DG Stock Summary and Trading Ideas (Dollar General | NYSE:DG)

Since its beginning in 1939, Dollar General has grown to become the largest dollar store operator in the United States, with more than 20,000 small-box discount stores across 48 states. The firm generated $40 billion in fiscal 2024 sales. The retailer maintains a heavy concentration of stores in rural and low-income markets underserved by big-box retailers. It's 11,000 stock-keeping units, including 2,000 priced at $1 or less, span consumables (82% of sales), seasonal items (10%), home products (5%), and apparel (3%). More than 20% of sales are derived from private label.

What symbol and exchange does Dollar General shares trade?

Dollar General trades on the NYSE stock market under the symbol DG.

What is Dollar General stock price doing today?

As of March 31, 2026, DG stock price declined to $117.78 with 948,064 million shares trading.

What is Dollar General's Beta?

DG has a beta of -0.06, meaning it tends to be less sensitive to market movements. DG has a correlation of 0.00 to the broad based SPY ETF.

How much is Dollar General worth?

DG has a market cap of $25.93 billion. This is considered a Large Cap stock.

How much money does Dollar General make?

Last quarter Dollar General reported $11 billion in Revenue and $1.93 earnings per share. This beat revenue expectation by $104 million and exceeded earnings estimates by $.30.

What is the highest and lowest price Dollar General traded in the last 3 year period?

In the last 3 years, DG traded as high as $222.99 and as low as $66.43.

What are the top ETFs holding Dollar General?

The top ETF exchange traded funds that DG belongs to (by Net Assets): VTI, VOO, VO, IVV, VTV.

Is Dollar General (DG) a good investment?

DG has outperformed the market in the last year with a return of +39.5%, while the SPY ETF gained +17.8%. However, in the most recent history, DG shares have underperformed the stock market with its stock returning -12.8% in the last 3 month period and -12.7% for the last 2 week period, while SPY has returned -5.5% and -3.0%, respectively.

What are the support and resistance levels for Dollar General (DG)?

DG support price is $115.16 and resistance is $120.52 (based on 1 day standard deviation move). This means that using the most recent 20 day stock volatility and applying a one standard deviation move around the stock's closing price, stastically there is a 67% probability that DG shares will trade within this expected range on the day.