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What is the share price of Dollar General (DG)?

Dollar General last traded at $121.31 (-1.5% on the day), as of 7/22/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

Dollar General

DG · NYSE · Consumer Staples · United States

$121.31-1.5%

Delayed · as reported by Yahoo Finance · as of Jul 22, 2026, 5:35 PM

Snapshot

TickerDG

ExchangeNYSE

SectorConsumer Staples

IndustryDiscount Stores

CountryUnited States

Employees194,000

HeadquartersGoodlettsville, United States

Market cap$26.8B

P/B3.0

Volume682.88K

Websitewww.dollargeneral.com

Filings tracked0

About Dollar General

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.

Profile as reported by Yahoo Finance.

Who owns it

Insiders0.3%
Institutions99.7%
Public & other0.0%

1,557 institutional holders

As reported by Yahoo Finance.

Top holders

Blackrock Inc.11.50%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC6.49%
State Street Corporation5.07%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC4.96%
Pzena Investment Management LLC3.13%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO2.67%
Geode Capital Management, LLC2.65%
AQR Capital Management, LLC2.34%

Largest institutional holders, as reported by Yahoo Finance (as of 3/31/2026).

What's expected next

Next quarter

Rev $11.1B · EPS 1.39

Est. earnings growth +7.4%

Next fiscal year

Rev $46.3B · EPS 7.99

Est. earnings growth +8.7%

Analyst consensus estimates — not the company's own guidance. As reported by Yahoo Finance.

$95.1152-wk range$158.23

Delayed · as reported by Yahoo Finance

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