DG

Dollar General Corp Consumer Staples Retail-Variety Stores S&P 500Russell 3000
$132.30Close $29.1BMarket cap $94.60 – $154.7152-week range Dec 3, 2026Next report

Highlights

Strengths

  • Earnings growing EPS +33% year on year, faster than the quarter before (+21 pts)

Cautions

  • Not in an uptrend 5 of 8 trend conditions

Price

Filing Results Screen pick 52-week high and low Adjusted prices

Key figures

FY to Jan 30, 2026 · filed Aug 27, 2026
Off 12-month high 14%
1wk down 0.3% price change
1mo up 11.2% price change
12-month return up 35% market up 11% · its own up 23%
F-score 7 / 9 Strong
Altman Z″ 1.54 Moderate risk
P/E 19.3× price / earnings
PEG 0.57 P/E / EPS growth
P/B 3.4× price / book
Earnings yield up 6.8% EBIT / enterprise value
Cheaper than 71% of the market · cheap
Revenue growth up 5% year on year
EPS growth up 33% latest quarter · +21 pts
Sales growth up 5% latest quarter · +2 pts
ROE up 19% return on equity
Free cash margin up 6% $2.4B FCF
D/E 0.54 long-term debt / equity
Net debt / EBITDA 1.1×
Interest cover —EBIT / interest
Piotroski tests
  • short-term liquidity weakened
  • issued more shares
  • profitable on its assets
  • generating cash from operations
  • profitability improving
  • profits backed by cash
  • reduced long-term debt
  • gross margin widened
  • assets working harder

Repair signals

  • Long-term debt down 20% ($5.7B → $4.6B)
  • Gross margin 29.6% → 30.7%

Trade setup

ATR% 3.3% $4.31 a day · 2×ATR $123.69
RS 63 / 99 vs the universe
Trend 5 / 8 150-day under the 200-day, 200-day not rising, RS under 70
Relative volume 0.7× vs 50-day average
Up/down volume 1.12 50 sessions
Implied move 10.7% by Dec 4, 2026 · report Dec 3, 2026
Trend template · 5 of 8
  • Price above the 150 and 200-day averages: passes
  • 150-day average above the 200-day: fails
  • 200-day average rising for a month: fails
  • 50-day average above the 150 and 200-day: passes
  • Price above the 50-day average: passes
  • At least 30% above the 52-week low: passes
  • Within 25% of the 52-week high: passes
  • RS rank 70 or higher: fails

Screen verdict

Did not qualify for any screen.

Warning signs

none flagged
  • No restatement or impairment
  • Equity positive
  • Interest covered
  • No material dilution
  • Profits tracking cash
  • Margins and revenue not shrinking
Last reported Aug 27, 2026
Results reaction Aug 27, 20260% vs market2 sessions after results
Options $426,13140.6% IV · activity

Financials

6 fiscal years · from filings
Revenue What customers paid the company over its fiscal year, before any cost, as filed in its annual report. The change is against the year before. Methodology $42.7B +5% on FY2025
$0 $50B FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26 FY2021 · $33.7B FY2022 · $34.2B FY2023 · $37.8B FY2024 · $38.7B FY2025 · $40.6B FY2026 · $42.7B
Net income Profit left after every cost, interest and tax for the year. A column below the line is a loss. Methodology $1.5B +34% on FY2025
$0 $5B FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26 FY2021 · $2.7B FY2022 · $2.4B FY2023 · $2.4B FY2024 · $1.7B FY2025 · $1.1B FY2026 · $1.5B
Free cash flow Cash from running the business less what it spent on equipment and buildings: the cash a year actually left behind, which profit alone does not show. Not shown for banks and insurers, whose cash moves with their loans. Methodology $2.4B +42% on FY2025
$0 $5B FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26 FY2021 · $2.8B FY2022 · $1.8B FY2023 · $424.0M FY2024 · $691.6M FY2025 · $1.7B FY2026 · $2.4B
Margins Each as a share of revenue. Gross: left after the direct cost of what was sold. Net: left after every cost. Free cash: free cash flow over revenue. A margin rising over years means the business keeps more of each dollar it sells. Methodology
  • Gross 31%
  • Net 4%
  • Free cash 6%
0% 50% FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26 FY2021 · Gross 32% · Net 8% · Free cash 8% FY2022 · Gross 32% · Net 7% · Free cash 5% FY2023 · Gross 31% · Net 6% · Free cash 1% FY2024 · Gross 30% · Net 4% · Free cash 2% FY2025 · Gross 30% · Net 3% · Free cash 4% FY2026 · Gross 31% · Net 4% · Free cash 6%
Cash and long-term debt Cash on the balance sheet at the year's end beside debt due after a year. Net cash is cash less that debt; net debt is the shortfall. Debt some filers do not tag shows as a gap, not as zero. Methodology $3.4B net debt
  • Cash
  • Long-term debt
$0 $10B FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26 FY2021 · Cash $1.4B · Long-term debt $4.1B FY2022 · Cash $344.8M · Long-term debt $4.2B FY2023 · Cash $381.6M · Long-term debt $7.0B FY2024 · Cash $537.3M · Long-term debt $6.2B FY2025 · Cash $932.6M · Long-term debt $5.7B FY2026 · Cash $1.1B · Long-term debt $4.6B
Shares outstanding Shares in issue at the year's end. A rising count means each share owns a smaller slice of the company (stock pay, share sales); a falling one, buybacks. The chart's scale is fitted to the count, so a small change looks large: read the percentage. Methodology 220.22m -8.5% since FY2021
240.78m 219.10m FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26 FY2021 · 240.78m FY2022 · 230.02m FY2023 · 219.10m FY2024 · 219.66m FY2025 · 219.94m FY2026 · 220.22m
  FY2021Jan 29, 2021 FY2022Jan 28, 2022 FY2023Feb 3, 2023 FY2024Feb 2, 2024 FY2025Jan 31, 2025 FY2026Jan 30, 2026
Revenue $33.7B $34.2B $37.8B $38.7B $40.6B $42.7B
Gross margin 32% 32% 31% 30% 30% 31%
Operating income $3.6B $3.2B $3.3B $2.4B $1.7B $2.2B
Net income $2.7B $2.4B $2.4B $1.7B $1.1B $1.5B
Net margin 8% 7% 6% 4% 3% 4%
Earnings per share $10.62 $10.17 $10.68 $7.55 $5.11 $6.85
Free cash flow $2.8B $1.8B $424.0M $691.6M $1.7B $2.4B
Free cash margin 8% 5% 1% 2% 4% 6%
Cash $1.4B $344.8M $381.6M $537.3M $932.6M $1.1B
Long-term debt $4.1B $4.2B $7.0B $6.2B $5.7B $4.6B
Shareholders' equity $6.7B $6.3B $5.5B $6.7B $7.4B $8.5B
Shares outstanding 240.78m 230.02m 219.10m 219.66m 219.94m 220.22m

