TGT vs FIVE vs DG Stock Comparison

Target, Five Below and Dollar General Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TGT Target Corp
$148.50 -5.7% 1M +57.5% 1Y
Market cap
$67.21B
P/E
15.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$107.71B
Div. yield
0.03%
Broadline Retail Consumer Discretionary
6 wins
FIVE Five Below, Inc
$230.00 +3.3% 1M +47.2% 1Y
Market cap
$12.75B
P/E
20.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.31B
Div. yield
–
Broadline Retail Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
DG Dollar General Corp
$128.47 +2.9% 1M +26.0% 1Y
Market cap
$27.94B
P/E
16.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$43.64B
Div. yield
0.02%
Discount Stores Consumer Staples
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Target leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Target 6, Five Below 5, Dollar General 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTGTFIVEDGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $67.21B $12.75B $27.94B TGT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.3x 20.6x 16.4x TGT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.3x 21.7x 15.9x TGT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.0% +25.6% +4.8% FIVE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.1% 11.7% 3.9% FIVE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.4% 24.7% 13.6% FIVE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.1x — 0.8x DG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.02% TGT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +57.5% +47.2% +26.0% TGT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.4%/yr +3.7%/yr -10.2%/yr FIVE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.6% 38.5% 38.1% TGT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 67/100 64/100 FIVE

Percentile Scorecard

TGTFIVEDG

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

AxisTGTFIVEDG
Valuation 62 #40 of 104 40 #63 of 104 67 #14 of 40
Growth 61 #39 of 99 98 #3 of 99 62 #15 of 38
Profitability 72 #28 of 99 89 #12 of 99 83 #7 of 36
Financial Health 45 #63 of 113 89 #13 of 113 51 #20 of 40
Shareholder Returns 33 #49 of 73 18 #60 of 73 59 #12 of 28
Overall 55 67 64
  • TGT ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • FIVE 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

PeriodTGTFIVEDGSPY
1 month -5.7%+3.3%+2.9% -0.8%
3 months +5.8%+11.0%+4.3% +3.5%
6 months +14.5%-1.8%+9.5% +7.0%
Year to date +51.9%+22.1%-3.2% +12.2%
1 year +57.5%+47.2%+26.0% +13.0%
3 years +38.5%+35.5%+7.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +11.5%+10.7%+2.5% +23.1%
5 years -42.1%+19.6%-41.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year -10.4%+3.7%-10.2% +11.0%
10 years +116.5%+516.3%+88.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year +8.0%+19.9%+6.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureTGTFIVEDGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.6%38.5%38.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.5%40.3%36.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.260.780.48 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.881.220.68 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.6%-74.5%-73.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.6%-12.5%-17.8% -1.8%
52-week high $169.90$262.72$156.24 $779.14
52-week low $83.68$147.05$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.

MultipleTGTFIVEDG
P/E now vs peer median 15.4xmedian 16.7x 20.5xmedian 16.7x 16.6xmedian 22.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 0.5x 2.4xmedian 0.5x 0.6xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 9.0x 11.7xmedian 9.0x 8.9xmedian 9.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.1xmedian 16.5x 21.1xmedian 16.5x 14.1xmedian 17.8x
P/B now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 1.7x 5.1xmedian 1.7x 3.1xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 1.59median 0.72 0.64median 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 monthsTGTFIVEDG
Revenue $107.71B $5.31B $43.64B
Gross profit $31.56B $2.14B $13.60B
Operating income $6.02B $783.78M $2.44B
Net income $4.39B $619.18M $1.70B
Free cash flow $4.46B $599.25M $2.01B
EPS (diluted) $9.62 $11.16 $7.69
Cash & equivalents – $561.08M $1.59B
Total debt $15.36B – $4.57B
Shares (diluted) 456.60M 55.47M 221.51M
Enterprise value $61.80B $8.99B $22.62B

