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Dollar General Corporation (DG)

Consumer Defensive | Discount Stores | Goodlettsville, United States | NYSE
132.46 USD +2.52 (1.939%) ⇧ (Oct. 15, 2026, 12:18 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★☆☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 10:16 a.m. EDT

Dollar General is executing a credible turnaround, evidenced by a 33% surge in earnings and a 20% price recovery over the last fiscal year. However, the balance sheet remains leveraged with nearly $16 billion in debt, and revenue growth is merely 5%, capping the ceiling for a top-tier rating. While the defensive sector provides stability, the options market reflects a cautious stance with heavy put protection at current levels. Investors should view this as a recovery trade rather than a high-growth compounder, betting on margin expansion to drive the next leg of appreciation.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.024426
AutoETS0.024622
AutoARIMA0.024622
AutoTheta0.035138

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 50%
H-stat 0.80
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.358
Excess Kurtosis -0.27
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Defensive
Ex Dividend Date 2026-10-05
Last Dividend Date 2026-10-05
Debt to Equity Ratio 169.811
Revenue per Share 198.076
Market Cap 29,222,899,712
Trailing P/E 16.56
Forward P/E 15.94
Beta 0.23
Profit Margins 3.90%
Website https://www.dollargeneral.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 10:16 a.m. EDT: Call buyers are targeting deep upside beyond $170 with elevated implied volatility, while put positions concentrate heavily between $100 and $125, creating a dense wall of downside protection. The ATM IV remains moderate, suggesting the market expects a range-bound recovery rather than an immediate breakout.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.48% 1.88% 2.16% 1.75%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-10-06 0.59 0.478624
2026-07-07 0.59 0.511132
2026-04-07 0.59 0.486759
2026-01-06 0.59 0.407768
2025-10-07 0.59 0.612224
2025-07-08 0.59 0.523560
2025-04-08 0.59 0.672748
2025-01-07 0.59 0.795470
2024-10-08 0.59 0.706164
2024-07-09 0.59 0.459001
2024-04-08 0.59 0.376420
2024-01-08 0.59 0.439577
2023-10-06 0.59 0.569114
2023-07-10 0.59 0.349133
2023-04-10 0.59 0.272190
2022-12-30 0.55 0.223350
2022-10-03 0.55 0.223142
2022-07-01 0.55 0.223260
2022-04-04 0.55 0.243072
2022-01-03 0.42 0.178359
2021-10-04 0.42 0.203696
2021-07-02 0.42 0.192193
2021-04-05 0.42 0.202137
2021-01-04 0.36 0.171666
2020-10-05 0.36 0.168863
2020-07-06 0.36 0.192369
2020-04-06 0.36 0.212202
2020-01-06 0.32 0.207066
2019-10-07 0.32 0.199988
2019-07-08 0.32 0.230930
2019-04-08 0.32 0.261652
2019-01-07 0.29 0.256774
2018-10-05 0.29 0.279491
2018-07-09 0.29 0.294745
2018-04-09 0.29 0.303030
2018-01-08 0.26 0.276155
2017-10-06 0.26 0.323665
2017-07-07 0.26 0.370212
2017-04-07 0.26 0.375018
2016-12-19 0.25 0.329164
2016-09-12 0.25 0.348335
2016-06-13 0.25 0.275512
2016-03-24 0.25 0.297796
2015-12-21 0.22 0.307434
2015-09-14 0.22 0.318379
2015-06-15 0.22 0.284642
2015-04-06 0.22 0.292087
Additional Data
dividendYield 1.89
exDividendDate 2026-10-06
trailingAnnualDividendRate 2.36
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.018162228
lastDividendValue 0.59
lastDividendDate 2026-10-06
dividendDate 2026-10-20