Next report

Dec 3, 2026

Expected move The move, either way, the option market prices in through the next scheduled report: the at-the-money straddle for the first expiry that contains it, over the price. It includes the days around the report, so it slightly overstates the report alone. Methodology ±10.7% $118 – $146 by Dec 4, 2026
Usual move The median, over the company's last four reports, of how far the stock moved either way from the close before the filing to the close of the session after it. Methodology ±6.7% last 4: +0.1% · -4.4% · -9.0% · +20.5%
Expected against usual The move the options price through this report over the move the last four reports delivered. Above 1 the event is priced bigger than the company's own record; below 1, smaller. A price, not a forecast: it says what protection through the report costs, not which way the stock will go. Methodology Bigger than usual 1.6× the usual move

What options price now

Expected 1-month range The at-the-money straddle for the expiry nearest a month out, as a share of the price: the move, either way, the option market is pricing by then. The range is the price plus and minus that move; the stock ends inside it a little more often than not. Methodology
$122 – $143 ±7.8% by Nov 27, 2026
Swings expected vs recent The daily swings the options are priced for (implied volatility) against the swings the stock actually had over the last 20 sessions (realised volatility). Bigger means options charge for more movement than the stock has been delivering; smaller, less. On a contract row, that contract's own implied volatility over the stock's realised. Methodology
About the same 40.6% priced · 40.0% recent
Next month vs later At-the-money implied volatility for 8-45 day expiries over 46-90 day ones: whether options price the coming month as choppier or calmer than the two after it. Ahead of a report it usually reads choppier, and the extra comes out once the report is out. Methodology
About the same
Crash protection What options that pay off in a fall cost against options that pay off in a rise (the 25-delta skew), compared with this company's own normal - the median of its stored nightly readings, once there are 20 - and with five sessions ago. Protection costs a little more than upside on most shares. More than usual means readers of the chain are paying up to insure against a drop; it does not say which way the stock will go. Methodology
past week: costs less
Positioning
Premium traded
$426,131 calls $308,410 · puts $117,722 · latest session
Puts against calls, by premium Money spent on puts divided by money spent on calls. Measured in dollars rather than contracts on purpose: counting contracts treats a hundred cheap lottery tickets as more meaningful than one large position, which is backwards. Methodology
0.38× +0.30 over the week
Open interest added The change over five sessions in option positions left open overnight, calls and puts. A rise means positions were added. It cannot say whether they were bought or sold, so more calls is not a vote for a rise: a call is as often sold against shares already held. Methodology
calls -365 · puts +2.12k past week

For options traders: ATM IV 40.6% (+4.4% 1w) · 1m ÷ 3m IV 0.97 · 25Δ skew 4.2 pts · Net GEX $3.9M

Most traded contracts

No contract passed the liquidity filters this week.

Filings

SEC EDGAR
FiledReportPeriod to Lag
Aug 27, 2026 Quarterly ↗ Jul 31, 2026 27d
Jun 2, 2026 Quarterly ↗ May 1, 2026 32d
Mar 20, 2026 Annual ↗ Jan 30, 2026 49d
Dec 4, 2025 Quarterly ↗ Oct 31, 2025 34d
Aug 28, 2025 Quarterly ↗ Aug 1, 2025 27d
Jun 3, 2025 Quarterly ↗ May 2, 2025 32d
Mar 21, 2025 Annual ↗ Jan 31, 2025 49d
Dec 5, 2024 Quarterly ↗ Nov 1, 2024 34d
Aug 29, 2024 Quarterly ↗ Aug 2, 2024 27d
May 30, 2024 Quarterly ↗ May 3, 2024 27d
Mar 25, 2024 Annual ↗ Feb 2, 2024 52d
Dec 7, 2023 Quarterly ↗ Nov 3, 2023 34d

Current reports