Dollar General Corp.

Dollar General Corp.

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Market Cap$22.87B
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P/E RatioDividendsReturn on EquityPrice-to-SalesDebt-to-Equity
Dollar General Corp.Dollar General Corp.14.62.28%18%0.51.8

Earnings Call Q1 2026

June 2, 2026 - AI Summary

Q1 performance strong—especially EPS; sales growth driven by traffic + basket - Net sales: +$3.4% to $10.8B (vs. $10.4B Q1’25). - Same-store sales: +2.0%, driven by traffic +1.4% and average basket +0.5%. - Market share: management said they gained share in dollars and units in consumables and also non-consumables. - Comp cadence: all 3 periods positive, led by March (Easter shift). - Negative impact in Q1: severe winter storm activity + temporary store closures in early Feb hurt the first two weeks.
Margin + profitability upside: gross margin expansion from shrink control; SG&A slightly up - Gross margin (% sales): 31.6%, +65 bps YoY (boosted by higher inventory markups, lower shrink, lower inventory damages; partially offset by markdowns and transportation costs). - Shrink: management highlighted 28 bps reduction vs. prior year, even while lapping a 61 bps improvement in Q1’25. - Operating profit: +$10.8% to $638.5M; operating margin 5.9% (+40 bps), despite higher-than-anticipated field costs. - EPS: +$12.4% to $2.00, above the high end of internal expectations (surprising positive vs expectations).
Guidance raised for 2026 (top-line modest growth; EPS up); tax rate assumed higher - Net sales growth: +3.7% to +4.2% (implies continued mid-single digit growth). - Same-store sales growth: +2.2% to +2.7%. - EPS guidance: $7.20 to $7.45, raised from $7.10 to $7.35 prior. - Effective tax rate assumption: now about ~24.5% (Q1 effective tax rate was 24.9% vs 23.4% last year, driven by expiration of the Work Opportunity Tax Credit). - Capex/real estate: capital spending guidance unchanged per CFO.

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$136.67

Target Price by Analysts

31.8% upsideDollar General Target Price DetailsTarget Price
$347.30

Current Fair Value

234.9% upside

Undervalued by 234.9% based on the discounted cash flow analysis.

Share Statistics

Market cap$22.87 Billion
Enterprise Value$37.52 Billion
Dividend Yield$2.36 (2.28%)
Earnings per Share$6.87
Beta0.26
Outstanding Shares220,347,000

Return

Return on Equity17.69%ROE
Return on Assets4.94%
Return on Invested Capital9.27%

Valuation & Multiples

P/E Ratio14.61P/E Ratio
PEG109.66PEG
Price to Sales0.53Price to Sales
Price to Book Ratio2.59Price to Book Ratio
Enterprise Value to Revenue0.87
Enterprise Value to EBIT16.56
Enterprise Value to Net Income23
Total Debt to Enterprise0.43
Debt to Equity1.81Debt to Equity

Revenue Sources

No data

Insider Trades

Last Earnings Call

Report Date
June 2, 2026
EPS Estimate
$1.89
Average shareholder expectation
Revenue Estimate
$10.81 B
Average shareholder expectation

Next Earnings Call

Expected Date
August 27, 2026
EPS Estimate
$1.99
Average shareholder expectation
Revenue Estimate
$11.19 B
Average shareholder expectation

Institutional Put/Call Ratio

Market sentiment based on institutional option activity.

Put/Call Ratio1.4438▲ 24.85%
Total Calls2,650,795▼ 54.42%
Total Puts3,827,319▼ 44.95%

Institutional Ownership

Holdings and activity of institutional investors.

Ownership %98.07%▼ 0.10%
Total Invested$25.61B▼ 10.75%
Investors Holding1,197▼ 22.00%

ESG Score

No data

About Dollar General Corp.

CEO: Todd Vasos

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