Dollar General stock holds steady before August 27 earnings
Published on 08/20/2026 at 17:14 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Dollar General Corp. stock (NYSE: DG) traded at $127.45 on August 6, 2026, and the next earnings date is set for August 27, 2026. The setup is simple: analysts expect $2.01 a share on $11.19 billion in revenue, while the prior quarter delivered $2.00 a share on $10.79 billion.
Analyst expectations
The consensus view points to a hold stance, with a $130.42 average target and a $131.76 consensus price on one recent market snapshot. The range of price targets runs from $90.00 to $175.00, which leaves the current share price below the consensus and well inside the year range.
Dollar General also reported a 52-week range of $95.11 to $158.23, a market capitalization of $26.94 billion, and a dividend yield of 1.9%. That mix matters because the stock is still priced at 17.27 times earnings while the prior quarter's net margin was 3.63%.
Latest operating context
In the most recent quarter, Dollar General earned $2.00 a share, beating the $1.89 estimate by $0.11, and revenue rose 3.4% year over year to $10.79 billion. Return on equity reached 18.65%, giving investors a concrete margin and profitability reference ahead of the August 27 print.
The current fiscal-year guide stands at 7.200-7.450 EPS, while analysts on one recent snapshot looked for $7.55 in EPS for the year and $44.89 billion in revenue. That gap between company guidance and consensus is small in EPS terms and larger on revenue, where the street sits above the latest trailing figure of $43.08 billion.
Product shelf
The company sells everyday items such as food, snacks, health and beauty aids, cleaning supplies, apparel basics, housewares, and seasonal goods. That mix keeps the earnings focus on traffic, basket size, and margin discipline rather than on one single product line.
Shares and valuation
Dollar General shares closed at $127.45 on August 6, 2026, versus a 52-week high of $158.23 and a low of $95.11. Market cap stood at $26.94 billion on the same snapshot, and the stock changed hands at 16.88 times forward earnings on one valuation page.
More on Dollar General stock
Company: Dollar General Corp.
ISIN: US2566771059
Ticker: DG
Exchange: NYSE
Price (as of August 6, 2026, 4:00 p.m. EST): $127.45 USD
Market cap: $26.94 billion (as of August 20, 2026)
Sector / Industry: Consumer Staples / Discount Stores
Index membership: S&P 500
Next earnings date: August 27, 2026
