XNYS · Discount Stores
Last stored close · Nov 10, 2026
Close · Nov 10, 2026
$137.31+0.46%
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TickerWhale Score
68/100
Positive
Score components
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Dollar General scores 68 out of 100 overall, which we rate positive. Valuation is its strongest area and Risk its weakest.
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- Technical
- Quality & growth
- Valuation
What to watch
- Risk
Quality & growth
30%55Moderate
- Revenue growth 4.8%
- EPS growth 42.4%
Valuation
25%89Strong
- P/E 17.9
- EV/Sales 0.8
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.
#345 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
#4 / 54sector rank by TickerWhale Score
TickerWhale Score 68 vs sector average 52.6 (+15.4)
Revenue growth (industry)Top 88%
Gross margin (industry)Top 38%
Return on equity (industry)Top 75%
P/E (industry)Cheaper than 75%
Technical analysis
our read · what classic indicators sayTickerWhale technical read
81/100Strong vs universe
Ranks 81st of 100 covered names on our technical composite — the composite itself scores 75/100 · 25% of the TickerWhale Score
Classic chart indicators
Strong Buy
5 buy · 0 sell · 3 neutral of 8 votes
TickerWhale rates DG's technical setup strong — 81st percentile of the covered universe. Classic chart indicators lean buy, pointing the same way.
Moving averages
9 / 9constructive
- vs 200-day+9.5%
- vs 50-day+7.2%
Momentum
Mixed
- RSI (14)57 · neutral
- Stochasticbuy
- CCIneutral
- Williams %Rneutral
Trend
Constructive
- ADX (14) trend strength25· trending
- MACD (12,26,9)buy(histogram 0.325)
How the classic verdict is reached
Moving averages (9) agree on buy — 9 buy vs 0 sell — and carry one vote between them.
Oscillators (7) vote individually: 4 buy · 0 sell · 3 neutral.
Result — 5 buy vs 0 sell of 8 votes = Strong Buy. Neutral votes never decide the verdict.
Fundamentals & valuation
2026-11-10 · revised_latestValuation multiples
- P/E (TTM)17.9
- P/S (TTM)0.7
- P/B3.3
- EV/EBITDA—
- EV/Sales0.8
- PEG0.42
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 — $30.4B
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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 | 68 | 75 | 17.9 | — | 3.3 | 0.8 | $137.31 | +0.46% | +4.8% | ||
| KOCoca-Cola Company | 71 | 87 | 29.2 | — | 11.6 | 8.9 | $96.91 | +0.92% | +6.5% | ||
| OLLIOllies Bargain Outlet Holdings | 70 | 70 | 21.0 | — | 3.0 | 2.0 | $95.30 | +0.52% | +14.4% | ||
| IPARInter Parfums | 69 | 88 | 25.9 | — | 5.0 | 2.9 | $135.56 | -0.44% | +2.9% | ||
| DLTRDollar Tree | 68 | 78 | 16.7 | — | 7.8 | 1.4 | $140.83 | +2.62% | +8.2% | ||
| LAURLaureate Education | 65 | 44 | 15.2 | — | 4.3 | 2.7 | $34.96 | +1.16% | +17.9% |
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