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DG (Dollar General) Profitability Rank : 8 (As of Apr. 2025)


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What is Dollar General Profitability Rank?

Dollar General has the Profitability Rank of 8. It has a higher profitability and may stay that way.

GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way. It is rated on a scale of 1 to 10 and is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin %
2. Piotroski F-Score
3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.
4. Consistency of the profitability
5. Predictability Rank

A higher score indicates superior profitability, with companies rated 7 or above considered to have more robust and sustainable profit generation. Conversely, a score of 3 or lower suggests challenges in generating consistent profits.

Dollar General's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2025 was 5.52%. As of today, Dollar General's Piotroski F-Score is 6.


Competitive Comparison of Dollar General's Profitability Rank

For the Discount Stores subindustry, Dollar General's Profitability Rank, along with its competitors' market caps and Profitability Rank 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's Profitability Rank Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Dollar General's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Dollar General's Profitability Rank falls into.


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Dollar General Profitability Rank Calculation

GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way.

The rank is rated on a scale of 1 to 10. A higher score indicates superior profitability, with companies rated 7 or above considered to have more robust and sustainable profit generation. Conversely, a score of 3 or lower suggests challenges in generating consistent profits.

Dollar General has the Profitability Rank of 8. It has a higher profitability and may stay that way.

Profitability Rank is not directly related to the Financial Strength. But if a company is consistently profitable, its financial strength will be stronger.

Profitability Rank is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin %

Operating Margin % - also known as operating income margin, operating profit margin and return on sales (ROS) - is the ratio of Operating Income divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.

Dollar General's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2025 is calculated as:

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: Apr. 2025 ) / Revenue (Q: Apr. 2025 )
=576.113 / 10435.979
=5.52 %

* 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.

2. Piotroski F-Score

The zones of discrimination were as such:

Good or high score = 8 or 9
Bad or low score = 0 or 1

Dollar General has an F-score of 6 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.

3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.

Warning Sign:

Dollar General Corp operating margin has been in a 5-year decline. The average rate of decline per year is -13.3%.

4. Consistency of the profitability

5. Predictability Rank


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Dollar General Business Description

Address
100 Mission Ridge, Goodlettsville, TN, USA, 37072
With more than 20,000 locations, Dollar General's banner is nearly ubiquitous across the rural United States. Dollar General serves as a convenient shopping destination for fill-in store trips, with its value proposition most relevant to consumers in small communities with a dearth of shopping options. The retailer operates a frugal store of about 7,500 square feet and primarily offers an assortment of branded and private-label consumable items (80% of net sales) such as paper and cleaning products, packaged food, and health and beauty items at low prices. Dollar General also offers a limited assortment of seasonal merchandise, home products, and apparel. The firm sells most items at a price point of $10 or less.
Executives
Emily C Taylor officer: EVP & Chief Merchandising Ofc 100 MISSION RIDGE, GOODLETTSVILLE TN 37072
Kathleen A Reardon officer: SVP & Chief People Officer 100 MISSION RIDGE, GOODLETTSVILLE TN 37072
Steven R Deckard officer: EVP, Growth & Emerging Mkts 100 MISSION RIDGE, GOODLETTSVILLE TN 37072
Roderick J West officer: EVP, Global Supply Chain 100 MISSION RIDGE, GOODLETTSVILLE TN 37072
Warren F Bryant director 1014 VINE ST, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Ralph Santana director 400 ATLANTIC STREET, SUITE 1500, STAMFORD CT 06901
Carman R Wenkoff officer: EVP & Chief Information Ofc 100 MISSION RIDGE, GOODLETTSVILLE TN 37072
David Rowland director C/O ACCENTURE, 161 N. CLARK STREET, CHICAGO IL 06061
Michael M Calbert director C/O DOLLAR GENERAL CORPORATION, 100 MISSION RIDGE, GOODLETTSVILLE TN 37072
Jeffery Owen officer: EVP, Store Operations C/O KIRKLAND'S, INC., 5310 MARYLAND WAY, BRENTWOOD TN 37027
Todd J Vasos officer: Div. Pres., Chief Merch. Ofc
Ana Maria Chadwick director 3001 SUMMER ST, STAMFORD CT 06926
Kelly Dilts officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer 6380 ROGERDALE, HOUSTON TX 77072
Timothy I Mcguire director 100 MISSION RIDGE, GOODLETTSVILLE TN 37072
John W Garratt officer: Interim CFO 100 MISSION RIDGE, GOODLETTSVILLE TN 37072