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DG

Dollar General Corporation

DG

NYSE·Consumer Defensive·Discount Stores·Mkt cap $25.4B

$118.17

▲ +2.58%

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Our plain-language verdict, the thesis, risk factors, and what is changing about the business.

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52-Week Range

$95.11 - $158.23

P/E

16.67

Fwd P/E

16.49

Beta

0.26

Div Yield

2.05%

Avg Vol

3.5M

Shares Out

220.2M

Mkt Cap

$25.4B

Price action

Price chart

Down 0.2% over the trailing year

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Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

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Bull Case

4 reasons

  • Extensive Store Network
  • Low-Price Strategy
  • Wide Product Diversity
  • Strategic Store Location in Underserved Markets
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Bear Case

1 risk

  • Low volatility (beta 0.3).

Growth

Stable outlook

Store Expansion

Value

Attractively priced below Specialty Retail peer average

Momentum

Stable

-3.8% over 3m

Quality

Stable

Excellent business quality

Dividend

Solid

2.05% yield

Earnings track record

Recent earnings results

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: Aug 27, 2026

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Q2 26 RECAP

JUN 2, 2026

Reported EPS of $2.00 vs $1.89 consensus (+5.8% surprise). Revenue of $10.8B vs $10.8B expected (-0.3%).

EPS beat +5.8%
Revenue miss

EPS surprise · last 4Q

1 of 1 beats

Q2 26

+5.8%

Next: Aug 27, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

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+5%

+5%

+5%

+5%

+6%

+3%

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Q2 25

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Q4 26

Q1 26

$10.2B

$10.2B

$10.3B

$10.4B

$10.7B

$10.6B

$10.9B

$10.8B

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

—

Operating

—

Profit

4.1%

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Wall Street consensus

13 analysts · 38% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

5

38%

Hold

8

62%

Sell

0%

Median Price Target

$122.50

▲ +3.7% vs $118.17

Low $109.00
Median $122.50
High $149.00

Latest: Evercore · $140.00 · Jun 3, 2026

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vs Industry

How DG stacks vs Discount Stores

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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