Dollar General Corp (DG)
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.
- Symbol
- DG
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Industry
- Discount Stores
- Market cap
- $26.24B
- 52 week range
- 95.11 - 158.23
Valuation
- Share price
- $118.94 (close of 2026-10-02)
- P/E (TTM)
- 15.39x
- Price to book
- 2.82x
- Price to free cash flow
- 13.05x
- Enterprise value
- $40.42B
- Book value per share
- $42.11
Price performance
| Period | Change |
|---|---|
| 1 day | +0.01% |
| 5 days | -4.73% |
| 1 month | -9.13% |
| 3 months | +0.65% |
| 6 months | -0.67% |
| Year to date | -10.42% |
| 1 year | +17.30% |
| 3 years | +14.61% |
| 5 years | -43.15% |
| 10 years | +69.94% |
| All time | +423.27% |
Members of Congress who disclosed DG trades
Dan Newhouse · Gilbert Ray Cisneros · Jefferson Shreve · Lisa McClain · Marjorie Taylor Greene · Greg Landsman · Julie Johnson · Robert Bresnahan
Super investors holding DG
Richard Pzena (Pzena Investment Management) · First Eagle Investment (First Eagle Investment Management, LLC) · Ken Griffin (Citadel) · Christopher Bloomstran (Semper Augustus Investments Grroup LLC) · Ray Dalio (Bridgewater Associates) · Ruane Cunniff (Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb L.P.)
Profitability and growth
- Return on equity
- 17.77%
- Return on invested capital
- 7.58%
- Return on assets
- 4.88%
- Return on capital employed
- 9.18%
- Gross margin
- 30.66%
- Net margin
- 3.54%
- EBITDA margin
- 7.61%
- Revenue growth
- 5.20%
- Net income growth
- 34.40%
- Free cash flow growth
- 41.94%
Cash flow and balance sheet
- Free cash flow yield (TTM)
- 7.66%
- Current ratio
- 1.21x
- Net debt to EBITDA
- 4.03x
Latest reported year
- Period end
- 2026-01-30
- Fiscal year
- 2026
- Revenue
- $42.72B
- Cost of revenue
- $29.62B
- Gross profit
- $13.10B
- EBITDA
- $3.25B
- Net income
- $1.51B
- Earnings per share
- $6.87
- Shares outstanding
- 220.09M
Income statement by year
| Period end | Revenue | Gross profit | Net income | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-30 | $42.72B | $13.10B | $1.51B | $6.87 |
| 2025-01-31 | $40.61B | $12.02B | $1.13B | $5.12 |
| 2024-02-02 | $38.69B | $11.72B | $1.66B | $7.57 |
| 2023-02-03 | $37.84B | $11.82B | $2.42B | $10.73 |
| 2022-01-28 | $34.22B | $10.81B | $2.40B | $10.24 |
| 2021-01-29 | $33.75B | $10.72B | $2.66B | $10.70 |
| 2020-01-31 | $27.75B | $8.49B | $1.71B | $6.68 |
| 2019-02-01 | $25.63B | $7.80B | $1.59B | $5.99 |
| 2018-02-02 | $23.47B | $7.22B | $1.54B | $5.64 |
| 2017-02-03 | $21.99B | $6.78B | $1.25B | $4.45 |
Margins and returns by year
| Period end | Gross margin | Net margin | Return on equity | Return on capital |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-30 | 30.66% | 3.54% | 17.77% | 7.58% |
| 2025-01-31 | 29.59% | 2.77% | 15.18% | 5.85% |
| 2024-02-02 | 30.29% | 4.29% | 24.61% | 8.18% |
| 2023-02-03 | 31.23% | 6.38% | 43.60% | 11.51% |
| 2022-01-28 | 31.60% | 7.01% | 38.31% | 12.68% |
| 2021-01-29 | 31.76% | 7.87% | 39.86% | 14.86% |
| 2020-01-31 | 30.59% | 6.17% | 25.55% | 9.98% |
| 2019-02-01 | 30.45% | 6.20% | 24.77% | 27.34% |
| 2018-02-02 | 30.77% | 6.56% | 25.12% | 27.99% |
| 2017-02-03 | 30.85% | 5.69% | 23.14% | 25.85% |
Cash and debt by year
| Period end | Cash | Debt |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-30 | $1.14B | - |
| 2025-01-31 | $932.58M | - |
| 2024-02-02 | $537.28M | - |
| 2023-02-03 | $381.58M | - |
| 2022-01-28 | $344.83M | $4.17B |
| 2021-01-29 | $1.38B | $4.13B |
| 2020-01-31 | $240.32M | $2.91B |
| 2019-02-01 | $235.49M | - |
| 2018-02-02 | $267.44M | - |
| 2017-02-03 | $187.91M | - |
Free cash flow by year
| Period end | Free cash flow | Stock-based compensation |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-30 | $2.39B | $91.45M |
| 2025-01-31 | $1.69B | $58.74M |
| 2024-02-02 | $691.58M | $51.89M |
| 2023-02-03 | $423.97M | $72.71M |
| 2022-01-28 | $1.80B | $78.18M |
| 2021-01-29 | $2.85B | $68.61M |
| 2020-01-31 | $1.45B | $48.59M |
| 2019-02-01 | $1.41B | $40.88M |
| 2018-02-02 | $1.16B | $34.32M |
| 2017-02-03 | $1.04B | $36.97M |
Dividend history
- Most recent payment
- 2026-07-07
- Paid in the last twelve months
- $2.36
| Payment date | Dividend per share |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-07 | $0.59 |
| 2026-04-07 | $0.59 |
| 2026-01-06 | $0.59 |
| 2025-10-07 | $0.59 |
| 2025-07-08 | $0.59 |
| 2025-04-08 | $0.59 |
| 2025-01-07 | $0.59 |
| 2024-10-08 | $0.59 |
Investor relations
Past earnings dates
| Reported | Fiscal period | EPS estimate |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-27 | Jul/2026 | $2.00 |
| 2026-06-02 | Apr/2026 | $1.89 |
| 2026-03-12 | Jan/2026 | $1.61 |
| 2025-12-04 | Oct/2025 | $0.92 |
| 2025-08-28 | Jul/2025 | $1.56 |
| 2025-06-03 | Apr/2025 | $1.47 |
| 2025-05-28 | - | - |
| 2025-03-13 | Jan/2025 | $1.50 |
Filings and sources
- Company website
- dollargeneral.com
- SEC filings
- 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K on EDGAR
- Earnings calendar
- All upcoming reports
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