Q1 Earnings Estimate for Dollar General Issued By KeyCorp

Dollar General Co. (NYSE:DG) – Equities researchers at KeyCorp issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Dollar General in a research note issued on Tuesday, March 18th. KeyCorp analyst B. Thomas forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $1.52 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Dollar General’s current full-year earnings is $5.75 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Dollar General’s Q2 2026 earnings at $1.66 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.86 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.57 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.60 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.15 EPS.

Dollar General (NYSE:DG) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, March 13th. The company reported $1.68 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.51 by $0.17. The firm had revenue of $10.30 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.26 billion. Dollar General had a net margin of 3.33% and a return on equity of 18.85%. Dollar General’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.83 earnings per share.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. Piper Sandler boosted their price objective on Dollar General from $79.00 to $81.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, March 14th. Evercore ISI dropped their target price on Dollar General from $97.00 to $95.00 and set an “in-line” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, December 3rd. BMO Capital Markets increased their price target on Dollar General from $80.00 to $84.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Friday, December 6th. Citigroup dropped their price objective on shares of Dollar General from $73.00 to $69.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, March 7th. Finally, Gordon Haskett downgraded shares of Dollar General from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 28th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, fifteen have issued a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Dollar General has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $92.26.

Dollar General Stock Performance

Dollar General stock opened at $83.84 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $74.58 and its 200-day moving average price is $77.76. The company has a quick ratio of 0.15, a current ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78. The company has a market cap of $18.44 billion, a PE ratio of 13.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 0.44. Dollar General has a twelve month low of $66.43 and a twelve month high of $164.12.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in Dollar General by 0.6% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 25,231,285 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,913,036,000 after purchasing an additional 160,853 shares during the last quarter. Pzena Investment Management LLC grew its position in shares of Dollar General by 14.9% in the 4th quarter. Pzena Investment Management LLC now owns 11,767,336 shares of the company’s stock worth $892,199,000 after buying an additional 1,528,450 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its position in shares of Dollar General by 8.3% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 9,958,704 shares of the company’s stock worth $842,208,000 after buying an additional 759,869 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Dollar General by 2.3% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 5,361,216 shares of the company’s stock valued at $405,425,000 after acquiring an additional 118,204 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First Eagle Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in Dollar General in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $399,433,000. 91.77% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Dollar General

In other Dollar General news, Director Michael M. Calbert sold 6,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $75.27, for a total transaction of $451,620.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 120,322 shares in the company, valued at $9,056,636.94. This represents a 4.75 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Insiders own 0.49% of the company’s stock.

Dollar General Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 22nd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 8th will be issued a dividend of $0.59 per share. This represents a $2.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.82%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, April 8th. Dollar General’s payout ratio is 46.18%.

About Dollar General

Dollar General Corporation, a discount retailer, provides various merchandise products in the southern, southwestern, midwestern, and eastern United States. It offers consumable products, including paper and cleaning products, such as paper towels, bath tissues, paper dinnerware, trash and storage bags, disinfectants, and laundry products; packaged food comprising cereals, pasta, canned soups, fruits and vegetables, condiments, spices, sugar, and flour; and perishables that include milk, eggs, bread, refrigerated and frozen food, beer, and wine.