Dollar General (DG) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG) is a discount retailer that operates stores offering everyday essentials at low prices. Its merchandise assortment includes consumable products such as food, snacks, cleaning supplies, paper products, and personal-care items, along with seasonal goods, basic home products, apparel, and select health and beauty products.

The company serves primarily rural and suburban communities, with stores located throughout the United States. Dollar General also operates related retail formats, including DG Market, DGX, and pOpshelf, which offer assortments tailored to different shopping needs and locations. In 2024, the company expanded its international presence through the acquisition of Mexico-based retailer Mi Súper Dollar General.

Dollar General traces its roots to a family-owned wholesale business established by J.L. Turner and Cal Turner in Kentucky in 1939. The first Dollar General store opened in Springfield, Kentucky, in 1955. The company is headquartered in Goodlettsville, Tennessee, and Todd Vasos serves as its chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $124.47 to $130.76
• 50-Day Range: $114.85 to $133.23
• 52-Week Range: $95.11 to $158.23
• Volume: 2.64 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.58 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $27.50 billion
• P/E Ratio: 16.21
• Dividend Yield: 1.89%
• Price Target: $135.46
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Dollar General Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Dollar General scored higher than 87% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 53rd out of 174 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Dollar General has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.31, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 10 buy ratings, 18 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Dollar General is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Dollar General has been the subject of 15 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 7.03%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Dollar General are expected to grow by 7.03% in the coming year, from $7.68 to $8.22 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Dollar General is 16.21, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.61.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Dollar General is 16.21, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 14.00.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Dollar General has a PEG Ratio of 1.77. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Dollar General has a P/B Ratio of 2.96. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.69% of the float of Dollar General has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Dollar General has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.08, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Dollar General has recently decreased by 9.55%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Dollar General pays a meaningful dividend of 1.83%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Dollar General does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Dollar General is 30.69%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Dollar General will have a dividend payout ratio of 28.71% next year. This indicates that Dollar General will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.93

News Sentiment

Dollar General has a news sentiment score of 0.93. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.67 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 15 news articles for Dollar General this week, compared to 11 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

44 people have searched for DG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

12 people have added Dollar General to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Dollar General insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.61% of the stock of Dollar General is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

91.77% of the stock of Dollar General is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/21 Dividend: 7/07/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/21 Dividend: 7/07/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/21/2026
• Last Earnings: 8/27/2026
• Today: 9/15/2026
• Goldman Sachs Global Consumer and Retail Conference: 9/15/2026
• Record date for 10/20 Dividend: 10/06/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/20 Dividend: 10/06/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/20/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 12/03/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 1/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail
• Sub-Industry: Consumer Staples Merchandise Retail
• Current Symbol: NYSE:DG
• CIK: 29534
• Web: www.dollargeneral.com
• Phone: (615) 855-4000
• Fax: 615-386-9936
• Employees: 194,000
• Year Founded: 1939

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Dollar General: $135.46
• High Price Target: $170.00
• Low Price Target: $90.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +8.7%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.31
• Research Coverage: 29 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $7.69
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 16.21
• Forward P/E Ratio: 16.23
• P/E Growth: 1.77
• Net Income: $1.51 billion
• Net Margins: 3.90%
• Pretax Margin: 5.12%
• Return on Equity: 18.93%
• Return on Assets: 5.21%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.49
• Current Ratio: 1.21
• Quick Ratio: 0.31

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $42.72 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.64
• Cash Flow: $11.22 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.11
• Book Value: $42.10 per share
• Price / Book: 2.96

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 220,620,000
• Free Float: 219,271,000
• Market Cap: $27.50 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.23