Dollar General Corporation (DG)

NYSE: DG · IEX Real-Time Price · USD
210.09
-0.24 (-0.11%)
Mar 21, 2023, 4:03 PM EDT - Market closed
-0.11%
Market Cap 46.97B
Revenue (ttm) 36.29B
Net Income (ttm) 2.35B
Shares Out 223.58M
EPS (ttm) 10.28
PE Ratio 20.43
Forward PE 19.61
Dividend $2.20 (1.05%)
Ex-Dividend Date Dec 30, 2022
Volume 1,705,423
Open 211.75
Previous Close 210.33
Day's Range 207.91 - 211.85
52-Week Range 183.25 - 262.21
Beta 0.33
Analysts Buy
Price Target 251.31 (+19.62%)
Earnings Date Mar 16, 2023

About DG

Dollar General Corporation, a discount retailer, provides various merchandise products in the southern, southwestern, Midwestern, and eastern United States. It offers consumable products, including paper and cleaning products, such as paper towels, bath tissues, paper dinnerware, trash and storage bags, disinfectants, and laundry products; packaged food comprising cereals, pasta, canned soups, fruits and vegetables, condiments, spices, sugar, and flour; and perishables that include milk, eggs, bread, refrigerated and frozen food, beer, and wine... [Read more]

Industry Discount Stores
Founded 1939
Employees 163,000
Stock Exchange NYSE
Ticker Symbol DG
Full Company Profile

Financial Performance

In 2022, Dollar General's revenue was $34.22 billion, an increase of 1.40% compared to the previous year's $33.75 billion. Earnings were $2.40 billion, a decrease of -9.64%.

Financial Statements

Analyst Forecast

According to 39 analysts, the average rating for DG stock is "Buy." The 12-month stock price forecast is $251.31, which is an increase of 19.62% from the latest price.

Price Target
$251.31
(19.62% upside)
Analyst Consensus: Buy
Stock Forecasts

News

At Dollar General, a Record of Overcharging

A Barron's analysis finds four states fined the retailer a total of more than $1 million for price inaccuracies in 2021 and 2022.

14 hours ago - Barrons

6 Companies That Raised Their Dividends This Week

Dollar General said it plans to boost its quarterly disbursement to shareholders by 7%.

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3 days ago - Barrons

Dollar General (DG) Reports Q4 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

Although the revenue and EPS for Dollar General (DG) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended January 2023, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall ...

4 days ago - Zacks Investment Research

Dollar General Offers Great Prices, but the Stock isn't a Value

Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG) is down almost 2% after the company missed on the top and bottom lines in their March 16 earnings report. The report is in line with recent economic data that sho...

4 days ago - MarketBeat

Dollar General (DG) Q4 Earnings Beat, Sales Increase Y/Y

Dollar General's (DG) fourth-quarter same-store sales rise 5.7% due to an increase in the average transaction amount.

5 days ago - Zacks Investment Research

Dollar General is luring more shoppers with its cheap groceries — but it might be backfiring

Dollar General reported its fourth-quarter earnings on Thursday. Sales were up 5.6%, driven by growth in its consumables categories.

5 days ago - Business Insider

Dollar General stock rises despite Q4 earnings miss

Yahoo Finance Live anchors Julie Hyman and Brad Smith discuss the rise in stock for Dollar General following fourth-quarter earnings.

5 days ago - Yahoo Finance

Dollar General (DG) Tops Q4 Earnings Estimates

Dollar General (DG) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of 0.68% and 0.33%, respectively, for the quarter ended January 2023. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

5 days ago - Zacks Investment Research

Dollar General to Boost Spending on Staffing Levels

The discount retailer's investment in additional labor hours aims to capture market share from its rivals.

5 days ago - WSJ

Dollar General Delivers Mixed Results, Poor Profit Outlook. Blame Interest Rates.

Interest expense is the cost occurred on borrowed funds such as bonds, loans and other lines of credit.

5 days ago - Barrons

Dollar General boosts dividend and meets sales expectations, but its stock falls

Dollar General Corp. shares DG were moving about 3% lower in premarket action Thursday though the discount retailer met total sales expectations for its latest quarter and disclosed a dividend increas...

5 days ago - Market Watch

Dollar General Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2022 Results

GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG) today reported financial results for its fiscal year 2022 fourth quarter (14 weeks) and fiscal year (53 weeks) ended Febru...

5 days ago - Business Wire

3 Hot Stocks for Tomorrow: Thursday Predictions for ADBE, DG, MSFT

Last week ended with a bang and this week started with one. The regional banking crisis has reintroduced a wave of volatility into the financial system, something we're seeing all across the board.

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5 days ago - InvestorPlace

Dollar General (DG) to Report Q4 Earnings: What to Expect?

Dollar General's (DG) fourth-quarter fiscal 2022 results might show gains from better pricing and private-label offerings However, high inventory damages owing to the winter storm Elliott might be a d...

6 days ago - Zacks Investment Research

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Although it's no guarantee that the Federal Reserve will raise benchmark interest rates, it may be an inevitability, thus sparking interest in stocks to buy for rising interest rates. Early last week,...

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1 week ago - InvestorPlace

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1 week ago - InvestorPlace

Dollar General (DG) Earnings Expected to Grow: Should You Buy?

Dollar General (DG) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.

1 week ago - Zacks Investment Research

Dollar General reformulates and rebrands its cat and dog food line Nature's Menu

Dollar General Corp. DG, +0.75% said Tuesday it has reformulated and rebranded its dog and cat food line, Nature's Menu. The company said its pet food is available across its network and uses real bee...

2 weeks ago - Market Watch

Dollar General Announces New Super Premium Pet Food

Nature's Menu dry pet foods, available exclusively at Dollar General stores, are crafted with natural ingredients including real beef, lamb or farm-raised, cage free chicken as the #1 ingredient and c...

2 weeks ago - Business Wire

7 Boring Stocks to Buy That Can Take You to the Finish Line

Although retail investors may be tempted to pick up last year's hottest trends that seemingly trade now at discount prices, they may be better off considering boring stocks to buy. Fundamentally, we j...

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2 weeks ago - InvestorPlace

Which Dollar Store, If Any, is Worth Your Investment Dollars?

Dollar stores have been winning the battle for retail dollars for the last few years. Since the onset of the global Covid-19 pandemic, dollar stores saw significant increases in foot traffic.

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2 weeks ago - MarketBeat

Dollar General (DG) Provides Preliminary Q4 Results, Cuts View

Dollar General's (DG) fourth-quarter fiscal 2022 preliminary results were hurt by lower-than-anticipated same-store sales results during December, primarily due to the storm.

3 weeks ago - Zacks Investment Research

Dollar General Blames Winter Storm for Slowing Q4 Same-Store Sales Growth

Dollar General said a December storm kept it from meeting its expected financial results. The retailer said in a Thursday (Feb. 23) press release that its same-store sales increased 5.7% in the fourth...

3 weeks ago - PYMNTS

Stocks moving on earnings: Dollar General, Wayfair, Teladoc

Yahoo Finance Live's Julie Hyman discusses the decline in stocks for Dollar General, Wayfair, and TelaDoc.

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3 weeks ago - Yahoo Finance

Dollar General stock dives toward 9-month low after profit, same-store sales warnings

Shares of Dollar General Corp. DG, -0.59% dove 6.8% toward a nine-month low in premarket trading Thursday, after the discount retailer warned of a fourth-quarter profit miss, citing the negative effec...

3 weeks ago - Market Watch