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Dollar General (DG)

Market Price (9/18/2025): $106.4 | Market Cap: $23.4 Bil
Sector: Consumer Staples | Industry: Consumer Staples Merchandise Retail

Dollar General (DG)

Market Price (9/18/2025): $106.4
Market Cap: $23.4 Bil
Sector: Consumer Staples
Industry: Consumer Staples Merchandise Retail

Investment Highlights

0 Attractive yield
Total YieldTotal Yield = Earnings Yield + Dividend Yield, Earnings Yield = Net Income / Market Cap Dividend Yield = Total Dividends / Market Cap is 6.2%, FCF Yield is 7.9%		 Weak multi-year price returns
2Y Excs Rtn is -55%, 3Y Excs Rtn is -115%		 Debt is significant
Net D/ENet Debt/Equity. Debt net of cash. Negative indicates net cash. Equity is taken as the Market Capitalization is 68%
1 Attractive cash flow generation
CFO LTM is 3.2 Bil		  
2 Low stock price volatility
Vol 12M is 35%		  
0 Attractive yield
Total YieldTotal Yield = Earnings Yield + Dividend Yield, Earnings Yield = Net Income / Market Cap Dividend Yield = Total Dividends / Market Cap is 6.2%, FCF Yield is 7.9%
1 Attractive cash flow generation
CFO LTM is 3.2 Bil
2 Low stock price volatility
Vol 12M is 35%
3 Weak multi-year price returns
2Y Excs Rtn is -55%, 3Y Excs Rtn is -115%
4 Debt is significant
Net D/ENet Debt/Equity. Debt net of cash. Negative indicates net cash. Equity is taken as the Market Capitalization is 68%

Market Valuation

 9/18/25202420232022
Share Price CYE$106.40$74.37$130.76$234.06
Market Cap CYE ($ Bil)23.416.428.752.6
Total Debt ($ Bil)17.117.518.117.7
Total Cash ($ Bil)1.30.90.50.4
Enterprise Value ($ Bil)39.233.946.870.3
Valuation Ratios    
P/S TTM0.60.40.81.5
P/EBIT TTM13.19.712.216.7
P/E TTM19.714.818.022.9
Sector Ratios    
P/S TTM (Sector)0.90.90.90.9
P/EBIT TTM (Sector)8.48.910.09.4
P/E TTM (Sector)12.612.114.011.6
 9/18/252024
Share Price CYE$106.40$74.37
Market Cap CYE ($ Bil)23.416.4
Total Debt ($ Bil)17.117.5
Total Cash ($ Bil)1.30.9
Enterprise Value ($ Bil)39.233.9
Valuation Ratios  
P/S TTM0.60.4
P/EBIT TTM13.19.7
P/E TTM19.714.8
Sector Ratios  
P/S TTM (Sector)0.90.9
P/EBIT TTM (Sector)8.48.9
P/E TTM (Sector)12.612.1

Market Cap Chart

Business Description

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 and cleaning products, such as paper towels, bath tissues, paper dinnerware, trash and storage bags, disinfectants, and laundry products; packaged food comprising cereals, pasta, canned soups, fruits and vegetables, condiments, spices, sugar, and flour; and perishables that include milk, eggs, bread, refrigerated and frozen food, beer, and wine. The company's consumable products also comprise snacks, such as candies, cookies, crackers, salty snacks, and carbonated beverages; health and beauty products, including over-the-counter medicines and personal care products, such as soaps, body washes, shampoos, cosmetics, and dental hygiene and foot care products; pet supplies and pet food; and tobacco products. Show more

Price Returns Compared

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 202020212022202320242025Total [1]
Returns
DG Return36%13%6%-44%-43%43%-28%
Peers Return27%13%-8%29%12%24%134%
S&P 500 Return16%27%-19%24%23%12%104%

[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2020
[2] Peers: WMT, DLTR, OLLI, FIVE, COST. See DG Returns vs. Peers.
[3] 2025 data is for the year up to 9/17/2025 (YTD)

Better Bets than Dollar General (DG)

