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Dollar General Stock
Dollar General Corporation
Company data
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Industry
- Discount Stores
- Country
- United States
- CEO
- Todd J. Vasos
- Employees
- 194,000
- Market cap
- $29.7 B
- IPO
- 13/11/2009
Dollar General Corporation is a major U.S. retailer operating primarily within the Consumer Defensive / Discount Stores sector. The product range includes a wide variety of consumer goods such as groceries, household items, toiletries, and seasonal products ranging from apparel to tools and electronics. Headquartered…
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Dollar General stock: price history
1D
+0.4%
1W
+5.7%
1M
+9.3%
6M
+6.1%
YTD
+1.3%
1Y
+29.4%
2Y
+63.5%
5Y
-36.8%
10Y
+94.9%
Next earnings date
Next earnings date
03/12/2026 (in 47 days)
Volatility around earnings
~186% stronger price swings than usual
Pattern chart
Pattern detected by the Market Jury detector vdouble-bottom-top-v1.0 on 16/10/26. Not a buy or sell signal.Beta
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BullishThe price bounced off a similar low twice, with a rally in between. This W-shaped pattern is a classic reversal signal from a downtrend into an uptrend.
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Analyst assessment of Dollar General
PRICE TARGET LOW
US$110.00
CONSENSUS
US$137.27
MEDIAN
US$141.00
PRICE TARGET HIGH
US$160.00
1
STRONG BUY
28
BUY
21
HOLD
2
SELL
0
STRONG SELL
52
TOTAL · Buy
As of: 06/10/2026
Dollar General stock metrics
P/E
17.39
P/B
3.19
EV/EBITDA
12.42
RETURN ON EQUITY
5.9%
NET MARGIN
4.9%
DEBT/EQUITY
1.68
DIVIDEND YIELD
1.8%
AS OF
31/07/2026
Free float & liquidity
FREE FLOAT
99.1%
FLOAT SHARES
218,642,270
AVG. DAILY VOLUME (30D)
2,268,681
Insider transactions (SEC)
REARDON KATHLEEN A
Hicks Gregory H
CALBERT MICHAEL M
Chadwick Ana Maria
Chadwick Ana Maria
Attention
1 mention today in US forums, about the same as yesterdayPrice since yesterday: +0.4%
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Frequently asked questions about Dollar General stock
What does Dollar General do?
Dollar General Corporation is a company in the Consumer Defensive sector, Discount Stores industry, headquartered in United States.
The CEO is Todd J. Vasos, the company employs around 194,000 people.
The IPO was on 13/11/2009; the stock trades on NYSE under the ticker DG.
What do analysts say about Dollar General stock?
52 analysts rate the stock, the consensus is Buy (as of 06/10/2026).
The average price target is US$137.27, ranging from US$110.00 to US$160.00, with a median of US$141.00.
This is an external assessment, not a statement by Market Jury.
When does Dollar General report next?
The next earnings date is 03/12/2026.
Around past earnings, price swings were roughly 186% stronger than usual.
Does Dollar General pay a dividend?
Yes. The last dividend was US$0.59 per share, ex-date 06/10/2026, paid on 20/10/2026.
The dividend yield is 1.8% (as of 31/07/2026).
Which stocks are comparable to Dollar General?
Comparable stocks include Walmart, Costco Wholesale, Target, Dollar Tree, BBB Foods and B&M European Value Retail.
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