Dollar General Corporation (DG) earnings on June 2, 2026
More Dollar General Corporation earnings
Prior outlook: Pessimistic Outcome: Accurate
Dollar General jumped 4% during the day but closed 3.3% lower despite margin improvements. The market sold the stock anyway.
DG price around the earnings
106.20
Change: -3.4%
2026-06-02, 23:59 UTC
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- End of the measured window
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Prior thesis
Prior outlook: Pessimistic Outcome: Accurate
- Thesis published
Mixed outlook: Strong past performance, but a cautious scenario is observed.
Analysts have been very optimistic, projecting significant price increases, and the company has a history of beating earnings expectations. However, the stock is now extremely popular with retail investors, and technical indicators suggest a weakening trend, raising concerns about a potential short-term decline.
Context analyzed before publication
- Summary
- Mixed outlook: Strong past performance, but caution is warranted.
- Reasoning
- Analysts have been very optimistic, citing significant price increases, and the company has a history of beating earnings expectations. However, the stock is now extremely popular with retail investors, and technical indicators suggest a weakening trend, raising concerns about a potential short-term decline.
- Playbook
- Given the mixed contexts, the scenario suggests waiting for clearer price direction before making a move. The technical picture and high retail interest are key factors.
- Trend
- Expert opinion rapidly shifted from positive to negative.
Analysts
Drivers
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Analysts
Neutral
While many analysts cite price targets suggesting an optimistic scenario, some still rate the stock as Hold or In-Line, indicating divided opinions among experts.
Evidence
- Analyst consensus
- Buy
- Consensus average (1-5)
- 2.4
- Analysts covering the stock
- 28
- Average price target
- 137.93
- Lowest price target
- 90
- Highest price target
- 175
- Upside to price target
- 25.5%
- Quarterly earnings growth
- 122.9%
- Revenue growth
- 5.9%
- Forward EPS
- 7.94
- Trailing EPS
- 6.85
- Analyst moves in the last 60 days
- 3
- Strong buy: 4
- Buy: 8
- Hold: 17
- Sell: 1
- Strong sell: 0
- Strong buy
- 4
- Buy
- 8
- Hold
- 17
- Sell
- 1
- Strong sell
- 0
- May 29, 2026 · Oppenheimer: Maintains rating (Outperform → Outperform)
- May 27, 2026 · Truist Securities: Maintains rating (Hold → Hold)
- April 21, 2026 · Evercore ISI Group: Maintains rating (In-Line → In-Line)
News and sentiment
Evidence
Sentiment
- Sentiment
- Constructive
- Mention volume
- Low
- Normalized volume
- 33%
News
Sources (5)
- Top Wall Street Forecasters Maintain a Hold Rating on Dollar General Ahead Of Q1 Earnings — Benzinga
- Dollar General, Palo Alto And 3 Stocks To Watch Heading Into Tuesday — Benzinga
- Dollar General Q1 Preview: Will Higher Gas Prices Help Discount Retailer? — Benzinga
- Oppenheimer Maintains Outperform on Dollar General, Lowers Price Target to $150 — Benzinga
- Truist Securities Maintains Hold on Dollar General, Lowers Price Target to $109 — Benzinga
Technicals
Drivers
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Technical
Negative
The stock's recent price movement shows a weakening trend, and it is approaching a resistance level. The expert evaluation score has sharply declined recently, signaling a potential reversal.
Evidence
- Average true range (ATR)
- 3.7%
- Distance to 52-week high
- -30.5%
- 14-day change (14d)
- +5.0%
- 30-day change (30d)
- -13.3%
- 30-day relative strength
- -13.3%
- Benchmark change (0d)
- +0.0%
- Nearest support
- 109.69
- Nearest resistance
- 110.9
- Volume accumulation ratio (14d / 46d)
- 1.65
Trends
Evidence
- Average earnings surprise
- +23.6%
- March 12, 2026: actual EPS 1.93 vs estimate 1.64 (surprise +17.9%)
- December 4, 2025: actual EPS 1.28 vs estimate 0.93 (surprise +38.3%)
- August 28, 2025: actual EPS 1.86 vs estimate 1.57 (surprise +18.3%)
- June 3, 2025: actual EPS 1.78 vs estimate 1.48 (surprise +19.9%)
Expected move
Drivers
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Past earnings
Positive
The company has a strong recent record of exceeding earnings estimates, showing strong historical performance. This excellent track record is likely already reflected in the stock's current price.
There is no implied-move data available for this event.
Reactions over its last 19 earnings
- Median move
- 6.1%
- 75th percentile move
- 12.9%
- 90th percentile move
- 16.6%
- Up / down moves
- 7 / 12
- Average up move
- +7.9%
- Average down move
- -8.6%
Monitoring and close
What Dollar General Corporation reported
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Pre-market second reading after the results
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How the stock reacted
- Outcome
- Accurate
- Consolidated
- -3.3%
- Max favorable move (MFE)
- 4%
- Max adverse move (MAE)
- 6%