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Financials
| Curr Year EPS Estimate | 5.75 |
| Profit Margin | 2.86% |
| Operating Margin | 4.30 |
| Return on Assets | 0.04 |
| Return on Equity | 0.16 |
| Revenue | 41.7B |
| Earnings Per Share | 5.39 |
| Revenue Per Share | 189.34 |
| Gross Profit | 12,558,825,472 |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth | 0.05 |
General
| Name | Dollar General Corp |
| Ticker | DG |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Industry | Discount Stores |
| Currency | USD |
| Country | USA |
| Fiscal Year End | January |
| Full Time Employees | 194,200 |
About Dollar General Corp
Dollar General Corporation, a discount retailer, provides various merchandise products in the southern, southwestern, midwestern, and eastern United States. The company 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. It 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.
Dividend
Dollar General Corp pays out a dividend of $2.38 per share, with a dividend yield of 2.24%.
DG's next dividend payment will be made to shareholders on October 21, 2025.
They pay out 46.15% of their earnings out as a dividend.
Recent Dividends
| Oct 21, 2025 | $0.59 |
| Jul 22, 2025 | $0.59 |
| Apr 22, 2025 | $0.59 |
| Jan 21, 2025 | $0.59 |
| Oct 22, 2024 | $0.59 |
| Jul 23, 2024 | $0.59 |
| Apr 23, 2024 | $0.59 |
| Jan 23, 2024 | $0.59 |
| Oct 24, 2023 | $0.59 |
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