---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-24-034202"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DG"
cik: "0000029534"
company_name: "DOLLAR GENERAL CORP"
filed_at: "2024-03-14T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-04T21:49:20.512388+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Dollar General Q4 EPS $1.83 (-38% YoY); FY2024 guidance EPS $6.80-$7.55 below FY2023

## Summary
- Q4 net sales $9.9B (-3.4% YoY); same-store +0.7% on traffic; operating profit $579.7M (-37.9%).
- FY2023 net sales $38.7B (+2.2%); diluted EPS $7.55 (-29.3%); operating profit $2.4B (-26.5%).
- FY2024 guidance: net sales +6.0-6.7%, same-store +2.0-2.7%, EPS $6.80-$7.55 (incl. $0.50 incentive comp hit).
- Quarterly dividend $0.59 declared, payable Apr 23 to Apr 9 record date; no share repurchases planned for FY2024.
- Real estate plans: ~800 new stores, 1,500 remodels, 85 relocations in FY2024; capex $1.3-1.4B.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-24-034202
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DG
- cik: 0000029534
- company_name: DOLLAR GENERAL CORP
- filed_at: 2024-03-14T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/29534/000110465924034202/0001104659-24-034202-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/29534/000110465924034202/tm247873d1_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  DOLLAR GENERAL CORP reported the fiscal 2023 fourth quarter (13 weeks) ended February 2, 2024 results: revenue $9.9 billion, net income $401.8 million, EPS $1.83.
  - Period: the fiscal 2023 fourth quarter (13 weeks) ended February 2, 2024
  - Revenue: $9.9 billion
  - Net income: $401.8 million
  - EPS: $1.83
  - Result: reported results
  source text: with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and therefore include the 53rd week for the applicable fiscal 2022 periods. · Fourth Quarter Net Sales Decreased 3.4% to $9.9 Billion; Fiscal Year Net Sales Increased 2.2% to $38.7 Billion · Fourth Quarter Same-Store Sales Increased 0.7%; Fiscal Year Same-Store Sales Increased 0.2% · Fourth Quarter Operating
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/29534/000110465924034202/0001104659-24-034202-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  DOLLAR GENERAL CORP updated its fiscal 2024 first quarter and full year guidance (initiated).
  - Period: fiscal 2024 first quarter and full year
  - Guidance: initiated
  - Result: guidance update
  source text: Provides Financial Guidance for Fiscal 2024 First Quarter and Full Year
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/29534/000110465924034202/0001104659-24-034202-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  DOLLAR GENERAL CORP reported the fiscal 2023 full year (52 weeks) ended February 2, 2024 results: revenue $38.7 billion, EPS $7.55.
  - Period: the fiscal 2023 full year (52 weeks) ended February 2, 2024
  - Revenue: $38.7 billion
  - EPS: $7.55
  - Result: reported results
  source text: and therefore include the 53rd week for the applicable fiscal 2022 periods. · Fourth Quarter Net Sales Decreased 3.4% to $9.9 Billion; Fiscal Year Net Sales Increased 2.2% to $38.7 Billion · Fourth Quarter Same-Store Sales Increased 0.7%; Fiscal Year Same-Store Sales Increased 0.2% · Fourth Quarter Operating Profit Decreased 37.9% to $579.7 Million; Fiscal Year
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/29534/000110465924034202/0001104659-24-034202-index.htm

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