DG · Dollar General Corp
$119.66
-2.98 (-2.43%)
At close · Sep 30
Return incl. dividend (before tax)
Market Cap
$27.05B
Shares
220.62M
Volume · Sep 30
2.58M
Avg daily vol (3M)
2.43M
Price & Indicators
20d MA
50d MA
200d MA
Earnings
Filing
Insider
Congress
Investor day
Close$122.64
Open$123.97
Day$120.48–124.04
52W close$95.94–156.24
Avg vol 30d2.7M
Short int6.0M · 2.7% float · 2.4d
Short vol37%
Last earningsAug 27, 2026
DataJan 2020–Sep 2026
Filing10-Q · Aug 27
Up next
Next earnings call
Nov 27, 2026
Est · unconfirmed
· in 8 wks
filed Aug 27, 2026
call held Aug 27, 2026
Metrics snapshot
Useful current figures from the complete screener profile.
Revenue (TTM)
—
Trailing 12 months
Net income (TTM)
—
Trailing 12 months
Revenue growth YoY
—
Year over year
Operating margin
—
Trailing 12 months
P / E (TTM)
—
Trailing earnings
FCF yield
—
TTM · current market cap
Return on invested capital
—
Trailing 12 months
Net cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Dividend yield
—
Trailing 12 months
Shares change YoY
—
Year over year · more shares
Price change (1Y)
+19.1%
Trailing year
Short interest
2.7%
Latest settlement · 2.4 days to cover
Equibles Rating
blended score · not investment adviceOverall
Sell
SellHoldBuy
Technical
Neutral
Momentum
Very Weak
Sentiment
Bearish
Fundamentals
Strong
Quant / Vol
Moderate
Market backdrop
VIX 16.3 · calm
Equity put/call 0.53
Technical
price trend
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Price vs 200-day avg
−3%
below
Price vs 50-day avg
−1%
below
RSI (14)
47
neutral
MACD trend
Negative
52-week position
44%
mid-range
Volume (OBV)
Confirms
volume backs price
Momentum
relative strength
1-month return
−3%
trailing
6-month return
0%
trailing
YTD return
−8%
this year
Relative strength
−13%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $124 › 200d $127 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow
Distributing
-2% holders QoQ · +121 funds added
Insider flow
Distributing
Net -$732.6K over 90 days · 100% sells
Short interest
Rising
2.73% of float · ▲ +2.4% MoM · 2.4 days cover
Volume signal
Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth
Steady
1,142 holders — mid 3-yr range
Squeeze score
52
elevated · 0–100
Fundamentals
Revenue growth
+5%
Y/Y
Gross margin
31%
expanding
EPS growth
+34%
Y/Y
Valuation
P/E 16
below peers
Buyback
$1.4B
remaining
Balance sheet
$2.7B
net debt
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Volatility
38%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown
−35%
past year
ATR
3.1%
of price · 14-day
Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.
Guidance & track record
Latest guidance
· from the Earnings Call filed Aug 27, 2026
Net sales growth
· fiscal 2026
Initiated
4% – 4.3%
Same-store sales growth
· fiscal 2026
Initiated
2.5% – 2.9%
EPS
· fiscal 2026
Initiated
$7.80 – $8.00
prior FY $6.85
midpoint +15.3% Y/Y
Guided vs delivered
· last 1 settled
EPS
fiscal 2021
guided $9.60 – $10.20
$10.62
Beat +7.3%
Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.
Technicals
trend & momentum for long-term holders Neutral
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
−3%
Neutral
Price vs 50-day avg
−1%
Neutral
RSI (14)
47
Neutral
MACD trend
Negative
Bearish
52-week position
44%
Neutral
Volume (OBV)
Confirms
Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bearish · 3 of 6
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $124 › 200d $127 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow
Distributing
-2% holders QoQ · +121 funds added
Insider flow
Distributing
Net -$732.6K over 90 days · 100% sells
Short interest
Rising
2.73% of float · ▲ +2.4% MoM · 2.4 days cover
Volume signal
Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth
Steady
1,142 holders — mid 3-yr range
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $96
Now $123 · 44%
Range high $156
vs 200-day avg -3%
vs 50-day avg -1%
Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.
Key metrics
the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings| Metric | Latest | Period | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average transaction amount | 1.5% | second quarter of fiscal 2026 | — |
| Beginning store count | 20,893 | 26 Weeks Ended July 31, 2026 | — |
| Customer traffic | 2% | second quarter of fiscal 2026 | — |
| Growth rate (square footage) | 1.9% | 26 Weeks Ended July 31, 2026 | — |
| Net new stores | 255 | 26 Weeks Ended July 31, 2026 | — |
| New store openings | 321 | 26 Weeks Ended July 31, 2026 | — |
| New stores opened in the United States | 125 | second quarter of 2026 | — |
| Project Elevate remodels | 711 | second quarter of 2026 | — |
| Project Renovate remodels | 665 | second quarter of 2026 | — |
| Relocated stores | 5 | second quarter of 2026 | — |
| Same-Store Sales | 3.5% | second quarter of fiscal 2026 | — |
| Standalone pOpshelf stores | 179 | At the end of the second quarter of 2026 filing | — |
| Store closings | -66 | 26 Weeks Ended July 31, 2026 | — |
| Stores | 21,148 | As of July 31, 2026 | — |
| Stores closed | 33 | the second quarter of 2026 filing | — |
| Total remaining authorization for future share repurchases | 1.4B | end of the second quarter of 2026 | — |
| Total selling square footage | 161.52M | 26 Weeks Ended July 31, 2026 | — |
Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period
Versus peers
Discount Stores — same industry group| Company | Mkt cap | YTD | Rev growth Y/Y | P/E | Short % shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
DG
this stock
Dollar General Corp
|
$27.05B | -7.6% | +5.2% | 16.0 | 2.7% |
|
WMT
Walmart Inc.
|
$856.69B | -4.1% | +4.7% | 39.1 | 1.0% |
|
COST
Costco Wholesale Corp /New
|
$406.81B | +7.2% | +8.2% | — | 1.7% |
|
TGT
Target Corp
|
$71.53B | +60.0% | +1.9% | 16.4 | 3.7% |
|
DLMAY
Dollarama Inc./ADR
|
$34.49B | -6.7% | — | — | 0.0% |
Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding
At a glance
key data from every sectionOwnership
Short & Settlement
Smart Money
Financials
Filings
Earnings & Events
Performance
| 5D | 20D | 120D | MTD | YTD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DG | +0.0% | -3.2% | -0.3% | -3.2% | -7.6% |
| SPY | -1.2% | -0.4% | +13.1% | -0.4% | +12.1% |
| vs SPY | +1.2% | -2.9% | -13.4% | -2.9% | -19.7% |
Capital returns
Declared · upcoming
$0.59
/ share · ex Oct 6, 2026
Paid (TTM)
$0.00
/ share · 0 payouts
Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
— · no payout in the trailing year
Buyback program
· as of Jul 31, 2026
Authorized
$1.38B
Spent (derived)
$0
Remaining
$1.38B
Spent
Remaining
Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.