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Dollar General (DG) Reports Q2 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say
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For the quarter ended July 2026, Dollar General (DG - Free Report) reported revenue of $11.29 billion, up 5.2% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $2.23, compared to $1.86 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +1% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $11.18 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $2.00, the EPS surprise was +11.5%.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Dollar General performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
Ending store count: 21,148 compared to the 21,152 average estimate based on 22 analysts.
Total selling square footage: 161.52 Msq ft versus the 22-analyst average estimate of 161.41 Msq ft.
Same-Store Sales growth: 3.5% compared to the 2.6% average estimate based on 22 analysts.
Store closings: 33 versus 24 estimated by 19 analysts on average.
New store openings: 126 versus 132 estimated by 19 analysts on average.
Net Sales per square foot: $69.90 versus the 17-analyst average estimate of $69.13.
Net Sales Per Store: $0.53 million compared to the $0.53 million average estimate based on 15 analysts.
Net Sales by Category- Consumables: $9.26 billion versus $9.21 billion estimated by eight analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +5% change.
Net Sales by Category- Seasonal: $1.19 billion compared to the $1.15 billion average estimate based on seven analysts. The reported number represents a change of +7.4% year over year.
Net Sales by Category- Home products: $536.57 million versus the seven-analyst average estimate of $532.85 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +4.8%.
Net Sales by Category- Apparel: $303.09 million versus the seven-analyst average estimate of $300.55 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +4.5%.
Shares of Dollar General have returned -4.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3.7% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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Dollar General (DG) Reports Q2 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say
For the quarter ended July 2026, Dollar General (DG - Free Report) reported revenue of $11.29 billion, up 5.2% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $2.23, compared to $1.86 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +1% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $11.18 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $2.00, the EPS surprise was +11.5%.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Dollar General performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:View all Key Company Metrics for Dollar General here>>>
Shares of Dollar General have returned -4.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3.7% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.