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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Dollar General Corporation (DG) Price to free cash flow
As of 22 October 2026, Dollar General Corporation (DG) trades at a price to free cash flow of 15.2×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 9.0× (November 2025) to 537× (May 2023); the current reading is higher than 26% of that period. That is below the Discount Stores industry median of 37.7× and in line with the Consumer Defensive sector median of 15.2×.
Price to free cash flow, daily
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Annual newest first
| Period | Price to free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 13.2× | 42.49% |
| FY2025 | 9.2× | (77.73%) |
| FY2024 | 41.5× | (66.11%) |
| FY2023 | 123× | 351.69% |
| FY2022 | 27.1× | 61.70% |
| FY2021 | 16.8× | (37.96%) |
| FY2020 | 27.0× | 24.74% |
| FY2019 | 21.7× | (10.82%) |
| FY2018 | 24.3× | 23.38% |
| FY2017 | 19.7× | (22.12%) |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Price to free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | 13.9× | 20.25% |
| Apr 2026 | 11.6× | (12.26%) |
| Jan 2026 | 13.2× | 42.22% |
| Oct 2025 | 9.3× | (25.59%) |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Price to free cash flow against peers
| Company | Price to free cash flow |
|---|---|
| DLTR Dollar Tree, Inc. compare | 12.6× |
| DG Dollar General Corporation | 15.2× |
| TGT Target Corporation compare | 16.1× |
| OLLI Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. compare | 24.9× |
| BJ BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. compare | 37.7× |
| TBBB BBB Foods Inc. compare | 37.7× |
| COST Costco Wholesale Corporation compare | 48.1× |
| PSMT PriceSmart, Inc. compare | 63.0× |
| WMT Walmart Inc. compare | 70.3× |
| Discount Stores industry median | 37.7× |
| Consumer Defensive sector median | 15.2× |
| Market median | 14.4× |
What Price to free cash flow is
Price to Free Cash Flow Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of cash a company generates after its capital spending.
Stock Price ÷ ((Operating Cash Flow (TTM) + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) (TTM) + Intangible Assets Change (Net) (TTM)) ÷ (Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)))
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