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Dollar General Corporation

Consumer Defensive · Discount Stores

$124.70

Up+$0.31 (+0.25%)

Updated Sep 16, 2026, 4:08 PM

SID Score

6.0/10

Composite research score

Smart Money

58/100

Neutral

Market cap
29.2B
P/E ratio
22.86
Dividend yield
2.37%
52-week range
$99.57 – $158.23
Volume
2.64M
Avg. volume
3.4M

Price performance

DG price history

1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices

DG closed at $124.70 after 20 trading sessions, up 3.19% for the selected period.

Last close
$124.70
Period change
+3.19%
Period low
$120.58
Period high
$133.21
Daily close
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DG OHLC price history, latest 40 sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVolume
Sep 15, 2026$129.46$130.76$124.47$124.702.64M
Sep 14, 2026$124.83$129.72$124.73$129.172.87M
Sep 11, 2026$124.00$125.73$122.89$124.582.23M
Sep 10, 2026$124.15$126.0592$122.395$122.992.11M
Sep 9, 2026$127.99$127.99$124.09$124.572.59M
Sep 8, 2026$132.47$132.75$126.31$127.872.54M
Sep 4, 2026$131.81$133.63$130.77$133.211.71M
Sep 3, 2026$132.66$133.76$130.6409$131.261.73M
Sep 2, 2026$131.50$134.125$130.705$130.892.77M
Sep 1, 2026$127.15$131.78$126.215$131.093.88M
Aug 31, 2026$123.47$127.06$122.725$126.754.19M
Aug 28, 2026$125.25$125.88$121.34$122.893.31M
Aug 27, 2026$127.84$132.4999$124.50$125.896.41M
Aug 26, 2026$122.00$123.81$120.44$122.783.24M
Aug 25, 2026$124.78$124.81$122.30$122.581.53M
Aug 24, 2026$123.58$125.50$123.00$125.332.14M
Aug 21, 2026$121.72$123.43$121.30$123.411.77M
Aug 20, 2026$118.00$123.09$117.51$120.582.15M
Aug 19, 2026$121.87$124.09$121.73$122.312.22M
Aug 18, 2026$122.81$124.23$120.52$120.842.3M

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Company profile

Since its beginning in 1939, Dollar General has grown to become the largest dollar store operator in the United States, with more than 20,000 small-box discount stores across 48 states. The firm generated $40 billion in fiscal 2024 sales. The retailer maintains a heavy concentration of stores in rural and low-income markets underserved by big-box retailers. It's 11,000 stock-keeping units, including 2,000 priced at $1 or less, span consumables (82% of sales), seasonal items (10%), home products (5%), and apparel (3%). More than 20% of sales are derived from private label.

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Consensus
Average target
$133.20
Implied upside
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DG recent ratings
DateFirmRatingTarget
Sep 8, 2026BarclaysOverweight
Sep 4, 2026Argus ResearchBuy
Aug 31, 2026GuggenheimBuy
Aug 28, 2026Morgan StanleyEqual-Weight
Aug 28, 2026BMO CapitalMarket Perform
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Yahoo · Sep 12, 2026

A Tale of Two Dollars: Why Dollar General Outpaced Dollar Tree This Quarter

As continuous inflation squeezes household budgets, the discount retail sector should potentially benefit across the board, with middle- and lower-income consumers looking for value driving foot traffic into value chains. That’s roughly what happened in the second-quarter reports from Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG) and Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR), both of which were released in late […]

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