Financial Metrics Exploration: Understanding Dollar General Corp (DG) Through Ratios

Kevin Freeman

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The closing price of Dollar General Corp (NYSE: DG) was $135.45 for the day, up 0.89% from the previous closing price of $134.25. In other words, the price has increased by $0.89 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.97 million shares were traded. DG stock price reached its highest trading level at $136.25 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $133.5.

Ratios:

Our analysis of DG’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 24.03 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 12.75. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.24 and its Current Ratio is at 1.17. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.02 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.83.

On December 05, 2025, Telsey Advisory Group reiterated its Market Perform rating and also lowered its target price recommendation from $123 to $130.

Insider Transactions:

Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 19 ’25 when Wheeler Bryan D sold 9,776 shares for $135.32 per share. The transaction valued at 1,322,890 led to the insider holds 22,295 shares of the business.

BRYAN D WHEELER bought 9,776 shares of DG for $1,322,890 on Dec 19 ’25. On Dec 18 ’25, another insider, STEVEN DECKARD, who serves as the Former Officer of the company, bought 17,850 shares for $136.99 each.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, DG now has a Market Capitalization of 29815099392 and an Enterprise Value of 45082902528. As of this moment, Dollar’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 23.39, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 19.02. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.90. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.71 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.64. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.07 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.322.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for DG is 0.28, which has changed by 0.7848201 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16098404 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, DG has reached a high of $138.46, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $66.43. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 20.99%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 29.49%.

Shares Statistics:

DG traded an average of 3.54M shares per day over the past three months and 3972120 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 220.12M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 219.17M. Insiders hold about 0.43% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 97.09% stake in the company. Shares short for DG as of 1765756800 were 10930061 with a Short Ratio of 3.09, compared to 1763078400 on 11642602. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 10930061 and a Short% of Float of 5.6199998.

Dividends & Splits

With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 2.36, DG has a forward annual dividend rate of 2.36. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.017579142. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.5.

Earnings Estimates

Current recommendations for the stock of the company come from 20.0 analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.95, with high estimates of $2.02 and low estimates of $1.84.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $6.63 and $6.4 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $6.49. EPS for the following year is $7.07, with 25.0 analysts recommending between $7.73 and $6.4.

Revenue Estimates

It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in. The current quarter, according to 21 analysts. It ranges from a high estimate of $11.01B to a low estimate of $10.69B. As of. The current estimate, Dollar General Corp’s year-ago sales were $10.3BFor the next quarter, 21 analysts are estimating revenue of $10.86B. There is a high estimate of $10.95B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $10.63B.

A total of 26 analysts have provided revenue estimates for DG’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $42.83B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $42.5B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $42.57B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $40.61BBased on 27 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $44.31B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $44.9B and the low estimate is $43.54B.

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