Q1 Earnings Forecast for Dollar General Issued By KeyCorp

Dollar General Co. (NYSE:DG) – Research analysts at KeyCorp issued their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Dollar General in a research note issued on Tuesday, March 18th. KeyCorp analyst B. Thomas expects 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 announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 13th. The company reported $1.68 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.51 by $0.17. The firm had revenue of $10.30 billion for 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%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 4.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.83 earnings per share.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. Piper Sandler increased their target price on Dollar General from $79.00 to $81.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, March 14th. Morgan Stanley dropped their price objective on shares of Dollar General from $100.00 to $80.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. Truist Financial decreased their target price on shares of Dollar General from $94.00 to $83.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, December 6th. Barclays dropped their price target on shares of Dollar General from $102.00 to $100.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 9th. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group reiterated a “market perform” rating and set a $85.00 price target on shares of Dollar General in a research note on Thursday, March 13th. One equities research 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, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $92.26.

Dollar General Stock Down 0.7 %

DG stock opened at $81.73 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a quick ratio of 0.15 and a current ratio of 1.15. Dollar General has a fifty-two week low of $66.43 and a fifty-two week high of $164.12. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $74.33 and its 200 day simple moving average is $77.76. The company has a market cap of $17.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 0.44.

Dollar General Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed 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 2.89%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, April 8th. Dollar General’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 46.18%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Michael M. Calbert sold 6,000 shares of Dollar General stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $75.27, for a total value of $451,620.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly 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 document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.49% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Dollar General by 74.2% in the fourth quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 12,142 shares of the company’s stock worth $921,000 after buying an additional 5,171 shares in the last quarter. Probity Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in Dollar General in the 4th quarter worth approximately $265,000. Birmingham Capital Management Co. Inc. AL boosted its holdings in Dollar General by 714.4% in the 4th quarter. Birmingham Capital Management Co. Inc. AL now owns 25,370 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,924,000 after purchasing an additional 22,255 shares during the period. Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH grew its position in shares of Dollar General by 390.9% during the 4th quarter. Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH now owns 12,429 shares of the company’s stock valued at $942,000 after purchasing an additional 9,897 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH bought a new position in shares of Dollar General in the fourth quarter worth $12,114,000. 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.