Dollar General stock
DGNYSEDollar General Corporation, Consumer DefensiveISIN US2566771059
66Score 66 out of 100, Neutral
Price and trend
83 / 100
Price history
+29% in one yearThe chart shows daily closes over 17 years, adjusted for stock splits and without dividends. Click into the chart to set a price alert at that price.
Above the 200-day line: the price is 7.5% above it.
Since October 2026 the 50-day line has been above the 200-day line; the trend has turned up.
Normal: the price is neither overheated nor sold off (RSI 52).
The price is 14% below its 52-week high. Largest decline in 17 years: 74% (October 2022 to January 2025).
Chart figures for advanced users
- SMA 50$128.25
- Average price of the last 50 trading days, shows the short-term trend.
- SMA 200$125.25
- Average price of the last 200 trading days, shows the long-term trend.
- RSI (14)52
- Relative strength over the last 14 days on a scale from 0 to 100. Above 70 the price counts as overheated, below 30 as sharply fallen.
- MACDabove the signal line
- Compares a fast and a slow price average. Above its signal line momentum is rising, below it momentum is fading.
- Support$99.65
- The lowest closing price of the last twelve months.
- Resistance$156.24
- The highest closing price of the last twelve months.
Snapshot
Computed from the data by fixed rules, no AI
- Dollar General Corporation belongs to the Discount Stores industry (United States) and, with a market value of $29.7B, is number 5 of 15 companies in its industry on MEQIRI.
- In fiscal 2025 it reported revenue of $42.72B (up 5.2% year on year) and earnings of $1.51B (up 34.4%).
- For fiscal 2026, analysts expect on average revenue of $44.52B (up 4.2%) and adjusted earnings per share of $7.91 (up 15.5%).
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- MEQIRI Score 66 out of 100 (Neutral): rank 114 of 295 in Consumer Defensive, median 62.
- The P/E is 17.5 (Discount Stores median 21, own median of recent years 18.7).
- Our model puts fair value at $174.35, with the price 21% below it.
In plain words
The numbers on this page in plain words, written by an AI
Strengths
- Earnings turn into cashFree cash flow 159% of earnings over the last 12 months.Fundamentals 86
- Share buybacksShare count down 11% since 2020.Capital allocation 72
- Consistently profitableProfit in all 10 fiscal years from 2016 to 2025.Fundamentals 86
Weaknesses
- Margin fallingOperating margin 5.2%, average of the prior years 8.8% (to 2024).Profitability 52
Its standout strengths are momentum and fundamentals, while growth holds the score back.
Daily figure as of 12 Nov 2026
How the score is calculatedScore overview
Fundamentals are strong, with stable profits and strong cash generation.
Score history
The full history of up to 20 years comes with MEQIRI Pro.
See plansCrash risk medium
How well MEQIRI warnsIn the middle among stocks ranked 101 to 1,000.
From 2016 to 2025, 13 in 100 such stocks fell 30% or more within a year, against a group average of 15 in 100.
What lowers it
- solid fundamentals
- stable momentum
Valuation
Valuation signal
Modestly undervaluedClosing price of 11 Nov 2026, used by the daily score.
In our model the price counts as cheap below $134.12 and expensive above $249.08 (uncertainty medium, based on the price swings of the past year).
The two parts of the fair value come to $187.37 (cash-flow model) and $161.34 (industry comparison), and the gap between them shows how uncertain the estimate is. The price is below both.
Calculated with a cost of equity of 8.8%. At 9.8% the fair value would be $157.45, at 7.8% it would be $199.82.
Valuation metrics
Half from the cash-flow model, half from earnings times the industry P/E (21).
Calculate with your own assumptionsCompany performance
This shows several years of history with an automatic assessment.
Revenue
In the twelve months to 31 Jul 2026, revenue rose 4.8% on the twelve months before. Revenue has grown solidly since 2006, at about 8% per year.
Margins
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
In fiscal 2025: gross 31%, operating 5%, net 4%.
Debt & balance sheet
latest quarterMeaningfully leveraged, but the interest bill is comfortably covered.
Earnings
- Next earnings
- 3 Dec 2026in 21 days
- Last reported
- 27 Aug 2026EPS reported $2.48 (expected $2.01)above expectations
Analyst estimates
Earnings estimates have barely changed since 15 Oct 2026.
