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Dollar General Corporation DG | NYSE

$130.10 $3.93 | 3.11%

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|2026-10-28

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Company Overview:

Market Cap: $28.51B

Trailing PE: 16.9x

FWD PE *: 16.2x

Payout Ratio (TTM): 30.5%

52-Week Range: $95.11 - $158.23

* Forward PE is based on street estimates.

10 Year DG Performance Metrics:

Total Return (with DRIP): 114.2% (7.91% CAGR)

Total Return (no DRIP): 113.4% (7.87% CAGR)

Share Price: 90.4% (6.65% CAGR)

Yield on Cost (with DRIP): 3.88%

Total Invested: $10,000

Total Value (with DRIP): $21,416

Total Return $ (with DRIP): $11,416

Dividend Increase: 126.9% (8.72% CAGR)

Dividend Yield (FWD): 1.81% ($2.36)

DG 10-yr Total Return ($10K invested)

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DG Share Price

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DG Price CAGR:1Y: 30.22%2Y: 27.68%5Y: -10.10%10Y: 6.65%

DG Dividend Charts

DG - Dividends

DG Dividend CAGR:1Y: 0.00%2Y: 0.00%5Y: 7.03%10Y: 8.97%

DG - Dividend Payout Ratio

DG Dividend Payout Ratio CAGR:1Y: -25.09%2Y: -17.41%5Y: 8.92%10Y: 0.23%

DG - Dividend to Free Cash Flow Ratio

DG Dividend to FCF Ratio CAGR:1Y: 51.43%2Y: 30.59%5Y: 5.79%10Y: 0.81%

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DG Financials: Earnings, Revenue, Cash Flow, Ebitda, Cash/Debt, Shares Float, etc:

DG - Revenue

DG Revenue CAGR:1Y: 5.24%2Y: 5.16%5Y: 5.47%10Y: 7.67%

DG - Earnings Per Share (EPS)

DG EPS CAGR:1Y: 33.33%2Y: 20.78%5Y: -1.61%10Y: 8.67%

DG - Net Income

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DG Net Income CAGR:1Y: 33.76%2Y: 21.27%5Y: -2.88%10Y: 6.03%

DG - EBITDA

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DG EBITDA CAGR:1Y: 22.81%2Y: 15.19%5Y: 0.75%10Y: 5.66%

DG - Free Cash Flow

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DG Free Cash Flow CAGR:1Y: -33.83%2Y: -23.30%5Y: -0.01%10Y: 5.41%

DG - Free Cash Flow / Share

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DG Free Cash Flow / Share CAGR:1Y: -33.98%2Y: -23.42%5Y: 1.26%10Y: 8.08%

DG - Operating Income

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DG Operating Income CAGR:1Y: 29.18%2Y: 18.26%5Y: -1.97%10Y: 4.21%

DG - Gross Profit

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DG Gross Profit CAGR:1Y: 9.50%2Y: 9.69%5Y: 6.10%10Y: 8.15%

DG - Shares Outstanding

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DG Shares Outstanding CAGR:1Y: 0.29%2Y: 0.33%5Y: -1.29%10Y: -2.46%

DG - Share Buybacks

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DG Share Buybacks CAGR:1Y: 0.00%2Y: 0.00%5Y: 0.00%10Y: 0.00%

DG - Stock-Based Comp

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DG Stock-Based Comp CAGR:1Y: 6.51%2Y: 37.48%5Y: 8.12%10Y: 10.10%

DG - Expenses

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DG Expenses CAGR:1Y: 0.00%2Y: 0.00%5Y: 0.00%10Y: 0.00%

DG - Revenue vs Net Income

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DG - EPS vs FCF / Share

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DG - EPS vs PE Ratio

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DG - FCF vs FCF / Share

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DG - FCF vs Stock Based Comp

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DG - Cash & Debt

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DG - Revenue by Segment

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DG Revenue CAGR:1Y: 5.24%2Y: 5.16%5Y: 5.47%10Y: 7.67%

Revenue, EPS, Net Income & Ebitda - Estimates VS Actual:

DG - REVENUE: Actual + Estimates

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DG Actual Revenue CAGR:1Y: 5.24%2Y: 5.16%5Y: 5.47%10Y: 7.67%

DG - EPS: Actual + Estimates

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DG Actual EPS CAGR:1Y: 33.33%2Y: 20.78%5Y: -1.61%10Y: 8.67%

DG - NET INCOME: Actual + Estimates

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DG Actual Net Income CAGR:1Y: 33.76%2Y: 21.27%5Y: -2.88%10Y: 6.03%

DG - EBITDA: Actual + Estimates

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DG Actual EBITDA CAGR:1Y: 22.81%2Y: 15.19%5Y: 0.75%10Y: 5.66%

Ratios, Profit Margins & Return on Capital:

