Why did Dollar General (DG) stock move recently?

On 9/1/2026, Dollar General moved +3.4% — Dollar General rose after its Q2 2026 earnings beat estimates on revenue, EPS, and same-store sales, with the company raising full-year 2026 guidance for sales, same-store sales, and EPS. This is MarketChacha's decoded reason from filings and credible news; it is education, not buy/sell advice.

Is Dollar General (DG) overvalued or fairly valued?

MarketChacha shows Dollar General's valuation in context — a trailing P/E of about 17.6, a forward P/E of about 16.2, a price-to-book of about 3.2 — alongside its revenue and profit growth and whether reported profit converts into operating cash, so you can judge value for yourself. MarketChacha does not issue ratings, price targets, or buy/sell advice.

Does Dollar General's reported profit turn into cash?

Over 4 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash. MarketChacha computes this cash-conversion check (1.64×) from reported figures — education, not a rating.

What is Dollar General's revenue?

Dollar General reported revenue of $42.7B for FY2026, with net profit of $1.5B, per official filings.

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

Dollar General last traded at $134.46 (+0.9% on the day), as of 10/20/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

Dollar General

DG · NYSE · Consumer Staples · United States

Snapshot

TickerDG

ExchangeNYSE

SectorConsumer Staples

IndustryDiscount Stores

CountryUnited States

Employees194,000

HeadquartersGoodlettsville, United States

Websitewww.dollargeneral.com

Filings tracked16

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.

Who owns it

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

1,549 institutional holders

Ownership breakdown from public market data.

Top holders

Blackrock Inc.10.41%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC6.52%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC5.23%
State Street Corporation4.86%
Pzena Investment Management LLC4.63%
Geode Capital Management, LLC2.69%
Invesco Ltd.2.07%
AQR Capital Management, LLC2.05%

Largest institutional holders — last updated 6/30/2026.

Forensic scorecard

Margin has compressed by about 2.8 points over the period — profitability is trending down.

Cash conversion1.64×

Over 4 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash.

Net margin trend6.4% → 3.5%

Margin has compressed by about 2.8 points over the period — profitability is trending down.

Return on equity17.8%

Latest ROE of 17.8% — capital is generating a healthy return.

Growth qualityrev 4% · PAT -14%

Profit growth is broadly tracking revenue growth — the earnings trend looks operational rather than one-off.

Computed by MarketChacha from reported figures (SEC XBRL). Education, not a rating or recommendation.

What's expected next

Next quarter

Rev $11.3B · EPS 2.03

Est. earnings growth +5.1%

Next fiscal year

Rev $46.4B · EPS 8.38

Est. earnings growth +5.6%

Analyst consensus estimates — not the company's own guidance.

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Financials at a glance

Source: SEC XBRL

Annual

Quarterly · last 8

Revenue (FY2026)

$42.7B

Net margin

3.5%

ROE

17.8%

Revenue CAGR (3y)

+4.1%

Profit CAGR (3y)

-14.5%

EPS (FY2026)

6.85

Net profit (FY2026)

$1.5B

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Why it moved

Sep 1, 2026
Dollar General rose after its Q2 2026 earnings beat estimates on revenue, EPS, and same-store sales, with the company raising full-year 2026 guidance for sales, same-store sales, and EPS.
source 1 ↗source 2 ↗source 3 ↗· confidence: high
Jul 23, 2026
Dollar General shares declined amid ongoing investor focus on softer consumer traffic and retail sector pressures, with no company-specific catalyst or filing released today.
· confidence: low

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Financials

Yearly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin	ROE
FY2026	$42.7B	$1.5B	6.85	3.5%	17.8%
FY2025	$40.6B	$1.1B	5.11	2.8%	15.2%
FY2024	$38.7B	$1.7B	7.55	4.3%	24.6%
FY2023	$37.8B	$2.4B	10.68	6.4%	43.6%

Quarterly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin
2026Q3	$11.3B	$550.3M	2.48	4.9%
2026Q2	$10.8B	$444.1M	2.00	4.1%
2025Q4	$10.6B	$282.7M	1.28	2.7%
2025Q3	$10.7B	$411.4M	1.86	3.8%
2025Q2	$10.4B	$391.9M	1.78	3.8%
2024Q4	$10.2B	$196.5M	0.89	1.9%
2024Q3	$10.2B	$374.2M	1.70	3.7%
2024Q2	$9.9B	$363.3M	1.65	3.7%
2023Q4	$9.7B	$276.2M	1.26	2.8%
2023Q3	$9.8B	$468.8M	2.13	4.8%
2023Q2	$9.3B	$514.4M	2.34	5.5%

Figures as reported, in reporting currency. Source: SEC XBRL.

Filings & announcements

2026

8-K — Executive/director change, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC8/28/2026material
8-K — Results of operations, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC8/27/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC8/27/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Shareholder vote results, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC6/2/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC6/2/2026
8-K — Executive/director change, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC3/24/2026material
10-K filing
SEC3/20/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC3/12/2026material
8-K — Executive/director change, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC2/3/2026material

2025

8-K — Results of operations, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC12/4/2025material
10-Q filing
SEC12/4/2025
8-K/A — Executive/director change, Exhibits
SEC11/17/2025
8-K — Executive/director change, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC11/13/2025material
8-K — Results of operations, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC8/28/2025material
10-Q filing
SEC8/28/2025
8-K — Executive/director change, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC8/20/2025material

In the news

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