What If You Invested $1,000 in Dollar General (DG)?
Enter any amount and start date. We use historical prices to show your hypothetical return.
Dollar General
DG
Historical extremes
Maximum profit (buy at all-time low, sell at peak), maximum drawdown (peak to trough), and total return from IPO to current price.
Max profit
+1200.27% (13.0 times)
- Buy
- Feb 5, 2010
- $18.8
- Sell
- Oct 28, 2022
- $244.47
Buying DG at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $13,002.68.
Max drawdown
-72.61% (fell to 27% of peak)
- Peak
- Oct 28, 2022
- $244.47
- Trough
- Jan 17, 2025
- $66.96
The worst decline for DG was -72.61% (fell to 27% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+585.05% (6.85 times)
- IPO
- Nov 13, 2009
- $19.68
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $134.85
A $1,000 investment in DG at IPO would be worth $6,850.55 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is Dollar General (DG) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- Dollar General (DG) stock's all-time low was $18.8 on Feb 5, 2010. The all-time high was $244.47 on Oct 28, 2022.
What if you invested $1,000 in Dollar General (DG) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying Dollar General (DG) stock at the all-time low ($18.8 on Feb 5, 2010) and selling at the peak ($244.47 on Oct 28, 2022) would have turned $1,000 into $13,002.68. Historical return: +1200.27% (13.0 times).
What are Dollar General (DG)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for Dollar General (DG) stock was Feb 5, 2010 (all-time low at $18.8). The best sell date was Oct 28, 2022 at $244.47. This investment would have returned +1200.27% (13.0 times).
What was Dollar General (DG) stock's maximum drawdown?
- Dollar General (DG) stock's worst decline was -72.61% (fell to 27% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $244.47 on Oct 28, 2022. Trough: $66.96 on Jan 17, 2025. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $273.92 at the trough.
What if you bought Dollar General (DG) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in Dollar General (DG) stock at IPO ($19.68 on Nov 13, 2009) would be worth $6,850.55 today. Historical return: +585.05% (6.85 times). Current stock price: $134.85 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Dollar General (DG) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Dollar General (DG) stock 5 years ago ($179.01 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $753.29 today. Historical return: -24.67% (0.75 times). Current stock price: $134.85 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Dollar General (DG) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Dollar General (DG) stock 10 years ago ($74.21 on Mar 16, 2016) would be worth $1,817.19 today. Historical return: +81.72% (1.82 times). Current stock price: $134.85 as of Mar 16, 2026.
About this data
- How does the investment calculator work?
- Enter an investment amount and a start date. We use historical stock prices to calculate how many shares you would have bought, then apply the current price to show your hypothetical portfolio value and return.
- What are Historical extremes?
- Max profit: buy at all-time low, sell at the highest price after. Max drawdown: the largest peak-to-trough decline in price. IPO to current: total return from IPO date to the latest price.
- What is Max drawdown?
- Maximum drawdown is the largest peak-to-trough decline in price. It shows the worst drop from any prior high to a subsequent low. Peak and Trough are the dates and prices at which this decline occurred.
- Does this include dividends?
- The calculator uses adjusted closing prices when available, which account for stock splits and dividends. For the most accurate results, we recommend using data that includes dividend adjustments.
- Where does the price data come from?
- Historical prices are from Yahoo Finance, adjusted for stock splits and dividends. We use adjusted close for all calculations.
- How are the dollar amounts in the cards calculated?
- The dollar amounts in Historical extremes use the investment amount you select in the calculator above (e.g. $1,000). They show what your investment would have been worth at the Buy/Peak/IPO date versus the Sell/Trough/Current date.
- What date range can I use?
- The available date range depends on our historical price data for DG. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.