 DGBetter Performance than DG
MetricValueIndustry (Consumer Staples Merchandise R)
Rev Chg LTM5.0%COST (5.9%), DLTR (13.6%), PSMT (7.5%), NGVC (8.5%), MSS (114.0%)
Rev Chg 3Y Avg5.7%COST (7.3%), PSMT (9.3%), NGVC (6.6%)
Op Mgn LTM4.3%TGT (5.1%), DLTR (12.3%), PSMT (4.5%), NGVC (4.5%)
CFO/Rev LTM7.6%DLTR (24.8%)
FCF/Rev LTM4.4%DLTR (14.3%)
Total Yield6.2%TGT (14.8%), WMK (7.6%), VLGEA (12.5%), MSS (7.1%)
 DGBetter Performance than DG
MetricValueAll Other Sectors
Rev Chg LTM5.0%NVDA (71.6%), MSFT (14.9%), AAPL (6.0%), GOOGL (13.1%), AMZN (10.9%)
Rev Chg 3Y Avg5.7%NVDA (92.0%), MSFT (12.5%), GOOGL (10.2%), AMZN (11.3%), META (13.0%)
Op Mgn LTM4.3%NVDA (58.1%), MSFT (45.6%), AAPL (31.9%), GOOGL (32.7%), AMZN (11.4%)
CFO/Rev LTM7.6%NVDA (46.6%), MSFT (48.3%), AAPL (26.6%), GOOGL (36.0%), AMZN (18.1%)
FCF/Rev LTM4.4%NVDA (43.6%), MSFT (25.4%), AAPL (23.5%), GOOGL (18.0%), META (30.7%)
Total Yield6.2%JPM (6.5%), XOM (9.7%), JNJ (8.1%), BAC (7.1%), BABA (37.9%)

Latest Trefis Analyses

TitleTopicDate
0DASHBOARDS  
1Dollar General Earnings Notes  
2How Does DG Stack Up Against Its Peers?Peer Comparison 
3Better Bet Than DG Stock: Pay Less Than Dollar General To Get More From UNH, SO   
4Better Bet Than DG Stock: Pay Less Than Dollar General To Get More From CALM, BRBR   
5DG Dip Buy Analysis  
6Dollar General Total Shareholder Return (TSR): -44.4% in 2025 and -26.1% 3-yr compounded annual returns (below peer average)  
7Dollar General (DG) Operating Cash Flow ComparisonFinancials 
8Dollar General (DG) Net Income ComparisonFinancials 
9Dollar General (DG) Operating Income ComparisonFinancials 
10Dollar General (DG) Revenue ComparisonFinancials 
11ARTICLES  
12How To Trade Dollar General Stock Ahead of its Upcoming Earnings? August 26th, 2025
13How Will Dollar General’s Stock React To Its Upcoming Earnings? June 2nd, 2025
14Dollar General’s 30% Stock Crash Makes These Alternatives Look Like Bargain Deals August 30th, 2024
Title
0DASHBOARDS
1How To Trade Dollar General Stock Ahead of its Upcoming Earnings?
2How Will Dollar General’s Stock React To Its Upcoming Earnings?
3Dollar General’s 30% Stock Crash Makes These Alternatives Look Like Bargain Deals
4ARTICLES
5Dollar General Earnings Notes
6How Does DG Stack Up Against Its Peers?
7Better Bet Than DG Stock: Pay Less Than Dollar General To Get More From UNH, SO 
8Better Bet Than DG Stock: Pay Less Than Dollar General To Get More From CALM, BRBR 
9DG Dip Buy Analysis
10Dollar General Total Shareholder Return (TSR): -44.4% in 2025 and -26.1% 3-yr compounded annual returns (below peer average)
11Dollar General (DG) Operating Cash Flow Comparison
12Dollar General (DG) Net Income Comparison
13Dollar General (DG) Operating Income Comparison
14Dollar General (DG) Revenue Comparison

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Financials

DGWMTDLTROLLIFIVECOSTMedian
NameDollar G.Walmart Dollar T.Ollie's .Five Bel.Costco W. 
Mkt Price106.14104.2797.78137.07148.58963.03121.60
Mkt Cap23.4831.920.38.48.2427.521.8
Rev LTM41,652693,15311,7772,4414,232268,77626,714
Op Inc LTM1,79028,9881,45326534910,0841,621
FCF LTM1,85013,7531,6901443457,3171,770
FCF 3Y Avg1,21114,9861,0081251816,8521,109
CFO LTM3,15838,4382,92325355912,4263,041
CFO 3Y Avg2,74636,7072,58323447511,4602,665

Growth & Margins

DGWMTDLTROLLIFIVECOSTMedian
NameDollar G.Walmart Dollar T.Ollie's .Five Bel.Costco W. 
Rev Chg LTM5.0%4.2%13.6%10.1%13.9%5.9%8.0%
Rev Chg 3Y Avg5.7%5.7%-20.9%11.9%13.3%7.3%6.5%
Rev Chg Q5.1%4.8%12.3%17.5%23.7%8.0%10.2%
QoQ Delta Rev Chg LTM1.3%1.2%4.5%4.3%4.9%1.8%3.1%
Op Mgn LTM4.3%4.2%12.3%10.9%8.3%3.8%6.3%
Op Mgn 3Y Avg5.9%4.0%12.7%10.7%9.6%3.5%7.7%
QoQ Delta Op Mgn LTM0.1%-0.1%-0.4%0.2%-0.1%0.1%-0.0%
CFO/Rev LTM7.6%5.5%24.8%10.4%13.2%4.6%9.0%
CFO/Rev 3Y Avg6.8%5.5%21.4%10.7%12.7%4.5%8.8%
FCF/Rev LTM4.4%2.0%14.3%5.9%8.2%2.7%5.2%
FCF/Rev 3Y Avg3.0%2.3%8.5%5.8%4.7%2.7%3.8%

