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Dollar General Corporation (DG)

Consumer Defensive | Discount Stores | Goodlettsville, United States | NYSE
126.68 USD +3.21 (2.600%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 126.82 +0.14 (0.111%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 7:59 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 1:23 p.m. EDT

Dollar General (DG) presents a mixed picture. Short-term, the stock has shown volatility with a recent dip to $115.73, but the recent price action and analyst ratings suggest a potential rebound. The dividend yield is stable, and the company has a history of consistent payouts, making it a solid option for dividend-focused investors. Long-term, DG's fundamentals remain strong, with solid earnings growth and a defensive sector position, making it a good candidate for buy-and-hold strategies. However, the short-term forecasting model indicates a slight downward trend, so traders should be cautious and consider buying dips or using options strategies to hedge against potential volatility.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.094006
MSTL0.094738
AutoARIMA0.097139
AutoETS0.097140

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 41%
H-stat 65.41
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.064
Excess Kurtosis -1.65
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Defensive
Ex Dividend Date 2026-04-06
Last Dividend Date 2026-04-06
Debt to Equity Ratio 184.665
Revenue per Share 194.122
Market Cap 27,898,269,696
Trailing P/E 18.49
Forward P/E 15.89
Beta 0.34
Profit Margins 3.54%
Website https://www.dollargeneral.com

As of April 11, 2026, 1:23 p.m. EDT: Options speculators are showing mixed signals. The calls data indicates a concentration of open interest (OI) around the 118.0 strike, suggesting potential support, while the puts data highlight significant OI around the 116.0 strike, indicating possible bearish sentiment. The IV spikes on the puts side, especially around the 95.0 strike, suggest increased volatility and uncertainty. The overall OI distribution and IV patterns suggest that traders are cautious but not overly bearish, with a slight lean towards potential support around the 116.0-118.0 range.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.49% 2.05% 2.20% 1.69%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-04-07 0.59 0.486759
2026-01-06 0.59 0.409702
2025-10-07 0.59 0.617750
2025-07-08 0.59 0.531482
2025-04-08 0.59 0.686409
2025-01-07 0.59 0.816861
2024-10-08 0.59 0.730838
2024-07-09 0.59 0.478387
2024-04-08 0.59 0.394105
2024-01-08 0.59 0.461937
2023-10-06 0.59 0.600674
2023-07-10 0.59 0.370550
2023-04-10 0.59 0.289897
2022-12-30 0.55 0.238542
2022-10-03 0.55 0.238849
2022-07-01 0.55 0.239525
2022-04-04 0.55 0.261367
2022-01-03 0.42 0.192250
2021-10-04 0.42 0.219952
2021-07-02 0.42 0.207949
2021-04-05 0.42 0.219130
2021-01-04 0.36 0.186484
2020-10-05 0.36 0.183755
2020-07-06 0.36 0.209690
2020-04-06 0.36 0.231749
2020-01-06 0.32 0.226643
2019-10-07 0.32 0.219347
2019-07-08 0.32 0.253790
2019-04-08 0.32 0.288211
2019-01-07 0.29 0.283578
2018-10-05 0.29 0.309492
2018-07-09 0.29 0.327293
2018-04-09 0.29 0.337485
2018-01-08 0.26 0.308496
2017-10-06 0.26 0.362554
2017-07-07 0.26 0.416022
2017-04-07 0.26 0.422993
2016-12-19 0.25 0.372666
2016-09-12 0.25 0.395653
2016-06-13 0.25 0.314051
2016-03-24 0.25 0.340382
2015-12-21 0.22 0.352441
2015-09-14 0.22 0.366114
2015-06-15 0.22 0.328346
2015-04-06 0.22 0.337889
Additional Data
dividendRate 2.36
dividendYield 1.86
exDividendDate 2026-04-07
trailingAnnualDividendRate 2.36
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.019113954
lastDividendValue 0.59
lastDividendDate 2026-04-07
dividendDate 2026-04-21

