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(DG) Dollar General - Ratings and Ratios

Exchange: NYSE • Country: United States • Currency: USD • Type: Common Stock • ISIN: US2566771059

Consumables, Seasonal, Home, Apparel

DG EPS (Earnings per Share)

EPS Growth (3Y CAGR): -7.87%
EPS Trend (3Y Correlation): -52.8%

DG Revenue

Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR): 4.66%
Revenue Trend (3Y Correlation): 81.4%

Description: DG Dollar General October 16, 2025

Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG) is a discount retailer operating over 19,000 stores across the southern, southwestern, midwestern, and eastern United States. The chain sells a broad assortment of consumables (paper products, cleaning supplies, packaged foods), perishables (milk, eggs, frozen foods, beer, wine, produce), personal care items, pet supplies, seasonal merchandise, home goods, and apparel for all ages.

Key performance indicators from FY 2023 show a 4.5% same-store sales growth, a 7.2% increase in comparable store count, and an operating margin of roughly 7.5%-the highest in the companys history. The firm generated $1.1 billion in free cash flow, supporting its aggressive store-opening pipeline of ~1,000 new locations per year.

The discount-retail sector is currently driven by three macro forces: (1) persistent inflation that pushes price-sensitive shoppers toward low-price formats; (2) a relatively flat real-wage environment for low-income households, which sustains demand for DG’s value proposition; and (3) supply-chain resilience in the U.S. heartland, allowing the company to maintain inventory levels for perishable and seasonal items.

For a deeper, data-rich analysis of Dollar General’s valuation and risk profile, you may find the research tools on ValueRay useful.

DG Stock Overview

Market Cap in USD	21,718m
Sub-Industry	Consumer Staples Merchandise Retail
IPO / Inception	2009-11-13

DG Stock Ratings

Growth Rating	-14.4%
Fundamental	63.9%
Dividend Rating	66.5%
Return 12m vs S&P 500	8.59%
Analyst Rating	3.65 of 5

DG Dividends

Dividend Yield 12m	2.31%
Yield on Cost 5y	1.20%
Annual Growth 5y	13.95%
Payout Consistency	95.1%
Payout Ratio	38.0%

DG Growth Ratios

Growth Correlation 3m	-73.8%
Growth Correlation 12m	80.5%
Growth Correlation 5y	-74%
CAGR 5y	-25.59%
CAGR/Max DD 3y (Calmar Ratio)	-0.35
CAGR/Mean DD 3y (Pain Ratio)	-0.55
Sharpe Ratio 12m	-0.64
Alpha	20.65
Beta	0.308
Volatility	33.88%
Current Volume	2123.6k
Average Volume 20d	3189.5k
Stop Loss	98.5 (-3.4%)
Signal	-0.11

Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 5.0

Net Income (1.19b TTM) > 0 and > 6% of Revenue (6% = 2.50b TTM)

FCFTA 0.06 (>2.0%) and ΔFCFTA 0.53pp (YES ≥ +1.0pp, WARN ≥ +0.5pp)

NWC/Revenue 4.07% (prev 3.99%; Δ 0.08pp) (YES ≤20% & Δ≤-1pp; WARN ≤25% & Δ≤0 oder ≤40% & Δ≤-3pp)

CFO/TA 0.10 (>3.0%) and CFO 3.16b > Net Income 1.19b (YES >=105%, WARN >=100%)

Net Debt (15.78b) to EBITDA (2.80b) ratio: 5.64 <= 3.0 (WARN <= 3.5)

Current Ratio 1.25 (target 1.5–3.0; WARN 1.2–<1.5 or >3.0–5.0; CFO/TA gate active)

Outstanding Shares last Quarter (220.9m) change vs 12m ago 0.36% (target <= -2.0% for YES)

Gross Margin 30.15% (prev 28.52%; Δ 1.63pp) >=18% & Δ>=+0.5pp (WARN >=15% & Δ>=0)

Asset Turnover 131.3% (prev 124.7%; Δ 6.54pp) >=50% & Δ>=+2pp (WARN >=35% & Δ>=0)

Interest Coverage Ratio 6.99 (EBITDA TTM 2.80b / Interest Expense TTM 256.1m) >= 6 (WARN >= 3)

Altman Z'' 1.32

(A) 0.05 = (Total Current Assets 8.40b - Total Current Liabilities 6.70b) / Total Assets 31.65b

(B) 0.12 = Retained Earnings (Balance) 3.95b / Total Assets 31.65b

(D) 0.18 = Book Value of Equity 4.15b / Total Liabilities 23.64b

Total Rating: 1.32 = (6.56 * A) + (3.26 * B) + (6.72 * C) + (1.05 * D)

ValueRay F-Score (Strict, 0-100) 63.85

1. Piotroski 5.0pt = 0.0

2. FCF Yield 4.93% = 2.47

3. FCF Margin 4.44% = 1.11

4. Debt/Equity 2.13 = 0.58

5. Debt/Ebitda 5.64 = -2.50

6. ROIC - WACC (= 5.94)% = 7.43

7. RoE 15.64% = 1.30

8. Rev. Trend 81.41% = 6.11

9. EPS Trend -52.78% = -2.64

What is the price of DG shares?

