DOLLAR GENERAL CORP (DG)

Dollar General Corp. engages in the operation of merchandise stores. Its offerings include food, snacks, health and beauty aids, cleaning supplies, basic apparel, housewares, and seasonal items. It sells brands including Clorox, Energizer, Procter & Gamble, Hanes, Coca-Cola, Mars, Unilever, Nestle, Kimberly-Clark, Kellogg's, General Mills, and PepsiCo. The company was founded by J. L. Turner and Hurley Calister Turner Sr. in 1939 and is headquartered in Goodlettsville, TN.

Address

100 MISSION RIDGE
GOODLETTSVILLE, TN 37072

Founded

1939

Number of Employees

185,800

Buyback

Buyback Data 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Average
$ Amount Purchased
($ in 000s)
$800,080 $1,304,439 $965,471 $513,719 $1,053,482 $1,130,906 $2,212,992 $2,820,049 $2,525,486 $320,022 - $1,364,665
Average Price $56.72 $74.02 $80.36 $79.71 $100.92 $142.89 $195.56 $210.93 $234.79 $245.93 - $129.62
# Shares Purchased 14,105,909 17,623,374 12,014,882 6,444,811 10,438,381 7,914,509 11,316,440 13,369,715 10,756,422 1,301,273 - 10,528,572
Buyback Performance 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Average
Total Return to Date 48.1% 13.5% 4.5% 5.4% -16.8% -41.2% -57.0% -60.2% -64.2% -65.8% - -35.2%
S&P 500 Return to Date 181.9% 173.0% 168.6% 129.7% 104.9% 93.1% 74.8% 31.7% 37.3% 31.3% - 102.6%
Excess Total Return -133.8% -159.5% -164.1% -124.3% -121.6% -134.3% -131.9% -91.8% -101.5% -97.2% - -137.8%
Quartile Rank
Percentile Rank 47% 37% 33% 40% 28% 15% 7% 10% 7% 3% - 21%
Buyback returns calculated using weighted average buyback price over the last 10 years and comparing to current day stock price value. S&P 500 used as benchmark for excess return.

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