Valuation

DGDollar General

StockNYSEUnited StatesConsumer staplesEU retail investors: available

+2.2% today · +40.4% over a year

9/10 A 1–10 summary of how an instrument compares with similar ones (same sector and region) by published rules. It describes today's data; it is not a price forecast. More in the glossary → «Balanced» — higher than 82% of the instruments we score

Dividend safety: among the best of its peers; priced lower than most peers. Dividend yield 1.73%.

Dollar General (DG) valuation against sector peers: P/E 17.7 (sector median 23.5), P/B 3.2, EV/EBIT 13.6, free-cash-flow yield 6.7%, P/S 0.7.

Ratios vs sector

Medians of Consumer staples companies in the same region (stocks and REITs).

Lower P/E, P/B, P/S and EV/EBIT mean cheaper; higher yields, returns and margins mean more for the price. Negative multiples (losses) are left out of the medians.
MetricDGSector medianvs median
P/E17.723.5 · n=7125% below
P/B3.22.2 · n=8345% above
P/S0.70.8 · n=8917% below
EV/EBIT13.620.4 · n=6733% below
Free-cash-flow yield6.7%5.2% · n=8727% above
Dividend yield1.73%1.73% · n=97near the median
Return on equity19.7%10.8% · n=8882% above
Return on invested capital15.0%8.6% · n=8875% above
Gross margin31.2%32.5% · n=95near the median
Net debt / EBITDA0.851.74 · n=7751% below

Value factor: 81 of 100 within the peer group. Full score breakdown →

Sector peers

The largest companies of the same sector and region.

WMTWalmart45.210.132.01.4%0.8%6/10
COSTCostco Wholesale51.213.239.12.0%0.5%8/10
KOCoca-Cola28.211.128.93.5%2.2%9/10
PGProcter & Gamble24.87.120.93.9%3.2%8/10
PMPhilip Morris28.2—20.64.5%3.1%10/10
PEPPepsiCo23.59.520.64.0%4.1%6/10
MOAltria Group15.6—13.37.2%5.7%10/10
MNSTMonster Beverage41.19.131.32.2%0.0%6/10
MDLZMondelez20.63.219.14.3%3.0%6/10
CLColgate-Palmolive37.9270.326.54.9%2.7%8/10

Fiscal-year history

From annual SEC filings; each bar is a fiscal year, labelled by the year it ended.

Filings: U.S. SEC EDGAR · ratios computed by AI-Stock Invest from public filings and end-of-day prices · latest period 31 Jul 2026 · filed 27 Aug 2026