---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-22-094210"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DG"
cik: "0000029534"
company_name: "DOLLAR GENERAL CORP"
filed_at: "2022-08-25T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-23T21:29:51.107100+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Dollar General Q2: EPS $2.98 (+10.8%), same-store sales +4.6%; raises FY22 guidance

## Summary
- Net sales $9.4B (+9.0% YoY); operating profit $913M (+7.5%); gross margin up 69bps to 32.3%.
- Diluted EPS $2.98 (+10.8% YoY); same-store sales +4.6% on higher average transaction and slight traffic gain.
- Board raised share repurchase authorization by $2.0B (total remaining $3.0B); declared quarterly dividend $0.55/share payable Oct 18.
- CEO transition: Todd Vasos steps down Nov 1, becomes Senior Advisor through Apr 1, 2023; John Garratt promoted to President & CFO (base salary $900K).
- FY22 guidance raised: net sales growth ~11% (prev. ~10-10.5%); same-store sales growth 4.0-4.5% (prev. 3.0-3.5%); EPS growth 12-14% reiterated.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-22-094210
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DG
- cik: 0000029534
- company_name: DOLLAR GENERAL CORP
- filed_at: 2022-08-25T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/29534/000110465922094210/0001104659-22-094210-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/29534/000110465922094210/tm2224205d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-094210
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-094210.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-094210.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Todd J. Vasos departed as Chief Executive Officer at DOLLAR GENERAL CORP.
  - Action: step down
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: Todd J. Vasos will step down from his position as Chief Executive Officer and assume a senior advisory position
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/29534/000110465922094210/0001104659-22-094210-index.htm
- Executive change
  John W. Garratt changed role as President and Chief Financial Officer at DOLLAR GENERAL CORP.
  - Action: promoted
  - Role: President and Chief Financial Officer
  source text: the Company’s Board of Directors promoted the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, John W. Garratt, to President and Chief Financial Officer, effective September 1, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/29534/000110465922094210/0001104659-22-094210-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.