Dollar General DG
NYSE DG
$124.52 -3.35 (-2.62%)
As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Dollar General (DG) Price to Earnings (2010 - 2026)

Dollar General's (DG) quarterly Price to Earnings came in at 50.94 in Q3 2026, down 12.26% on a YoY basis from 58.06 in Q3 2025, and down 10.37% quarter-over-quarter from 56.83 in Q2 2026.

Analysis

Dollar General (DG) Price to Earnings (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Dollar General (DG) has reported Price to Earnings for 17 consecutive years, with 50.94 the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q3 2026, Price to Earnings fell 12.26% year-over-year to 50.94; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jul 2026 stood at 17.11 (down 16.88% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was 21.82, up 52.85% from the prior year.
  • Price to Earnings declined to 50.94 in Q3 2026 per DG's latest filing, from 56.83 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Price to Earnings topped out at 110.66 in Q4 2022 and bottomed at 50.7 in Q2 2025.
  • Historically, Price to Earnings has averaged 79.5 across 5 years, with a median of 78.67 in 2022.
  • The widest YoY moves for Price to Earnings: up 30.56% in 2025, down 39.07% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Price to Earnings stood at 110.66 in 2022, then dropped by 14.39% to 94.74 in 2023, then decreased by 3.43% to 91.49 in 2024, then retreated by 16.03% to 76.83 in 2025, then sank by 33.7% to 50.94 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Price to Earnings over the past three periods registered 50.94, 56.83, and 87.35 for Q3 2026, Q2 2026, and Q1 2026 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Walmart 850.02 Bn 844.76 Bn 49.13 Bn
2 Dollar General 29.37 Bn 27.78 Bn 3.68 Bn
3 Dollar Tree 24.66 Bn 23.61 Bn 2.10 Bn
4 Tractor Supply 18.26 Bn 18.03 Bn 1.68 Bn
5 Bbb Foods 5.81 Bn 5.13 Bn 250.62 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jul 31, 2026 50.94
May 1, 2026 56.83
Jan 30, 2026 87.35
Oct 31, 2025 76.83
Aug 1, 2025 58.06
May 2, 2025 50.70
Jan 31, 2025 97.18
Nov 1, 2024 91.49
Aug 2, 2024 71.46
May 3, 2024 83.21
Feb 2, 2024 74.44
Nov 3, 2023 94.74
Aug 4, 2023 78.54
May 5, 2023 93.36
Feb 3, 2023 75.82
Oct 28, 2022 110.66
Jul 29, 2022 82.65
Apr 29, 2022 97.56
Jan 28, 2022 78.67
Oct 29, 2021 105.39