SVV vs DG vs TGT Stock Comparison

Savers Value Village, Dollar General and Target Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SVV Savers Value Village, Inc.
$8.95 -4.3% 1M -34.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.38B
P/E
55.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.74B
Div. yield
–
Broadline Retail Consumer Discretionary
1 win
DG Dollar General Corp
$126.24 +1.5% 1M +23.9% 1Y
Market cap
$27.85B
P/E
16.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$43.64B
Div. yield
1.87%
Discount Stores Consumer Staples
2 wins
TGT Target Corp
$148.97 -6.0% 1M +53.4% 1Y
Market cap
$67.68B
P/E
15.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$107.71B
Div. yield
3.07%
Broadline Retail Consumer Discretionary
9 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Target leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Target 9, Dollar General 2, Savers Value Village 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSVVDGTGTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.38B $27.85B $67.68B TGT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 55.5x 16.3x 15.4x TGT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.6x 15.6x 14.3x TGT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.0% +4.8% +2.0% SVV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.4% 3.9% 4.1% TGT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.0% 13.6% 14.4% TGT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.8x 0.8x 1.1x DG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.87% 3.07% TGT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -34.3% +23.9% +53.4% TGT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -10.6%/yr -10.5%/yr TGT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.6% 38.1% 30.5% TGT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 64/100 54/100 DG

Percentile Scorecard

SVVDGTGT

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

AxisSVVDGTGT
Valuation 50 #53 of 104 67 #14 of 40 61 #41 of 104
Growth 52 #48 of 98 65 #14 of 38 61 #39 of 98
Profitability 62 #37 of 96 77 #9 of 36 73 #27 of 96
Financial Health 24 #84 of 110 51 #20 of 40 41 #65 of 110
Shareholder Returns 53 #34 of 71 59 #12 of 28 34 #47 of 71
Overall 48 64 54
  • SVV ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • DG ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • TGT ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSVVDGTGTSPY
1 month -4.3%+1.5%-6.0% +0.9%
3 months -10.2%-1.9%+2.1% +5.9%
6 months +8.7%+10.6%+16.5% +8.5%
Year to date -4.2%-4.9%+52.4% +13.3%
1 year -34.3%+23.9%+53.4% +12.4%
3 years -38.5%+5.8%+38.9% +88.1%
3 years, per year -15.0%+1.9%+11.6% +23.5%
5 years —-43.0%-42.6% +68.2%
5 years, per year —-10.6%-10.5% +11.0%
10 years —+84.7%+116.4% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+6.3%+8.0% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureSVVDGTGTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.6%38.1%30.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 70.3%36.5%29.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.190.480.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.570.631.75 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -74.7%-73.7%-68.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -34.3%-19.2%-12.3% -0.9%
52-week high $13.63$156.24$169.90 $779.14
52-week low $7.10$95.94$83.68 $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.

MultipleSVVDGTGT
P/E now vs peer median 55.5xmedian 16.7x 16.3xmedian 21.7x 15.4xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.4x 0.6xmedian 0.5x 0.6xmedian 0.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 9.2x 8.7xmedian 9.3x 8.4xmedian 9.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 16.0x 13.9xmedian 17.1x 15.2xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 1.6x 3.0xmedian 2.9x 3.8xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -1.84median 0.73 -2.06median 1.02 1.59median 0.73

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 monthsSVVDGTGT
Revenue $1.74B $43.64B $107.71B
Gross profit $971.07M $13.60B $31.56B
Operating income $134.38M $2.44B $6.02B
Net income $24.81M $1.70B $4.39B
Free cash flow $81.81M $2.01B $4.46B
EPS (diluted) $0.16 $7.69 $9.62
Cash & equivalents $91.87M $1.59B –
Total debt $713.99M $4.57B $15.36B
Shares (diluted) 159.10M 221.51M 456.60M
Enterprise value $1.07B $22.53B $62.26B

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
MetricSVVDGTGT
P/E 55.5x 16.3x 15.4x
P/FCF 16.8x 13.9x 15.2x
P/Operating cash flow 6.7x 8.4x 7.8x
P/S 0.8x 0.6x 0.6x
P/B 3.1x 3.0x 3.8x
P/Tangible book 4.7x 3.4x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA 8.8x 8.7x 8.4x
EV/EBIT 14.9x 12.6x 12.9x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 0.7x 0.7x
EV/FCF 24.4x 15.3x 17.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.7x 9.3x 8.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.84 -2.06 1.59

