Dollar General (MEX:DGG) Shiller PE Ratio: (As of Sep. 21, 2026)

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MEX:DGG Dollar General Corp MEX:DGG
74 GF Score
Price MXN2,081.60
GF Value MXN2,067.37
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 4 Warning Signs
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What is Dollar General Shiller PE Ratio?

Shiller PE for Stocks: The True Measure of Stock Valuation


Dollar General  (MEX:DGG) Shiller PE Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PE Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Shiller PE Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of profit margins during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Shiller PE Ratio should give similar results to regular PE Ratio.

Compared with the PS Ratio, the Shiller PE Ratio makes the comparison between different industries more meaningful.


Be Aware

Shiller PE Ratio assumes that over the long term, businesses and profitability revert to their means. If a company's business model does not work in the future compared with the past, Shiller PE Ratio and PS Ratio will give false valuations.


Dollar General Shiller PE Ratio Related Terms


Dollar General Shiller PE Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Dollar General's Shiller PE 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 Shiller PE Ratio Chart

Dollar General Annual Data
Trend Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24 Jan25 Jan26
Shiller PE Ratio
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Dollar General Quarterly Data
Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24 Jan25 Apr25 Jul25 Oct25 Jan26 Apr26 Jul26
Shiller PE 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 11.86 10.99 14.67 12.01 12.38

MEX:DGG vs DLTR, BJ, TBBB: Shiller PE Ratio Comparison

For the Discount Stores subindustry, Dollar General's Shiller PE Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Shiller PE 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 Shiller PE Ratio vs Retail - Defensive Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Dollar General's Shiller PE Ratio falls into.


MEX:DGG
74GF Score
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Dollar General Shiller PE Ratio Calculation

For Shiller PE Ratio, the earnings of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/E calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Shiller PE Ratio is also called PE10.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The same calculation is applied here to individual companies.

Dollar General's E10 for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2026 is calculated as:

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

Adj_EPS=Earnings per Share (Diluted)/CPI of Jul. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Jul. 2026)
=43.1936/333.9180*333.9180
=43.194

Current CPI (Jul. 2026) = 333.9180.

Dollar General Quarterly Data

Earnings per Share (Diluted) CPI Adj_EPS
201610 15.837 241.729 21.876
201701 30.764 242.839 42.303
201704 19.888 244.524 27.158
201707 19.713 244.786 26.890
201710 16.878 246.663 22.848
201801 49.979 247.867 67.330
201804 25.232 250.546 33.628
201807 29.816 252.006 39.508
201810 23.949 252.885 31.623
201901 36.503 251.712 48.425
201904 28.322 255.548 37.007
201907 31.583 256.571 41.104
201910 27.713 257.346 35.959
202001 40.034 257.971 51.819
202004 55.843 256.389 72.730
202007 70.913 259.101 91.390
202010 50.072 260.388 64.212
202101 52.755 261.582 67.343
202104 57.493 267.054 71.888
202107 53.869 273.003 65.889
202110 42.003 276.589 50.709
202201 53.368 281.148 63.384
202204 49.060 289.109 56.664
202207 60.235 296.276 67.887
202210 46.775 298.012 52.411
202301 57.280 299.170 63.933
202304 42.994 303.363 47.324
202307 36.912 305.691 40.320
202310 21.927 307.671 23.798
202401 31.492 308.417 34.096
202404 27.917 313.548 29.731
202407 30.089 314.540 31.942
202410 17.397 315.664 18.403
202501 17.715 317.671 18.621
202504 36.052 320.795 37.527
202507 35.500 323.048 36.694
202510 23.716 0.000
202601 34.776 325.252 35.703
202604 35.057 333.020 35.152
202607 43.194 333.918 43.194

Add all the adjusted EPS together and divide 10 will get our E10.

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 (MEX:DGG) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Dollar General stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of MXN2,081.60 is trading 0.7% above its estimated GF Value™ of MXN2,067.37. GuruFocus considers Dollar General to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for MEX:DGG:

  • Shiller PE Ratio:
  • GF Value™: MXN2,067.37 vs. price of MXN2,081.60 (0.7% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 74/100 with 4 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the MEX:DGG stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


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.
74GF Score

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MXN2,081.60
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