Dollar General Corporation · NYSE (us_market)
Consumer Defensive · Discount Stores · United States
Dollar General Corporation, a discount retailer, provides various merchandise products in the southern, southwestern, midwestern, and eastern United States. It offers consumable products, including paper towels, bath tissues, paper dinnerware, trash and storage bags, disinfectants, and laundry products; packaged food, such as cereals, pasta, canned soups, canned meats, fruits and vegetables, condiments, spices, sugar, and flour; and perishables, including milk, eggs, bread, refrigerated and frozen food, beer, wine, and produce; candy, cookies, crackers, salty snacks, and carbonated beverages; over-the-counter medicines and personal care products including soap, body wash, shampoo, cosmetics, dental hygiene and foot care products; pet supplies and pet food; and tobacco products. The company also provides seasonal products comprising holiday items, toys, batteries, small electronics, greeting cards, stationery, prepaid phones and accessories, gardening supplies, hardware, automotive, and home office supplies; home products include kitchen supplies, cookware, small appliances, light bulbs, storage containers, frames, candles, craft supplies and kitchen, and bed and bath soft goods; and apparel products for infants, toddlers, girls, boys, women and men, as well as socks, underwear, disposable diapers, shoes and accessories. The company was formerly known as J.L. Turner & Son, Inc. and changed its name to Dollar General Corporation in 1968. Dollar General Corporation was founded in 1939 and is based in Goodlettsville, Tennessee.
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DROP2025-08-08$116.32 RISE2025-10-07$96.37 PEAK2025-12-26$137.84 140d | -17.2% 60d | Missed | Missed | — | — | +43.0% 80d | Missed |
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DROP2023-06-22$172.22 RISE2023-10-12$101.83 PEAK2024-01-02$140.43 194d | -40.9% 112d | 2023-07-13 $165.66 | 2024-01-02 $140.43 | 64Deep Value | 70Deep Value | +37.9% 82d | -15.2% Held 173d |
DROP2022-04-20$259.04 RISE2022-05-20$187.60 PEAK2022-08-16$256.78 118d | -27.6% 30d | Missed | Missed | — | — | +36.9% 88d | Missed |
DROP2022-01-07$238.27 RISE2022-02-23$188.34 PEAK2022-04-20$259.04 103d | -21.0% 47d | Missed | Missed | — | — | +37.5% 56d | Missed |
DROP2020-11-06$221.40 RISE2021-03-04$178.14 PEAK2021-05-07$220.20 182d | -19.5% 118d | Missed | Missed | — | — | +23.6% 64d | Missed |
DROP2020-02-21$166.88 RISE2020-03-16$136.10 PEAK2020-06-02$191.78 102d | -18.4% 24d | Missed | Missed | — | — | +40.9% 78d | Missed |
Dollar General (DG) it is expected to deliver Q1 in-line with Street estimates and potentially issue
Shares of discount retailer Dollar General (NYSE:DG) jumped 6% in the afternoon session after its rival, Dollar Tree, reported strong first-quarter results and raised its full-year profit outlook, sparking a rally in the discount retail sector.
