2026, from a list of 60 stock screening strategies, DG meetings the criteria of 1 screen:

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