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Fair Value for Dollar General (DG)

See growth priced into Dollar General (DG): reverse DCF, implied rate vs history and analysts, FCF view. Free intrinsic value calculator for education.

Fair value (multi-method)

Four independent methods triangulate what DG is worth. The headline is the Forward-DCF intrinsic value at a normalized growth rate; the margin of safety compares it to the current price.

Estimated fair value (Forward DCF)

$86.15

Above fair value
-20.37% vs current price $103.70

Method range

$42.66 $138.41

median $111.68

Methods disagree

Valuation methods

Each method’s implied fair value per share and its upside versus the current price. Missing methods (no analyst coverage, negative earnings, etc.) are shown as “—”.

  • Forward DCF$86.15
  • Exit multiple$138.41
  • Analyst target$137.21
  • Graham number$42.66

Stock price

$103.70

FCF / share (TTM)

$1.65

3Y FCF CAGR

9.2%

Fair value @ hist. growth

$89.65

This analysis is for informational purposes only and is not financial advice. Scenario prices and DCF-style figures depend on your assumptions and data from public filings and estimates. They are not forecasts of future returns.

Implied FCF growth

11.0%

per year over your projection horizon

Premium vs DCF

Margin of safety -15.7% vs hist-growth DCF

Historical 3Y CAGR

9.2%

Your model implies

11.0%

Analyst consensus is EPS-only — no comparable FCF / share estimate to show on this basis.

Model inputs

Move sliders to test how the reverse DCF reacts. Historical-growth markers show where the company has actually grown over the last cycle.

Discount rate (cost of equity proxy)5.8%
Terminal growth2.50%
Projection years10 yr
FCF growth per year (supplemental projection)9%
3Y CAGR 9%

Undiscounted FCF per share over 10 years at 9% annual growth.

Sensitivity — implied growth vs your assumptions

Each cell shows the per-share growth rate the market would need to justify the current price at that combination of discount rate (rows) and terminal growth (columns). Your selected inputs are highlighted.

Row axis: discount rate. Column axis: terminal growth.Terminal g →↓ Discount1.5%2.0%2.5%3.0%3.5%
5.0%10.7%9.2%7.4%5.2%2.4%
5.0%10.7%9.2%7.4%5.2%2.4%
5.8%13.6%12.4%11.0%9.4%7.5%
6.8%16.7%15.7%14.6%13.3%11.9%
7.8%19.4%18.6%17.7%16.7%15.6%
Color≤ historical CAGRModerate premiumHigh premium (≥ 15pp above hist)Your inputs

Historical multiples

Each bar is the trailing five-year range (low left, high right). Filled portion runs from low to today; the dot marks today; the small tick marks the five-year median. Low, median, and high are listed under each bar.

P/EToday20.9
5Y low13.9
Median20.0
5Y high21.3
P/SToday0.7
5Y low0.4
Median0.8
5Y high1.4
EV/EBITDAToday14.2
5Y low12.0
Median14.4
5Y high16.9

PEG

3.44

Demanding vs growth

Net debt

$14.6B

Total debt − cash

Beta

0.26

Vs market benchmark

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