Dollar General Corporation
- Dollar General Corp. fell 0.4% to $111.25 after the discount retailer reported a 9% rise in earnings in the fiscal second quarter ending on August 1.
Consolidated revenue inched higher to $10.7 billion from $10.2 billion, net income climbed to $411 million from $374 million, and diluted earnings per share soared to $1.86 from $1.70 a year ago.
The discount retailer estimated fiscal 2025 net revenue to increase between 4.3% and 4.8%, same-store sales to rise between 2.1% and 2.6%, and diluted earnings per share to be between $5.80 and 6.30.
The company’s financial guidance continues to assume no share repurchases in fiscal year 2025 and an effective tax rate of 23.5%.
The company's board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.59 per share, payable on October 21 to shareholders on record on October 7.
The company reiterated its plans to execute approximately 4,885 real estate projects in fiscal year 2025, including opening approximately 575 new stores in the U.S. and up to 15 new stores in Mexico.
The retailer plans to remodel approximately 2,000 stores through "Project Renovate" and 2,250 stores through "Project Elevate," and relocate approximately 45 stores.
Aug 29, 2025
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