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSVVDGTGT
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.0% 4.8% 2.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.8% 4.0% -0.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.4% 8.3% 7.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.1% 4.2% 3.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.5% 36.3% 11.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -11.9% -7.7% 8.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -27.0% 43.0% 11.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -28.1% -7.7% 9.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -25.5% 42.6% 11.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -30.1% -7.9% 9.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 52.4% 5.0% 36.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 23.4% 5.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 183.7% 8.7% 51.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.8% 178.1% 39.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSVVDGTGT
Gross margin 55.7% 31.2% 29.3%
EBITDA margin 13.0% 8.1% 8.5%
Operating margin 7.7% 5.6% 5.6%
Pretax margin 2.4% 5.1% 5.3%
Net margin 1.4% 3.9% 4.1%
FCF margin 4.7% 4.6% 4.1%
Operating cash flow margin 11.8% 7.6% 8.1%
Return on equity 5.7% 18.8% 25.8%
Return on assets 1.2% 5.3% 7.4%
Return on invested capital 7.0% 13.6% 14.4%
Return on capital employed 7.4% 9.9% 15.7%
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.4x 1.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 8.3x 1.9x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.4% 0.2% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSVVDGTGT
Debt / assets 34.4% 14.2% 25.1%
Debt / equity 1.6x 0.5x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.8x 0.8x 1.1x
Debt / FCF 8.7x 2.3x 3.4x
Liabilities / assets 78.6% 71.1% 70.9%
Equity / assets 21.4% 28.9% 29.1%
Interest coverage – – 14.0x
Current ratio 0.8x 1.2x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.2x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 1.35 2.62 3.26

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSVVDGTGT
Dividend yield – 1.9% 3.1%
Net buyback yield 2.0% – 0.2%
Shareholder yield 2.0% 1.9% 3.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 30.5% 47.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 25.9% 46.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 0.2% 1.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 1.1% 1.3%

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.

ConsensusSVVDGTGT
Forward P/E 18.6xFY2026 15.6xFY2026 14.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.48FY2026 $8.10FY2026 $10.42FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.7%FY2026 +18.2%FY2026 +37.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.8% +5.2% -13.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.71BFY2026 $43.04BFY2026 $112.64BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.8%FY2026 +0.7%FY2026 +7.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.0% +1.9% +7.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSVVDGTGT
Held by institutions 100.0% 98.1% 86.5%
Institutions holding 149 1,130 1,884
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.6% -0.1% +20.5%
Institutions buying 91 538 931
Institutions selling 36 421 670
Buyers to sellers 2.53 1.28 1.39

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.

SVVDGTGT
SVV 1.00 0.32 0.33
DG 0.32 1.00 0.46
TGT 0.33 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SVV, DG and TGT?

Target (TGT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Savers Value Village (SVV) $1.38B, Dollar General (DG) $27.85B, Target (TGT) $67.68B.

Which stock is cheaper, SVV, DG and TGT?

Target (TGT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Savers Value Village (SVV) 55.5x, Dollar General (DG) 16.3x, Target (TGT) 15.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Target (TGT) is cheapest (Savers Value Village (SVV) 18.6x, Dollar General (DG) 15.6x, Target (TGT) 14.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Savers Value Village (SVV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Savers Value Village (SVV) +10.0%, Dollar General (DG) +4.8%, Target (TGT) +2.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Target (TGT) has the highest net margin (Savers Value Village (SVV) 1.4%, Dollar General (DG) 3.9%, Target (TGT) 4.1%). On return on invested capital, Target (TGT) leads (Savers Value Village (SVV) 7.0%, Dollar General (DG) 13.6%, Target (TGT) 14.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Target (TGT) returned the most: Savers Value Village (SVV) -34.3%, Dollar General (DG) +23.9%, Target (TGT) +53.4%. Over five years, Target (TGT) compounded fastest (Dollar General (DG) -10.6%/yr, Target (TGT) -10.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Target (TGT) has the highest dividend yield: Dollar General (DG) 1.87%, Target (TGT) 3.07%. Savers Value Village (SVV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Target (TGT) has been the steadiest (Savers Value Village (SVV) 60.6%, Dollar General (DG) 38.1%, Target (TGT) 30.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SVV, DG and TGT?

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