Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG)
Consumer Staples · Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail · US
$134.36
+0.35% today · +29.3% 1Y
Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG) operates in the Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry within the Consumer Staples sector. The company is valued at $29.64B and employs 194,000 people.
Over the last twelve months the share price has gained 29.3%, trading between 95.11 and 158.23.
Tweenvest scores Dollar General Corporation across four factors: quality 69/100, value 55/100, growth 39/100, dividend 62/100. Its strongest factor is quality.
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Key figures
- Market cap
- $29.64B
- Revenue (TTM)
- $43.64B
- P/E
- 17.45
- EPS
- 7.70
- Dividend yield
- 1.76%
- Beta (5Y)
- 0.23
- 52-week high
- $158.23
- 52-week low
- $95.11
- Avg volume (3M)
- —
- Shares outstanding
- 220.62M
- Employees
- 194,000
- Next earnings
- —
About Dollar General Corporation
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.
- ISIN
- US2566771059
- Founded
- 1939
- Listed since
- Nov 13, 2009
- Exchange
- New York Stock Exchange
- Currency
- USD
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Figures last refreshed Oct 11, 2026.