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Dollar General

DG · NYSE

$134.19+$0.92 (+0.69%)TodayMarket closed ·
Prev close $133.27

About DG

Dollar General Corp. engages in the operation of merchandise stores. The company is headquartered in Goodlettsville, Tennessee and currently employs 194,000 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2009-11-13. The firm offers merchandise, including consumable items, seasonal items, home products and apparel. Its merchandise includes brands from manufacturers, as well as its own private brand selections with prices at discounts to brands. Its consumables category includes paper and cleaning products, packaged food, perishables, snacks, health and beauty, pet, and tobacco products. Its seasonal products include holiday items, toys, batteries, small electronics, greeting cards, stationery, prepaid phones and accessories, gardening supplies, hardware, automotive and home office supplies. Its home products include kitchen supplies, cookware, small appliances, light bulbs, storage containers, frames, candles, craft supplies and kitchen, bed and bath soft goods. Its apparel products include basic items for infants, toddlers, girls, boys, women and men, as well as socks, underwear, disposable diapers, shoes and accessories.

Employees
194,000
Headquarters
Goodlettsville, Tennessee
Listed
Nov 13, 2009
Sector
Consumer Staples
Industry
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail
Website
dollargeneral.com

DG key statistics

Market cap
29.40B
Price-earnings ratio
17.33
Dividend yield
1.75%
Average volume
2.09M
Volume
1.00M
Open price
$134.38
High today
$137.08
Low today
$133.70
52 Week high
$158.23
52 Week low
$95.11

Dollar General (DG) at a glance

Dollar General (DG) last traded at $134.19, with a market cap of 29.40B, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.33 and a dividend yield of 1.75%.

Today the stock has traded between $133.70 and $137.08. The current price is 0.4% above the day's low and 2.1% below its high.

Volume so far is 1.00M shares, below the average of 2.09M shares a day.

Over the past year Dollar General has ranged from $95.11 to $158.23, and now sits 62% of the way up that range.

Dollar General met or beat analyst EPS estimates in 6 of the last 8 quarters. In Q2 FY26 it reported $2.23 per share against an estimate of $2.07.

The average analyst price target is $142.29, 6.0% above the current price, from 22 recent ratings.

Analyst ratings

Latest rating from each analyst over the past 12 months

45%of 22 analyst ratings say Buy
  • Buy45.5%
  • Hold54.5%
  • Sell0.0%
Price target · 33 analystsAvg $142.29
Low
$90.90
Now
$134.19
High
$183.75

DG earnings

Earnings per share, reported against the analyst estimate

Beat the estimate in 6 of the last 8 quarters, by 7.3% on average.

  1. Q2 FY25: reported $1.70 per share against an estimate of $1.84
  2. Q3 FY25: reported $0.89 per share against an estimate of $0.9651
  3. Q4 FY25: reported $1.68 per share against an estimate of $1.55
  4. Q4 FY26: reported $1.93 per share against an estimate of $1.70
  5. Q1 FY27: reported $2.00 per share against an estimate of $1.94
  6. Q1 FY26: reported $2.00 per share against an estimate of $1.94
  7. Q2 FY27: reported $2.23 per share against an estimate of $2.07
  8. Q2 FY26: reported $2.23 per share against an estimate of $2.07

DG news

  • Neeraj Jain

    Fuel, Freight and Supplier Costs Bite: How Walmart, Costco, Target and Other Retailers Are Fighting Back

  • Erica Kollmann

    Costco Wholesale Reports Strong Q4: Revenue, Earnings Beat Estimates

  • Press releaseBusiness Wire

    Dollar General Helps Families Stretch Holiday Budgets with Toy Deals, New Items, and Everyday Low Prices

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    Instacart and Dollar General Partner to Deliver Everyday Essentials

  • Press releaseBusiness Wire

    Dollar General Debuts Exclusive Simply for You by Hallmark® Holiday 2026 Collection

  • Press releaseBusiness Wire

    Dollar General Literacy Foundation Awards More Than $4.1 Million in Youth Literacy Grants

  • Press releaseBusiness Wire

    Dollar General Corporation Scheduled to Participate in the Goldman Sachs 33rd Annual Global Retailing Conference

  • Press releaseBusiness Wire

    Dollar General Corporation Announces EVP and General Counsel Rhonda Taylor’s Intent to Retire

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