Valuation

DGWMTDLTROLLIFIVECOSTMedian
NameDollar G.Walmart Dollar T.Ollie's .Five Bel.Costco W. 
Mkt Cap23.4831.920.38.48.2427.521.8
P/S0.61.21.73.41.91.61.7
P/EBIT13.126.713.131.723.440.425.1
P/E19.639.0-6.939.430.054.534.5
P/CFO7.421.66.933.314.634.418.1
Total Yield6.2%3.4%-14.5%2.5%3.3%2.1%2.9%
Dividend Yield1.1%0.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.2%0.1%
FCF Yield 3Y Avg4.5%2.8%4.5%2.4%2.2%2.0%2.6%
D/E0.70.10.40.10.20.00.2
Net D/E0.70.10.30.00.2-0.00.1

Returns

DGWMTDLTROLLIFIVECOSTMedian
NameDollar G.Walmart Dollar T.Ollie's .Five Bel.Costco W. 
1M Rtn-5.5%3.5%-12.7%2.4%4.7%-1.7%0.4%
3M Rtn-5.0%9.9%0.3%13.9%20.6%-1.1%5.1%
6M Rtn30.4%21.7%52.1%27.0%96.6%6.8%28.7%
12M Rtn26.7%34.0%33.0%38.5%46.0%7.9%33.5%
3Y Rtn-54.0%144.0%-31.1%137.5%8.6%99.1%53.8%
1M Excs Rtn-7.8%1.2%-15.1%0.1%2.4%-4.0%-2.0%
3M Excs Rtn-16.2%0.6%-10.9%7.7%9.7%-11.7%-5.2%
6M Excs Rtn14.3%5.2%32.9%20.8%83.5%-10.0%17.6%
12M Excs Rtn11.3%13.3%23.0%22.3%36.6%-11.6%17.8%
3Y Excs Rtn-115.2%74.8%-93.5%73.9%-56.5%25.5%-15.5%

Comparison Analyses

Financials

$ Mil | FY: 1/312026Q22026Q12025Q42025Q32025Q22025Q12024Q42024Q32024Q22024Q12023Q42023Q3
Period End8/1/20255/2/20251/31/202511/1/20248/2/20245/3/20242/2/202411/3/20238/4/20235/5/20232/3/202310/28/2022
Filing Date8/28/20256/3/20253/21/202512/5/20248/29/20245/30/20243/25/202412/7/20238/31/20236/1/20233/24/202312/1/2022
Key Financials Quarterly            
Total Revenue10,72810,43610,30410,18310,2109,9149,8599,6949,7969,34310,2039,465
Ebitda8528295485717897788036499019431,126918
Operating Income595576294324550546580433692741933736
Net Income411392191197374363402276469514659526
EPS1.871.780.870.891.701.651.831.262.142.352.972.34
Key Financials TTM            
Total Revenue TTM41,65241,13440,61240,16639,67739,26338,69239,03638,80738,43637,84536,293
Ebitda TTM2,8002,7362,6862,9413,0193,1313,2953,6183,8874,0774,0533,890
Operating Income TTM1,7901,7441,7142,0002,1092,2522,4462,8003,1023,3233,3283,192
Net Income TTM1,1911,1541,1251,3361,4161,5101,6611,9192,1692,3782,4162,354
Growth Rates Quarterly            
Total Revenue Growth5.1%5.3%4.5%5.0%4.2%6.1%-3.4%2.4%3.9%6.8%17.9%11.1%
EBITDA Growth8.0%6.5%-31.7%-12.0%-12.4%-17.4%-28.7%-29.3%-17.4%2.6%16.9%10.9%
Operating Income Growth8.3%5.5%-49.2%-25.3%-20.6%-26.3%-37.9%-41.1%-24.2%-0.7%17.1%10.5%
Net Income Growth10.0%7.9%-52.4%-28.9%-20.2%-29.4%-39.0%-47.5%-30.9%-6.9%10.3%8.0%
Margins Quarterly            
EBITDA Margin7.9%7.9%5.3%5.6%7.7%7.9%8.1%6.7%9.2%10.1%11.0%9.7%
Operating Income Margin5.6%5.5%2.9%3.2%5.4%5.5%5.9%4.5%7.1%7.9%9.1%7.8%
Net Income Margin3.8%3.8%1.9%1.9%3.7%3.7%4.1%2.8%4.8%5.5%6.5%5.6%
Cash & Debt            
Total Cash1,2858509335371,223721537365353313382363
Total Debt17,06817,01817,46317,56618,21418,12218,09118,08718,03617,99017,66116,438
Net Debt / (Cash)15,78316,16816,53117,02916,99117,40117,55317,72117,68317,67717,28016,075
Cash Flows Quarterly            
FCF from Operations968847801542989664950715536191736300
Cash Flows TTM            
FCF from Operations TTM3,1583,1792,9963,1453,3182,8642,3922,1781,7631,7261,9851,887
Returns to Shareholders Quarterly            
Dividends130130130130130130130129129129121123
Share Repurchases-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-01,106546
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) Quarterly            
ROIC9.2%8.7%4.8%4.7%8.1%7.8%8.6%6.3%9.9%10.7%13.5%11.4%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) TTM            
ROIC TTM7.0%6.7%6.5%7.4%7.9%8.2%8.9%10.0%11.1%11.9%12.2%12.5%

