DG vs FIVE vs DLTR Stock Comparison

Dollar General, Five Below and Dollar Tree Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DG Dollar General Corp
$132.70 +10.1% 1M +28.8% 1Y
Market cap
$28.31B
P/E
16.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$43.64B
Div. yield
0.02%
Discount Stores Consumer Staples
3 wins
FIVE Five Below, Inc
$223.24 -1.8% 1M +42.1% 1Y
Market cap
$12.67B
P/E
20.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.31B
Div. yield
–
Broadline Retail Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
DLTR Dollar Tree, Inc.
$125.31 +10.7% 1M +24.5% 1Y
Market cap
$23.81B
P/E
14.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.07B
Div. yield
–
Discount Stores Consumer Staples
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Dollar Tree leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Dollar Tree 5, Dollar General 3, Five Below 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDGFIVEDLTRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $28.31B $12.67B $23.81B DG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.6x 20.5x 14.8x DLTR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.4x 21.1x 16.8x DG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.8% +25.6% +8.2% FIVE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.9% 11.7% 8.0% FIVE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.6% 24.7% 25.9% DLTR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x — 0.6x DLTR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +28.8% +42.1% +24.5% FIVE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.6%/yr +3.0%/yr +4.0%/yr DLTR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.9% 38.4% 40.9% DG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 67/100 81/100 DLTR

Percentile Scorecard

DGFIVEDLTR

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisDGFIVEDLTR
Valuation 67 #14 of 40 40 #63 of 104 64 #15 of 40
Growth 62 #15 of 38 98 #3 of 99 95 #3 of 38
Profitability 81 #8 of 37 89 #12 of 99 100 #1 of 37
Financial Health 59 #17 of 40 89 #13 of 113 49 #21 of 40
Shareholder Returns 59 #12 of 28 17 #61 of 73 98 #1 of 28
Overall 66 67 81
  • DG ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • FIVE ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • DLTR ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodDGFIVEDLTRSPY
1 month +10.1%-1.8%+10.7% -1.0%
3 months +13.2%+9.9%+4.0% +2.9%
6 months +9.9%-4.6%+20.8% +6.4%
Year to date -0.1%+18.5%+1.9% +11.4%
1 year +28.8%+42.1%+24.5% +13.1%
3 years +13.9%+26.0%+16.0% +79.4%
3 years, per year +4.4%+8.0%+5.1% +21.5%
5 years -39.8%+15.8%+21.5% +67.7%
5 years, per year -9.6%+3.0%+4.0% +10.9%
10 years +95.3%+500.3%+65.5% +255.2%
10 years, per year +6.9%+19.6%+5.2% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureDGFIVEDLTRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.9%38.4%40.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.3%40.1%36.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.490.780.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.761.100.60 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -73.7%-74.5%-64.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.1%-15.0%-11.3% -2.5%
52-week high $156.24$262.72$141.21 $779.14
52-week low $95.94$147.05$86.80 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleDGFIVEDLTR
P/E now vs peer median 17.2xmedian 21.6x 19.9xmedian 16.7x 14.8xmedian 21.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 0.5x 2.3xmedian 0.5x 1.2xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.2xmedian 9.7x 11.3xmedian 9.1x 8.8xmedian 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.6xmedian 17.8x 20.5xmedian 16.6x 11.9xmedian 17.8x
P/B now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 3.0x 5.0xmedian 1.7x 6.9xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median -2.16median 1.06 0.62median 0.73 0.97median 1.06

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsDGFIVEDLTR
Revenue $43.64B $5.31B $20.07B
Gross profit $13.60B $2.14B $7.77B
Operating income $2.44B $783.78M $2.20B
Net income $1.70B $619.18M $1.61B
Free cash flow $2.01B $599.25M $1.98B
EPS (diluted) $7.69 $11.16 $8.45
Cash & equivalents $1.59B $561.08M $1.06B
Total debt $4.57B – $2.93B
Shares (diluted) 221.51M 55.47M 190.90M
Enterprise value $22.99B $8.92B $20.43B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricDGFIVEDLTR
P/E 17.2x 19.9x 14.8x
P/FCF 14.6x 20.5x 11.9x
P/Operating cash flow 8.8x 15.3x 7.5x
P/S 0.7x 2.3x 1.2x
P/B 3.2x 5.0x 6.9x
P/Tangible book 3.6x 5.0x 6.9x
EV/EBITDA 9.2x 11.3x 8.8x
EV/EBIT 13.2x 14.2x 11.5x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 2.1x 1.3x
EV/FCF 16.0x 18.5x 12.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.7x 13.8x 8.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.16 0.62 0.97

