Q1 Earnings Forecast for Dollar General Issued By KeyCorp

Dollar General Co. (NYSE:DG) – Analysts at KeyCorp issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Dollar General in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, March 18th. KeyCorp analyst B. Thomas expects that the company will earn $1.52 per share 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.

A number of other research analysts also recently commented on DG. Telsey Advisory Group reiterated a “market perform” rating and set a $85.00 target price on shares of Dollar General in a research report on Thursday, March 13th. Citigroup dropped their target price on Dollar General from $73.00 to $69.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, March 7th. BMO Capital Markets upped their price target on shares of Dollar General from $80.00 to $84.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Friday, December 6th. Truist Financial reduced their price objective on Dollar General from $94.00 to $83.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, December 6th. Finally, Morgan Stanley cut their target price on shares of Dollar General from $100.00 to $80.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, fifteen have assigned a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Dollar General presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $92.26.

Dollar General Trading Up 2.7 %

Shares of Dollar General stock opened at $83.84 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $74.58 and a 200-day moving average price of $77.72. Dollar General has a twelve month low of $66.43 and a twelve month high of $164.12. The firm has a market cap of $18.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.81, a PEG ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 0.44. The company has a quick ratio of 0.15, a current ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78.

Dollar General (NYSE:DG) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, March 13th. The company reported $1.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.51 by $0.17. Dollar General had a return on equity of 18.85% and a net margin of 3.33%. The company had revenue of $10.30 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.26 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.83 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 4.5% on a year-over-year basis.

Dollar General Announces Dividend

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 paid a dividend of $0.59 per share. This represents a $2.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.82%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, April 8th. Dollar General’s payout ratio is 46.18%.

Insider Activity at Dollar General

In other Dollar General news, Director Michael M. Calbert sold 6,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the director now owns 120,322 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,056,636.94. This represents a 4.75 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. 0.49% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in Dollar General by 74.2% in the 4th quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 12,142 shares of the company’s stock valued at $921,000 after acquiring an additional 5,171 shares during the period. Probity Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Dollar General during the 4th quarter valued at about $265,000. Birmingham Capital Management Co. Inc. AL grew its stake in shares of 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 buying an additional 22,255 shares during the period. Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH raised its position in Dollar General by 390.9% in the fourth 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 during the period. Finally, Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH purchased a new stake in Dollar General in the 4th quarter valued at about $12,114,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.77% of the company’s stock.

Dollar General Company Profile

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.