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Dollar GeneralPrevious close
132.30
Change
+2.21 / +1.70%
P/E (TTM) ?
17.1
Market Cap
$29.1B
1M
+10.64%
S&P 500 −0.91% over same period
Volume / Avg Volume
1.8M / 2.3M
0.76× average
Latest earnings analysisFY2026 Q2Reported 2026-08-27
Dollar General Q2 FY2026: sales up 5.2%, EPS up 33.3%, guidance raised
Dollar General's fiscal 2026 second quarter looked strong: sales grew 5.2% to $11.29 billion, gross margin reached 32.6%, and diluted EPS jumped 33.3% to $2.48, with management raising full-year EPS guidance to roughly $7.80–$8.00. The honest catch is that tariff refunds made up about $0.25 of that EPS and are not expected to repeat in the second half. Below: what held up, and what the guidance really assumes.
Read the full analysis →Revenue$11.29BYoY +5.20%
EPS$2.48
Next-day move−2.38%
Recent Earnings
Click to read the FinDog analysis| Period | Reported | Revenue | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 Q2 Quarter ended 2026-07 | 2026-08-27 | $11.3B | Read analysis → |
| FY2026 Q1 Quarter ended 2026-05 | 2026-06-02 | $10.8B | Read analysis → |
| FY2025 Q4 Quarter ended 2026-01 | 2026-03-12 | $42.7B | Pending |
| FY2025 Q3 Quarter ended 2025-10 | 2025-12-04 | $10.6B | Pending |
| FY2025 Q2 Quarter ended 2025-08 | 2025-08-28 | $10.7B | Pending |
| FY2025 Q1 Quarter ended 2025-05 | 2025-06-03 | $10.4B | Pending |
Decision Panel
Trends · Valuation · Earnings reaction · Guidance credibility — all from company filings and market dataValuation
P/E is at percentile 46 of its 5-year rangeMid-range
5-year range 11.8 – 24.9 · Median 17.4
Last 4 quarters: $0 in buybacks + $520M in dividends, 1.79% of market cap combined
P/E (TTM)
17.1
P/B
3.1
P/S
0.7
Dividend Yield
1.88%
Earnings Reaction
Over the last 6 reports, the stock moved ±2.6% on average on the first trading day after, rising 1 times
Most recent −2.38%
Volatility & Correlation
1-year beta 0.46 · Correlation with S&P 500 0.15Low beta
Annualized volatility 38% vs. 13% for the S&P 500
Insider Trading
View all →Last 90 days · Open-market buys and sells by officers and directors · Amounts in USD millions
Buy 0 · $0.00MSell 1 · $0.73MNet selling $0.73M
- 09-03REARDON KATHLEEN AEVP & Chief People OfficerSell$0.73M5,578 shares · Avg price 131.33
Multi-Quarter Financial Trends
View all quarters →Last 12 quarters · As reported by the company
| Quarter | Revenue ($B) | YoY | Gross Margin | Net Income ($B) | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 Q2 | 11.29 | +5.2% | 32.6% | 0.55 | 2.48 |
| FY2026 Q1 | 10.79 | +3.4% | 31.6% | 0.44 | 2.00 |
| FY2025 Q4 | 10.91 | +5.9% | 30.4% | 0.43 | 1.93 |
| FY2025 Q3 | 10.65 | +4.6% | 29.9% | 0.28 | 1.28 |
| FY2025 Q2 | 10.73 | +5.1% | 31.3% | 0.41 | 1.86 |
| FY2025 Q1 | 10.44 | +5.3% | 31.0% | 0.39 | 1.78 |
| FY2024 Q4 | 10.30 | +4.5% | 29.4% | 0.19 | 0.87 |
| FY2024 Q3 | 10.18 | +5.0% | 28.8% | 0.20 | 0.89 |
| FY2024 Q2 | 10.21 | +4.2% | 30.0% | 0.37 | 1.70 |
| FY2024 Q1 | 9.91 | +6.1% | 30.2% | 0.36 | 1.65 |
| FY2023 Q4 | 9.86 | −3.4% | 29.5% | 0.40 | 1.82 |
| FY2023 Q3 | 9.69 | +2.4% | 29.0% | 0.28 | 1.26 |