How to buy Dollar General Corporation (DG) stocks

Dollar General Corporation is a discount stores business based in the US. Dollar General Corporation shares (DG) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars.

Its last market close was $76.40 – a decrease of 0.7% over the previous week. Dollar General Corporation employs 185,800 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $39.7 billion.

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Dollar General Corporation stock price (NYSE: DG)

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Dollar General Corporation stocks at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-18.

Latest market close	$76.40
52-week range	$72.12 - $165.52
50-day moving average more info button	$78.96
200-day moving average more info button	$114.84
Wall St. target price	$90.01
PE ratio more info button	12.5314
Dividend yield more info button	$0 (2.97%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$6.06

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Dollar General Corporation price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $73.89 from 2024-12-19

1 week (2024-12-13)	-3.96%
1 month (2024-11-21)	-0.04%
3 months (2024-09-20)	-14.09%
6 months (2024-06-21)	-42.62%

1 year (2023-12-21)	-43.20%
2 years (2022-12-21)	-68.75%
3 years (2021-12-21)	212.5197
5 years (2019-12-20)	147.8874

Is Dollar General Corporation stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Dollar General Corporation stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Dollar General Corporation's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Dollar General Corporation's P/E ratio

Dollar General Corporation's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 13x. In other words, Dollar General Corporation shares trade at around 13x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the stock or simply that they're under-valued.

Dollar General Corporation's PEG ratio

Dollar General Corporation's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 2.1464. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Dollar General Corporation's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the stock prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Dollar General Corporation's EBITDA

Dollar General Corporation's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $3 billion.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Dollar General Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Dollar General Corporation financials

Revenue TTM	$39.7 billion
Operating margin TTM	5.39%
Gross profit TTM	$11.8 billion
Return on assets TTM	4.25%
Return on equity TTM	20.88%
Profit margin	3.57%
Book value	$30.73
Market Capitalization more info button	$16.7 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Dollar General Corporation's environmental, social and governance track record

Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Dollar General Corporation.

When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.

Dollar General Corporation's total ESG risk score

Total ESG risk: 15.04

Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Dollar General Corporation's overall score of 15.04 (as at 12/31/2018) is excellent – landing it in it in the 10th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.

ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Dollar General Corporation is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).

Dollar General Corporation's environmental score

Environmental score: 0.75/100

Dollar General Corporation's social score

Social score: 3.99/100

Dollar General Corporation's governance score

Governance score: 0.79/100

Dollar General Corporation's controversy score

Controversy score: 2/5

ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. Dollar General Corporation scored a 2 out of 5 for controversy – the second-highest score possible, reflecting that Dollar General Corporation has, for the most part, managed to keep its nose clean.

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) summary

Dollar General Corporation was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.

Total ESG score	15.04
Total ESG percentile	9.95
Environmental score	0.75
Social score	3.99
Governance score	0.79
Level of controversy	2

Dollar General Corporation stock dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 38.88% of net profits

Recently Dollar General Corporation has paid out, on average, around 0% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Dollar General Corporation shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Dollar General Corporation's case, that would currently equate to about $0 per share.

While Dollar General Corporation's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that Dollar General Corporation may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.

Dollar General Corporation's most recent dividend payout was on 20 January 2025. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their stocks by 7 October 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Dollar General Corporation's stocks ever split?

Dollar General Corporation's stocks were split on a 1:4 basis on 8 January 2020 . So if you had owned 4 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 1 share. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Dollar General Corporation stocks – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 300% higher stock price could have impacted the market appetite for Dollar General Corporation stocks, which in turn could have impacted Dollar General Corporation's stock price.

Dollar General Corporation stock price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Dollar General Corporation's stocks have ranged in value from as little as $72.12 up to $165.5226. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta."

Beta is a measure of a stocks volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Dollar General Corporation's is 0.449. This would suggest that Dollar General Corporation's stocks are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Dollar General Corporation overview

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. The company's consumable products also comprise snacks, such as candies, cookies, crackers, salty snacks, and carbonated beverages; health and beauty products, including over-the-counter medicines and personal care products, such as soaps, body washes, shampoos, cosmetics, and dental hygiene and foot care products; pet supplies and pet food; and tobacco products. In addition, it offers seasonal products comprising holiday items, toys, batteries, small electronics, greeting cards, stationery, prepaid phones and accessories, gardening supplies, hardware, and automotive and home office supplies; and home products that include kitchen supplies, cookware, small appliances, light bulbs, storage containers, frames, candles, craft supplies and kitchen, and bed and bath soft goods. Further, the company provides apparel, which comprise basic items for infants, toddlers, girls, boys, women, and men, as well as socks, underwear, disposable diapers, shoes, and accessories. The company was formerly known as J.L.

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Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Dollar General Corporation is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 0.251% of Dollar General Corporation stocks are held by insiders and 94.52% by institutions. How many people work for Dollar General Corporation?
Latest data suggests 185,800 work at Dollar General Corporation. When does the fiscal year end for Dollar General Corporation?
Dollar General Corporation's fiscal year ends in January. Where is Dollar General Corporation based?
Dollar General Corporation's address is: 100 Mission Ridge, Goodlettsville, TN, United States, 37072 What is Dollar General Corporation's ISIN number?
Dollar General Corporation's international securities identification number is: US2566771059 What is Dollar General Corporation's CUSIP number?
Dollar General Corporation's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 256677105

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