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Dollar General Corporation
DG Consumer Defensive Discount Stores
Dollar General Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended January 2026) was $42.7 billion, up 5.20% from fiscal 2025. In the quarter to July 2026, revenue grew 5.24%, EPS grew 33.2%, free cash flow fell 34.0% and total debt fell 20.4%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for ten consecutive years, revenue growth for ten, operating cash flow growth for three.
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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to January
| Group | Line | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Trend | 2027e | 2028e | 2029e |
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| Price, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Price, $ | Low | 65.97 | 85.54 | 106.03 | 125.00 | 173.50 | 183.25 | 101.09 | 72.12 | 66.43 | 99.57 |
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| High | 96.60 | 118.45 | 166.98 | 225.25 | 239.35 | 262.21 | 251.00 | 168.07 | 139.83 | 158.23 | |||||
| People | |||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | 121,000 | 129,000 | 135,000 | 143,000 | 158,000 | 163,000 | 170,000 | 185,800 | 194,200 | 194,000 | ||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.22 | |||||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 21,987 | 23,471 | 25,625 | 27,754 | 33,747 | 34,220 | 37,845 | 38,692 | 40,612 | 42,724 | ||||
| Gross margin, % | 30.85 | 30.77 | 30.45 | 30.59 | 31.76 | 31.60 | 31.23 | 30.29 | 29.59 | 30.66 | |||||
| EBT | 1,966 | 1,907 | 2,015 | 2,202 | 3,404 | 3,063 | 3,117 | 2,120 | 1,440 | 1,965 | |||||
| EBT margin, % | 8.94 | 8.13 | 7.87 | 7.93 | 10.09 | 8.95 | 8.24 | 5.48 | 3.55 | 4.60 | |||||
| Net income | 1,251 | 1,539 | 1,589 | 1,713 | 2,655 | 2,399 | 2,416 | 1,661 | 1,125 | 1,512 | |||||
| Depreciation | 380 | 404 | 454 | 505 | 574 | 641 | 725 | 849 | 972 | 1,046 | |||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 78.16 | 86.05 | 96.64 | 108.18 | 135.98 | 146.08 | 168.09 | 176.34 | 184.70 | 194.12 | ||||
| Earnings | 4.45 | 5.64 | 5.99 | 6.68 | 10.70 | 10.24 | 10.73 | 7.57 | 5.12 | 6.87 | |||||
| Cash flow | 5.71 | 6.61 | 8.08 | 8.72 | 15.62 | 12.23 | 8.81 | 10.90 | 13.63 | 16.51 | |||||
| Capex | (1.96) | (2.36) | (2.76) | (3.05) | (4.13) | (4.55) | (6.91) | (7.72) | (5.94) | (5.62) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 3.75 | 4.24 | 5.33 | 5.67 | 11.49 | 7.68 | 1.91 | 3.18 | 7.68 | 10.89 | |||||
| Book value | 19.22 | 22.46 | 24.20 | 26.13 | 26.84 | 26.73 | 24.61 | 30.76 | 33.72 | 38.67 | |||||
| Shares, m | 281 | 273 | 265 | 257 | 248 | 234 | 225 | 219 | 220 | 220 | |||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 16.59 | 18.22 | 19.24 | 22.97 | 18.03 | 20.38 | 21.77 | 17.42 | 13.91 | 20.89 | ||||
| P/S | 0.94 | 1.20 | 1.19 | 1.42 | 1.42 | 1.43 | 1.39 | 0.75 | 0.38 | 0.74 | |||||
| P/B | 3.84 | 4.59 | 4.77 | 5.87 | 7.18 | 7.80 | 9.49 | 4.29 | 2.11 | 3.71 | |||||
| EV/Sales | 1.08 | 1.32 | 1.30 | 1.55 | 1.53 | 1.57 | 1.60 | 0.92 | 0.52 | 0.82 | |||||
| EV/FCF | 22.57 | 26.67 | 23.54 | 29.54 | 18.12 | 29.91 | 140.98 | 50.79 | 12.39 | 14.61 | |||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 1,605 | 1,802 | 2,144 | 2,238 | 3,876 | 2,866 | 1,985 | 2,392 | 2,996 | 3,635 | ||||
| Capex | (551) | (645) | (732) | (782) | (1,025) | (1,066) | (1,555) | (1,694) | (1,306) | (1,237) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 1,054 | 1,157 | 1,412 | 1,456 | 2,851 | 1,800 | 429 | 698 | 1,690 | 2,397 | |||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | 1,055 | 1,283 | 1,647 | 635 | 1,203 | 324 | 1,693 | 1,285 | 1,295 | 937 | ||||
| Total debt | 3,212 | 3,006 | 2,865 | 3,877 | 5,205 | 5,356 | 8,298 | 7,000 | 6,238 | 4,580 | |||||
