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Dollar General Corporation (DG) stock analysis

$132.12−1.54%Data as of Oct 21, 2026
  • DG gained 8.3% over the past month versus 0.0% for the S&P 500, ranking 88th of 497 S&P 500 stocks.
  • Over 12 months it returned +25.2%, 9.4 points ahead of the S&P 500, and trades 15.0% below its 52-week high.
  • In the last 30 days 7 analysts raised earnings estimates and 0 cut; forward EPS moved +0.4% (+4.8% over 90 days).
  • It sits in the Mass & discount retail segment of the Retail Channels & Consumer Brands, where the 1-month median return is +8.3%.
  • The daily chart reads Trend transition · Trend repair (since Oct 16, 2026).
Market cap$29.1B
12-month return+25.2%
Forward P/E15.9×
Mean target vs price+8.1%

One-year price with 50- and 200-day averages

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Performance vs the market

Total price return against the S&P 500 (SPY) and the median of US stocks in the same sector.

DG+8.3%
Sector median+1.9%
S&P 5000.0%
DG+14.7%
Sector median+0.7%
S&P 500+4.7%
DG+7.2%
Sector median−2.7%
S&P 500+8.7%
DG+25.2%
Sector median−1.9%
S&P 500+15.8%
1-month rank in the S&P 50088 / 497
3-month rank in its sector · Consumer Defensive27 / 163

Chart structure

Read by our daily-bar structure engine from swing highs, swing lows and moving averages.

Trend transition · Trend repairAwaiting confirmation

Holding since Oct 16, 2026

  • Close above EMA20 above EMA50
  • EMA50 rose over the last ten sessions
  • Intermediate and long-term directions differ
  • Neither a stable trend nor a range is confirmed
This pattern on this stock

38 occurrences in 10 years. The median move over the next 20 sessions was +2.5%, positive 66% of the time, against +0.9% for any day in the same period.

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Analyst earnings revisions

Changes to the consensus forward-EPS estimate. Rising estimates mean analysts see more profit ahead.

Forward EPS$8.38
30-day change+0.4%
90-day change+4.8%
Mean target$142.83 +8.1%
Raised (30d) 7Cut (30d) 0

29 analysts cover the stock

Where it sits in the supply chain

Retail Channels & Consumer Brands · Retail & marketplaces

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Supplied by
Apparel & footwear+3.7%
NKE+4.0%1 monthLULU−6.9%1 monthDECK+7.1%1 monthRL+10.3%1 monthTPR+2.3%1 monthCPRI+3.4%1 month
Its segment
Mass & discount retail+8.3%
WMT+7.0%1 monthCOST+11.0%1 monthTGT−4.2%1 monthDG+8.3%1 monthDLTR+9.1%1 monthTJX+11.3%1 monthROST+0.7%1 month

Retailers serve different budgets; traffic and sourcing efficiency matter.

Sells into
Households & business buyers

Figures are each company's 1-month return; the segment shows its median · Doubler daily batch · company chain maps

Risk profile

Max drawdown, 12M−34.6%
Volatility, 60D30.7%
From 52-week high−15.0%
From 52-week low+39.0%
Trailing P/E17.2×
Forward P/E15.9×

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