XNYS · Discount Stores
Last stored close · Sep 18, 2026
Close · Sep 18, 2026
$122.41-2.03%
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TickerWhale Score
60/100
Positive
Score components
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Dollar General scores 60 out of 100 overall, which we rate positive. Valuation is its strongest area and Risk its weakest.
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- Technical
- Valuation
- Sentiment Signal
What to watch
- Quality & growth
- Risk
Quality & growth
30%47Moderate
- Revenue growth 4.8%
- EPS growth 42.4%
Valuation
25%90Strong
- P/E 15.9
- EV/Sales 0.7
Since its beginning in 1939, Dollar General has grown to become the largest dollar store operator in the United States, with more than 20,000 small-box discount stores across 48 states. The firm generated over $42 billion in fiscal 2025 sales. The retailer maintains a heavy concentration of stores in rural and low-income markets underserved by big-box retailers. It's 11,000 stock-keeping units, including 2,000 priced at $1 or less, span consumables (82% of sales), seasonal items (10%), home products (5%), and apparel (3%). More than 20% of sales are derived from private label.
#375 by market cap in our coverage · ~194,000 employees · Listed 2009-11-13 · www.dollargeneral.com
Price history
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Market intelligence
Peer position
#7 / 55sector rank by TickerWhale Score
TickerWhale Score 60 vs sector average 47.7 (+12.3)
Revenue growth (industry)Top 88%
Gross margin (industry)Top 38%
Return on equity (industry)Top 75%
P/E (industry)Cheaper than 88%
Technical analysis
our read · what classic indicators sayTickerWhale technical read
57/100Positive vs universe
Ranks 57th of 100 covered names on our technical composite — the composite itself scores 51/100 · 25% of the TickerWhale Score
Classic chart indicators
Sell
2 buy · 3 sell · 3 neutral of 8 votes
TickerWhale rates DG's technical setup middling — 57th percentile of the covered universe. Classic chart indicators lean sell — they read this stock on its own over days, where our score ranks it against every covered name over months, so the two often part company.
Moving averages
1 / 9constructive
- vs 200-day-3.6%
- vs 50-day-1.6%
Momentum
Mixed
- RSI (14)46 · neutral
- Stochasticbuy
- CCIneutral
- Williams %Rbuy
Trend
Mixed
- ADX (14) trend strength13· weak trend
- MACD (12,26,9)sell(histogram -0.671)
How the classic verdict is reached
Moving averages (9) agree on sell — 1 buy vs 7 sell — and carry one vote between them.
Oscillators (7) vote individually: 2 buy · 2 sell · 3 neutral.
Result — 2 buy vs 3 sell of 8 votes = Sell. Neutral votes never decide the verdict.
Fundamentals & valuation
2026-09-18 · revised_latestValuation multiples
- P/E (TTM)15.9
- P/S (TTM)0.6
- P/B2.9
- EV/EBITDA—
- EV/Sales0.7
- PEG0.38
Profitability & returns
- Gross margin31.2%
- Net margin3.9%
- ROE18.8%
- Debt/Equity0.49
Growth
- Revenue growth (YoY)4.8%
- EPS growth (YoY)42.4%
Green favourable · red stretched — multiples and D/E vs industry peers, margins and growth vs absolute thresholds.
Market capitalisation — $27.1B
Fundamentals history
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Peers
| Company | Score | Pulse | P/E | P/E fwd | P/B | EV/Sales | Price | Chg | Estimate | Upside | Rev. gr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DGCurrentDollar General | 60 | 51 | 15.9 | — | 2.9 | 0.7 | $122.41 | -2.03% | +4.8% | ||
| KOCoca-Cola Company | 68 | 74 | 26.6 | — | 10.5 | 8.2 | $88.25 | +0.22% | +6.5% | ||
| LAURLaureate Education | 66 | 51 | 15.7 | — | 4.4 | 2.8 | $36.13 | +0.70% | +17.9% | ||
| DARDarling Ingredients | 64 | 71 | 17.6 | — | 2.0 | 2.2 | $65.36 | -1.70% | +14.8% | ||
| ELEstee Lauder Cos. Inc - | 63 | 51 | 187.7 | — | 9.0 | 2.5 | $93.43 | -0.46% | +5.1% | ||
| IPARInter Parfums | 63 | 65 | 21.5 | — | 4.1 | 2.4 | $112.51 | +1.60% | +2.9% |
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