Recent News
Jul 16, 2026 — Dollar General extended its Feeding America partnership with a $1,000,000 donation; Jul 28, 2026 — company invited small businesses to explore vendor opportunities; Aug 12, 2026 — Dollar General contributed $5,000 to support student nutrition in South Alabama; Jul 20, 2026 — the Dollar General Literacy Foundation launched the Yellow Glasses Project with media partners; Aug 28, 2026 — the company announced its EVP and General Counsel’s intent to retire.
Technical Analysis
Directional Indicators (ADX / DI+ / DI-): ADX registers 14.32, indicating no established trend; DI+ at 29.31 shows a dip & reversal (bullish), while DI- at 24.01 shows a peak & reversal (bullish). Together, these readings imply a bullish directional tilt without a confirmed trend strength, which supports the near-term positive price bias suggested by valuation and momentum.
MACD and Signal Line: MACD reads 1.30 with a dip & reversal (bullish momentum) and sits above the signal line at 0.94, indicating a recent bullish momentum cross that favors further upside continuation in the short run if sustained.
Price Versus Moving Averages & Ichimoku: Closing price at $131.09 sits above the 12-day EMA ($124.94), 26-day EMA ($123.57), 50-day average ($121.61) and 200-day average ($124.67); the 12-day EMA shows a dip & reversal. Price above these averages implies short-term bullish bias aligned with the MACD signal and supports the current under-valued WMDST valuation context.
MRO (Momentum/Regression Oscillator): MRO stands at 22.46 with a dip & reversal; the positive MRO indicates the price currently sits above the target and carries mean-reversion pressure, creating a counterweight to momentum signals that warrants caution for any extended rally.
RSI: RSI at 56.28 with a dip & reversal registers as modestly bullish momentum rather than overbought, reinforcing the view that upside momentum retains room to run but remains sensitive to reversals given the MRO signal.
Fundamental Analysis
Profitability & Margins: EBIT equals $638,516,000 and operating/EBIT margin reads 5.92%. Margin improved QoQ by 8.05% and improved YoY by 7.23%. Versus the industry peer range, Dollar General’s EBIT margin sits above the industry peer low (1.45%) but below the industry peer mean (9.88%) and median (11.998%), indicating margin progress but remaining below typical peer central measures.
Earnings and Cash Flow: Reported EPS of $2.48 exceeded the $2.01 estimate by $0.47, a 23.38% surprise. Operating cash flow registers $716,188,000 and free cash flow equals $364,583,000, producing a free cash flow yield of 1.40%, which sits above the industry peer mean free cash flow yield of 0.465% and below the industry peer high of 1.975% (industry peer mean/median/ranges used where provided).
Leverage & Liquidity: Total debt equals $15,798,401,000 with debt-to-assets at 49.84% and debt-to-equity at 1.786. Interest coverage near 13.52 signals ample coverage. Current ratio stands at 1.17 and quick ratio at 0.253, while cash conversion cycle measures 27.5 days, shorter than the industry peer mean cash conversion cycle where provided.
Growth & Efficiency: Total revenue reached $10,786,965,000 with YoY revenue decline of 1.89% and QoQ revenue contraction of 1.46%. Asset turnover remains 0.344 (slightly below the industry peer mean of 0.388), while return on equity at 5.02% trails the industry peer mean of 7.828% and median of 9.903%.
Valuation Summary: WMDST values the stock as under-valued. Key valuation multiples show a P/E of 58.98 and forward P/E of 64.19, a price-to-book of 2.94 (below the industry peer mean of 7.06), and an enterprise multiple of 44.50 (inside the lower half of the peer enterprise multiple range). The EPS beat, margin expansion QoQ and YoY, and positive operating cash flow support the under-valued assessment, while high leverage metrics and compressing revenue growth represent valuation risks to monitor.
MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
| REPORT PERIOD ENDING: | 2026-04-30 |
| REPORT DATE: | 2026-08-27 |
| NEXT REPORT DATE: | 2026-11-26 |
| CASH FLOW | Begin Period Cash Flow | $ 1.1 B |
| Operating Cash Flow | $ 716.2 M | |
| Capital Expenditures | $ -351.61 M | |
| Change In Working Capital | $ -87.51 M | |
| Dividends Paid | $ -130.14 M | |
| Cash Flow Delta | $ 214.6 M | |
| End Period Cash Flow | $ 1.4 B | |
| INCOME STATEMENT | REVENUE | |
| Total Revenue | $ 10.8 B | |
| Forward Revenue | $ 2.8 B | |
| COSTS | ||
| Cost Of Revenue | $ 7.4 B | |
| Depreciation | $ 270.8 M | |
| Depreciation and Amortization | $ 270.8 M | |
| Research and Development | — | |
| Total Operating Expenses | $ 10.1 B | |
| PROFITABILITY | ||
| Gross Profit | $ 3.4 B | |
| EBITDA | $ 909.3 M | |
| EBIT | $ 638.5 M | |
| Operating Income | $ 638.5 M | |
| Interest Income | — | |
| Interest Expense | $ 47.2 M | |
| Net Interest Income | $ -47.24 M | |
| Income Before Tax | $ 591.3 M | |
| Tax Provision | $ 147.2 M | |
| Tax Rate | 24.9 % | |
| Net Income | $ 444.1 M | |
| Net Income From Continuing Operations | $ 444.1 M | |
| EARNINGS | ||
| EPS Estimate | $ 2.01 | |
| EPS Actual | $ 2.48 | |
| EPS Difference | $ 0.47 | |
| EPS Surprise | 23.383 % | |
| Forward EPS | $ 2.06 | |
| BALANCE SHEET | ASSETS | |
| Total Assets | $ 31.7 B | |
| Intangible Assets | $ 5.5 B | |
| Net Tangible Assets | $ 3.3 B | |
| Total Current Assets | $ 8.5 B | |
| Cash and Short-Term Investments | $ 1.4 B | |
| Cash | $ 1.4 B | |
| Net Receivables | — | |
| Inventory | $ 6.6 B | |
| Long-Term Investments | $ 56.2 M | |
| LIABILITIES | ||
| Accounts Payable | $ 4.3 B | |
| Short-Term Debt | $ 13.3 M | |
| Total Current Liabilities | $ 7.2 B | |
| Net Debt | $ 3.2 B | |
| Total Debt | $ 15.8 B | |
| Total Liabilities | $ 22.9 B | |
| EQUITY | ||
| Total Equity | $ 8.8 B | |
| Retained Earnings | $ 4.7 B | |
| VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS | EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS | |
| Book Value Per-Share | $ 40.09 | |
| Shares Outstanding | 220.587 M | |
| Revenue Per-Share | $ 48.90 | |
| VALUATION | Market Capitalization | $ 26.0 B |
| Enterprise Value | $ 40.5 B | |
| Enterprise Multiple | 44.501 | |
| Enterprise Multiple QoQ | -15.602 % | |
| Enterprise Multiple YoY | 2.476 % | |
| Enterprise Multiple IPRWA | high: 70.906 median: 63.544 mean: 53.83 DG: 44.501 low: 35.024 |
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| EV/R | 3.751 | |
| CAPITAL STRUCTURE | ||
| Asset To Equity | 3.585 | |
| Asset To Liability | 1.387 | |
| Debt To Capital | 0.641 | |
| Debt To Assets | 0.498 | |
| Debt To Assets QoQ | -1.826 % | |
| Debt To Assets YoY | -9.252 % | |
| Debt To Assets IPRWA | high: 0.549 DG: 0.498 mean: 0.351 median: 0.325 low: 0.304 |
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| Debt To Equity | 1.786 | |
| Debt To Equity QoQ | -3.258 % | |
| Debt To Equity YoY | -19.13 % | |
| Debt To Equity IPRWA | high: 2.165 DG: 1.786 mean: 1.085 median: 0.864 low: 0.749 |
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| PRICE-BASED VALUATION | ||
| Price To Book (P/B) | 2.943 | |
| Price To Book QoQ | -19.707 % | |
| Price To Book YoY | 14.325 % | |
| Price To Book IPRWA | high: 10.901 mean: 7.058 median: 5.647 DG: 2.943 low: 0.398 |
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| Price To Earnings (P/E) | 58.983 | |
| Price To Earnings QoQ | -19.635 % | |
| Price To Earnings YoY | 16.525 % | |
| Price To Earnings IPRWA | high: 105.986 median: 99.091 mean: 84.973 DG: 58.983 low: -109.011 |
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| PE/G Ratio | 16.262 | |
| Price To Sales (P/S) | 2.412 | |
| Price To Sales QoQ | -15.621 % | |
| Price To Sales YoY | 26.966 % | |
| Price To Sales IPRWA | high: 11.435 median: 9.462 mean: 6.993 DG: 2.412 low: 0.506 |
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| FORWARD MULTIPLES | ||
| Forward P/E | 64.189 | |
| Forward PE/G | 17.698 | |
| Forward P/S | 9.712 | |
| EFFICIENCY | OPERATIONAL | |
| Operating Leverage | -5.987 | |
| ASSET & SALES | ||
| Asset Turnover Ratio | 0.344 | |
| Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ | -1.109 % | |
| Asset Turnover Ratio YoY | 2.467 % | |
| Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA | high: 0.433 mean: 0.388 median: 0.386 DG: 0.344 low: 0.239 |
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| Receivables Turnover | — | |
| Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ | — | |
| Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY | — | |
| Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA | — | |
| Inventory Turnover | 1.138 | |
| Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ | -2.663 % | |
| Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY | 5.019 % | |
| Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA | high: 1.509 median: 1.467 mean: 1.413 DG: 1.138 low: 0.639 |
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| Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) | — | |
| CASH CYCLE | ||
| Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC) | 27.505 | |
| Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ | — | |
| Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY | — | |
| Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA | high: 44.239 DG: 27.505 mean: 16.233 low: 8.351 median: 8.351 |
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| CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT | ||
| Cash Conversion Ratio | 8.81 | |
| CapEx To Revenue | -0.033 | |
| CapEx To Depreciation | -1.298 | |
| CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE | CAPITAL STRUCTURE | |
| Total Capital | $ 13.4 B | |
| Net Invested Capital | $ 13.4 B | |
| Invested Capital | $ 13.4 B | |
| Net Tangible Assets | $ 3.3 B | |
| Net Working Capital | $ 1.2 B | |
| LIQUIDITY | ||
| Cash Ratio | 0.187 | |
| Current Ratio | 1.169 | |
| Current Ratio QoQ | 3.04 % | |
| Current Ratio YoY | -5.193 % | |
| Current Ratio IPRWA | high: 2.098 median: 1.541 mean: 1.323 DG: 1.169 low: 0.932 |
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| Quick Ratio | 0.253 | |
| Quick Ratio QoQ | 12.412 % | |
| Quick Ratio YoY | 23.968 % | |
| Quick Ratio IPRWA | high: 1.271 median: 0.935 mean: 0.663 low: 0.297 DG: 0.253 |
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| COVERAGE & LEVERAGE | ||
| Debt To EBITDA | 17.373 | |
| Cost Of Debt | 0.225 % | |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 13.517 | |
| Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ | 18.266 % | |
| Interest Coverage Ratio YoY | 51.576 % | |
| Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA | high: 111.165 mean: 59.037 median: 42.293 DG: 13.517 low: 0.73 |
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| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.097 | |
| TIMING / LIQUIDITY | ||
| Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) | 50.459 | |
| DIVIDENDS | ||
| Dividend Coverage Ratio | 3.413 | |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 0.293 | |
| Dividend Rate | $ 0.59 | |
| Dividend Yield | 0.005 | |
| PERFORMANCE | GROWTH | |
| Asset Growth Rate | 2.377 % | |
| Revenue Growth | -1.139 % | |
| Revenue Growth QoQ | -146.338 % | |
| Revenue Growth YoY | -189.263 % | |
| Revenue Growth IPRWA | DG: -1.139 % high: -8.713 % median: -9.419 % mean: -13.338 % low: -38.778 % |
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| Earnings Growth | 3.627 % | |
| Earnings Growth QoQ | -92.858 % | |
| Earnings Growth YoY | -39.063 % | |
| Earnings Growth IPRWA | DG: 3.627 % high: 1.0 % mean: -18.937 % median: -29.918 % low: -112.15 % |
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| MARGINS | ||
| Gross Margin | 31.617 % | |
| Gross Margin QoQ | 3.836 % | |
| Gross Margin YoY | 2.112 % | |
| Gross Margin IPRWA | high: 43.101 % DG: 31.617 % mean: 31.046 % median: 29.613 % low: 29.014 % |
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| EBIT Margin | 5.919 % | |
| EBIT Margin QoQ | 8.05 % | |
| EBIT Margin YoY | 7.228 % | |
| EBIT Margin IPRWA | high: 14.06 % median: 11.998 % mean: 9.883 % DG: 5.919 % low: 1.452 % |
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| Return On Sales (ROS) | 5.919 % | |
| Return On Sales QoQ | 6.533 % | |
| Return On Sales YoY | 7.228 % | |
| Return On Sales IPRWA | high: 13.377 % median: 11.998 % mean: 9.55 % DG: 5.919 % low: 1.452 % |
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| CASH FLOW | ||
| Free Cash Flow (FCF) | $ 364.6 M | |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 1.401 % | |
| Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ | -24.92 % | |
| Free Cash Flow Yield YoY | -50.053 % | |
| Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA | high: 1.975 % DG: 1.401 % median: 0.912 % mean: 0.465 % low: -9.867 % |
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| Free Cash Growth | -37.354 % | |
| Free Cash Growth QoQ | 137.787 % | |
| Free Cash Growth YoY | -801.615 % | |
| Free Cash Growth IPRWA | high: -31.902 % DG: -37.354 % median: -52.505 % mean: -66.761 % low: -123.032 % |
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| Free Cash To Net Income | 0.821 | |
| Cash Flow Margin | 6.495 % | |
| Cash Flow To Earnings | 1.577 | |
| VALUE & RETURNS | ||
| Economic Value Added | $ 0.03 | |
| Return On Assets (ROA) | 1.418 % | |
| Return On Assets QoQ | 4.265 % | |
| Return On Assets YoY | 12.361 % | |
| Return On Assets IPRWA | high: 4.179 % mean: 2.802 % median: 2.545 % DG: 1.418 % low: -0.106 % |
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| Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) | 2.611 % | |
| Return On Equity (ROE) | 0.05 | |
| Return On Equity QoQ | 0.28 % | |
| Return On Equity YoY | -1.297 % | |
| Return On Equity IPRWA | high: 0.103 median: 0.099 mean: 0.078 DG: 0.05 low: -0.003 |
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| DuPont ROE | 5.118 % | |
| Return On Invested Capital (ROIC) | 3.573 % | |
| Return On Invested Capital QoQ | 0.14 % | |
| Return On Invested Capital YoY | 8.867 % | |
| Return On Invested Capital IPRWA | high: 8.956 % mean: 5.973 % median: 5.583 % DG: 3.573 % low: 0.7 % |
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