Why Dollar General Corporation’s (DG) Stock Is Down 5.05%
As of Friday, October 23, Dollar General Corporation’s DG share price has dipped by 5.05%, which has investors questioning if this is right time to buy.Michael Rose
| SECTOR | INDUSTRY |
| 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) | $30,690.0 | $5,163.0 | 90% |
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| Shares Out (Mil) | 221.5 | 100.9 | 78% |
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| Institutional Ownership | 99.8% | 50.0% | 94% |
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| Float (Mil) | 218.6 | 214.8 | 75% |
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| Beta | 0.23 | 0.62 | 14% |
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| Avg Daily Volume (000s) | 1,985 | 130 | 82% |
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| Price Change (52-week) |
31.9% | 79.3% | 77% |
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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%) | 13.0% | 23 |
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| Dividends (5yr) | 10.4% | 0.0% | 92% |
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| Cash Flow (5yr) | (27.1%) | (15.8%) | 23% |
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| Estimates | Qtrly | Current Fiscal Year |
Next Fiscal Year |
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| # of Estimates | 13 | 17 | 17 | |
| Current EPS | $1.409 | $7.872 | $8.311 | |
| Month Ago EPS | $1.404 | $7.838 | $8.263 | |
| # Rev Up | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| # Rev Down | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Three Months Ago EPS | $1.375 | $7.368 | $8.008 | |
| Year/Year Chg | (43.2%) | 14.9% | 33.9% | |
| Financials | DG | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (TTM) (Mil) | $43,638 | $9,101 | 96% |
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| Net Income (TTM) (Mil) | $1,703 | $209 | 91% |
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| EPS (TTM) | $7.732 | $0.900 | 92% |
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| Operating Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $3,316 | $583 | 92% |
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| Net Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $305 | $9 | 87% |
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| Long-Term Debt (Q1) (Mil) | $14,188 | $940 | 94% |
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| Enterprise Value (Q1) (Mil) | $41,750 | $5,748 | 91% |
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| Valuation | DG | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| P/B | 3.30 | 3.30 | 70% |
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| P/E | 18.1 | 22.9 | 47% |
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| Dividend Yield | 1.7% | 0.0% | 73% |
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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 | 31.2% | 24.1% | 37% |
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| Net Margin | 3.9% | 2.2% | 44% |
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| ROA | 5.3% | 4.5% | 72% |
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| ROE | 19.7% | 13.2% | 79% |
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| Liabilities to Assets | 71.1% | 68.0% | 67% |
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| F-Score | 7 | 6 | 82% |
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Passing Stock Screens
As of 10/22/2026, from a list of 60 stock screening strategies,
| Performance Since Inception: | 6.8% |
| +/- S&P 500: | -0.7 |
| Performance Since Inception: | 12.9% |
| +/- S&P 500: | +5.4 |
| Performance Since Inception: | 13.4% |
| +/- S&P 500: | +5.9 |
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