DG
Dollar General
Consumer Staples · Consumer Staples Merchandise Retail · US
$103.70
Data: 2026-01-31
✗ ETHICAL FAIL

WEAK MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100.0%
Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap
$24.9B
Total market value of the company
16.50
Reasonably valued
14.20
Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper
Rev Growth
+5.9%
Year-over-year revenue change
Profit Margin
0.0%
How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue
19.0%
Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money
Analyst Target
$146.25
+41% from current price — median analyst estimate
Recommendation
BUY
Consensus view from 28 analysts covering this stock
About Dollar General

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.

https://www.dollargeneral.com

Country: United States Employees: 194,000 Industry: Discount Stores
Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity
PASS
Core business does not involve prohibited activities
Debt Ratio
50.8% FAIL
Debt must be below 33% of total assets
Cash Ratio
0.0% PASS
Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets
Receivables
3.7% PASS
Receivables below 49% of assets
Revenue Purity
0.0% PASS
Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification
Valuation
$160.00
What our model estimates this business is worth per share
35.2%
Trading below fair value — margin of safety exists
Rating
AVOID
Overall assessment combining ethics, valuation, and quality
72.1th
Ranks in the top 28% of our 13,571 screened universe
Ethical Score
10.0
Valuation Score
88.0
Quality Score
49.0
Combined
45.3

Trading at $113 against a fair value of $160, a 29% discount. Fails ethical screen (Debt ratio). Ranks better than 63% of screened stocks.

Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

DISTRIBUTION
Smart money appears to be selling into strength — caution
-0.096
Returns do not compensate for the risk — negative edge
-0.0098
No positive edge detected — the data suggests staying out
-0.251
Drawdown risk outweighs the returns — higher risk profile
Annual Return
-12.8%
Historical annualised return based on price data
-51.0%
Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been
SIDEWAYS
Price consolidating — no clear directional bias
Days in State
117
How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable
Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

0.28
Very low correlation to market moves
52W High
$158.23
34% below the year high
52W Low
$92.11
13% above the year low
Avg Volume
3,291,788
Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell
2.8
Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded
Short % Float
4.1%
Low short interest — limited bearish positioning
208.0%
Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price
$6.85
Earnings per share over the last 12 months
Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

1.85
Meaningful debt load — monitor closely
1.14
Adequate but worth monitoring
Quick Ratio
0.17
Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test
Gross Margin
30.7%
Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power
Operating Margin
6.1%
Profit from core operations before interest and tax
$2.2B
Positive — the business generates more cash than it spends
Revenue (TTM)
$42.7B
Total revenue over the last 12 months
Net Income
$1.5B
Profitable — the bottom line is positive
Analyst Coverage
Analysts
28
Target High
$175.00
Target Median
$146.25
Target Low
$111.00
Recent Insider Activity

SEC Form 4 filings — what company insiders are buying and selling

Date Insider Title Type Shares Value
2026-03-26 ELLIOTT ANITA C Officer 3,523
2026-03-26 VASOS TODD JOSEPH Chief Executive Officer 40,260
2026-03-26 TAYLOR RHONDA M General Counsel 6,710
2026-03-26 TAYLOR EMILY C Chief Operating Officer 12,581
2026-03-26 WEST RODERICK J Officer 8,388
2026-03-26 HERRMANN TRACEY N Officer 6,710
2026-03-26 LAU DONNY H. Chief Financial Officer 10,065
2026-03-26 WHEELER BRYAN D Officer 5,704
2026-03-26 WENKOFF CARMAN R Chief Technology Officer 6,710
2026-03-26 REARDON KATHLEEN A Officer 6,710
Source: SEC Form 4 filings via public data. View all insider activity at
Insider Intelligence
Political Trading Activity

Congressional trading disclosures involving this instrument

Date Politician Party Type Amount
2026-05-05 Brian Babin Republican Sale 1K–15K
2026-04-13 Ro Khanna Democrat Purchase 1K–15K
Source: Congressional disclosure filings. View all political trades at
Insider Intelligence
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Data sourced from public filings and market feeds. Not financial advice. Updated: 2026-01-31

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