Dollar General (DG) Projected to Post Quarterly Earnings on Tuesday

Dollar General (NYSE:DG) is expected to issue its Q1 2026 quarterly earnings data before the market opens on Tuesday, June 3rd. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $1.46 per share and revenue of $10.25 billion for the quarter. Dollar General has set its FY 2025 guidance at 5.100-5.800 EPS and its FY26 guidance at $5.10-5.80 EPS.

Dollar General (NYSE:DG) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 13th. The company reported $1.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.51 by $0.17. The firm had revenue of $10.30 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.26 billion. Dollar General had a net margin of 3.33% and a return on equity of 18.85%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.83 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect Dollar General to post $6 EPS for the current fiscal year and $6 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Dollar General Trading Up 0.8%

Shares of DG stock opened at $101.44 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.15, a current ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78. Dollar General has a 12-month low of $66.43 and a 12-month high of $145.94. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $91.35 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $80.84. The company has a market capitalization of $22.31 billion, a PE ratio of 16.71, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 0.27.

Dollar General Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 22nd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 8th were given a $0.59 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, April 8th. This represents a $2.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.33%. Dollar General’s payout ratio is 46.18%.

Insider Transactions at Dollar General

In related news, EVP Emily C. Taylor sold 809 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, April 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $94.72, for a total value of $76,628.48. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 48,532 shares in the company, valued at $4,596,951.04. This represents a 1.64% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Insiders own 0.56% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Dollar General

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Dollar General by 12.3% in the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 10,450 shares of the company’s stock worth $919,000 after acquiring an additional 1,148 shares during the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP raised its holdings in shares of Dollar General by 40.7% in the 1st quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 18,580 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,634,000 after acquiring an additional 5,373 shares during the last quarter. Finally, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Dollar General by 4.7% in the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 26,317 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,314,000 after acquiring an additional 1,185 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.77% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

DG has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on shares of Dollar General from $85.00 to $96.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, May 19th. Telsey Advisory Group restated a “market perform” rating and set a $85.00 price objective on shares of Dollar General in a research report on Thursday, March 13th. Melius upgraded shares of Dollar General from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $110.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 8th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on shares of Dollar General from $80.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, May 19th. Finally, Citigroup upgraded shares of Dollar General from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $69.00 to $101.00 in a research report on Monday, April 7th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, fourteen have issued a hold rating, ten have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $97.36.

Dollar General Company Profile

Dollar General Corporation, a discount retailer, provides various merchandise products in the southern, southwestern, midwestern, and eastern United States. It offers consumable products, including paper and cleaning products, such as paper towels, bath tissues, paper dinnerware, trash and storage bags, disinfectants, and laundry products; packaged food comprising cereals, pasta, canned soups, fruits and vegetables, condiments, spices, sugar, and flour; and perishables that include milk, eggs, bread, refrigerated and frozen food, beer, and wine.