As of October 26, 2025, the stock is trading at USD 101.99 with a total of 2,123,589 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by -3.55%, over one month by -1.81%, over three months by -4.77% and over the past year by +28.51%.

Is Dollar General a good stock to buy?

Neither. Based on ValueRay´s Fundamental Analyses, Dollar General is currently (October 2025) neither a good nor a bad stock to buy. It has a ValueRay Fundamental Rating of 63.85 and therefor a neutral outlook according to the companies health.
Based on momentum, paid dividends and discounted-cash-flow analyses, the fair value of DG is around 87.71 USD . This means that DG is currently overvalued and has a potential downside of -14%.

Is DG a buy, sell or hold?

Dollar General has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.65. Therefor, it is recommend to hold DG.

Strong Buy: 8
Buy: 4
Hold: 19
Sell: 0
Strong Sell: 0

What are the forecasts/targets for the DG price?

Issuer	Target	Up/Down from current
Wallstreet Target Price	120.5	18.2%
Analysts Target Price	120.5	18.2%
ValueRay Target Price	94	-7.9%

DG Fundamental Data Overview October 11, 2025

Market Cap USD = 21.72b (21.72b USD * 1.0 USD.USD)
P/E Trailing = 18.2722
P/E Forward = 14.7059
P/S = 0.5214
P/B = 2.7856
P/EG = 1.336
Beta = 0.308
Revenue TTM = 41.65b USD
EBIT TTM = 1.79b USD
EBITDA TTM = 2.80b USD
Long Term Debt = 5.73b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 1.52b USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 17.07b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 15.78b USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 37.50b USD (21.72b + Debt 17.07b - CCE 1.28b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 6.99 (Ebit TTM 1.79b / Interest Expense TTM 256.1m)
FCF Yield = 4.93% (FCF TTM 1.85b / Enterprise Value 37.50b)
FCF Margin = 4.44% (FCF TTM 1.85b / Revenue TTM 41.65b)
Net Margin = 2.86% (Net Income TTM 1.19b / Revenue TTM 41.65b)
Gross Margin = 30.15% ((Revenue TTM 41.65b - Cost of Revenue TTM 29.09b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 31.34% (prev 30.96%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.18 (Enterprise Value 37.50b / Total Assets 31.65b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 0.34% (Interest Expense 57.7m / Debt 17.07b)
Taxrate = 23.48% (126.3m / 537.7m)
NOPAT = 1.37b (EBIT 1.79b * (1 - 23.48%))
Current Ratio = 1.25 (Total Current Assets 8.40b / Total Current Liabilities 6.70b)
Debt / Equity = 2.13 (Debt 17.07b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 8.01b)
Debt / EBITDA = 5.64 (Net Debt 15.78b / EBITDA 2.80b)
Debt / FCF = 8.53 (Net Debt 15.78b / FCF TTM 1.85b)
Total Stockholder Equity = 7.62b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 3.76% (Net Income 1.19b / Total Assets 31.65b)
RoE = 15.64% (Net Income TTM 1.19b / Total Stockholder Equity 7.62b)
RoCE = 13.41% (EBIT 1.79b / Capital Employed (Equity 7.62b + L.T.Debt 5.73b))
RoIC = 10.06% (NOPAT 1.37b / Invested Capital 13.61b)
WACC = 4.12% (E(21.72b)/V(38.79b) * Re(7.15%) + D(17.07b)/V(38.79b) * Rd(0.34%) * (1-Tc(0.23)))
Discount Rate = 7.15% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.) -> floored to rf + 0.7*ERP = 8.05%
Shares Correlation 3-Years: 100.0 | Cagr: 0.24%
[DCF Debug] Terminal Value 81.43% ; FCFE base≈1.79b ; Y1≈2.20b ; Y5≈3.76b
Fair Price DCF = 290.5 (DCF Value 63.94b / Shares Outstanding 220.1m; 5y FCF grow 25.0% → 3.0% )
EPS Correlation: -52.78 | EPS CAGR: -7.87% | SUE: 1.53 | # QB: 3
Revenue Correlation: 81.41 | Revenue CAGR: 4.66% | SUE: 0.47 | # QB: 0

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