Dollar General Corporation
DG Consumer Defensive Discount Stores NYSE
$146.31
$-0.24 (-0.16%)
Open: $145.02 | High: $147.50 | Low: $144.75 | Prev Close: $146.55
Market Cap: $32.21B
Volume: 2.8M | Avg: 3.1M
Last updated: March 09, 2026 at 02:01 AMInvestment Rating
Neutral
Overall Score: 60/100
Rating Breakdown:
Stock Score Analysis
Stock Score: 520
Comprehensive Quality Assessment
Component Breakdown:
Valuation Metrics
| P/E Ratio | 25.27 |
| P/B Ratio | 3.93 |
| P/S Ratio | 0.76 |
| EPS | $5.79 |
| Beta | 0.22 |
| Shares Outstanding | 220.12M |
| 52-Week High | $158.23 |
| 52-Week Low | $74.67 |
| SMA 50 | $146.62 |
| SMA 200 | $118.56 |
| Dividend Yield | 1.61% |
| Annual Dividend | $2.36 |
| Next Earnings | March 12, 2026 12:30 PM ET |
Financial Ratios
| Gross Margin | 30.4% |
| Operating Margin | 4.5% |
| Net Margin | 3.0% |
| ROE | 16.3% |
| ROA | 4.0% |
| Debt/Equity | 2.02 |
| Current Ratio | 1.17 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.24 |
Balance Sheet
| Total Assets | $31.13B |
| Total Liabilities | $23.72B |
| Total Equity | $7.41B |
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| Cash | $932.58M |
| Total Debt | $17.46B |
| Net Debt | $16.53B |
Income Statement
| Revenue | $40.61B |
| Gross Profit | $12.02B |
| Operating Income | $1.71B |
| Net Income | $1.13B |
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| EBITDA | $2.69B |
| Revenue/Share | $191.35 |
Cash Flow
| Operating CF | $3.00B |
| CapEx | $1.31B |
| Free Cash Flow | $1.69B |
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| Book Value/Share | $37.19 |
| Tangible Book/Share | $12.03 |
| Equity/Share | $37.19 |
Technical Indicators
| RSI (14) | 37.57 Neutral |
| MACD |
1.18
Signal: 2.26
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| Volatility | 28.91% |
| Trading Signal | Bearish |
Performance & Returns
| 1 Year | +49.02% |
| Sharpe Ratio | 1.28 Good |
| Volatility (Ann.) | 36.86% Moderate |
| DG (1Y) | +49.02% |
| S&P 500 (1Y) | +13.03% |
| Alpha (Excess Return) | +35.99% |
Sector Comparison (Consumer Defensive)
| Metric | DG | Sector Avg | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio | 25.27 | 16.86 | 61% |
| P/B Ratio | 3.93 | 45.81 | 58% |
| ROE (%) | 16.31% | 68.74% | 55% |
| Net Margin (%) | 3.03% | 7.80% | 32% |
| Stock Score | 520 | 488.0 | 68% |
| 1Y Return (%) | +49.02 % | +1.85 % | 97% |
📊 Historical Price Analysis (Last 200 Days)
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Technical Analysis
| Ticker | Close | SMA 5 | SMA 8 | SMA 13 | SMA 50 | SMA 200 | RSI (14) | MACD | Volatility (%) | Volume | Signal | SMA Decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DG | $146.31 | $149.96 | $152.06 | $152.01 | $146.77 | $118.60 | 37.57 | 1.18 | 28.91% | 759206 | Weak Short | Price Below SMAs |
Candlestick Patterns
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News Sentiment
| 📊 Ticker | 📰 Headline | 💭 Sentiment | 📡 Source | 🔗 URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DG | Dollar General Holds Its Ground at Critical Level, Signals Buy | Neutral | marketbeat.com | Read More |
| DG | How $200 Oil Impacts Your Stocks and Your Wallet | Neutral | 247wallst.com | Read More |
| DG | Dollar General Stock Dips: Time to Buy? | Neutral | fool.com | Read More |
| DG | Can the Dollar Store Boom—and the Low-Income American Shopper—Survive 2026? | Neutral | investopedia.com | Read More |
| DG | Dollar General Delivered Strong Q4 Earnings, but Here's Why the Stock Isn't Taking Off | Neutral | fool.com | Read More |
Recent Insider Trading
No recent insider trading data available for DG
Company Information
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. In addition, it offers seasonal products comprising holiday items, toys, batteries, small electronics, greeting cards, stationery, prepaid phones and accessories, gardening supplies, hardware, and automotive and home office supplies; and home products that include kitchen supplies, cookware, small appliances, light bulbs, storage containers, frames, candles, craft supplies and kitchen, and bed and bath soft goods. Further, the company provides apparel, which comprise casual everyday apparel for infants, toddlers, girls, boys, women, and men, as well as socks, underwear, disposable diapers, shoes, and accessories. As of February 25, 2022, it operated 18,190 stores in 47 states in the United States. 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.
| CEO | Todd J. Vasos |
| Employees | 194200 |
| Country | US |
| IPO Date | 2009-11-13 |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Website | https://www.dollargeneral.com |
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Industry | Discount Stores |
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Rating Metrics Explained
DCF Score (Discounted Cash Flow)
Measures the intrinsic value of the stock based on projected future cash flows. A higher score indicates the stock is undervalued relative to its DCF valuation.
ROE Score (Return on Equity)
Evaluates how efficiently a company generates profit from shareholders' equity. Higher ROE indicates better profitability and management effectiveness.
ROA Score (Return on Assets)
Measures how efficiently a company uses its assets to generate profit. A higher ROA means better asset utilization and operational efficiency.
D/E Score (Debt-to-Equity)
Assesses the company's financial leverage and risk. Lower debt-to-equity ratios indicate less financial risk and better balance sheet health.
P/E Score (Price-to-Earnings)
Compares stock price to earnings per share. A lower P/E ratio may indicate the stock is undervalued, while a higher ratio could suggest overvaluation or growth expectations.
P/B Score (Price-to-Book)
Compares market price to book value per share. Lower P/B ratios may indicate undervaluation relative to the company's net asset value.
Rating Recommendations:
Each metric is scored on a scale of 1-5, where the scores are determined by comparing the company's performance against industry benchmarks and historical data:
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Strong Buy (5/5): Excellent score - strong positive indicator
- The metric significantly outperforms industry averages (top 20% of companies)
- Indicates exceptional financial health or attractive valuation in that category
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Buy (4/5): Good score - positive indicator
- Above-average performance (top 40% of companies)
- Shows strong fundamentals with room for improvement
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Neutral (3/5): Average score - neutral indicator
- Performance in line with industry median (middle 20%)
- Neither significantly positive nor negative signal
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Sell (2/5): Below average - negative indicator
- Below-average performance (bottom 40% of companies)
- Suggests weakness in this particular metric
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Strong Sell (1/5): Poor score - strong negative indicator
- Significantly underperforms industry (bottom 20%)
- Indicates potential risk or overvaluation in that category