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DG · NYSE
Dollar General Corporation
Discount Stores · United States
- Market cap (USD)
- US$27.01B
- Trailing P/E
- 15.90x
- Forward P/E
- 14.81x
- Quarterly revenue growth
- 5.2%
- Trailing net margin
- 3.9%
- Indicated dividend yield
- 1.9%
Snapshot 2026-09-20 · Latest financial period 2026-07-31 · Yahoo Finance. Quotes may be delayed; reporting periods can differ.
Company background
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 towels, bath tissues, paper dinnerware, trash and storage bags, disinfectants, and laundry products; packaged food, such as cereals, pasta, canned soups, canned meats, fruits and vegetables, condiments, spices, sugar, and flour; and perishables, including milk, eggs, bread, refrigerated and frozen food, beer, wine, and produce; candy, cookies, crackers, salty snacks, and carbonated beverages; over-the-counter medicines and personal care products including soap, body wash, shampoo, cosmetics, dental hygiene and foot care products; pet supplies and pet food; and tobacco products. The company also provides seasonal products comprising holiday items, toys, batteries, small electronics, greeting cards, stationery, prepaid phones and accessories, gardening supplies, hardware, automotive, and home office supplies; home products include kitchen supplies, cookware, small appliances, light bulbs, storage containers, frames, candles, craft supplies and kitchen, and bed and bath soft goods; and apparel products for infants, toddlers, girls, boys, women and men, as well as socks, underwear, disposable diapers, shoes and accessories. 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.
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| Metric | DGDollar General CorporationSnapshot 2026-09-20Financial period: 2026-07-31 | DLTRDollar Tree, Inc.Snapshot 2026-09-20Financial period: 2026-08-01 | FIVEFive Below, Inc.Snapshot 2026-09-20Financial period: 2026-08-01 | Peer medianSimilar-size peers only |
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| Market capMarket value, converted to USD | US$27.01B | US$21.01B | US$12.89B | US$16.95Bn=2 |
| Forward P/EProvider forward earnings estimate | 14.81x | 14.16x | 21.16x | 17.66xn=2 |
| EV / EBITDAEnterprise value / trailing EBITDA | 11.50x | 11.03x | 16.75x | 13.89xn=2 |
| Revenue growthLatest quarter vs prior-year quarter | 5.2% | 7.0% | 22.9% | 15.0%n=2 |
| Operating marginLatest reported quarter | 6.8% | 6.2% | 8.9% | 7.5%n=2 |
| Free cash flow yieldTrailing cash flow / market cap | 6.4% | 5.0% | 2.8% | 3.9%n=2 |
| Net debt / EBITDANet debt / trailing EBITDA | 3.96x | 2.64x | 1.04x | 1.84xn=2 |
| Debt / equityTotal debt / positive book equity | 1.70x | 2.24x | 0.82x | 1.53xn=2 |
| Trailing P/ETrailing twelve-month earnings | 15.90x | 13.72x | 20.98x | 17.35xn=2 |
| Price / bookPrice / positive book equity per share | 2.91x | 6.13x | 5.21x | 5.67xn=2 |
| EV / salesEnterprise value / trailing revenue | 0.94x | 1.38x | 2.59x | 1.98xn=2 |
| Earnings growthLatest quarter vs prior-year quarter | 33.3% | 197.2% | 418.2% | 307.7%n=2 |
| Gross marginTrailing twelve months | 31.2% | 37.2% | 37.6% | 37.4%n=2 |
| Net marginTrailing twelve months | 3.9% | 8.0% | 11.7% | 9.8%n=2 |
| Return on equityProvider trailing return; positive equity only | 19.7% | 46.0% | 28.3% | 37.1%n=2 |
| Free cash flow marginTrailing free cash flow / revenue | 4.0% | 5.2% | 6.9% | 6.1%n=2 |
| Dividend yieldIndicated annual dividend / price | 1.9% | — | — | — |
| Earnings payoutProvider trailing dividend payout | 30.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0%n=2 |
| Current ratioCurrent assets / current liabilities | 1.21x | 1.13x | 2.22x | 1.68xn=2 |
| BetaProvider historical market sensitivity | 0.23 | 0.66 | 0.99 | 0.83n=2 |
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