Dollar General Corporation · DG · Next earnings

Dollar General Corporation reports Thursday, Dec 3, 2026

DG reports before market open with consensus EPS at $1.39 and revenue at $11.14B. Last quarter: Dollar General Raises FY2026 Outlook After Strong Q2

Reports Before market open73 days awayDate estimated Consumer Defensive

What the street expects

Consensus for the coming report
Consensus EPS $1.39 Calendar consensus
Consensus revenue $11.14B Calendar consensus
Report date Dec 3, 2026 Thursday, date estimated
Session Before market open 73 days away

Where DG left off: FY2027 Q2

Full report

Dollar General Raises FY2026 Outlook After Strong Q2

EPS surprise +23.4% Reported $2.48 vs $2.01
Revenue surprise +0.8% Reported $11.29B vs $11.20B
Stock move +2.5% Event window
Subsequent drift -2.8% Up to 20 sessions

Management raised FY2026 outlook to sales growth of 4–4.3%, same-store sales growth of 2.5–2.9%, and EPS of $7.80–$8.

What to watch on the call

Carried forward from the last transcript

Risks management flagged

  • Higher and volatile fuel prices could pressure low-income consumers.
  • Transportation-cost headwinds could compress margins.
  • Tariff-refund benefits may be lower after Q2.
  • Inflation may limit consumer spending.

Questions analysts left open

  • Sustainability of gross-margin expansion as fuel and transportation costs remain volatile.
  • Whether competitive promotions could pressure pricing power.
  • Durability of delivery-driven comparable-sales growth and repeat rates.
  • Effectiveness of SG&A spending, including marketing and incentive compensation.
  • Progress on SKU rationalization and inventory management.

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Recent DG quarters

All DG earnings
+2.5%FY2027 Q2-3.3%FY2026 Q1

Sources

  1. FN2 corporate events calendar, resolved from the earnings calendar feed
  2. FN2 earnings calendar analyst consensus
  3. Earnings call transcript analysis, FY2027 Q2

Methodology

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Risks and open questions are carried forward verbatim from FN2's structured analysis of the previous earnings call. Missing values stay missing and are never estimated.

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