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDGFIVEDLTR
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.8% 25.6% 8.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 17.8% 28.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.3% 44.2% 17.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.2% 22.6% 105.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 36.3% 124.3% 48.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -7.7% 31.1% 11.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 43.0% 126.8% 155.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -7.7% 31.6% 9.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 42.6% 126.4% 159.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -7.9% 31.8% 15.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 5.0% 43.8% 48.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.4% 22.4% 19.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 8.7% 73.6% 105.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 178.1% 49.5% 28.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDGFIVEDLTR
Gross margin 31.2% 40.3% 38.7%
EBITDA margin 8.1% 18.5% 14.4%
Operating margin 5.6% 14.7% 11.0%
Pretax margin 5.1% 15.4% 10.7%
Net margin 3.9% 11.7% 8.0%
FCF margin 4.6% 11.3% 9.9%
Operating cash flow margin 7.6% 15.1% 15.5%
Return on equity 18.8% 25.9% 46.5%
Return on assets 5.3% 12.0% 11.6%
Return on invested capital 13.6% 24.7% 25.9%
Return on capital employed 9.9% 18.8% 20.7%
Asset turnover 1.4x 1.0x 1.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 1.3x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.6% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDGFIVEDLTR
Debt / assets 14.2% – 20.9%
Debt / equity 0.5x – 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x – 0.6x
Debt / FCF 2.3x – 1.5x
Liabilities / assets 71.1% 53.1% 75.6%
Equity / assets 28.9% 46.9% 24.4%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.2x 2.2x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.2x 1.2x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.2x 1.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 2.65 5.03 3.66

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDGFIVEDLTR
Dividend yield 1.8% – –
Net buyback yield – 0.0% 7.8%
Shareholder yield 1.8% 0.0% 7.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 30.5% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 25.9% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.2% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.1% – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusDGFIVEDLTR
Forward P/E 16.4xFY2026 21.1xFY2026 16.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.10FY2026 $10.58FY2026 $7.44FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.2%FY2026 +58.6%FY2026 +29.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.3% +10.6% +8.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $43.04BFY2026 $5.47BFY2026 $20.08BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.7%FY2026 +15.0%FY2026 +3.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.9% +8.9% +6.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDGFIVEDLTR
Held by institutions 98.1% 100.0% 99.4%
Institutions holding 1,130 605 862
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.1% -0.1% -5.0%
Institutions buying 538 288 409
Institutions selling 421 245 320
Buyers to sellers 1.28 1.18 1.28

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

DGFIVEDLTR
DG 1.00 0.35 0.63
FIVE 0.35 1.00 0.42
DLTR 0.63 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DG, FIVE and DLTR?

Dollar General (DG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dollar General (DG) $28.31B, Five Below (FIVE) $12.67B, Dollar Tree (DLTR) $23.81B.

Which stock is cheaper, DG, FIVE and DLTR?

Dollar Tree (DLTR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dollar General (DG) 16.6x, Five Below (FIVE) 20.5x, Dollar Tree (DLTR) 14.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dollar General (DG) is cheapest (Dollar General (DG) 16.4x, Five Below (FIVE) 21.1x, Dollar Tree (DLTR) 16.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Five Below (FIVE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Dollar General (DG) +4.8%, Five Below (FIVE) +25.6%, Dollar Tree (DLTR) +8.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Five Below (FIVE) has the highest net margin (Dollar General (DG) 3.9%, Five Below (FIVE) 11.7%, Dollar Tree (DLTR) 8.0%). On return on invested capital, Dollar Tree (DLTR) leads (Dollar General (DG) 13.6%, Five Below (FIVE) 24.7%, Dollar Tree (DLTR) 25.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Five Below (FIVE) returned the most: Dollar General (DG) +28.8%, Five Below (FIVE) +42.1%, Dollar Tree (DLTR) +24.5%. Over five years, Dollar Tree (DLTR) compounded fastest (Dollar General (DG) -9.6%/yr, Five Below (FIVE) +3.0%/yr, Dollar Tree (DLTR) +4.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Dollar General (DG) 0.02%, Five Below (FIVE) 0.00%, Dollar Tree (DLTR) 0.00%. Five Below (FIVE) and Dollar Tree (DLTR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Dollar General (DG) has been the steadiest (Dollar General (DG) 37.9%, Five Below (FIVE) 38.4%, Dollar Tree (DLTR) 40.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DG, FIVE and DLTR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Dollar Tree (DLTR) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.