Dollar General Corp.
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Earnings Call Q2 2026
August 27, 2026 - AI Summary
Strong Q2 operating performance (value + convenience working):
- Net sales: +0.2% YoY to $11.3B (vs. $10.7B prior-year quarter).
- Same-store sales (comp): +3.5%, driven by traffic +2.0% and average basket +1.5%.
- 6 straight quarters of positive comps across all 4 merchandising categories; non-consumables outpacing consumables (supports gross margin mix).
- Market share: management said it accelerated share gains in both dollars and units and is gaining in rural markets.
Tariff refunds helped results, but momentum is broader than refunds:
- Gross margin: 32.6%, +127 bps YoY. Reported drivers included tariff refunds (approx. +81 bps net of reinvestment), lower LIFO provision, and lower distribution cost, partially offset by markdowns and higher transportation costs.
- Operating profit: $769M (+29.2% YoY); operating margin 6.8% (+126 bps) with tariff-related benefit (~66 bps after reinvestment).
- EPS: $2.48 (+33% YoY) with ~$0.25 benefit from tariff refunds after reinvestment.
- Execution wins beyond tariffs: continued improvement in shrink and damages (team highlighted improvement and lapping prior-year progress).
Outlook raised for FY2026 (with share repurchases added):
- Management raised full-year guidance to:
- Net sales growth: 4.0% to 4.3%
- Same-store sales: 2.5% to 2.9%
- EPS: $7.80 to $8.00 (now including the approx. $0.25 Q2 tariff benefit in the total).
- Tariff timing expectation: “majority” of anticipated refunds received in Q2; they do not expect a material impact from tariff refunds after related reinvestments in 2H.
- Fuel costs remain a headwind, but company expects gross margin expansion in 2H supported by progress on initiatives (shrink/damages, DG Media Network, non-consumables, supply chain productivity, category management, Value Valley/private label, etc.).
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Share Statistics
| Market cap | $29.19 Billion |
|---|---|
| Enterprise Value | $43.25 Billion |
| Annual dividend | $2.36 |
| Dividend yield | 1.78% |
| Earnings per Share | $6.87 |
| Beta | 0.23 |
| Outstanding Shares | 220,606,000 |
Return
| Return on Equity | 18.34% |
|---|---|
| Return on Assets | 5.30% |
| Return on Invested Capital | 9.80% |
Valuation & Multiples
| P/E Ratio | 17.12 |
|---|---|
| PEG | 50.7 |
| Price to Sales | 0.72 |
| Price to Book Ratio | 3.37 |
| Enterprise Value to Revenue | 0.99 |
| Enterprise Value to EBIT | 17.73 |
| Enterprise Value to Net Income | 25 |
| Total Debt to Enterprise | 0.36 |
| Debt to Equity | 1.68 |
Revenue Sources
No data
Last Earnings Call
Report Date
August 27, 2026
EPS Estimate
$2.01
Consensus analyst estimateRevenue Estimate
$11.20 B
Consensus analyst estimateNext Earnings Call
Expected Date
December 3, 2026
EPS Estimate
$1.41
Consensus analyst estimateRevenue Estimate
$11.14 B
Consensus analyst estimateInstitutional Put/Call Ratio
Compares institutional put options with call options. At 8.33, the ratio is above 1, so institutions hold more puts than calls. That is a more cautious stance.
| Put/Call Ratio | 8.3333▲ 700.89% |
|---|---|
| Total Calls | 3,000▼ 99.89% |
| Total Puts | 25,000▼ 99.30% |
Institutional Ownership
Holdings and activity of institutional investors.
| Ownership % | 10.12%▼ 88.45% |
|---|---|
| Total Invested | $2.67B▼ 89.33% |
| Investors Holding | 426▼ 766.00% |
About Dollar General Corp.
194,000 employees
CEO: Todd Vasos
Dollar General Corporation operates as a prominent discount retailer, offering a wide array of goods across the Southern, Southwestern, Midwestern, and Eastern regions of the United States. Its extensive product catalog encompasses numer...