DG vs TSCO vs WMT Stock Comparison

Dollar General, Tractor Supply and Walmart Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
4 wins
TSCO Tractor Supply Co /De/
$33.42 +3.5% 1M -40.7% 1Y
Market cap
$17.04B
P/E
9.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.75B
Div. yield
–
Discount Stores Consumer Staples
3 wins
WMT Walmart Inc.
$119.89 +8.5% 1M +12.2% 1Y
Market cap
$956.71B
P/E
43.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$735.84B
Div. yield
0.01%
Discount Stores Consumer Staples
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Walmart leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Walmart 5, Dollar General 4, Tractor Supply 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDGTSCOWMTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $28.31B $17.04B $956.71B WMT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.6x 9.1x 43.3x TSCO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.4x 18.2x 38.8x DG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.8% +4.0% +6.2% WMT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.9% 11.9% 3.0% TSCO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.6% 22.6% 16.1% TSCO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 1.0x 0.8x WMT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.01% DG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +28.8% -40.7% +12.2% DG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.6%/yr -4.3%/yr +19.4%/yr WMT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.9% 34.0% 26.6% WMT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 57/100 47/100 DG

Percentile Scorecard

DGTSCOWMT

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

AxisDGTSCOWMT
Valuation 67 #14 of 40 51 #20 of 40 10 #36 of 40
Growth 62 #15 of 38 32 #26 of 38 43 #22 of 38
Profitability 81 #8 of 37 86 #6 of 37 75 #10 of 37
Financial Health 59 #17 of 40 36 #26 of 40 64 #15 of 40
Shareholder Returns 59 #12 of 28 78 #7 of 28 44 #16 of 28
Overall 66 57 47
  • DG ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • TSCO ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • WMT ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDGTSCOWMTSPY
1 month +10.1%+3.5%+8.5% -1.0%
3 months +13.2%+7.7%+9.5% +2.9%
6 months +9.9%-9.0%-7.7% +6.4%
Year to date -0.1%-33.2%+7.6% +11.4%
1 year +28.8%-40.7%+12.2% +13.1%
3 years +13.9%-15.7%+120.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +4.4%-5.5%+30.1% +21.5%
5 years -39.8%-19.7%+142.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year -9.6%-4.3%+19.4% +10.9%
10 years +95.3%+157.3%+426.3% +255.2%
10 years, per year +6.9%+9.9%+18.1% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureDGTSCOWMTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.9%34.0%26.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.3%37.3%28.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.490.36-0.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.76-1.200.46 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -73.7%-53.5%-26.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.1%-40.7%-10.7% -2.5%
52-week high $156.24$56.37$134.20 $779.14
52-week low $95.94$29.14$100.61 $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.

MultipleDGTSCOWMT
P/E now vs peer median 17.2xmedian 21.6x 9.3xmedian 21.6x 43.2xmedian 21.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 0.5x 1.1xmedian 0.5x 1.3xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.2xmedian 9.7x 10.5xmedian 9.7x 20.9xmedian 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.6xmedian 17.8x 56.8xmedian 17.8x 70.4xmedian 17.8x
P/B now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 3.0x 6.6xmedian 3.0x 9.1xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median -2.16median 1.06 0.44median 1.06 2.55median 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 monthsDGTSCOWMT
Revenue $43.64B $15.75B $735.84B
Gross profit $13.60B $5.74B $185.66B
Operating income $2.44B $1.34B $32.28B
Net income $1.70B $1.88B $22.55B
Free cash flow $2.01B $306.98M $13.51B
EPS (diluted) $7.69 $3.58 $2.77
Cash & equivalents $1.59B $231.59M $11.53B
Total debt $4.57B $2.15B $191.72B
Shares (diluted) 221.51M 524.62M 7.98B
Enterprise value $22.99B $16.20B $913.14B

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
MetricDGTSCOWMT
P/E 17.2x 9.3x 43.2x
P/FCF 14.6x 56.8x 70.4x
P/Operating cash flow 8.8x 13.6x 22.2x
P/S 0.7x 1.1x 1.3x
P/B 3.2x 6.6x 9.1x
P/Tangible book 3.6x 6.6x 9.1x
EV/EBITDA 9.2x 10.5x 20.9x
EV/EBIT 13.2x 14.4x 30.7x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 1.2x 1.3x
EV/FCF 16.0x 63.1x 73.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.7x 15.1x 23.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.16 0.44 2.55