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.2508664
Address1 100 Mission Ridge
All Time High 262.21
All Time Low 21.3
Ask 132.88
Ask Size 100
Audit Risk 8
Average Analyst Rating 2.3 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,859,980
Average Daily Volume3 Month 2,329,079
Average Volume 2,329,079
Average Volume10Days 1,859,980
Beta 0.226
Bid 132.81
Bid Size 300
Board Risk 1
Book Value 42.103
City Goodlettsville
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 7
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 132.46
Current Ratio 1.209
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 135.6063
Day Low 132.36
Debt To Equity 169.811
Display Name Dollar General
Dividend Date 1,792,454,400
Dividend Yield 1.89
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,748,955,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,748,955,600
Earnings Growth 0.333
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.338
Earnings Timestamp 1,787,833,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,787,833,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,787,833,800
Ebitda 3,581,925,888
Ebitda Margins 0.08208
Enterprise To Ebitda 11.963
Enterprise To Revenue 0.982
Enterprise Value 42,850,455,552
Eps Current Year 7.87233
Eps Forward 8.31085
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 8.0
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,791,244,800
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 124.145
Fifty Day Average Change 8.31501
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.066978216
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 25.086641
Fifty Two Week High 158.23
Fifty Two Week High Change -25.769989
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.16286412
Fifty Two Week Low 95.11
Fifty Two Week Low Change 37.350006
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.39270324
Fifty Two Week Range 95.11 - 158.23
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,258,122,600,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.37
Float Shares 218,640,064
Forward Eps 8.31085
Forward P E 15.938202
Free Cashflow 1,738,019,712
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 194,000
Fullday Change 2.5200043
Fullday Change Percent 1.9393599
Fullday Price 132.46
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.31160998
Gross Profits 13,598,126,080
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0028
Held Percent Institutions 1.00823
Implied Shares Outstanding 220,616,790
Industry Discount Stores
Industry Disp Discount Stores
Industry Key discount-stores
Ir Website http://investor.shareholder.com/dollar/
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,791,244,800
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 29,222,899,712
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_266974
Most Recent Quarter 1,785,456,000
Net Income To Common 1,703,399,040
Next Fiscal Year End 1,801,267,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 26,606,384,874
Number Of Analyst Opinions 29
Open 133.0
Operating Cashflow 3,316,349,952
Operating Margins 0.06813
Overall Risk 4
Payout Ratio 0.3065
Peg Ratio 1.62
Phone 615 855 4000
Previous Close 129.94
Price Eps Current Year 16.826023
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 3.1460943
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.66966635
Profit Margins 0.03903
Quick Ratio 0.229
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.32258
Region US
Regular Market Change 2.5200043
Regular Market Change Percent 1.9393599
Regular Market Day High 135.6063
Regular Market Day Low 132.36
Regular Market Day Range 132.36 - 135.6063
Regular Market Open 133.0
Regular Market Previous Close 129.94
Regular Market Price 132.46
Regular Market Time 1,792,081,090
Regular Market Volume 952,436
Return On Assets 0.048899997
Return On Equity 0.19692
Revenue Growth 0.052
Revenue Per Share 198.076
Sand P52 Week Change 0.16440773
Sector Consumer Defensive
Sector Disp Consumer Defensive
Sector Key consumer-defensive
Share Holder Rights Risk 7
Shares Outstanding 220,616,790
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.030199999
Shares Short 6,653,950
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 5,887,587
Short Name Dollar General Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.0341
Short Ratio 2.57
Source Interval 15
State TN
Symbol DG
Target High Price 180.0
Target Low Price 90.0
Target Mean Price 142.82759
Target Median Price 140.0
Total Cash 1,589,590,016
Total Cash Per Share 7.205
Total Debt 15,773,100,032
Total Revenue 43,637,997,568
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 2.36
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.018162228
Trailing Eps 8.0
Trailing P E 16.5575
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.6026
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 126.38725
Two Hundred Day Average Change 6.072754
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.048048783
Type Disp Equity
Volume 952,436
Website https://www.dollargeneral.com
Zip 37,072