| Net debt | 3,024 | 2,739 | 2,629 | 3,637 | 3,828 | 5,011 | 7,917 | 6,463 | 5,306 | 3,442 | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 5,406 | 6,126 | 6,417 | 6,703 | 6,661 | 6,262 | 5,542 | 6,749 | 7,414 | 8,512 | |||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | 10.91 | 12.72 | 12.36 | 9.51 | 10.91 | 9.19 | 8.72 | 5.55 | 3.63 | 4.87 | ||||
| ROIC | 15.30 | 14.16 | 14.62 | 13.92 | 21.18 | 17.86 | 15.46 | 11.57 | 8.42 | 11.52 | |||||
| ROE | 23.20 | 26.69 | 25.34 | 26.11 | 39.74 | 37.13 | 40.94 | 27.03 | 15.89 | 18.99 | |||||
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Fiscal years to Jan 2026 · latest quarter Jul 2026
Charts ten years each
Dollar General Corporation vs peers in Discount Stores (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WMT Walmart Inc. | $877.2B | 40.2× | 40.9× | +5.94% (above 0%: growing) | −9.09% (below 0%: shrinking) | +15.75% (above 0%: growing) | 26.14% | 4.99% | Compare |
| COST Costco Wholesale Corporation | $420.2B | 45.6× | 42.9× | +11.10% (above 0%: growing) | +14.80% (above 0%: growing) | +30.72% (above 0%: growing) | 12.74% | 3.97% | Compare |
| TGT Target Corporation | $70.3B | 15.9× | 14.9× | +5.27% (above 0%: growing) | +100.49% (above 0%: growing) | +141.23% (above 0%: growing) | 33.67% | 9.65% | Compare |
| DG Dollar General Corporation | $27.4B | 16.5× | 14.1× | +5.24% (above 0%: growing) | +33.16% (above 0%: growing) | −33.98% (below 0%: shrinking) | 32.60% | 6.81% | |
| DLTR Dollar Tree, Inc. | $22.3B | 14.5× | 15.8× | +7.02% (above 0%: growing) | +196.70% (above 0%: growing) | +4,013.41% (above 0%: growing) | 42.91% | 14.11% | Compare |
| BJ BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. | $12.5B | 21.4× | 19.8× | +15.73% (above 0%: growing) | +20.18% (above 0%: growing) | +165.90% (above 0%: growing) | 17.83% | 4.05% | Compare |
| TBBB BBB Foods Inc. | $5.8B | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | +55.49% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +1,859.24% (above 0%: growing) | 16.75% | 1.35% | Compare |
| PSMT PriceSmart, Inc. | $5.2B | 32.4× | 31.9× | +12.49% (above 0%: growing) | +12.28% (above 0%: growing) | −76.43% (below 0%: shrinking) | 17.70% | 4.43% | Compare |
| OLLI Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. | $5.2B | 19.0× | 17.0× | +9.09% (above 0%: growing) | +42.00% (above 0%: growing) | +19.36% (above 0%: growing) | 43.46% | 14.63% | Compare |
| Median of peers | $17.4B | 21.4× | 19.8× | +10.10% | +20.18% | +85.98% | 21.99% | 4.71% |
DG metrics, ten years each
- Revenue
- Net income
- EPS (diluted)
- EBITDA
- Free cash flow
- Operating cash flow
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
- Free cash flow margin
- P/E ratio
- P/S ratio
- P/B ratio
- Price to free cash flow
- EV/EBITDA
- EV/Sales
- EV/FCF
- Return on equity
- Return on assets
- Return on invested capital
- Debt to equity
- Current ratio
- Total debt
- Shares outstanding
- Book value per share
- Revenue growth
- Piotroski F-score
- Altman Z-score
- Beneish M-score
Dollar General Corporation (DG) key facts
- Strength: Dollar General Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended January 2026) was $42.7 billion, up 5.20% from fiscal 2025.
- Strength: Net income was $1.5 billion, or $6.87 per share (basic), a net margin of 3.54%.
- Dollar General Corporation (DG) is a Discount Stores company in the Consumer Defensive sector, listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
- As of October 9, 2026, DG traded at $127.23, a market capitalization of $27.4 billion.
- At that price the stock trades at 16.5× trailing-twelve-month earnings and 0.6× sales; its P/E is higher than 23% of its own readings over the past ten years.
- Dollar General Corporation pays an annual dividend of $2.36 per share, a yield of 1.85%, with a payout ratio of 30.7%.
- Return on equity was 19.0% and debt-to-equity 0.49.
- Its Piotroski F-score is 7 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 2.69 (grey zone) for fiscal 2026.