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.
CEO: Todd J. Vasos. Company website
Dollar General Corporation (DG) trades at $122.40, down 2.04% on the day, as of Sep 20, 2026 13:44 UTC.
Dollar General Corporation has a market capitalisation of $27.00B, calculated from the live DG share price and shares outstanding.
DG trades at a trailing P/E of 15.92, from earnings per share of $7.69 over the last twelve months.
Dollar General Corporation generated revenue of $43.64B over the trailing twelve months, which puts the stock at 0.62 times sales.
Yes. Dollar General Corporation pays a dividend yielding 1.57% on the current share price.
DG has traded between $95.11 and $158.23 over the past 52 weeks, and the last price is 22.6% below that high.
Yes. Dollar General Corporation keeps 3.90% of revenue as net income over the trailing twelve months.
Wall Street analysts rate DG Buy, with an average price target of $137.47, 12.3% above the current price.
Dollar General Corporation is classified under the Consumer Defensive sector and the Discount Stores industry, and is domiciled in US.
Todd J. Vasos is the chief executive of Dollar General Corporation, which employs 194,000 people.
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