Dollar General stock trades at EUR 107.53, minus 0.48 percent, after Q2 growth
Published on 09/30/2026 at 16:12 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Dollar General stock was trading at EUR 107.53 at Lang & Schwarz on September 30, 2026 at 4:03 p.m. CEST, minus 0.48 percent versus the EUR 108.05 prior close. The immediate investment debate is now whether the retailer can turn its fiscal Q2 improvement into a durable recovery.
HSBC raises the recovery case
According to Yahoo Finance on September 24, 2026, HSBC upgraded Dollar General from Hold to Buy and raised its price target to USD 160.00 from USD 125.00. The higher target reflects HSBC's view that the turnaround is further advanced than the market has priced.
The call followed fiscal Q2 results in which revenue rose 5.2 percent year over year to USD 11.29 billion. Comparable sales increased 3.5 percent, giving the upgrade an operating foundation beyond a valuation argument.
Q2 earnings beat expectations
MarketBeat reported that adjusted EPS for fiscal Q2 2026 was USD 2.48, compared with the USD 2.01 consensus estimate. The company also maintained fiscal 2026 adjusted EPS guidance of USD 7.80 to USD 8.00.
The comparison matters because the earnings beat was paired with sales expansion rather than a single isolated margin number. Dollar General's fiscal Q2 ended July 31, 2026, while the next earnings date listed by Zacks is December 3, 2026.
Valuation leaves a split signal
Dollar General's market capitalization was USD 26.9 billion on September 30, 2026. The primary-exchange quote was last at USD 121.84 on the NYSE on September 30, 2026 at 10:10 a.m. EDT, against a 52-week range of USD 95.11 to USD 158.23.
That range places the NYSE quote USD 36.39 below the 52-week high, while HSBC's USD 160.00 target stands above the same high by USD 1.77. The gap between the USD 135.46 average target reported by MarketBeat and HSBC's target shows why the recovery thesis remains contested.
Dollar General stock price snapshot
Dollar General stock was trading at EUR 107.53 at Lang & Schwarz on September 30, 2026 at 4:03 p.m. CEST, minus 0.48 percent versus the EUR 108.05 prior close. For investors, the next concrete checkpoint is the fiscal Q3 report scheduled for December 3, 2026.
Dollar General stock facts
- Company: Dollar General Corporation
- ISIN: US2566771059
- Ticker: DG
- Primary exchange: NYSE
- Price Lang & Schwarz as of September 30, 2026, 4:03 p.m. CEST: EUR 107.53
- Change versus prior close: minus 0.48 percent
- Prior close Lang & Schwarz September 29, 2026: EUR 108.05
- Market capitalization: USD 26.9 billion (as of September 30, 2026)
- 52-week range: USD 95.11-158.23 (as of September 30, 2026)
- Sector / Industry: Consumer Defensive / Discount Stores
- Next earnings date: December 3, 2026
