Dollar General pays USD 0.59 dividend: Dollar General stock gets October 20 payout
Published on 10/20/2026 at 20:08 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSDividend and valuation
- Dollar General paid its quarterly dividend on October 20, 2026.
- Gordon Haskett lifted its target to USD 180.00 on October 9, 2026.
- Dollar General stock costs EUR 119.45 at Lang & Schwarz on October 20, 2026 at 8:01 p.m. CEST.
- Second-quarter fiscal 2026 revenue reached USD 11.29 billion.
Dollar General Corporation (ISIN US2566771059) paid its USD 0.59 quarterly dividend on October 20, 2026, according to MarketBeat. The stock was trading at EUR 119.45 at Lang & Schwarz on October 20, 2026 at 8:01 p.m. CEST.
Analyst target reaches USD 180.00
Gordon Haskett raised its Dollar General target from USD 140.00 to USD 180.00 on October 9, 2026, as reported by MarketScreener. Against the USD 134.29 primary-exchange price, the new target is 34.06 percent above the price.
Second-quarter revenue reached USD 11.29 billion
Dollar General reported USD 11.29 billion of revenue for the second quarter of fiscal 2026, up 5.20 percent from the comparable period, while diluted earnings per share rose to USD 2.48 from USD 1.86. Ticker Scout dated the period end July 31, 2026 and reported operating profit of USD 769.20 million, up 29.20 percent.
Price position and valuation
On the NYSE, Dollar General was trading at USD 134.29 on October 20, 2026 at 2:06 p.m. EDT. The same market snapshot put the 52-week range at USD 95.11 to USD 158.23, market capitalization at USD 29.6 billion, the price-to-earnings ratio at 17.45 and volume at 567,165 shares.
Dates and shareholder return
The October 20, 2026 dividend payment followed the October 6, 2026 ex-dividend date. MarketBeat reported an annualized dividend of USD 2.36 and a dividend yield of 1.80 percent. Ticker Scout reported that the next expected Form 10-Q filing was around December 3, 2026, but described that date as a projection rather than a company-announced date.
Dollar General and its retail peers
Dollar General's current market capitalization was USD 29.6 billion and its price-to-earnings ratio was 17.45 on October 20, 2026. Walmart was valued at USD 941.7 billion with a price-to-earnings ratio of 42.86, while Five Below had a market capitalization of USD 12.4 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.13.
Stock trades at EUR 119.45
Dollar General's euro price was EUR 119.45 at Lang & Schwarz on October 20, 2026 at 8:01 p.m. CEST. The NYSE quote was USD 134.29 at 2:06 p.m. EDT on the same date.
The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Dollar General stock.
Dollar General stock key data
- Company: Dollar General Corporation
- ISIN: US2566771059
- Ticker: DG
- Primary exchange: NYSE
- Price Lang & Schwarz (as of October 20, 2026, 8:01 p.m. CEST): EUR 119.45
- Market capitalization: USD 29.6 billion (as of October 20, 2026)
- 52-week range: USD 95.11-158.23 (as of October 20, 2026)
- Sector / Industry: Consumer Defensive / Discount Stores
Market context: Market report S&P 500.
