MNSO vs HOUR vs DG Stock Comparison

MINISO Group Holding, Hour Loop and Dollar General Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MNSO MINISO Group Holding Ltd
$9.98 +13.7% 1M -54.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.98B
P/E
16.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.38B
Div. yield
–
Broadline Retail Consumer Discretionary
9 wins
HOUR Hour Loop, Inc
$1.57 -9.8% 1M -29.9% 1Y
Market cap
$56.13M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Online Retail Consumer Discretionary
DG Dollar General Corp
$128.47 +2.9% 1M +26.0% 1Y
Market cap
$28.29B
P/E
16.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$43.64B
Div. yield
0.02%
Discount Stores Consumer Staples
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

MINISO Group Holding leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (MINISO Group Holding 9, Dollar General 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMNSOHOURDGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.98B $56.13M $28.29B DG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.6x — 16.6x MNSO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.3x — 15.9x MNSO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +30.5% — +4.8% MNSO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.3% — 3.9% MNSO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 20.1% — 13.6% MNSO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x — 0.8x MNSO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -54.9% -29.9% +26.0% DG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.4%/yr — -10.2%/yr MNSO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.5% 63.5% 38.1% MNSO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 — 64/100 MNSO

Percentile Scorecard

MNSOHOURDG

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

AxisMNSOHOURDG
Valuation 68 #34 of 104 – 67 #14 of 40
Growth 65 #35 of 99 – 62 #15 of 38
Profitability 83 #18 of 99 – 83 #7 of 36
Financial Health 62 #44 of 113 – 51 #20 of 40
Shareholder Returns 76 #18 of 73 – 59 #12 of 28
Overall 71 – 64
  • MNSO ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • HOUR ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • DG ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMNSOHOURDGSPY
1 month +13.7%-9.8%+2.9% -0.8%
3 months -20.0%-12.8%+4.3% +3.5%
6 months -33.2%-23.4%+9.5% +7.0%
Year to date -46.8%-12.8%-3.2% +12.2%
1 year -54.9%-29.9%+26.0% +13.0%
3 years -61.6%+11.3%+7.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year -27.4%+3.7%+2.5% +23.1%
5 years -35.6%—-41.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year -8.4%—-10.2% +11.0%
10 years ——+88.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year ——+6.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMNSOHOURDGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.5%63.5%38.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.1%58.4%36.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.820.880.48 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.46-0.470.68 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -73.4%-89.5%-73.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -55.0%-41.0%-17.8% -1.8%
52-week high $22.19$2.66$156.24 $779.14
52-week low $8.60$1.54$95.94 $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.

MultipleMNSOHOURDG
P/E now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 16.7x —median 16.7x 16.6xmedian 22.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.5x —median 0.5x 0.6xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 9.0x —median 9.0x 8.9xmedian 9.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 16.5x —median 16.5x 14.1xmedian 17.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.7x —median 1.7x 3.1xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median -1.68median 0.72 —median 0.72 -2.09median 1.18

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 monthsMNSOHOURDG
Revenue $3.38B – $43.64B
Gross profit $1.52B – $13.60B
Operating income $486.18M – $2.44B
Net income $179.70M – $1.70B
Free cash flow – – $2.01B
EPS (diluted) $0.58 – $7.69
Cash & equivalents $1.04B – $1.59B
Total debt $925.56M – $4.57B
Shares (diluted) 308.38M 35.19M 221.51M
Enterprise value -$527.94M $56.13M $22.96B

