Dollar General Corporation (DG) Stock

Dollar General Corporation (DG) is a Consumer Discretionary stock trading at $120.58 (as of 2026-08-20), with a market capitalization of $26.60B and a trailing P/E of 17.0. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.

Dollar General Corporation operates retail stores in the southern, southwestern, Midwestern, and eastern United States, offering a range of merchandise including consumable products, packaged food, perishables, snacks, health and beauty items, pet supplies, and tobacco. It also sells seasonal and home-related products.

Understand Dollar General Corporation: how it makes money

Dollar General sells discounted everyday consumables like paper and cleaning products, packaged food, and perishables through stores in the southern, southwestern, Midwestern, and eastern United States, and it also operates a digital app used by customers.

The profit engine is anchored by a high share of consumables in sales (Consumables Sales Mix 82%), supported by store growth and ongoing remodel activity to keep store formats competitive and in-stock.

Revenue by segment (latest quarter)
Total Net Sales$10.8B

Business quality (Mixed): Operational momentum appears tied to consumables demand and an active store remodeling and opening program, but results can be pressured by shrink (loss) and ongoing store closure actions.

Valuation: At 16× earnings, DG trades 15% below the Retail average (19×). Note: one-time items can distort reported P/E.

Bull case

  • Sales mix leans heavily toward consumables: Consumables Sales Mix is 82 percent, which implies a business model focused on frequently purchased items (paper and cleaning, packaged food, and perishables).
  • Continued store development: Dollar General is running a sizable store improvement and expansion program, including New Stores Opened (196) and Store Labor Investment (0.15 USD_B).
  • Customer digital engagement exists: Digital App Monthly Active Users are 4,500,000.

Bear case

  • Losses are a headwind: Shrink Headwind is 68 basis points worse vs prior year, which can directly pressure profitability.
  • There is ongoing closure activity for stores: Dollar General has Dollar General Stores Planned to Be Closed (96), and PopShelf Stores Planned to Be Closed (45), indicating some footprint repositioning risk.
Valuation — source: SEC EDGAR (first-party)
Price$120.58
Market Cap$26.60B
P/E Ratio17.0
EV / EBITDA7.6
Price / Book3.01
Price / Sales0.62
FCF Yield8.3%
DCF Value (model)$131.87
DCF Upside vs Price9.4%
Profitability & Growth — source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (TTM)$42.72B
Net Margin3.5%
Revenue Growth (YoY)3.4%
EPS Growth (YoY)13.5%
FCF Growth (YoY)-34.5%
Financial Health — source: SEC EDGAR
Altman Z-Score2.56 (grey)
Valuation vs Sector & Industry
Stock P/E17.0
Sector P/E (Consumer Discretionary)20.5
Industry P/E (Retail)19.5
vs Sector-17.0%
vs Industry-12.9%
Smart-Money Activity — SEC Form 4 / 13F / Congressional disclosures
Top Institutional HolderVANGUARD GROUP INC ($3.63B)
Institutional Holders Tracked10
Congressional Trades (recent)10
Company
SectorConsumer Discretionary
IndustryRetail
CEOTodd J. Vasos
Employees194,200
CountryUS
IPO Date2009-11-13

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Data as of 2026-08-20.

Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.