TGT vs DG vs VHUB Stock Comparison

Target, Dollar General and VenHub Global Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TGT Target Corp
$152.74 -2.3% 1M +62.1% 1Y
Market cap
$67.49B
P/E
15.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$107.71B
Div. yield
0.03%
Broadline Retail Consumer Discretionary
8 wins
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

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Target leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Target 8, Dollar General 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTGTDGVHUBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $67.49B $28.31B $26.75M TGT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.4x 16.6x -0.4x TGT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.7x 16.4x — TGT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.0% +4.8% — DG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.1% 3.9% -11,799.2% TGT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.4% 13.6% — TGT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.1x 0.8x — DG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.02% 0.00% TGT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +62.1% +28.8% — TGT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.8%/yr -9.6%/yr — DG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.6% 37.9% 163.1% TGT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 66/100 4/100 DG

Percentile Scorecard

TGTDGVHUB

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

AxisTGTDGVHUB
Valuation 60 #42 of 104 67 #14 of 40 8 #12 of 13
Growth 61 #39 of 99 62 #15 of 38 9 #11 of 12
Profitability 74 #27 of 99 81 #8 of 37 0 #12 of 12
Financial Health 45 #63 of 113 59 #17 of 40 0 #13 of 13
Shareholder Returns 32 #50 of 73 59 #12 of 28 –
Overall 54 66 4
  • TGT ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • DG ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • VHUB ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTGTDGVHUBSPY
1 month -2.3%+10.1%-35.8% -1.0%
3 months +11.7%+13.2%-50.7% +2.9%
6 months +18.2%+9.9%-52.1% +6.4%
Year to date +56.3%-0.1%— +11.4%
1 year +62.1%+28.8%— +13.1%
3 years +40.5%+13.9%— +79.4%
3 years, per year +12.0%+4.4%— +21.5%
5 years -40.3%-39.8%— +67.7%
5 years, per year -9.8%-9.6%— +10.9%
10 years +123.9%+95.3%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +8.4%+6.9%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureTGTDGVHUBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.6%37.9%163.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.3%36.3%199.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.300.491.67 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.030.76— 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.6%-73.7%-95.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.1%-15.1%-95.8% -2.5%
52-week high $169.90$156.24$8.08 $779.14
52-week low $83.68$95.94$0.33 $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.

MultipleTGTDGVHUB
P/E now vs peer median 15.8xmedian 16.7x 17.2xmedian 21.6x -0.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 0.5x 0.7xmedian 0.5x 60.8xmedian 17.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 9.1x 9.2xmedian 9.7x -0.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.6xmedian 16.6x 14.6xmedian 17.8x -1.9xmedian 13.8x
P/B now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 1.7x 3.2xmedian 3.0x -581.3xmedian 1.0x
PEG now vs peer median 1.63median 0.73 -2.16median 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 monthsTGTDGVHUB
Revenue $107.71B $43.64B $505.29K
Gross profit $31.56B $13.60B -$111.65K
Operating income $6.02B $2.44B -$42.78M
Net income $4.39B $1.70B -$59.62M
Free cash flow $4.46B $2.01B -$16.53M
R&D – – $1.05M
EPS (diluted) $9.62 $7.69 $-0.69
Cash & equivalents – $1.59B $2.56M
Total debt $63.73B $4.57B –
Shares (diluted) 456.60M 221.51M 86.30M
Enterprise value $62.08B $22.99B $18.30M

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
MetricTGTDGVHUB
P/E 15.8x 17.2x -0.5x
P/FCF 15.6x 14.6x -1.9x
P/Operating cash flow 8.0x 8.8x -2.0x
P/S 0.6x 0.7x 60.8x
P/B 3.9x 3.2x -581.3x
P/Tangible book 3.9x 3.6x -581.3x
EV/EBITDA 8.6x 9.2x -0.7x
EV/EBIT 13.2x 13.2x -0.7x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 0.7x 55.8x
EV/FCF 17.8x 16.0x -1.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.1x 9.7x -1.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.63 -2.16 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTGTDGVHUB
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.0% 4.8% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.1% 4.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.3% 8.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.9% 4.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.0% 36.3% -193.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.6% -7.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) 11.8% 43.0% -76.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.2% -7.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) 11.6% 42.6% 42.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 9.7% -7.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 36.6% 5.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.3% 23.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 51.4% 8.7% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 39.7% 178.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTGTDGVHUB
Gross margin 29.3% 31.2% -22.1%
EBITDA margin 8.5% 8.1% -8,423%
Operating margin 5.6% 5.6% -8,466%
Pretax margin 5.3% 5.1% -10,867%
Net margin 4.1% 3.9% -11,799%
FCF margin 4.1% 4.6% -3,271%
Operating cash flow margin 8.1% 7.6% -3,074%
Return on equity 25.8% 18.8% -3,339%
Return on assets 7.4% 5.3% -559.7%
Return on invested capital 14.4% 13.6% –
Return on capital employed 15.7% 9.9% -1,898%
Asset turnover 1.8x 1.4x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 1.9x 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.2% 6,401%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTGTDGVHUB
Debt / assets 25.1% 14.2% –
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.1x 0.8x –
Debt / FCF 3.4x 2.3x –
Liabilities / assets 70.9% 71.1% 100.7%
Equity / assets 29.1% 28.9% -0.7%
Interest coverage 14.0x – -3.5x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.2x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.2x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 3.29 2.65 -34.18

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTGTDGVHUB
Dividend yield 3.0% 1.8% –
Net buyback yield 0.2% – -61.4%
Shareholder yield 3.2% 1.8% -61.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 47.1% 30.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 46.4% 25.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.0% 0.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.3% 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.

ConsensusTGTDGVHUB
Forward P/E 14.7xFY2026 16.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $10.42FY2026 $8.10FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +37.6%FY2026 +18.2%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -13.2% +5.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $112.64BFY2026 $43.04BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +7.5%FY2026 +0.7%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +7.7% +1.9% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTGTDGVHUB
Held by institutions 86.5% 98.1% –
Institutions holding 1,882 1,130 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +20.5% -0.1% –
Institutions buying 929 538 –
Institutions selling 670 421 –
Buyers to sellers 1.39 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.

TGTDGVHUB
TGT 1.00 0.45 0.01
DG 0.45 1.00 0.10
VHUB 0.01 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TGT, DG and VHUB?

Target (TGT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Target (TGT) $67.49B, Dollar General (DG) $28.31B, VenHub Global (VHUB) $26.75M.

Which stock is cheaper, TGT, DG and VHUB?

Target (TGT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Target (TGT) 15.4x, Dollar General (DG) 16.6x, VenHub Global (VHUB) -0.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Target (TGT) is cheapest (Target (TGT) 14.7x, Dollar General (DG) 16.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

Target (TGT) has the highest net margin (Target (TGT) 4.1%, Dollar General (DG) 3.9%, VenHub Global (VHUB) -11,799.2%). On return on invested capital, Target (TGT) leads (Target (TGT) 14.4%, Dollar General (DG) 13.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Target (TGT) returned the most: Target (TGT) +62.1%, Dollar General (DG) +28.8%. Over five years, Dollar General (DG) compounded fastest (Target (TGT) -9.8%/yr, Dollar General (DG) -9.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Target (TGT) has the highest dividend yield: Target (TGT) 0.03%, Dollar General (DG) 0.02%, VenHub Global (VHUB) 0.00%. VenHub Global (VHUB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Target (TGT) has been the steadiest (Target (TGT) 30.6%, Dollar General (DG) 37.9%, VenHub Global (VHUB) 163.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 8. 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.