Dollar General (LTS:0IC7) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio: (As of Aug. 27, 2026)

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LTS:0IC7 Dollar General Corp LTS:0IC7
72 GF Score
Price $122.15
GF Value $122.11
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 3 Warning Signs
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What is Dollar General Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

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Dollar General  (LTS:0IC7) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PS Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of revenue during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio should give similar results to regular PS Ratio.


Dollar General Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Related Terms


Dollar General Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Dollar General's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Dollar General Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Chart

Dollar General Annual Data
Trend Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24 Jan25 Jan26
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.11 2.02 1.02 0.49 0.91

Dollar General Quarterly Data
Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24 Jan25 Apr25 Jul25 Oct25 Jan26 Apr26 Jul26
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.69 0.64 0.91 0.71 0.00

LTS:0IC7 vs DLTR, BJ, PSMT: Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Comparison

For the Discount Stores subindustry, Dollar General's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Dollar General Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio vs Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Dollar General's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Dollar General's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio falls into.


LTS:0IC7
72GF Score
Dollar General Corp LTS:0IC7
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Dollar General Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio takes the Revenue per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/S calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPS Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio.

Dollar General's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2026 is calculated as:

For example, Dollar General's adjusted Revenue per Share data for the three months ended in Jul. 2026 was:

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Jul. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Jul. 2026)
=50.971/333.9180*333.9180
=50.971

Current CPI (Jul. 2026) = 333.9180.

Dollar General Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201610 18.913 241.729 26.126
201701 21.720 242.839 29.866
201704 20.383 244.524 27.835
201707 21.261 244.786 29.003
201710 21.634 246.663 29.287
201801 22.599 247.867 30.445
201804 22.719 250.546 30.279
201807 24.112 252.006 31.949
201810 24.169 252.885 31.914
201901 25.329 251.712 33.601
201904 25.448 255.548 33.252
201907 26.946 256.571 35.069
201910 27.130 257.346 35.202
202001 28.053 257.971 36.312
202004 33.311 256.389 43.384
202007 34.435 259.101 44.378
202010 32.922 260.388 42.219
202101 34.286 261.582 43.767
202104 34.960 267.054 43.713
202107 36.590 273.003 44.754
202110 36.397 276.589 43.941
202201 37.208 281.148 44.192
202204 38.114 289.109 44.021
202207 41.440 296.276 46.705
202210 41.936 298.012 46.989
202301 45.871 299.170 51.199
202304 42.447 303.363 46.722
202307 44.538 305.691 48.651
202310 44.104 307.671 47.866
202401 44.833 308.417 48.540
202404 45.053 313.548 47.980
202407 46.397 314.540 49.255
202410 46.289 315.664 48.966
202501 46.840 317.671 49.236
202504 47.407 320.795 49.346
202507 48.574 323.048 50.208
202510 48.197 0.000
202601 49.302 325.252 50.616
202604 48.687 333.020 48.818
202607 50.971 333.918 50.971

Add all the adjusted revenue per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

Is Dollar General (LTS:0IC7) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Dollar General stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $122.15 is trading 0% above its estimated GF Value™ of $122.11. GuruFocus considers Dollar General to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for LTS:0IC7:

  • Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio:
  • GF Value™: $122.11 vs. price of $122.15 (0% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 72/100 with 3 warning signs

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Dollar General Business Description

Address 100 Mission Ridge, Goodlettsville, TN, USA, 37072
Since its beginning in 1939, Dollar General has grown to become the largest dollar store operator in the United States, with more than 20,000 small-box discount stores across 48 states. The firm generated over $42 billion in fiscal 2025 sales. The retailer maintains a heavy concentration of stores in rural and low-income markets underserved by big-box retailers. It's 11,000 stock-keeping units, including 2,000 priced at $1 or less, span consumables (82% of sales), seasonal items (10%), home products (5%), and apparel (3%). More than 20% of sales are derived from private label.
72GF Score

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