Last 47 quarters of trend data · Consumer Defensive · Discount & Warehouse Stores
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 17.39 | 12.81 | 14.30 | 18.58 | 19.27 | 14.59 | 12.68 | 20.42 | 22.97 | 17.88 | 20.83 | 18.60 | 23.66 | 19.69 | 23.39 | 19.26 | 27.94 | 20.84 | 24.64 | 19.88 | 26.63 |
| — | -12.2% | +12.8% | -9.0% | -16.1% | -18.4% | -39.1% | +9.8% | -2.9% | -9.2% | -10.9% | -3.4% | -15.3% | -5.5% | -5.1% | -3.1% | +5.0% | -3.6% | +29.4% | +7.0% | +17.9% | |
| P/S Ratio | 0.68 | 0.62 | 0.59 | 0.73 | 0.51 | 0.56 | 0.48 | 0.38 | 0.44 | 0.66 | 0.76 | 0.76 | 0.68 | 0.94 | 1.29 | 1.24 | 1.55 | 1.50 | 1.56 | 1.37 | 1.52 |
| — | +11.6% | +23.4% | +91.8% | +15.9% | -14.7% | -37.6% | -50.0% | -34.7% | -30.4% | -40.8% | -39.0% | -56.5% | -37.2% | -17.2% | -9.3% | +2.0% | -5.7% | +1.5% | -3.3% | -4.0% | |
| P/B Ratio | 3.47 | 3.03 | 2.87 | 3.73 | 2.66 | 2.99 | 2.58 | 2.11 | 2.45 | 3.69 | 4.32 | 4.44 | 4.06 | 5.86 | 8.12 | 9.17 | 9.65 | 9.13 | 9.15 | 7.59 | 8.38 |
| — | +1.3% | +11.1% | +76.9% | +8.7% | -18.8% | -40.3% | -52.5% | -39.7% | -37.1% | -46.8% | -51.6% | -57.9% | -35.8% | -11.2% | +20.8% | +15.2% | +1.9% | +10.8% | +5.8% | +12.6% | |
| P/FCF | 10.92 | 18.83 | 17.38 | 6.24 | 7.89 | 10.61 | 8.93 | 7.40 | 22.37 | 10.53 | 23.50 | 15.27 | 26.99 | 70.52 | — | 50.00 | — | 116.46 | 81.19 | 34.13 | 19.99 |
| — | +77.4% | +94.6% | -15.7% | -64.7% | +0.8% | -62.0% | -51.5% | -17.1% | -85.1% | — | -69.5% | — | -39.4% | — | +46.5% | — | +216.6% | +167.6% | -53.6% | -68.8% | |
| EV / EBITDA | 12.51 | 10.07 | 10.94 | 13.21 | 13.39 | 11.66 | 10.87 | 14.68 | 15.34 | 13.87 | 15.31 | 14.79 | 16.92 | 15.15 | 17.47 | 15.12 | 20.38 | 16.43 | 18.83 | 15.94 | 19.76 |
| — | -13.6% | +0.6% | -10.0% | -12.7% | -15.9% | -29.0% | -0.8% | -9.4% | -8.5% | -12.4% | -2.2% | -17.0% | -7.8% | -7.3% | -5.2% | +3.1% | -3.5% | +23.9% | +8.7% | +14.9% | |
| EV / EBIT | 20.00 | 13.70 | 15.58 | 19.37 | 21.76 | 16.69 | 15.64 | 27.33 | 27.03 | 19.89 | 21.82 | 20.48 | 25.34 | 19.71 | 22.23 | 18.24 | 25.46 | 19.62 | 23.19 | 19.21 | 24.58 |
| — | -17.9% | -0.4% | -29.1% | -19.5% | -16.1% | -28.3% | +33.4% | +6.7% | +0.9% | -1.8% | +12.3% | -0.5% | +0.5% | -4.2% | -5.1% | +3.6% | -2.9% | +30.4% | +11.7% | +20.2% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 30.7% | 32.6% | 31.6% | 30.4% | 29.9% | 31.3% | 31.0% | 29.4% | 28.8% | 30.0% | 27.8% | 27.2% | 29.0% | 31.1% | 31.6% | 30.9% | 30.5% | 32.3% | 31.3% | 31.2% | 30.8% |
| — | +4.0% | +2.1% | +3.6% | +3.7% | +4.6% | +11.2% | +8.0% | -0.6% | -3.6% | -12.0% | -11.8% | -4.8% | -3.9% | +1.1% | -1.1% | -0.9% | +2.2% | -4.6% | -4.0% | -1.8% | |
| Operating Margin | 5.2% | 6.8% | 5.9% | 5.6% | 4.0% | 5.6% | 5.5% | 2.9% | 3.2% | 5.4% | 5.5% | 5.9% | 4.5% | 7.1% | 7.9% | 9.1% | 7.8% | 9.7% | 8.5% | 9.2% | 7.8% |
| — | +22.7% | +7.2% | +94.6% | +25.8% | +3.0% | +0.2% | -51.4% | -28.9% | -23.8% | -30.5% | -35.7% | -42.5% | -27.1% | -7.0% | -0.7% | -0.5% | -1.3% | -21.2% | -11.2% | -17.1% | |
| Net Margin | 3.5% | 4.9% | 4.1% | 3.9% | 2.7% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 4.1% | 2.8% | 4.8% | 5.5% | 6.5% | 5.6% | 7.2% | 6.3% | 6.9% | 5.7% |
| — | +27.1% | +9.6% | +110.5% | +37.5% | +4.6% | +2.5% | -54.5% | -32.3% | -23.4% | -33.4% | -36.9% | -48.7% | -33.5% | -12.8% | -6.4% | -2.8% | -2.3% | -21.7% | -9.6% | -18.4% |