- Earnings per share
- $7.910.0%
- Revenue
- $44.52B0.0%
- Earnings per share
- $8.35−0.1%
- Revenue
- $46.31B0.0%
MEQIRI has stored the estimates since 15 Oct 2026. Until 30 days are available, the card shows the change since that day. Mean estimate according to Financial Modeling Prep. No price target and no recommendation.
Company outlook raised
Share price after the results: +0.1%The 2026 outlook was raised to net sales growth of 4% to 4.3%, same store sales growth of 2.5% to 2.9% and EPS of $7.80 to $8.00.
“We now expect the following for fiscal 2026: net sales growth in the range of 4%-4.3%, same store sales growth in the range of 2.5%-2.9%, and EPS in the range of $7.80-$8, including the approximate $0.25 Q2 benefit from tariff refunds after related reinvestments.”The outlook is not part of the score and not a recommendation to buy or sell.
From the earnings call on 27 Aug 2026 (fiscal Q2 2026), read by AI.
Insiders
Open-market purchases and sales by executives, board members and major holders
No open-market purchases in the last 6 months. One insider sold, $732,555 in total.
Sales say less than purchases: many insiders sell on a fixed plan, for taxes or to diversify.
- Reardon Kathleen ASale
3 Sept 2026, EVP & Chief People Officer
- Shares
- 5,578
- Price
- $131.33
- Value
- $732,555
Source: Form 4 filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Grants, option exercises, gifts and tax withholdings are hidden. Not a recommendation to buy.
What happened at Dollar General
The key events of the last six months from our own data. A click takes you to the matching card.
Sector comparison
295 rated companies in Consumer Defensive
- This company
- 66
- Sector median
- 62
Categories against the sector median
The median is the middle value: half of the companies in the sector lie above it, half below. Categories with too few comparable companies are left out.
Competitors in Discount Stores
The next larger and next smaller companies by market value
- WalmartWMT $1T62
- Costco WholesaleCOST $481.95B71
- TargetTGT $73.91B70
- DollaramaDOL.TO $41.22B80
- Dollar TreeDLTR $26.81B72
- Avenue SupermartsDMART.NS $24.14B53
- BJ's Wholesale Club HoldingsBJ $13.98B64
- BBB FoodsTBBB $8.14B49
ETFs that hold Dollar General
Held by 103 ETFs on Xetra. Shown per index: the ETF with the largest weight.
| ETF | Weight | Cost | Fund size |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Street SPDR S&P U.S. Consumer Staples Select Sector UCITS ETF (Acc)ZPDS | 0.93% | 0.15% | €342.88M |
| Xtrackers MSCI USA Consumer Staples UCITS ETF 1DXUCS | 0.93% | 0.12% | €107.01M |
| iShares S&P 500 Consumer Staples Sector UCITS ETF2B7D | 0.91% | 0.15% | €518.36M |
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| Xtrackers MSCI World Consumer Staples UCITS ETF 1CXDWS | 0.61% | 0.25% | €965.83M |
| Invesco S&P 500 QVM UCITS ETFQVMP | 0.43% | 0.35% | €50.82M |
| iShares MSCI USA Mid-Cap Equal Weight UCITS ETFQDVC | 0.43% | 0.20% | €268.74M |
| Invesco Global Active ESG Equity UCITS ETF USD AccIQSA | 0.37% | 0.30% | €3.12B |
| Deka MSCI USA MC UCITS ETFEL41 | 0.34% | 0.30% | €51.58M |
Holdings as reported by the funds via FMP, excluding swap ETFs (their holdings are only collateral).
Data status and sources
- Score
- Daily value of 12 Nov 2026, recalculated nightly
- Price
- Closing price of 12 Nov 2026
- Latest annual report
- Fiscal year 2025, period end 30 Jan 2026
- Source
- Financial statements, ratios and prices from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), based on the company's reports. MEQIRI calculates the score and fair value from them.
Mandatory disclosures for this rating
- ; time horizon around 12 months
- Rated Neutral, published since 7 Nov 2026 (in the score history since 30 Nov 2022)
- Valuation signal Fairly valued since 7 Nov 2026
- End-of-day prices, metrics cached for up to 24 hours
- Score and fair value are estimates from a disclosed model. They are not facts and not a price target.
- Produced by SSM Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt), responsible person Sven Brostmeyer, Managing Director, automatically according to the disclosed model.
- Not investment advice. Losses up to and including a total loss are possible. Personal circumstances are not considered.