DG - Net Profit Margin

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DG Net Profit Margin CAGR:1Y: 26.82%2Y: 15.35%5Y: -7.93%10Y: -1.53%

DG - Gross Profit Margin

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DG Gross Profit Margin CAGR:1Y: 4.02%2Y: 4.31%5Y: 0.59%10Y: 0.44%

DG - Price to Earnings

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DG Price to Earnings CAGR:1Y: -12.08%2Y: -15.50%5Y: -9.87%10Y: -5.25%

DG - Price To Sales Ratio

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DG Price To Sales Ratio CAGR:1Y: 11.49%2Y: -2.64%5Y: -17.04%10Y: -6.72%

DG - Return on Capital Employed

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DG Return on Capital Employed CAGR:1Y: 29.43%2Y: 17.71%5Y: -6.17%10Y: -5.98%

DG - Return on Invested Capital

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DG Return on Invested Capital CAGR:1Y: 27.86%2Y: 17.65%5Y: -7.93%10Y: -5.32%

DG Dividends Info:

Annual Dividend: $2.36

Forward Yield: 1.81%

Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-10-06

Lifetime Dividends / Share: $19.53

DG Dividend History: Dates, Payments & Yield list

Below is a schedule of all DG dividend payments, ex-dates, share price on the day of the payment as well as the annualized yield & forward yield

Ex-Date	Payment Date	Amount	Yield	Forward Yield	Price on Ex-Date
10/06/2026	10/08/2026	$0.590	1.91%	1.9%	$124.27
07/07/2026	07/09/2026	$0.590	2.04%	2.04%	$115.73
04/07/2026	04/09/2026	$0.590	1.95%	1.97%	$119.75
01/06/2026	01/08/2026	$0.590	1.63%	1.64%	$144.00
10/07/2025	10/09/2025	$0.590	2.45%	2.39%	$98.67
07/08/2025	07/10/2025	$0.590	2.09%	2.1%	$112.26
04/08/2025	04/10/2025	$0.590	2.69%	2.71%	$87.13
01/07/2025	01/09/2025	$0.590	3.18%	3.28%	$71.94
10/08/2024	10/10/2024	$0.590	2.82%	2.86%	$82.44
07/09/2024	07/11/2024	$0.590	1.84%	1.79%	$131.59
04/08/2024	04/10/2024	$0.590	1.51%	1.53%	$154.63
01/08/2024	01/10/2024	$0.590	1.76%	1.76%	$134.06
10/06/2023	10/09/2023	$0.590	2.28%	2.31%	$102.00
07/10/2023	07/12/2023	$0.590	1.4%	1.4%	$168.61
04/10/2023	04/12/2023	$0.590	1.09%	1.09%	$216.24
12/30/2022	01/17/2023	$0.550	0.89%	0.95%	$232.07
10/03/2022	10/18/2022	$0.550	0.89%	0.93%	$237.59
07/01/2022	07/19/2022	$0.550	0.89%	0.9%	$245.35
04/04/2022	04/19/2022	$0.550	0.97%	0.86%	$255.36
01/03/2022	01/18/2022	$0.420	0.71%	0.79%	$213.11
10/04/2021	10/19/2021	$0.420	0.81%	0.79%	$213.79
07/02/2021	07/20/2021	$0.420	0.77%	0.74%	$226.41
04/05/2021	04/20/2021	$0.420	0.81%	0.77%	$218.29
01/04/2021	01/19/2021	$0.360	0.69%	0.7%	$206.06
10/05/2020	10/20/2020	$0.360	0.68%	0.66%	$217.78
07/06/2020	07/21/2020	$0.360	0.77%	0.75%	$191.86
04/06/2020	04/21/2020	$0.360	0.85%	0.81%	$178.74
01/06/2020	01/21/2020	$0.320	0.83%	0.81%	$157.54
10/07/2019	10/22/2019	$0.320	0.8%	0.77%	$165.80
07/08/2019	07/23/2019	$0.320	0.92%	0.93%	$137.22
04/08/2019	04/23/2019	$0.320	1.05%	1.03%	$124.23
01/07/2019	01/22/2019	$0.290	1.03%	1.03%	$112.90
10/05/2018	10/23/2018	$0.290	1.12%	1.05%	$110.39
07/09/2018	07/24/2018	$0.290	1.18%	1.18%	$98.59
04/09/2018	04/24/2018	$0.290	1.21%	1.2%	$96.82
01/08/2018	01/23/2018	$0.260	1.1%	1.01%	$103.17
10/06/2017	10/24/2017	$0.260	1.29%	1.24%	$84.10
07/07/2017	07/25/2017	$0.260	1.48%	1.41%	$73.57
04/07/2017	04/25/2017	$0.260	1.5%	1.45%	$71.55
12/19/2016	01/04/2017	$0.250	1.32%	1.32%	$76.04
09/12/2016	09/28/2016	$0.250	1.39%	1.42%	$70.50
06/13/2016	06/29/2016	$0.250	1.1%	1.07%	$93.80
03/24/2016	04/12/2016	$0.250	1.19%	1.2%	$83.35
12/21/2015	01/06/2016	$0.220	1.23%	1.21%	$72.71
09/14/2015	09/30/2015	$0.220	1.27%	1.21%	$72.44
06/15/2015	07/01/2015	$0.220	1.14%	1.12%	$78.68
04/06/2015	04/22/2015	$0.220	1.17%	1.16%	$75.83

