Question 1

What is Dollar General's P/E ratio?

Accepted Answer

Dollar General (DG) P/E ratio is 17.0× as of July 22, 2026. The ratio is calculated by dividing market capitalisation by trailing twelve-month earnings (net income), using USD-normalised financials (IAS 21 exchange-rate translation for non-USD reporters).

Question 2

How is the P/E ratio calculated?

Accepted Answer

P/E = Share Price ÷ Trailing Twelve-Month (TTM) Diluted EPS, or equivalently Market Capitalisation ÷ TTM Net Income. All inputs are sourced from audited GAAP/IFRS filings and translated to USD using period-end exchange rates so the multiple is comparable across companies and currencies.

Question 3

What is the P/E ratio?

Accepted Answer

The price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio, also called the earnings multiple, measures how much investors pay per dollar of a company's trailing twelve-month (TTM) earnings. It is calculated as share price ÷ TTM diluted EPS (equivalent to market capitalisation ÷ TTM net income). A higher P/E implies the market is pricing in stronger future earnings growth or lower risk; a lower P/E can signal slower expected growth, higher risk, or potential undervaluation.

Question 4

What is a good P/E ratio for Dollar General?

Accepted Answer

There is no universal "good" P/E. As a rule of thumb, the S&P 500 has historically averaged a P/E in the mid-to-high teens; mature, slow-growth businesses commonly trade in the 10–18× range, while high-growth or asset-light companies often trade at 25–50×+. What matters is the comparison to sector peers and to the company's own historical range. For Dollar General specifically, the relevant sector benchmark is the current sector median of 22.6×.

Question 5

Is Dollar General's P/E ratio high or low?

Accepted Answer

Dollar General's P/E ratio of 17.0× is below its own 5-year average of 19.1× and below the sector median of 22.6×. That places the current reading at the 31th percentile of its 10-year history. A higher multiple usually reflects stronger expected growth, lower perceived risk, or higher returns on capital; a lower multiple reflects the opposite.

Question 6

What is Dollar General's historical P/E ratio range?

Accepted Answer

In the available daily series, Dollar General (DG) P/E ratio has ranged from a low of 10.3× in 2023 to a high of 656.2× in 2007. The 5-year average is 19.1× and the 5-year median is 19.8×.

Question 7

What was Dollar General's P/E ratio in 2026?

Accepted Answer

Dollar General (DG) P/E ratio at the end of 2026 was 20.9×. Annual values reflect the multiple on the last trading day of each calendar year, using the trailing twelve-month earnings figure available at that date.

Question 8

Why does Dollar General's P/E ratio change over time?

Accepted Answer

Valuation multiples move with two inputs: the numerator (market capitalisation, which tracks the share price) and the denominator (earnings). Share-price changes — driven by interest rates, earnings expectations, risk appetite, and broader market sentiment — typically dominate short-term moves, while changes in the underlying fundamental drive the longer-term trend. As a result, the ratio can rise during stock-price rallies even if the business itself has not become more valuable, and fall during sell-offs even when fundamentals are improving.


2026	$31.6B	$1.51B	20.9×	+7.0×	Jan 30, 2026
2025	$15.6B	$1.13B	13.9×	-4.1×	Jan 31, 2025
2024	$29.9B	$1.66B	18.0×	-2.9×	Feb 2, 2024
2023	$50.5B	$2.42B	20.9×	+1.2×	Feb 3, 2023
2022	$47.2B	$2.4B	19.7×	+1.8×	Jan 28, 2022
2021	$47.4B	$2.66B	17.8×	-4.8×	Jan 29, 2021
2020	$38.9B	$1.71B	22.7×	+3.8×	Jan 31, 2020
2019	$30.1B	$1.59B	18.9×	+1.5×	Feb 1, 2019
2018	$26.9B	$1.54B	17.5×	+1.3×	Feb 2, 2018
2017	$20.2B	$1.25B	16.1×	-2.4×	Feb 3, 2017
2016	$21.6B	$1.17B	18.6×	-0.5×	Jan 29, 2016
2015	$20.3B	$1.07B	19.1×	+1.6×	Jan 30, 2015
2014	$17.9B	$1.03B	17.5×	+1.6×	Jan 31, 2014
2013	$15.2B	$953M	15.9×	-2.7×	Feb 1, 2013
2012	$14.3B	$767M	18.6×	+3.2×	Feb 3, 2012
2011	$9.69B	$628M	15.4×	-7.9×	Jan 28, 2011
2010	$7.92B	$339M	23.3×	-43.0×	Jan 29, 2010
2009	$7.18B	$108M	66.3×	—	Jan 30, 2009
2008	$7.13B	-$11.6M	—	—	Feb 1, 2008
2007	$7.11B	$138M	51.5×	+30.9×	Feb 2, 2007
2006	$7.22B	$350M	20.6×	-1.0×	Feb 3, 2006
2005	$7.45B	$344M	21.6×	-3.7×	Jan 28, 2005
2004	$7.64B	$301M	25.4×	-3.2×	Jan 30, 2004
2003	$7.58B	$265M	28.6×	—	Jan 31, 2003


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P/E Ratio for Dollar General (DG) 2003-2026

P/E Ratio daily chart for Dollar General (DG)

Historical P/E Ratio for Dollar General (DG) from 2003 to 2026

About P/E Ratio at Dollar General (DG)

Dollar General P/E Ratio by Year

Dollar General P/E Ratio 2026: 20.9×

Dollar General P/E Ratio 2025: 13.9×

Dollar General P/E Ratio 2024: 18.0×

Dollar General P/E Ratio 2023: 20.9×

Dollar General P/E Ratio 2022: 19.7×

Sector peers by P/E Ratio — chart

Sector peers by P/E Ratio — table

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Dollar General (DG) Key Financials