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDGTSCOWMT
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.8% 4.0% 6.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 2.2% 5.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.3% 4.1% 7.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.2% 3.3% 6.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 36.3% -8.8% 11.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -7.7% -3.0% 14.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 43.0% 73.0% 2.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -7.7% 19.2% 16.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 42.6% 75.5% 3.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -7.9% 21.1% 16.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 5.0% -19.9% 11.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.4% -5.3% 4.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 8.7% -62.6% -1.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 178.1% -22.4% -11.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDGTSCOWMT
Gross margin 31.2% 36.5% 25.2%
EBITDA margin 8.1% 11.7% 6.4%
Operating margin 5.6% 8.5% 4.4%
Pretax margin 5.1% 8.1% 4.0%
Net margin 3.9% 11.9% 3.0%
FCF margin 4.6% 1.9% 1.8%
Operating cash flow margin 7.6% 8.2% 5.8%
Return on equity 18.8% 39.3% 21.9%
Return on assets 5.3% 8.5% 7.7%
Return on invested capital 13.6% 22.6% 16.1%
Return on capital employed 9.9% 15.4% 18.3%
Asset turnover 1.4x 1.3x 2.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 0.7x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDGTSCOWMT
Debt / assets 14.2% 17.7% 17.2%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.8x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 1.0x 0.8x
Debt / FCF 2.3x 7.0x 3.7x
Liabilities / assets 71.1% 78.4% 64.4%
Equity / assets 28.9% 21.6% 35.6%
Interest coverage – 19.8x 17.4x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.3x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.65 3.76 6.26

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDGTSCOWMT
Dividend yield 1.8% 2.8% 0.8%
Net buyback yield – 2.4% 0.7%
Shareholder yield 1.8% 5.2% 1.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 30.5% – 34.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) 25.9% – 57.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.2% – 8.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.1% – 8.0%

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.

ConsensusDGTSCOWMT
Forward P/E 16.4xFY2026 18.2xFY2026 38.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.10FY2026 $1.84FY2026 $3.09FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.2%FY2026 -10.7%FY2026 +17.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.3% +13.6% +1.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $43.04BFY2026 $15.63BFY2026 $719.70BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.7%FY2026 +0.7%FY2026 +0.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.9% +8.9% +6.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDGTSCOWMT
Held by institutions 98.1% 94.2% 37.2%
Institutions holding 1,130 1,058 4,408
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.1% +1.9% +6.2%
Institutions buying 538 527 2,092
Institutions selling 421 407 1,838
Buyers to sellers 1.28 1.29 1.14

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.

DGTSCOWMT
DG 1.00 0.41 0.35
TSCO 0.41 1.00 0.24
WMT 0.35 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DG, TSCO and WMT?

Walmart (WMT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dollar General (DG) $28.31B, Tractor Supply (TSCO) $17.04B, Walmart (WMT) $956.71B.

Which stock is cheaper, DG, TSCO and WMT?

Tractor Supply (TSCO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dollar General (DG) 16.6x, Tractor Supply (TSCO) 9.1x, Walmart (WMT) 43.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dollar General (DG) is cheapest (Dollar General (DG) 16.4x, Tractor Supply (TSCO) 18.2x, Walmart (WMT) 38.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Walmart (WMT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Dollar General (DG) +4.8%, Tractor Supply (TSCO) +4.0%, Walmart (WMT) +6.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tractor Supply (TSCO) has the highest net margin (Dollar General (DG) 3.9%, Tractor Supply (TSCO) 11.9%, Walmart (WMT) 3.0%). On return on invested capital, Tractor Supply (TSCO) leads (Dollar General (DG) 13.6%, Tractor Supply (TSCO) 22.6%, Walmart (WMT) 16.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dollar General (DG) returned the most: Dollar General (DG) +28.8%, Tractor Supply (TSCO) -40.7%, Walmart (WMT) +12.2%. Over five years, Walmart (WMT) compounded fastest (Dollar General (DG) -9.6%/yr, Tractor Supply (TSCO) -4.3%/yr, Walmart (WMT) +19.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Dollar General (DG) has the highest dividend yield: Dollar General (DG) 0.02%, Tractor Supply (TSCO) 0.00%, Walmart (WMT) 0.01%. Tractor Supply (TSCO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Walmart (WMT) has been the steadiest (Dollar General (DG) 37.9%, Tractor Supply (TSCO) 34.0%, Walmart (WMT) 26.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DG, TSCO and WMT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Walmart (WMT) 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.