Dollar General Corporation is a prominent discount retail chain that offers a wide array of merchandise across the southern, southwestern, Midwestern, and ...
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Est. EPS $1.41 · Revenue $11.14B · 22 analysts
Est. EPS $7.83 · Revenue $44.52B · 25 analysts
| Metric | Latest | YoYYoY means Year-over-Year. It compares the latest annual value with the previous annual value to show long-term trend strength. | QoQQoQ means Quarter-over-Quarter. It compares the latest quarter with the immediately previous quarter to show short-term momentum changes. |
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| RevenueThe total money that came through the front door from selling things, before paying a single bill. Think of it as the grand total of every credit card swipe from customers. (YoY compares this year to last year's performance, while QoQ compares the current three months to the previous three). | $42.7B | +5.2% | +4.7% |
| Net IncomeThe absolute bottom line. If the company paid every single supplier, employee, banker, and tax collector, this is the actual money left in their pocket at the end of the day. | $1.5B | +34.4% | +23.9% |
| Gross MarginThe basic markup. If they sell a $100 pair of sneakers, this percentage tells you how much of that price tag is profit right after paying for the rubber and shoelaces, but before paying for things like store rent or TV commercials. | +30.7% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Operating MarginThe 'day job' efficiency score. Out of every dollar a customer spends, this shows how many cents the company keeps after making the product AND paying for all the everyday corporate overhead (like salaries, marketing, and keeping the lights on). | +5.2% | +22.2% | +15.1% |
| Net MarginThe final take-home percentage. When you strip away every conceivable cost, tax, and interest payment, this is the exact number of cents the company truly gets to keep from every dollar in sales. | +3.5% | +27.8% | +18.4% |
| Free Cash FlowThe holy grail of corporate cash. It's the spendable, physical money left over after the business pays for its daily operations AND buys the big, expensive upgrades (like new factories or servers) it needs to survive. This is the 'free' money they can use to pay dividends or buy back stock. | $2.4B | +41.9% | +2.5% |
| FCF MarginThe ultimate cash conversion rate. It shows how good the company is at turning regular sales directly into cold, hard, spendable cash. A high percentage means the business is an absolute cash-printing machine. | +5.6% | +34.9% | -2.1% |
| Debt / EquityThe financial risk gauge. It compares how much of the company's empire was built using borrowed money (loans) versus the owners' own money (shareholders). A high number means they are heavily leveraged and playing a riskier game; a low number means they are playing it safe. | 184.7% | -21.6% | -5.9% |
| Current RatioThe 12-month survival check. It simply compares the cash they have right now (plus things they can quickly turn into cash) against the immediate bills they absolutely must pay this year. A score above 1 means they have enough in the wallet to cover the upcoming bills without panicking. | 1.13x | -4.5% | +3.4% |
| Total AssetsThe absolute size of the company's empire. It bundles together absolutely everything of value they own—from the cash in the register and the inventory in the warehouse, to the software patents in the vault and the factories on the ground. | $31.0B | -0.5% | +1.5% |
| Metric | Annual (A vs E) | Annual Surprise | Quarter (A vs E) | Quarter Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPS Surprise | 6.85 vs 6.58 | +4.1% | 2.48 vs 1.41 | +75.6% |
| Revenue Surprise | $42.7B vs $42.6B | +0.2% | $11.3B vs $11.1B | +1.4% |
| Date | Executive | Title | Security | Side | Shares | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 2026 | REARDON KATHLEEN A | officer: EVP & Chief People Officer | Common Stock | D | 5,578 | $131.33 |
| May 28, 2026 | Hicks Gregory H | director | Common Stock | A | 1,647 | — |
| May 28, 2026 | Hicks Gregory H | director: | — | — | 0 | — |
| May 28, 2026 | Scarlett Kathleen | director | Common Stock | A | 1,647 | — |
| May 28, 2026 | Scarlett Kathleen | director | Common Stock | D | 0 | $109.90 |
Operator: Good morning. My name is Robert, and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the Dollar General First Quarter 26 Earnings Call. Today is Tuesday, 06/02/2026. All lines have been placed on mute to prevent any background noise. This call is being recorded. Instructions for listening to the replay of the call are available in the company's earnings press release issued this morning. Now I would like to turn the conference over to Mr. Kevin Walker, Vice President of Investor Relations. Kevin, you may begin your conference. Kevin Walker: Thank you, and good morning, everyone. On the call with me today are Todd Vasos, our CEO and Donny Lau, our CFO. After our prepared remarks, we will open the call up for your questions. And Emily Taylor, our chief operating officer, will join us for the Q&A session. To allow us to address as many questions as possible in the queue, please limit yourself to 1 question. Our earnings release issued today can be found on our website at investor.dollargeneral.com under news and events. Let me caution you that today's comments include forward looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 2 thousand. Such as statements about our financial guidance, long term financial framework, strategy, initiative, plans, goals, priorities, opportunities, expectations, or beliefs about future matters. And other statements that are not limited to historical fact. These statements are subject to risks, and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations and projections. These factors include, but are not limited to, those identified in our earnings release issued this morning, under risk factors in our 2025 Form 10 k filed on March twentieth 26, and any later filed periodic report. And in the comments that are made on this call. You should not unduly rely on forward looking statements, which speak only as of today's date. Dollar General disclaims any obligation to update or revise any information discussed in this call unless required by law. Now it is my pleasure to turn the call over to Todd. Todd J. Vasos: Thank you, Kevin, and welcome to everyone joining our call. I want to begin by thanking our teams in our stores, distribution centers, private fleet, and store support center for their continued commitment and dedication to serving our customers. Overall, we are pleased with our first quarter performance, particularly our EPS result. Which exceeded our expectations as strong operating margin expansion more than offset the impact of severe weather and higher fuel costs. For today's call, I will start by recapping highlights from our first quarter performance. Donny will then walk through our financial results and outlook. And I will close with an update on our strategic growth pillars. Turning to our first quarter performance. Net sales for the quarter increased 3.4% to 10.8 billion compared to net …
| Name | Title | Compensation | Gender | Year Born | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Todd J. Vasos | Chief Executive Officer & Director | USD 8,163,197 | Male | 1962 | Active |
Emily C. Taylor | Chief Operating Officer | USD 2,266,918 | Female | 1977 | Active |
Rhonda Taylor | Executive Vice President & General Counsel | USD 1,985,696 | Female | 1968 | Active |
Carman R. Wenkoff | Executive Vice President & Chief Information Officer | USD 1,898,359 | Male | 1968 | Active |
Donny Lau | Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | USD 1,459,215 | Male | 1980 | Active |
Tony Rogers | Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer | — | Male | — | Active |
Kevin Walker | Vice President of Investor Relations | — | Male | — | Active |
Tom Hutchins | Senior Vice President & Chief Technology Officer | — | Male | — | Active |
Kathleen A. Reardon | Executive Vice President & Chief People Officer | — | Female | 1972 | Active |
Anita C. Elliott | Senior Vice President & Chief Accounting Officer | — | Female | 1965 | Active |
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