Dollar General Corporation (DG) Stock Overview
NYSE · Consumer Defensive · Discount Stores
✓ Sourced directly from Yahoo Finance · Checked for accuracy at every rebuild · Snapshot: 6 September 2026
About Dollar General Corporation
Dollar General Corporation, a discount retailer, provides various merchandise products in the southern, southwestern, midwestern, and eastern United States. It offers consumable products, including paper towels, bath tissues, paper dinnerware, trash and storage bags, disinfectants, and laundry…
Source: Yahoo Finance
Sector & Industry
Dollar General Corporation operates in the Consumer Defensive sector, within the Discount Stores industry group. It is listed on the NYSE exchange.
Dollar General Corporation at a Glance
| Company | Dollar General Corporation |
| Ticker | DG |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Currency | USD |
| Price | $133.21 |
| Market cap | $29.39B |
| P/E ratio (trailing) | 17.30 |
| EPS (trailing) | $7.70 |
| 52-week high | $158.23 |
| 52-week low | $95.11 |
| Dividend yield | 1.77% |
| Ex-dividend date | 06 Oct 2026 |
| Beta | 0.23 |
| Return on equity (ROE) | 19.69% |
| Debt-to-equity | 169.81% |
| Average volume | 2.61M |
| Shares outstanding | 220.62M |
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Industry | Discount Stores |
| Employees | 194,000 |
| Country | United States |
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- What is Dollar General Corporation's current P/E ratio?
- Dollar General Corporation (DG) has a trailing P/E ratio of 17.30 as of our 6 September 2026 data snapshot. Learn what the P/E ratio means →
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- Dollar General Corporation's market cap is $29.39B based on our latest snapshot. See how it ranks by market cap →
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- Dollar General Corporation has a beta of 0.23, meaning it has historically moved less than the broader market. What does beta measure? →
- Does Dollar General Corporation pay a dividend?
- Dollar General Corporation's trailing annual dividend yield is 1.77%. Compare with other high-yield stocks →
- What exchange is DG listed on?
- DG is listed on the NYSE. Browse all NYSE-listed stocks →
- What sector is Dollar General Corporation in?
- Dollar General Corporation is classified in the Consumer Defensive sector. Compare with Consumer Defensive peers →
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