# Dollar General Corporation (DG) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Consumer Defensive / Household Products. Price $133.21, market value $29.4 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 17.3×** (5-yr avg 17.9×, 3-yr avg 17.1×). Dollar General Corporation trades at 17.3× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 17.9×. The Consumer Defensive median in the September 2026 study was 20.1×. Forward P/E is 16.1×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.47**. A PEG of 0.47 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 0.7×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.7×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 3.2×**. The shares trade at 3.2× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 9.3×**. Enterprise value is 9.3× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 6.8%** (5-yr avg 5.2%). Free cash flow equals 6.8% of the market value, above its five-year average of 5.2%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 5.8%**. The inverse of the P/E: 5.8% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 31.2%**. Dollar General Corporation keeps 31.2% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 5.6%**. 5.6% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 3.5%**. 3.5% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 17.8%**. 17.8% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 16.1%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 16.1%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 5.5%**. Each dollar of assets produces 5.5% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 5.2%** (3-yr 4.1%/yr, 5-yr 4.8%/yr). Revenue grew 5.2% over the last year, against 4.8% a year compounded over five years.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 34.1%** (3-yr -13.8%/yr, 5-yr -8.4%/yr). Earnings per share rose 34.1%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 78.1%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 78.1% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.54**. Debt is 0.54 times equity, moderate leverage.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 1.0×**. It would take 1.0 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Current ratio: 1.13** (quick 1.13). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 1.13 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 2.82**. A Z-score of 2.82 is in the grey zone; not distressed, not clearly safe.
- **Piotroski F-score: 7/9**. 7 of 9 fundamental checks pass: strong and improving financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.77%** ($2.36 per share, trailing). Dollar General Corporation yields 1.77%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 34%** (26% of free cash flow). 34% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 2**. 2 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 11.0%/yr** (1-yr 0.0%). The dividend has compounded at 11.0% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 7 years at that pace.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (29 analysts). 29 analysts cover Dollar General Corporation; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $138.14 (+4% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 25.3%** (YTD 1.8%, 3-mo 29.1%). The shares are up 25.3% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -15.8%** (40.1% above the low). Trading 16% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 65**. An RSI of 65 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.52** (volatility 37%). Beta of 0.52 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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