Dollar General (DG) Earnings — Q3 2025: EPS $1.28 Beats, Revenue Miss

Dollar General Corporation (DG) — Q3 2025 Earnings

Dollar General reported third-quarter 2025 results with revenues of $10.65 billion, up 4.6% year-over-year, while diluted earnings per share came in at $1.28, a 43.8% increase versus the prior year. The company missed the revenue consensus but outperformed on earnings.

Revenue: $10.65 billion (up 4.6% YoY); consensus was $10.96 billion, about $310 million short of expectations.

Cost of goods sold: $7.47 billion (up 3.0% YoY), supporting a gross profit of $3.18 billion (up 8.5% YoY).

Operating profit: $426 million (up 31.5% YoY), reflecting margin improvement.

Net income attributable to common shareholders: $283 million (up 43.8% YoY).

Diluted EPS: $1.28 (versus an estimate of $0.97), a beat of roughly $0.31 per share.

Cash flow and balance sheet highlights show stronger liquidity and reduced leverage trends.

Cash from operating activities: $968 million (up 78.4% YoY), indicating improved cash generation.

Purchases of property, plant and equipment: -$403 million (up 18.0% YoY), showing continued investment.

Cash and cash equivalents: $1.28 billion (up 139.1% YoY).

Total liabilities: $23.64 billion (down 2.0% YoY), a modest reduction in overall liabilities.

Overall, Dollar General (DG) delivered meaningful profit and cash-flow gains and margin expansion despite a revenue shortfall versus estimates; the earnings beat suggests effective cost management helped offset softer top-line results.

Dollar General Corporation Insider Trading Activity

Dollar General Corporation insiders have traded $DG stock on the open market 3 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 3 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $DG stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

KATHLEEN A REARDON (EVP & Chief People Officer) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 6,438 shares for an estimated $718,228.
EMILY C TAYLOR (EVP & Chief Merchandising Ofc) sold 1,969 shares for an estimated $222,501

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Dollar General Corporation Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 573 institutional investors add shares of Dollar General Corporation stock to their portfolio, and 495 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS removed 4,755,345 shares (-79.1%) from their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $491,464,905
LONGVIEW PARTNERS (GUERNSEY) LTD removed 3,254,829 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $372,287,341
UBS AM, A DISTINCT BUSINESS UNIT OF UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC added 2,223,058 shares (+105.6%) to their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $229,753,044
AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC added 2,036,573 shares (+416.4%) to their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $210,479,819
BLACKROCK, INC. added 1,161,552 shares (+5.1%) to their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $120,046,399
ARTISAN PARTNERS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP removed 1,138,526 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $117,666,662
DZ BANK AG DEUTSCHE ZENTRAL GENOSSENSCHAFTS BANK, FRANKFURT AM MAIN removed 1,123,857 shares (-95.4%) from their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $116,150,620

To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.

Dollar General Corporation Congressional Stock Trading

Members of Congress have traded $DG stock 2 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 1 have been purchases and 1 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $DG stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:

REPRESENTATIVE LISA C. MCCLAIN has traded it 2 times. They made 1 purchase worth up to $15,000 on 06/09 and 1 sale worth up to $15,000 on 06/11.

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Dollar General Corporation Analyst Ratings

Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $DG in the last several months. We have seen 5 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.

Here are some recent analyst ratings:

UBS issued a "Buy" rating on 08/29/2025
Guggenheim issued a "Buy" rating on 08/29/2025
Bernstein issued a "Outperform" rating on 08/29/2025
Raymond James issued a "Outperform" rating on 08/29/2025
Barclays issued a "Overweight" rating on 08/29/2025

To track analyst ratings and price targets for Dollar General Corporation, check out Quiver Quantitative's $DG forecast page.

Dollar General Corporation Price Targets

Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $DG recently. We have seen 14 analysts offer price targets for $DG in the last 6 months, with a median target of $121.5.

Here are some recent targets:

Michael Montani from Evercore ISI Group set a target price of $105.0 on 12/02/2025
Joseph Feldman from Telsey Advisory Group set a target price of $123.0 on 11/26/2025
Matthew Boss from JP Morgan set a target price of $115.0 on 10/27/2025
Bobby Griffin from Raymond James set a target price of $130.0 on 08/29/2025
Seth Sigman from Barclays set a target price of $127.0 on 08/29/2025
Scot Ciccarelli from Truist Securities set a target price of $120.0 on 08/29/2025
Simeon Gutman from Morgan Stanley set a target price of $125.0 on 08/29/2025