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 19.0% | 6.1% | 5.1% | 5.1% | 3.5% | 5.2% | 5.2% | 2.6% | 2.7% | 5.2% | 5.3% | 6.1% | 4.3% | 7.7% | 9.0% | 11.3% | 8.6% | 11.2% | 9.0% | 9.6% | 7.9% |
| — | +15.9% | -1.3% | +97.0% | +29.7% | -0.2% | -1.9% | -57.4% | -37.9% | -31.5% | -41.0% | -46.3% | -49.4% | -31.3% | -0.9% | +18.1% | +8.4% | +8.5% | -13.9% | +1.9% | -1.3% | |
| ROA | 4.9% | 1.7% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 0.9% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 2.3% | 1.8% | 2.5% | 2.1% | 2.3% | 1.9% |
| — | +31.2% | +12.3% | +122.6% | +43.6% | +10.3% | +7.3% | -53.3% | -31.4% | -23.5% | -32.7% | -42.3% | -50.7% | -36.6% | -15.8% | -0.8% | -3.0% | -2.2% | -21.8% | -7.5% | -14.2% | |
| ROIC | 7.0% | 2.5% | 2.1% | 2.0% | 1.4% | 1.9% | 1.8% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 1.4% | 2.2% | 2.4% | 3.1% | 2.5% | 3.3% | 2.7% | 3.0% | 2.5% |
| — | +32.1% | +14.3% | +113.9% | +35.3% | +10.5% | +7.5% | -49.1% | -26.0% | -22.3% | -29.7% | -42.4% | -46.7% | -33.1% | -12.8% | +4.0% | +0.5% | +0.0% | -23.2% | -15.1% | -21.9% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 1.85 | 1.68 | 1.79 | 1.85 | 2.02 | 2.13 | 2.21 | 2.36 | 2.39 | 2.51 | 2.59 | 2.68 | 2.80 | 2.86 | 3.03 | 3.19 | 2.70 | 2.50 | 2.52 | 2.28 | 2.28 |
| — | -21.1% | -19.1% | -21.6% | -15.7% | -15.1% | -14.7% | -12.1% | -14.7% | -12.4% | -14.6% | -15.9% | +3.9% | +14.4% | +20.4% | +40.1% | +18.5% | +10.2% | +14.6% | +11.5% | +18.2% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 4.84 | 14.92 | 17.37 | 17.93 | 23.85 | 20.03 | 20.53 | 31.88 | 30.77 | 23.09 | 23.28 | 22.54 | 27.87 | 20.02 | 19.08 | 15.69 | 17.90 | 14.21 | 16.34 | 14.79 | 17.02 |
| — | -25.5% | -15.4% | -43.8% | -22.5% | -13.3% | -11.8% | +41.4% | +10.4% | +15.3% | +22.0% | +43.6% | +55.7% | +41.0% | +16.8% | +6.1% | +5.1% | +2.7% | +26.5% | +11.2% | +16.2% | |
| Current Ratio | 1.13 | 1.21 | 1.17 | 1.13 | 1.17 | 1.25 | 1.23 | 1.19 | 1.15 | 1.22 | 1.22 | 1.19 | 1.22 | 1.39 | 1.32 | 1.29 | 1.23 | 1.02 | 0.97 | 1.05 | 1.08 |
| — | -3.5% | -5.2% | -4.5% | +1.9% | +2.6% | +1.1% | -0.2% | -5.6% | -12.4% | -7.7% | -7.5% | -1.2% | +37.3% | +36.3% | +22.1% | +14.5% | -7.2% | -14.7% | -12.9% | -15.9% | |
| Quick Ratio | 0.22 | 0.31 | 0.25 | 0.22 | 0.24 | 0.27 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.15 | 0.24 | 0.18 | 0.15 | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.10 | 0.09 | 0.12 | 0.15 |
| — | +14.9% | +24.0% | +6.4% | +62.2% | +10.6% | +16.5% | +39.9% | +10.3% | +65.0% | +48.4% | +8.5% | +0.5% | +48.1% | +26.3% | +20.8% | -12.8% | -24.2% | -47.3% | -60.5% | -63.9% | |
| Interest Coverage | 9.52 | 17.94 | 13.52 | 11.43 | 7.61 | 10.31 | 8.92 | 4.46 | 4.77 | 8.07 | 7.54 | 7.52 | 5.27 | 8.21 | 8.92 | 12.47 | 13.69 | 21.19 | 18.81 | 20.76 | 16.98 |
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Dollar General Corporation's current P/E is 17.4x. The average P/E over the last 4 quarters is 16.2x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
Dollar General Corporation's current operating margin is 5.2%. Margins have been expanding over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
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