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How Dollar General Corporation stacks up
DG · against 60 other Consumer Defensive companies of similar size
Valuation
63/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #13 of 61 · scores higher than 77% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score12 peers with a valuation score of 60–69, including DG · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 63?
Weighted metrics compared with all Consumer Defensive companies.Mainly thanks to its earnings yield, which is stronger than most Consumer Defensive peers.
- EBITDA yield is close to the peer norm. EBITDA yield: 11.0% vs peer median 8.7%
- Free cash flow yield is close to the peer norm. Free cash flow yield: 7.0% vs peer median 6.2%
- higher earnings for the price paid: stronger than 65% of peers. Earnings yield: 5.9% vs peer median 4.5%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = DG, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | DG | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 60 reported | 5.9% | 4.5% | 76% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 61 reported | 8.3% | 8.5% | 48% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 24 reported | 7.0% | 5.9% | 70% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 60 reported | 32.3% | 32.3% | 49% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around DG| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 379.9B MXN (≈$20.5B) | 84 | 68 | |
| 2 | 28.1B EUR (≈$30.9B) | 79 | 51 | |
| 3 | 40.7B USD | 75 | 66 | |
| 3 | 13.3B GBP (≈$17.3B) | 75 | 44 | |
| 5 | 2.33T JPY (≈$15.8B) | 73 | 68 | |
| 9 | 21.1B EUR (≈$23.2B) | 66 | 54 | |
| 9 | 23.6B USD | 66 | 48 | |
| 12 | 25.2B USD | 65 | 65 | |
| 13 | 118.9B CNY (≈$16.7B) | 63 | 61 | |
| 13 | 28.8B USD | 63 | 62 | |
| 13 | 861.7B MXN (≈$46.5B) | 63 | 60 | |
| 16 | 29.9B EUR (≈$32.9B) | 62 | 49 | |
| 17 | 188.5B SEK (≈$18.8B) | 61 | 53 | |
| 18 | 17.2B EUR (≈$18.9B) | 60 | 47 |
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