profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
Dollar General
$134.61-2.06% today
+29.2% in 1 year
1-year low $99.651-year high $156.24
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2021 to 2026.
0%20% a year
You pay $19.64 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What Dollar General sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $37.8 billion in 2023 to $42.7 billion in 2026, with $1.51 billion of profit last year.
SalesProfit
Dollar General handed back 22% of the cash it generated last year.
$520M
Free cash flow 2026$2.4B
Bought back its own shares–
Paid as dividends$520M
Cash vs. debt$1.1B vs. $15.7B
Dollar General vs. similar companies
Dollar General grows in the middle of these 5 and is priced in the middle for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dollar General | 19.6× · Fair price | ||
 Walmart | 45.7× · Expensive | ||
 Costco | 52.5× · Expensive | ||
 Target | 19.7× · Fair price | ||
 Wal-Mart de México, S.A.B. de C.V. | 18.7× · Fair price |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads Dollar General's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33,747 | 34,220 | 37,845 | 38,692 | 40,612 | 42,724 | |
| 10,719 | 10,813 | 11,820 | 11,719 | 12,017 | 13,100 | |
| 3,555 | 3,221 | 3,328 | 2,446 | 1,714 | 2,204 | |
| 4,129 | 3,862 | 4,053 | 3,295 | 2,686 | 3,241 | |
| 2,655 | 2,399 | 2,416 | 1,661 | 1,125 | 1,512 | |
| 10.62 | 10.17 | 10.68 | 7.55 | 5.11 | 6.85 | |
| 31.8% | 31.6% | 31.2% | 30.3% | 29.6% | 30.7% | |
| 10.5% | 9.4% | 8.8% | 6.3% | 4.2% | 5.2% | |
| 7.9% | 7.0% | 6.4% | 4.3% | 2.8% | 3.5% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 25,863 | 26,327 | 29,083 | 30,796 | 31,133 | 30,964 |
| Cash | 1,377 | 345 | 382 | 537 | 933 | 1,139 |
| Total debt | – | 14,246 | 17,661 | 18,091 | 17,463 | 15,719 |
| Total liabilities | – | – | 23,542 | 24,046 | 23,719 | 22,452 |
| 6,661 | 6,262 | 5,542 | 6,749 | 7,414 | 8,512 | |
| 250 | 236 | 226 | 220 | 220 | 221 | |
| 42.2% | 12.4% | 11.3% | 7.8% | 5.4% | 7.2% | |
| 39.9% | 38.3% | 43.6% | 24.6% | 15.2% | 17.8% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,876 | 2,866 | 1,985 | 2,392 | 2,996 | 3,635 | |
| 1,028 | 1,070 | 1,561 | 1,700 | 1,310 | 1,241 | |
| 2,848 | 1,795 | 424 | 692 | 1,686 | 2,393 | |
| Dividends paid | 356 | 392 | 494 | 518 | 519 | 520 |
| 2,466 | 2,550 | 2,748 | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 69 | 78 | 73 | 52 | 59 | 91 |
Valuation
- 19.6×
- 18.5×
- –
- 2.6×
- 0.7×
- 12.4×
- 13.7×
- 8.1%
- 5.1%
- 2.3%
Profitability
- 30.7%
- 5.2%
- 3.5%
- 7.1%
- 6.7%
- 7.9%
- 18.7%
- 4.9%
- 9.3%
- –
Growth
- +4.8%
- −8.4%
- +41.9%
- +11.0%
- −1.5%
Financial health
- 4.7×
- 1.79
- 49.8%
- 10.6×
- 1.17
- 0.25
- 1.36
How it ranks in Consumer Staples
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Bottom 29%of 670
Bottom 24%of 674
Bottom 46%of 624
Bottom 46%of 673
Top 29%of 668
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $145.00
- Range
- $111.00 – $170.00
- 10 analysts
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 2026 | 1.93 | 1.66 | +16.3% |
| Dec 4, 2025 | 1.28 | 0.95 | +35.4% |
| Aug 28, 2025 | 1.86 | 1.58 | +17.7% |
| Jun 3, 2025 | 1.78 | 1.48 | +20.3% |
| Mar 13, 2025 | 1.68 | 1.51 | +11.3% |
| Dec 5, 2024 | 0.89 | 0.94 | −5.3% |
| Aug 29, 2024 | 1.70 | 1.79 | −5.0% |
| May 30, 2024 | 1.65 | 1.57 | +5.1% |
2.3%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$23a year at today's yield, before tax
+11.0%2020 to 2025
Raised–not every year
Paid per share, each year
$0.88 in 2015 → $2.36 in 2025
How safe it looks
34.4% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earns: 21.7%
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Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
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The seven classic investing rulebooks
0/7Passes 0 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
45No pass
Benjamin Graham
47No pass
Philip Fisher
36No pass
Peter Lynch
16No pass
Joel Greenblatt
24No pass
Charlie Munger
33No pass
Terry Smith
39No pass
Questions about Dollar General
Is Dollar General a good stock to buy?
A business with weak numbers at a fair price. 0 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the Dollar General AI analysis
What does Dollar General do?
Dollar General Corporation, a discount retailer, provides various merchandise products in the southern, southwestern, Midwestern, and eastern United States. It is in Discount Stores, based in Goodlettsville, TN, United States, with 194,000 employees.
Does Dollar General pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 2.3% a year, about 34% of its yearly profit. In 2026 it paid out $520 million in dividends.
Is Dollar General stock halal?
No. Dollar General does not pass our halal screen: its debt is 53% of its market value, at or above the 33% limit. How we check
How has Dollar General stock done over the past year?
Up 29.2% over the past twelve months, to $134.61. It traded between $99.65 and $156.24 and is 13.8% below its high.
Who are Dollar General's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are Walmart, Costco, Target and Wal-Mart de México, S.A.B. de C.V.. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with Dollar General's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 12, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.