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
MetricMNSOHOURDG
P/E 17.0x – 16.6x
P/FCF – – 14.1x
P/Operating cash flow – – 8.5x
P/S 0.9x – 0.6x
P/B 2.0x – 3.1x
P/Tangible book 2.1x – 3.5x
EV/EBITDA 6.5x – 8.9x
EV/EBIT 6.0x – 12.8x
EV/Revenue 0.9x – 0.7x
EV/FCF – – 15.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 9.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.68 – -2.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMNSOHOURDG
Revenue growth (1Y) 30.5% – 4.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.6% – 4.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.0% – 8.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 34.0% – 4.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 3.7% – 36.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 15.5% – -7.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -45.4% – 43.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.8% – -7.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -44.5% – 42.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -10.1% – -7.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – 5.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 23.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 8.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 178.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMNSOHOURDG
Gross margin 44.9% – 31.2%
EBITDA margin 13.4% – 8.1%
Operating margin 14.4% – 5.6%
Pretax margin 14.1% – 5.1%
Net margin 5.3% – 3.9%
FCF margin – – 4.6%
Operating cash flow margin – – 7.6%
Return on equity 11.5% – 18.8%
Return on assets 4.1% – 5.3%
Return on invested capital 20.1% – 13.6%
Return on capital employed 16.0% – 9.9%
Asset turnover 0.8x – 1.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMNSOHOURDG
Debt / assets 20.7% – 14.2%
Debt / equity 0.6x – 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x – 0.8x
Debt / FCF – – 2.3x
Liabilities / assets 65.7% – 71.1%
Equity / assets 34.3% – 28.9%
Interest coverage 7.0x – –
Current ratio 1.6x – 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.2x – 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.8x – 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.25 – 2.63

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMNSOHOURDG
Dividend yield 3.8% – 1.8%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 3.8% – 1.8%
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.

ConsensusMNSOHOURDG
Forward P/E 9.3xFY2026 – 15.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.07FY2026 – $8.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +91.1%FY2026 – +18.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +16.8% – +5.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.47BFY2026 – $43.04BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.1%FY2026 – +0.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.9% – +1.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMNSOHOURDG
Held by institutions 4.5% – 98.1%
Institutions holding 101 – 1,130
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.8% – -0.1%
Institutions buying 68 – 538
Institutions selling 23 – 421
Buyers to sellers 2.96 – 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.

MNSOHOURDG
MNSO 1.00 0.10 0.18
HOUR 0.10 1.00 0.12
DG 0.18 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MNSO, HOUR and DG?

Dollar General (DG) is the largest by market capitalisation: MINISO Group Holding (MNSO) $2.98B, Hour Loop (HOUR) $56.13M, Dollar General (DG) $28.29B.

Which stock is cheaper, MNSO, HOUR and DG?

MINISO Group Holding (MNSO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (MINISO Group Holding (MNSO) 16.6x, Dollar General (DG) 16.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, MINISO Group Holding (MNSO) is cheapest (MINISO Group Holding (MNSO) 9.3x, Dollar General (DG) 15.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

MINISO Group Holding (MNSO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: MINISO Group Holding (MNSO) +30.5%, Dollar General (DG) +4.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

MINISO Group Holding (MNSO) has the highest net margin (MINISO Group Holding (MNSO) 5.3%, Dollar General (DG) 3.9%). On return on invested capital, MINISO Group Holding (MNSO) leads (MINISO Group Holding (MNSO) 20.1%, Dollar General (DG) 13.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dollar General (DG) returned the most: MINISO Group Holding (MNSO) -54.9%, Hour Loop (HOUR) -29.9%, Dollar General (DG) +26.0%. Over five years, MINISO Group Holding (MNSO) compounded fastest (MINISO Group Holding (MNSO) -8.4%/yr, Dollar General (DG) -10.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: MINISO Group Holding (MNSO) 0.00%, Hour Loop (HOUR) 0.00%, Dollar General (DG) 0.02%. MINISO Group Holding (MNSO) and Hour Loop (HOUR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, MINISO Group Holding (MNSO) has been the steadiest (MINISO Group Holding (MNSO) 37.5%, Hour Loop (HOUR) 63.5%, Dollar General (DG) 38.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MNSO, HOUR and DG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, MINISO Group Holding (MNSO) leads on 9. 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.