Projected Future Returns & Dividends for DG

Based on past 10-year performance, here are DG growth metrics:

Share price CAGR of +6.65%
Dividend CAGR of +8.97%

Using DG CAGR metrics, we can estimate that your initial $10000 investment, over the next 10 years, should grow as follows:

	DG (DRIP)	DG - No DRIP
Current Price	$130.10	$130.10
Start Shares	76.86	76.86
Start Value	$10,000	$10,000

After 10 years:
Final Share Count	93.85	76.86
Dividends Payment	$1.39	$1.39
Annual Dividends	$523	$428
Yield on cost	5.23%	4.28%
Share Price	$247.67	$247.67
Total Dividends	$3,070	$2,752
Final Value	$23,245	$21,789

Estimated Future Value + Dividends - DG

NOTE: Above numbers are our estimate based on DG's Dividend and Price CAGR over past 10 years. These numbers should only be considered as "potential future returns"! DRIP assumes reinvesting dividends; No-DRIP assumes collecting dividends as cash.

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Company Info

Dollar General Corporation (DG) had its IPO on 2009-11-13, and is traded on NYSE stock exchange.

Dollar General Corporation is a prominent discount retail chain that offers a wide array of merchandise across the southern, southwestern, Midwestern, and eastern regions of the United States. Its extensive product assortment primarily features consumable items. This includes household essentials such as paper products, cleaning supplies, and laundry detergents; a wide array of food options, ranging from shelf-stable groceries like cereals, pasta, canned goods, condiments, and baking ingredients, to fresh and refrigerated perishables such as milk, eggs, bread, and frozen foods, as well as alcoholic beverages like beer and wine. The selection further encompasses popular snacks (candies, cookies, crackers, and carbonated drinks), health and beauty aids (over-the-counter medications, personal care items, cosmetics, dental, and foot care products), pet food and supplies, and tobacco products. Beyond consumables, Dollar General offers seasonal merchandise, which includes holiday decorations, toys, electronics, greeting cards, stationery, prepaid phone services and accessories, gardening tools, hardware, automotive items, and home office supplies. Customers can also find various home goods, from kitchenware and small appliances to lighting, storage solutions, frames, candles, craft materials, and soft furnishings for the kitchen, bed, and bath. Lastly, the company stocks a selection of apparel, featuring everyday clothing for infants, children, women, and men, along with socks, underwear, disposable diapers, shoes, and accessories. As of February 25, 2022, Dollar General operated an impressive 18,190 stores spread across 47 U.S. states. Originally established in 1939 as J.L. Turner & Son, Inc., the company adopted its current name, Dollar General Corporation, in 1968. Its corporate headquarters are situated in Goodlettsville, Tennessee.

DG website: https://www.dollargeneral.com

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DCF Model — DG

Value from:

EPS (TTM)icompany profit per share over the last 12 months

EPS Growth %ihow fast profit per share grows each of the next 5 years — prefilled with what analysts expect

EPS growth after year 5 (forever)ithe slower pace once the fast 5 years are over — only drives years 6-10 of the price path below

Exit multiple (PE in 5 yrs)iwhat buyers pay per $1 of profit in 2031 — prefilled with today’s forward PE

Desired return %/yrithe yearly return you want from buying today — the S&P has done ~14%/yr, ask for more from a single stock

FCF growth %/yr (next 5 yrs)ihow fast free cash flow grows while the company is still expanding fast

Years of fast FCF growthihow many years the fast growth lasts before the business settles down

FCF growth after year 5 (forever)ithe slow, steady pace once the company is mature — usually 2-3%, near inflation. Must stay below your target return

Risk-free rate %iwhat a 10-yr US treasury pays with zero risk — the floor any risky stock must beat

Your target return %/yrithe yearly return you want for taking this risk — rule of thumb: risk-free rate + extra for risk

FCF base ($M, TTM)ilast 12 months of free cash flow, added up from reported quarters

Include dividends in returnidividends hand you part of the return in cash, so the share price needs to climb less

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Cash flow & implied price by year

FCF is negative or missing for this company (common for banks) — the model discounts EPS instead.

EPS is negative or missing for this company — Simple mode uses free cash flow per share instead.

Free cash flow today

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Then mature

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