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.2913921
Address1 100 Mission Ridge
All Time High 262.21
All Time Low 21.3
Ask 126.98
Ask Size 300
Audit Risk 8
Average Analyst Rating 2.3 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 3,134,000
Average Daily Volume3 Month 3,203,611
Average Volume 3,203,611
Average Volume10Days 3,134,000
Beta 0.34
Bid 126.71
Bid Size 300
Board Risk 1
Book Value 38.652
City Goodlettsville
Compensation Risk 6
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 126.68
Current Ratio 1.135
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 127.26
Day Low 123.31
Debt To Equity 184.665
Display Name Dollar General
Dividend Date 1,776,729,600
Dividend Rate 2.36
Dividend Yield 1.86
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,748,955,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,748,955,600
Earnings Growth 1.219
Earnings Quarterly Growth 1.229
Earnings Timestamp 1,773,318,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,780,403,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,780,403,400
Ebitda 3,307,086,080
Ebitda Margins 0.077410005
Enterprise To Ebitda 12.845
Enterprise To Revenue 0.994
Enterprise Value 42,478,424,064
Eps Current Year 7.26575
Eps Forward 7.97448
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 6.85
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,775,520,000
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 136.3146
Fifty Day Average Change -9.634605
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.07067919
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 29.13921
Fifty Two Week High 158.23
Fifty Two Week High Change -31.549995
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.19939326
Fifty Two Week Low 86.25
Fifty Two Week Low Change 40.43
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.46875364
Fifty Two Week Range 86.25 - 158.23
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,258,122,600,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.57
Float Shares 218,612,061
Forward Eps 7.97448
Forward P E 15.885675
Free Cashflow 2,162,651,648
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 194,000
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 0.30661
Gross Profits 13,099,688,960
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0028
Held Percent Institutions 1.01337
Implied Shares Outstanding 220,226,320
Industry Discount Stores
Industry Disp Discount Stores
Industry Key discount-stores
Ir Website http://investor.shareholder.com/dollar/
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,775,520,000
Last Dividend Value 0.59
Last Fiscal Year End 1,769,731,200
Long Business Summary 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.
Long Name Dollar General Corporation
Market us_market
Market Cap 27,898,269,696
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_266974
Most Recent Quarter 1,769,731,200
Net Income To Common 1,512,311,040
Next Fiscal Year End 1,801,267,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 27,898,270,217
Number Of Analyst Opinions 28
Open 123.31
Operating Cashflow 3,634,500,096
Operating Margins 0.0608
Overall Risk 3
Payout Ratio 0.3445
Peg Ratio 1.43
Phone 615 855 4000
Post Market Change 0.13999939
Post Market Change Percent 0.1105142
Post Market Price 126.82
Post Market Time 1,776,470,393
Previous Close 123.47
Price Eps Current Year 17.435226
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 3.27745
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.6529826
Profit Margins 0.0354
Quick Ratio 0.166
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.32258
Region US
Regular Market Change 3.21
Regular Market Change Percent 2.59982
Regular Market Day High 127.26
Regular Market Day Low 123.31
Regular Market Day Range 123.31 - 127.26
Regular Market Open 123.31
Regular Market Previous Close 123.47
Regular Market Price 126.68
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,002
Regular Market Volume 2,873,372
Return On Assets 0.04551
Return On Equity 0.18992001
Revenue Growth 0.059
Revenue Per Share 194.122
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Consumer Defensive
Sector Disp Consumer Defensive
Sector Key consumer-defensive
Share Holder Rights Risk 7
Shares Outstanding 220,226,320
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.040700004
Shares Short 8,972,945
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 7,630,703
Short Name Dollar General Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.0461
Short Ratio 2.43
Source Interval 15
State TN
Symbol DG
Target High Price 175.0
Target Low Price 111.0
Target Mean Price 148.42857
Target Median Price 148.0
Total Cash 1,138,500,992
Total Cash Per Share 5.17
Total Debt 15,718,656,000
Total Revenue 42,724,368,384
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 2.36
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.019113954
Trailing Eps 6.85
Trailing P E 18.493431
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.4682
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 120.89385
Two Hundred Day Average Change 5.786148
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.047861394
Type Disp Equity
Volume 2,873,372
Website https://www.dollargeneral.com
Zip 37,072