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Dollar General Corporation (DG)
As of Nov 11, 1:49 PM ET, Dollar General (DG) last traded at $137.08, down 0.17% on the day. Its TickerHum research score is 63/100 (above average). It reported revenue of $43.64B for the twelve months ending 2026-07-31, up 4.8% year over year, with a 5.6% operating margin.
Ratings
- Valuation: 90/100 — Strongest input: price / sales (ttm) 0.7x. Weakest: price / earnings (ttm) 17.8x.
- Growth: 69/100 — Strongest input: diluted eps growth (ttm, yoy) +42.6 %. Weakest: revenue growth (ttm, yoy) +4.8 %.
- Profitability: 43/100 — Strongest input: return on equity 18.3 %. Weakest: net margin 3.9 %.
- Financial health: 42/100 — Strongest input: long-term debt / equity 0.49. Weakest: cash / long-term debt 0.35.
- Momentum: 77/100 — Strongest input: 6-month return +34.7 %. Weakest: 1-year return +31.5 %.
- Attention: 50/100 — Strongest input: headlines in the last 7 days 62. Weakest: volume vs 3-month average 0.2x.
- Risk resilience: 55/100 — Strongest input: annualised volatility (1y) 38.9 %. Weakest: max drawdown (1y) -34.9 %.
- Data confidence: 100/100 — Based on inputs available 100 %, quote age (hours) 0 h, latest financial period age (days) 104 d.
Reported fundamentals
| Metric | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $43.64B | TTM ending 2026-07-31 · 10-Q |
| Revenue growth | 4.8% | TTM ending 2026-07-31 · 10-Q |
| Net income | $1.7B | TTM ending 2026-07-31 · 10-Q |
| Diluted EPS | $7.70 | TTM ending 2026-07-31 · 10-Q |
| Gross margin | 31.2% | TTM ending 2026-07-31 · 10-Q |
| Operating margin | 5.6% | TTM ending 2026-07-31 · 10-Q |
| Net margin | 3.9% | TTM ending 2026-07-31 · 10-Q |
| Free cash flow | $2.01B | TTM ending 2026-07-31 · 10-Q |
| Cash | $1.59B | as of 2026-07-31 · 10-Q |
| Long-term debt | $4.56B | as of 2026-07-31 · 10-Q |
| Debt / equity | 0.49 | as of 2026-07-31 · 10-Q |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts (CIK 0000029534).
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