Fundamental analysis · SEC EDGAR · TTM through 01/05/2026
DG · NYSE · Consumer
Fundamental quality
52
out of 100
Dollar General Corp earns a fundamental-quality score of 52 out of 100, profiling it as a company with demanding fundamentals. Its score rests mainly on its financial strength (net debt 0.96× EBITDA). Its weakest area is its growth (revenue +4.8%/yr). Whether it's cheap or expensive depends on the current price, which you can compute in the tool.
Dollar General is rural America's discount store: over 20,000 small stores serving the low-income consumer. Its customer is the first to feel inflation and the last to recover — the company is a thermometer of grassroots economic stress.
EPS growth: -7.5% · Revenue growth: 4.8%
Net margin: 3.6% · ROE: 17.7% · ROIC: 14.4%
Net debt/EBITDA: 0.96x · FCF: 5.1%
Source: SEC EDGAR · TTM through 01/05/2026
The score combines growth, profitability and financial strength. Here its financial strength weighs in its favor, while its growth drags it down the most.
Percentile against the other 98 Consumer companies in our coverage: how far it beats them on each metric (100 = best in sector).
Computed from the daily dataset scores. A high percentile places the company among the best in its sector on that metric; it is not a buy recommendation.
Key concepts
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| Year | Revenue | Net income | Free cash flow | Net debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 33,747 | 2,655 | 2,848 | 2,754 |
| 2022 | 34,220 | 2,399 | 1,795 | 3,827 |
| 2023 | 37,845 | 2,416 | 424 | 6,628 |
| 2024 | 38,692 | 1,661 | 692 | 5,694 |
| 2025 | 40,612 | 1,125 | 1,686 | 4,786 |
| 2026 | 42,724 | 1,512 | 2,393 | 3,427 |
Between 2021 and 2026, revenue went from $33,747M to $42,724M (+27%) and net income went from $2,655M to $1,512M (-43%). Meanwhile, its margins have narrowed (from 8% to 4%).
Annual figures in millions of U.S. dollars ($M) per SEC filings. Net debt is total debt minus cash.
Latest results
Figures for the quarter ended May 1, 2026, versus the quarter ended May 2, 2025 (SEC filings):
Automatic comparison between the two most recent periods filed with the SEC. One quarter doesn't make a trend: read it alongside the historical evolution above.
$2.36
per share, yearly
34.4% of earnings
Payout
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In terms of business quality, Dollar General Corp scores 52 out of 100 in our analysis, placing it as a company with demanding fundamentals. That said, this isn't a recommendation: whether it's a good investment also depends on its current price and your goals.
Is Dollar General Corp a profitable company?
Dollar General Corp is profitable, with a net margin of 3.6%, though a thin one.
Does Dollar General Corp have a lot of debt?
Not particularly. Its net debt is 0.96 times its EBITDA, a low level.
Is Dollar General Corp growing?
Its revenue has grown 4.8% annualized in recent years, and without interruption since 2021.
Does Dollar General Corp generate cash?
Yes. It converts about 5.1% of its revenue into free cash flow, and has done so positively year after year.
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