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
MetricTGTFIVEDG
P/E 15.4x 20.5x 16.6x
P/FCF 15.1x 21.1x 14.1x
P/Operating cash flow 7.7x 15.8x 8.5x
P/S 0.6x 2.4x 0.6x
P/B 3.8x 5.1x 3.1x
P/Tangible book 3.8x 5.1x 3.5x
EV/EBITDA 8.4x 11.7x 8.9x
EV/EBIT 12.9x 14.6x 12.8x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 2.2x 0.7x
EV/FCF 17.4x 19.1x 15.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.9x 14.3x 9.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.59 0.64 -2.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTGTFIVEDG
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.0% 25.6% 4.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.1% 17.8% 4.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.3% 44.2% 8.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.9% 22.6% 4.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.0% 124.3% 36.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.6% 31.1% -7.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 11.8% 126.8% 43.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.2% 31.6% -7.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 11.6% 126.4% 42.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 9.7% 31.8% -7.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 36.6% 43.8% 5.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.3% 22.4% 23.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 51.4% 73.6% 8.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 39.7% 49.5% 178.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTGTFIVEDG
Gross margin 29.3% 40.3% 31.2%
EBITDA margin 8.5% 18.5% 8.1%
Operating margin 5.6% 14.7% 5.6%
Pretax margin 5.3% 15.4% 5.1%
Net margin 4.1% 11.7% 3.9%
FCF margin 4.1% 11.3% 4.6%
Operating cash flow margin 8.1% 15.1% 7.6%
Return on equity 25.8% 25.9% 18.8%
Return on assets 7.4% 12.0% 5.3%
Return on invested capital 14.4% 24.7% 13.6%
Return on capital employed 15.7% 18.8% 9.9%
Asset turnover 1.8x 1.0x 1.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 1.3x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.6% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTGTFIVEDG
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% 53.1% 71.1%
Equity / assets 29.1% 46.9% 28.9%
Interest coverage 14.0x – –
Current ratio 1.0x 2.2x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.3x 1.2x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.3x 1.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.26 5.11 2.63

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTGTFIVEDG
Dividend yield 3.1% – 1.8%
Net buyback yield 0.2% 0.0% –
Shareholder yield 3.3% 0.0% 1.8%
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.

ConsensusTGTFIVEDG
Forward P/E 14.3xFY2026 21.7xFY2026 15.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.42FY2026 $10.58FY2026 $8.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +37.6%FY2026 +58.6%FY2026 +18.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -13.2% +10.7% +5.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $112.64BFY2026 $5.47BFY2026 $43.04BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.5%FY2026 +15.0%FY2026 +0.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.7% +9.1% +1.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTGTFIVEDG
Held by institutions 86.5% 100.0% 98.1%
Institutions holding 1,882 605 1,130
Change in shares held, QoQ +20.5% -0.1% -0.1%
Institutions buying 929 288 538
Institutions selling 670 245 421
Buyers to sellers 1.39 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.

TGTFIVEDG
TGT 1.00 0.31 0.46
FIVE 0.31 1.00 0.34
DG 0.46 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TGT, FIVE and DG?

Target (TGT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Target (TGT) $67.21B, Five Below (FIVE) $12.75B, Dollar General (DG) $27.94B.

Which stock is cheaper, TGT, FIVE and DG?

Target (TGT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Target (TGT) 15.3x, Five Below (FIVE) 20.6x, Dollar General (DG) 16.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Target (TGT) is cheapest (Target (TGT) 14.3x, Five Below (FIVE) 21.7x, 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?

Five Below (FIVE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Target (TGT) +2.0%, Five Below (FIVE) +25.6%, Dollar General (DG) +4.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Five Below (FIVE) has the highest net margin (Target (TGT) 4.1%, Five Below (FIVE) 11.7%, Dollar General (DG) 3.9%). On return on invested capital, Five Below (FIVE) leads (Target (TGT) 14.4%, Five Below (FIVE) 24.7%, Dollar General (DG) 13.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Target (TGT) returned the most: Target (TGT) +57.5%, Five Below (FIVE) +47.2%, Dollar General (DG) +26.0%. Over five years, Five Below (FIVE) compounded fastest (Target (TGT) -10.4%/yr, Five Below (FIVE) +3.7%/yr, Dollar General (DG) -10.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Target (TGT) has the highest dividend yield: Target (TGT) 0.03%, Five Below (FIVE) 0.00%, Dollar General (DG) 0.02%. Five Below (FIVE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Target (TGT) has been the steadiest (Target (TGT) 30.6%, Five Below (FIVE) 38.5%, Dollar General (DG) 38.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TGT, FIVE 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, Target (TGT) leads on 6. 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.