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Dollar General runs small stores in towns too small for the big chains to bother with.
The format is matched to the location: a shop the size of a large flat, a limited range, minimal staffing, cheap rent. Within half an hour's drive there is often no other shop at all, which gives the company a position it could never hold in a city. Opening a new store pays back quickly precisely because entry costs so little.
The weak point is the customer: low-income families for whom rising food and fuel prices mean an immediately smaller basket. The share of groceries in sales has risen, and groceries are less profitable than household goods. A separate trouble of recent years is losses to theft and disorder on the shop floor caused by understaffing. The company pays a dividend.
Based on the last 12 months of reports, through 31 July 2026
The sector median covers every company in the sector on the US market, loss-making ones included.
Dollar General Corporation (DG) is a company in the Consumer defensive sector; its shares trade on NYSE.
The price of Dollar General Corporation (DG) on October 30, 2026 is 131.21 $, +0.86 % on the day. Over 52 weeks the stock traded between 95.11 $ and 158.23 $; the price now sits 57 % of the way up that range. Over the past year the price changed by +25.93 %. The P/E ratio is 16.96, which is below the sector median (22.58). Market capitalization is 28.89 billion $, rank 4 among 9 stocks of the same industry with a known capitalization.
Dollar General Corporation trades on NYSE under the ticker DG. The company belongs to the Consumer defensive sector. The trading history on this page starts on 22 August 2016.
Over the past 52 weeks DG has traded between 95.11 $ and 158.23 $. As of 30 October 2026 the price stood 61.44 % of the way from the 52-week low to the high.
Over one year DG shares rose 25.93 %; over six months they rose 8.44 %. Volatility over 90 days is 34.78 %. Dividends are not included: this is price change only, as of 30 October 2026.
DG trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.0, below the sector median of 22.6. Price to sales is 0.7, below the sector median of 0.8. Price to book is 3.1, above the sector median of 2.0. Calculated from reports for the period ending 31 July 2026.
Dollar General Corporation reported revenue of 43.6B $ and net income of 1.7B $ over the last four quarters. Net margin is 3.90 %. Revenue changed by +4.77 % year over year. Earnings per share are 7.70 $. Market capitalisation is 28.9B $.
DG has a return on equity of 18.34 %, above the sector median of 6.34 %. Return on assets is 5.30 %, above the sector median of 2.28 %. Operating margin is 5.59 %, above the sector median of 3.54 %.
