Dollar General Corp (DG) stock
DGNYSERetail-Variety StoresFiscal year ends January 29
Financials through Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Jul 31, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Aug 27, 2026Score 16/3017% below fair value
$134.14−0.47 (-0.35%)
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $29.59BP/E 17.4Yield 1.76%
Dollar General statistics
108 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Dec 3, 2026 (estimated, before the open)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Oct 6, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Jul 31, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 13, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 7.89
- 5.48
- P/OCF Ratio
- 8.92
- 12.52
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 0.75
- 1.35
- EV / EBIT
- 13.35
- 15.81
- EV / FCF
- 16.20
- 20.68
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- 0.49%
- -0.48%
- Float
- 220M
- 125M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 0.47%
- 0.65%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 100.1%
- 100.1%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 5M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -11.5%
- 0.01%
- Short % of Float
- 2.39%
- 5.54%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 2.38%
- 5.29%
- Days to Cover
- 2.30
- 4.21
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $158.23
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $99.50
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $133.75
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $128.31
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $125.21
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $4.63
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- 0.29%
- 2.05%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- 0.19%
- 3.08%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- 11.7%
- 6.91%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- 31.0%
- 16.0%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 1.03%
- 15.0%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 28.7%
- 23.8%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- 10.6%
- 58.0%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- -40.4%
- 22.1%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- 75.0%
- 166.9%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.86
- 0.79
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 52.4
- 55.6
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 39.2%
- 39.2%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.35
- 0.88
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 5.12%
- 5.19%
- EBITDA Margin
- 8.08%
- 8.35%
- FCF Margin
- 4.61%
- 4.61%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 19.7%
- 26.4%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 5.34%
- 7.81%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 15.0%
- 16.9%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 9.80%
- 15.0%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 1.21
- 1.21
- Quick Ratio
- 0.22
- 0.32
- Debt / Equity
- 0.49
- 0.49
- Debt / EBITDA
- 1.30
- 1.06
- Debt / FCF
- 2.27
- 1.76
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- 0.85
- 0.56
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 4.77%
- 8.20%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- 43.0%
- 23.4%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- 42.4%
- 25.4%
- FCF Growth (YoY)
- 8.68%
- 36.4%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 4.13%
- 5.27%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 4.83%
- 6.82%
- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- -13.8%
- 11.1%
- EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
- -8.40%
- 7.65%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 1.37
- 1.46
- Inventory Turnover
- 4.56
- 4.58
- Revenue Per Employee
- $224.94K
- $233.83K
- Profits Per Employee
- $8.78K
- $10.55K
- Employee Count
- 194,000
- 116,285
- WACC
- 7.19%
- 8.98%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $2.23B
- $890.54M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$2.98B
- -$599.26M
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$13.51
- -$4.45
- Equity (Book Value)
- $9.29B
- $3.43B
- Book Value Per Share
- $42.10
- $36.76
- Tangible Book Value
- $3.75B
- $3.00B
- Working Capital
- $1.52B
- $505.34M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$1.31B
- -$755.32M
- FCF Per Share
- $9.11
- $9.11
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 5.76%
- 4.86%
- FCF Yield
- 6.79%
- 4.41%
- Dividend Yield
- 1.76%
- 1.92%
- Shareholder Yield
- 1.76%
- 2.64%
- Dividend Per Share
- $2.36
- $1.88
- Dividend Growth (YoY)
- 0.00%
- 8.45%
- Years of Dividend Growth
- 0
- 3
- Payout Ratio
- 30.5%
- 28.6%
- FCF Payout Ratio
- 25.9%
- 35.4%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Income Tax
- $529.54M
- $226.53M
- Effective Tax Rate
- 23.7%
- 24.0%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $85.35
- $66.81
- Graham Upside
- -36.4%
- -55.5%
- Altman Z-Score
- 2.66
- 4.80
- Piotroski F-Score
- 7
- 7
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | DG | S&P 500 | Difference | DG per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +7.3% | -3.0% | +10.4 pts | ||
| 3 months | +10.4% | -2.8% | +13.2 pts | ||
| Year to date | +3.0% | +11.5% | −8.5 pts | ||
| 1 year | +31.2% | +13.5% | +17.8 pts | ||
| 3 years | +21.8% | +77.7% | −55.9 pts | +6.8% | +21.1% |
| 5 years | -35.0% | +72.6% | −107.6 pts | -8.2% | +11.5% |
| 10 years | +106.0% | +308.2% | −202.1 pts | +7.5% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
5M DG shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 11.5% from the previous report, or 2.39% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 2.3 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 42.9% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 5,254,415 | -11.5% | 2,279,740 | 2.3 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 5,938,498 | -10.8% | 1,933,010 | 3.1 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 6,653,950 | +10.3% | 2,523,663 | 2.6 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 6,030,543 | +2.4% | 2,506,173 | 2.4 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 5,887,587 | -9.5% | 2,832,877 | 2.1 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 6,509,120 | -13.5% | 1,858,867 | 3.5 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 7,524,336 | -7.0% | 2,326,637 | 3.2 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 8,090,747 | -2.1% | 2,572,972 | 3.1 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8,264,353 | +4.6% | 3,205,685 | 2.6 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 7,900,940 | -11.1% | 4,167,607 | 1.9 |
| May 29, 2026 | 8,883,344 | +7.9% | 4,194,007 | 2.1 |
| May 15, 2026 | 8,233,002 | +2.6% | 3,813,438 | 2.2 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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