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How Dollar General Corporation stacks up
DG · against 798 other Consumer Defensive companies
Valuation
63/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #293 of 799 · scores higher than 63% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score80 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 · 771 reported | 5.9% | 4.5% | 65% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 812 reported | 8.3% | 8.9% | 46% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 312 reported | 7.0% | 6.3% | 54% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 767 reported | 32.3% | 54.4% | 26% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around DG| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 399.1B KRW (≈$287M) | 100 | 72 | |
| 1 | 242.6B KRW (≈$175M) | 100 | 70 | |
| 1 | 3.6B MYR (≈$796M) | 100 | 82 | |
| 1 | 101M SGD (≈$77M) | 100 | 89 | |
| 5 | 456M HKD (≈$58M) | 98 | 70 | |
| 285 | 2.0B SGD (≈$1.5B) | 64 | 64 | |
| 293 | 118.9B CNY (≈$16.7B) | 63 | 61 | |
| 293 | 64.5B KRW (≈$46M) | 63 | 34 | |
| 293 | 629.6B JPY (≈$4.3B) | 63 | 56 | |
| 293 | 28.8B USD | 63 | 62 | |
| 293 | 426M USD | 63 | 48 | |
| 293 | 2.7B THB (≈$75M) | 63 | 69 | |
| 293 | 753M EUR (≈$828M) | 63 | 63 | |
| 293 | 861.7B MXN (≈$46.5B) | 63 | 60 |
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