Dollar General Corporation· DG

🇺🇸 US · LargeSP500NYSE

Consumer Defensive Discount Stores Website

Price: $133.21
Day: +1.49%
Mkt Cap: $29.38B
52W Range: $95.11 – $158.23
Volume: 1.71M
Beta: 0.23

D25D FrameworkTTM Data

Peer Comparison

Performance vs sector and industry peers across 40 metrics.

Peer Comparison: 3.5 / 5 (Adequate) against 37 sector peers in United States · Large Cap · Consumer Defensive
Pillars: strongest Cash Flow Quality 4.8, weakest Margin Efficiency 2.3 (10 of 10 ranked)
Ranks: ROIC 35th percentile, operating margin 36th percentile

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Dollar General Corporation

DG|Consumer Defensive|Discount Stores

Comparing against 37 sector peers in United States · Large Cap · Consumer Defensive

Peer Comparison

Dimension 2 of 5

Revenue Growth

49%ile

4.8%

Operating Margin

36%ile

5.6%

ROIC

35%ile

7.0%

FCF Yield

95%ile

9.2%

Growth & Cash Flow Quality

Percentile ranking across profitability growth and cash generation

EBITDA Growth

15.7%

EBIT Growth

35.9%

Net Income Growth

43.0%

OCF Growth

36.8%

FCF Growth

46.0%

Income Quality

2.18

Returns on Capital (TTM)

ROE(19.6%)

58%ile

Average

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

ROCE(9.8%)

30%ile

Below Avg

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

ROA(5.3%)

35%ile

Below Avg

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

ROIC(7.0%)

35%ile

Below Avg

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Profit Margins (TTM)

Gross Margin(31.2%)

38%ile

Below Avg

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

EBITDA Margin(7.4%)

35%ile

Below Avg

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Operating Margin(5.6%)

36%ile

Below Avg

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Net Margin(3.9%)

41%ile

Average

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Leverage & Coverage (TTM)

Debt/Equity

78%ile

0.59

Debt/Capital

78%ile

0.37

Net Debt/EBITDA

92%ile

0.93

Interest Coverage

69%ile

12.30x

Liquidity (TTM)

Current Ratio

65%ile

1.21

Quick Ratio

11%ile

0.31

Cash Ratio

54%ile

0.22

WC Turnover

94%ile

31.8

Operational Efficiency (TTM)

Asset Turnover

65%ile

1.36

DSO

95%ile

0.63

Days Inventory

30%ile

79.6

Cash Conv. Cycle

38%ile

27.4

TTM: Trailing Twelve Months · EBITDA: Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation & Amortization · EBIT: Earnings Before Interest & Taxes · ROA: Return on Assets · ROIC: Return on Invested Capital · ROCE: Return on Capital Employed · ROE: Return on Equity · OCF: Operating Cash Flow · FCF: Free Cash Flow · DSO: Days Sales Outstanding · WC: Working Capital

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Generated September 7, 2026

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37 sector peers (United States · Large Cap · Consumer Defensive)

Relative Quality

DG Relative Quality Score

Ranked against 37 sector peers in United States · Large Cap · Consumer Defensive

Relative Quality

3.5/5

Adequate

vs 37 sector peers

Peer Rankings (10 of 10 available)

Relative Quality Score of 3.46/5 (Adequate) based on percentile rankings against 37 sector peers in United States · Large Cap · Consumer Defensive. Each pillar shows a 1-5 score plus the cohort percentile (e.g. 95p = top 5%); higher percentiles indicate stronger relative performance.Last updated September 6, 2026.

Top-Line and Profit Growth

How does the company's growth rate compare to peers?

Revenue Growth

49th percentile, Adequate

Value: 4.77%
Percentile: 49%
Score: 3/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

DG has a ttm revenue growth of 4.77% and ranks at the 49th percentile vs United States · Consumer Defensive sector peers. Adequate financial performance.

Margin Efficiency

Does the company maintain better profit margins than peers?

Gross Margin

38th percentile, Weak

Value: 31.16%
Percentile: 38%
Score: 2/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

DG has a ttm gross margin of 31.16% and ranks at the 38th percentile vs United States · Consumer Defensive sector peers. Below average financial performance.

Operational Efficiency

Is the company more operationally efficient than competitors?

Asset Turnover

65th percentile, Strong

Value: 1.36
Percentile: 65%
Score: 4/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

DG has a ttm asset turnover of 1.36 and ranks at the 65th percentile vs United States · Consumer Defensive sector peers. Strong financial performance.

Returns Overview

Does the company generate better returns on capital than peers?

ROA

35th percentile, Weak

Value: 5.30%
Percentile: 35%
Score: 2/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

DG has a ttm roa of 5.30% and ranks at the 35th percentile vs United States · Consumer Defensive sector peers. Below average financial performance.

Cash Flow Quality

How does the company's cash generation compare to peers?

Operating Cash Flow Growth

84th percentile, Exceptional

Value: 36.80%
Percentile: 84%
Score: 5/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

DG has a ttm operating cash flow growth of 36.80% and ranks at the 84th percentile vs United States · Consumer Defensive sector peers. Top-tier financial performance.

Liquidity and Working Capital

Does the company maintain better liquidity positions than competitors?

Cash Ratio

54th percentile, Adequate

Value: 0.22
Percentile: 54%
Score: 3/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

DG has a ttm cash ratio of 0.22 and ranks at the 54th percentile vs United States · Consumer Defensive sector peers. Adequate financial performance.

Leverage and Coverage

Is the company's debt burden more manageable than peers?

Debt to Capital

78th percentile, Strong

Value: 0.37
Percentile: 78%
Score: 4/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

DG has a ttm debt-to-capital of 0.37 and ranks at the 78th percentile vs United States · Consumer Defensive sector peers. Strong financial performance.

Valuation Multiples

Is the company's stock valuation attractive relative to peers?

P / E Ratio

86th percentile, Exceptional

Value: 17.23
Percentile: 86%
Score: 5/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

DG has a ttm p/e ratio of 17.23 and ranks at the 86th percentile vs United States · Consumer Defensive sector peers. Top-tier financial performance.

Dividend and Shareholder Yield

Does the company deliver superior income to shareholders compared to peers?

Dividend Yield

21st percentile, Weak

Value: 1.77%
Percentile: 21%
Score: 2/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

DG has a ttm dividend yield of 1.77% and ranks at the 21st percentile vs United States · Consumer Defensive sector peers. Below average financial performance.

Peer companies

The 36 companies DG is compared against across its sector and industry cohorts.

Peer Comparison

Performance vs sector and industry peers across 40 metrics.

Peer Comparison: 3.5 / 5 (Adequate) against 37 sector peers in United States · Large Cap · Consumer Defensive

Pillars: strongest Cash Flow Quality 4.8, weakest Margin Efficiency 2.3 (10 of 10 ranked)

Ranks: ROIC 35th percentile, operating margin 36th percentile

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