Segment Financials

Revenue by Segment

$ Mil20252024202320222021
Consumables31,34330,15526,25925,90721,636
Seasonal4,0844,1834,1824,0843,259
Home products2,1642,3322,3222,2101,612
Apparel1,1011,1741,4571,5471,247
Total38,69237,84534,22033,74727,754


Price Behavior

DG Betas & Captures as of 8/31/2025

 1M2M3M6M1Y3Y
Beta0.180.040.43-0.16-0.170.19
Up Beta1.030.540.68-0.31-0.270.20
Down Beta-1.94-2.11-1.41-0.33-0.38-0.04
Up Capture63%11%96%46%16%2%
Bmk +ve Days10223571142415
Stock +ve Days11182659119365
Down Capture18%90%55%-22%-11%72%
Bmk -ve Days11192754106334
Stock -ve Days10243767130386

[1] Upside and downside betas calculated using positive and negative benchmark daily returns respectively

Short Interest

Short Interest: As Of Date8292025
Short Interest: Shares Quantity8,294,138
Short Interest: % Change Since 81520251.0%
Average Daily Volume3,396,980
Days-to-Cover Short Interest2.44
Basic Shares Quantity220,090,000
Short % of Basic Shares3.8%

Returns Analyses

Earnings Returns History

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 Forward Returns
Earnings Date1D Returns5D Returns21D Returns
8/28/20250.5%-2.5% 
6/3/202515.8%16.6%19.4%
3/13/20256.8%10.0%17.2%
12/5/20240.1%0.4%-4.6%
8/29/2024-32.1%-35.1%-29.5%
5/30/2024-8.1%-3.5%-5.1%
3/14/2024-5.1%-1.3%-6.2%
12/7/2023-1.2%-2.7%0.7%
...
SUMMARY STATS   
# Positive81012
# Negative161412
Median Positive3.3%3.6%6.8%
Median Negative-4.2%-4.0%-6.2%
Max Positive15.8%16.6%26.3%
Max Negative-32.1%-35.1%-32.9%

SEC Filings

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Report DateFiling DateFiling
7312025828202510-Q 8/1/2025
4302025603202510-Q 5/2/2025
1312025321202510-K 1/31/2025
103120241205202410-Q 11/1/2024
7312024829202410-Q 8/2/2024
4302024530202410-Q 5/3/2024
1312024325202410-K 2/2/2024
103120231207202310-Q 11/3/2023
7312023831202310-Q 8/4/2023
4302023601202310-Q 5/5/2023
1312023324202310-K 2/3/2023
103120221201202210-Q 10/28/2022
7312022825202210-Q 7/29/2022
4302022526202210-Q 4/29/2022
1312022318202210-K 1/28/2022
103120211202202110-Q 10/29/2021

Insider Activity

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 OwnerTitleFiling DateActionPriceSharesTransacted
Value		Value of
Held Shares		Form
0TAYLOR EMILY CEVP & Chief Merchandising Ofc6182025Sell113.001,969222,5015,261,721Form
1REARDON KATHLEEN AEVP & Chief People Officer6162025Sell111.572,850317,9664,646,319Form
2TAYLOR EMILY CEVP & Chief Merchandising Ofc4082025Sell94.7280976,6274,596,878Form
3CALBERT MICHAEL M 1032025Sell75.2724818,667131,873Form
4TAYLOR EMILY CEVP & Chief Merchandising Ofc12162024Sell77.444,740367,0611,206,114Form

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