# Dollar General - Dollar General Corporation Common Stock (DG)

Stock code DG · Yahoo ticker DG · Sector: Consumer Defensive

Overall fundamentals score: 60/100 (Okay). Top 32% of scored stocks.

## Pillar scores

| Pillar | Score | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Business Strength | 60/100 | Okay |
| Financial Safety | 50/100 | Okay |
| Cash & Dividends | 75/100 | Okay |
| Price Fairness | 17/100 | Weak |
| Risk | 92/100 | Strong |

## Every measure

Dollar General (DG): Overall score: 60/100 (Okay)

Business Strength: 60/100 (Okay)
Return on Equity (ROE) 18% - Strong
4-Year Revenue Growth +4%/yr - Okay
4-Year Profit Growth +1%/yr - Okay
Net Profit Margin 4% - Weak
Quarterly Momentum +5% - Strong

Financial Safety: 50/100 (Okay)
Debt-to-Equity 1.7× - Weak
Current Ratio 1.2× - Okay
Interest Coverage 12.3× - Strong

Cash & Dividends: 75/100 (Okay)
Dividend Quality 2% - Weak
Operating Cash Flow Positive & growing - Strong
Free Cash Flow Positive & growing - Strong
Cash & Cash Equivalents Growing & covers near-term debt - Strong

Price Fairness: 17/100 (Weak)
P/E Ratio 17.1× - Okay
P/B Ratio 3.1× - Weak
PEG Ratio 20.4 - Weak

Risk: 92/100 (Strong)
Earnings Consistency Steady - Strong
Debt Trend (4yr) Falling - Strong
Share Count Trend (4yr) +0%/yr - Strong
Inventory vs Sales (4yr) -6.2 pp/yr vs sales - Strong
Asset Turnover Trend (4yr) +8% - Okay
Quarterly Consistency 0 of 4 quarters down - Strong

## Common questions

### What is Dollar General's fundamentals score?

Dollar General (DG) scores 60/100 (Okay) on Score Your Stock's educational fundamentals model: in the top 32% of 503 scored S&P 500 stocks.

### Which pillar is Dollar General strongest and weakest on?

Its strongest pillar is Risk (92/100); its weakest is Price Fairness (17/100).

### How does Dollar General rank against its sector?

Dollar General ranks #4 of 33 scored Consumer Defensive stocks on Score Your Stock.

### Does Dollar General pay dividends?

Yes. Dollar General (DG) has a dividend yield of 1.8%, from dividends with an ex-date in the last 12 months. It pays out 31% of its profit as dividends. Its Cash & Dividends pillar scores 75/100.

### How do I buy Dollar General shares?

From Malaysia, open an account with a broker that offers US shares (many local and app-based brokers do), convert ringgit to US dollars, then buy DG. US shares trade one share at a time, not in lots of 100. Check the currency conversion fee and US dividend tax (usually 30% withheld for Malaysians) before you buy.

### How is this score calculated?

The overall score pools every measure across 5 weighted pillars: Business Strength, Financial Safety, Cash & Dividends, Price Fairness, and Risk. It uses the same rules as our Bursa scores. For banks, Financial Safety checks nonaccrual (impaired) loans, loan loss coverage and the CET1 capital ratio, from the FDIC call report of the group's main bank. Full methodology and the default weights: https://scoreyourstock.com/how. This is an educational tool, not investment advice.

### What is Dollar General (DG), in plain English?

Dollar General (DG) is a Consumer Defensive company (Discount Stores). On Score Your Stock's fundamentals check, it scores 60/100, rated Okay. Its biggest strength is Risk (92/100); its main watch-out is Price Fairness (17/100). Shares currently cost about 17 years of its current profit to buy (P/E 17.1×). It also pays back about 1.8% of the share price as dividends each year. Full breakdown and daily-updated score: https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/dg-dollar-general

Market data as of 31 Oct 2026.
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Educational tool, not investment advice. Data isn't real-time.