Telsey Advisory Group Estimates Dollar General Q1 Earnings

Dollar General Co. (NYSE:DG) – Equities researchers at Telsey Advisory Group decreased their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Dollar General in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, March 13th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst J. Feldman now anticipates that the company will earn $1.49 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.70. Telsey Advisory Group has a “Market Perform” rating and a $85.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Dollar General’s current full-year earnings is $5.75 per share. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Dollar General’s Q2 2026 earnings at $1.50 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.95 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.63 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.30 EPS.

Dollar General (NYSE:DG) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 13th. The company reported $1.68 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.51 by $0.17. Dollar General had a net margin of 3.33% and a return on equity of 18.85%. The company had revenue of $10.30 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.26 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.83 EPS. Dollar General’s quarterly revenue was up 4.5% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on DG. UBS Group lowered their price target on shares of Dollar General from $108.00 to $95.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, March 6th. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price target on shares of Dollar General from $80.00 to $84.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Friday, December 6th. Citigroup lowered their price target on shares of Dollar General from $73.00 to $69.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a report on Friday, March 7th. Evercore ISI lowered their price target on shares of Dollar General from $97.00 to $95.00 and set an “in-line” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, December 3rd. Finally, Piper Sandler lifted their price target on shares of Dollar General from $79.00 to $81.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, fifteen have assigned a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $92.26.

Dollar General Stock Performance

NYSE:DG opened at $79.15 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.15, a current ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78. Dollar General has a fifty-two week low of $66.43 and a fifty-two week high of $164.12. The stock has a market cap of $17.41 billion, a PE ratio of 13.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 0.44. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $73.69 and its 200-day simple moving average is $77.74.

Dollar General Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 22nd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 8th will be given a dividend of $0.59 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, April 8th. This represents a $2.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.98%. Dollar General’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 46.18%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Dollar General

In related news, Director Michael M. Calbert sold 6,000 shares of Dollar General stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $75.27, for a total value of $451,620.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 120,322 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,056,636.94. The trade was a 4.75 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. 0.49% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Dollar General

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Altshuler Shaham Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Dollar General in the fourth quarter worth $25,000. IMG Wealth Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Dollar General in the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB bought a new stake in shares of Dollar General in the third quarter worth $33,000. Providence First Trust Co bought a new stake in shares of Dollar General in the fourth quarter worth $33,000. Finally, Ameriflex Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Dollar General in the fourth quarter worth $31,000. Institutional investors own 91.77% of the company’s stock.

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.