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We recently published Jim Cramer Discussed These 10 Stocks Including A Hidden Gem & An AI Short. Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG) is one of the stocks discussed by Jim Cramer. Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG) is a discount retailer. Its shares are up by a modest 4.2% over the past year and are down by 22% […]
| 30d | 90d | YTD | 1y | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DG | -3.34% | -27.53% | -16.69% | +13.74% |
| XLP | -1.50% | -6.54% | +6.73% | +0.10% |
| Alpha (stock − sector) | -1.84% | -20.99% | -23.42% | +13.64% |
| Filed | Insider | Title | Type | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-29 | BRYANT WARREN F | Director | D Disposition (other) | 1 | $109.90 | −$141 |
| 2026-05-29 | CALBERT MICHAEL M | Director | A Grant / award | 1,647 | — | +$0 |
| 2026-05-29 | Chadwick Ana Maria | Director | D Disposition (other) | 0 | $109.90 | −$36 |
| 2026-05-29 | Chadwick Ana Maria | Director | A Grant / award | 1,647 | — | +$0 |
| 2026-05-29 | McGuire Timothy I | Director | D Disposition (other) | 0 | $109.90 | −$36 |
| 2026-05-29 | McGuire Timothy I | Director | A Grant / award | 1,647 | — | +$0 |
| 2026-05-29 | ROWLAND DAVID P | Director | A Grant / award | 1,647 | — | +$0 |
| 2026-05-29 | Sandler Debra A. | Director | D Disposition (other) | 0 | $109.90 | −$36 |
| 2026-05-29 | Sandler Debra A. | Director | A Grant / award | 1,647 | — | +$0 |
| 2026-05-29 | SANTANA RALPH E | Director | D Disposition (other) | 0 | $109.90 | −$36 |
| 2026-05-29 | SANTANA RALPH E | Director | A Grant / award | 1,647 | — | +$0 |
| 2026-05-29 | Scarlett Kathleen | Director | D Disposition (other) | 0 | $109.90 | −$36 |
| 2026-05-29 | Scarlett Kathleen | Director | A Grant / award | 1,647 | — | +$0 |
| 2026-04-03 | TAYLOR EMILY C | Chief Operating Officer | F Tax withholding | 8,928 | $117.17 | −$1.05M |
| 2026-04-03 | Herrmann Tracey N | EVP, Store Operations | F Tax withholding | 4,519 | $117.17 | −$529.5K |
| 2026-04-03 | REARDON KATHLEEN A | EVP & Chief People Officer | F Tax withholding | 7,938 | $117.17 | −$930.1K |
| 2026-04-03 | TAYLOR RHONDA | EVP & General Counsel | F Tax withholding | 8,928 | $117.17 | −$1.05M |
| 2026-04-03 | Wenkoff Carman R | EVP & Chief Information Ofc | F Tax withholding | 8,870 | $117.17 | −$1.04M |
| 2026-04-03 | West Roderick J | EVP, Global Supply Chain | F Tax withholding | 8,017 | $117.17 | −$939.4K |
| 2026-04-03 | Wheeler Bryan D | EVP & Chief Merchandising Ofc | F Tax withholding | 902 | $117.17 | −$105.7K |
| 2026-04-03 | ELLIOTT ANITA C | SVP & Chief Accounting Officer | F Tax withholding | 1,303 | $117.17 | −$152.7K |
| 2026-03-30 | TAYLOR EMILY C | Chief Operating Officer | A Grant / award | 12,581 | — | +$0 |
| 2026-03-30 | VASOS TODD J | Chief Executive Officer | A Grant / award | 40,260 | — | +$0 |
| 2026-03-30 | Lau Donny H | EVP & Chief Financial Officer | A Grant / award | 10,065 | — | +$0 |
| 2026-03-30 | Herrmann Tracey N | EVP, Store Operations | A Grant / award | 6,710 | — | +$0 |
| Report Date | EPS Estimate | EPS Actual | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-02upcoming | 1.49 | — | — |
| 2026-03-12 | 1.64 | 1.93 | +17.85% |
| 2025-12-04 | 0.93 | 1.28 | +37.55% |
| 2025-08-28 | 1.57 | 1.86 | +18.25% |
| 2025-06-03 | 1.49 | 1.78 | +19.57% |
| 2025-03-13 | 1.50 | 0.87 | -41.96% |
| 2024-12-05 | 0.95 | 0.89 | -6.21% |
| 2024-08-29 | 1.79 | 1.70 | -4.79% |
| 2024-05-30 | 1.58 | 1.65 | +4.57% |
| 2024-03-14 | 1.73 | 1.83 | +6.08% |
| 2023-12-07 | 1.21 | 1.26 | +4.37% |
| 2023-08-31 | 2.47 | 2.13 | -13.69% |
| 2023-06-01 | 2.39 | 2.34 | -2.02% |
| 2023-03-16 | 2.94 | 2.96 | +0.53% |
| 2022-12-01 | 2.55 | 2.33 | -8.49% |
| 2022-08-25 | 2.93 | 2.98 | +1.78% |