---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-24-094354"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DG"
cik: "0000029534"
company_name: "DOLLAR GENERAL CORP"
filed_at: "2024-08-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-31T07:04:00.285825+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Dollar General Q2 EPS down 20.2% to $1.70; FY2024 guidance cut sharply

## Summary
- Diluted EPS fell 20.2% to $1.70; net income $374.2M vs $468.8M YoY.
- Net sales up 4.2% to $10.2B; same-store sales +0.5% driven by traffic, offset by lower average ticket.
- Operating profit down 20.6% to $550.0M; gross margin contracted 112 bps to 30.0%.
- FY2024 guidance cut: diluted EPS now $5.50-$6.20 (vs prior $6.80-$7.55); same-store sales growth lowered to 1.0%-1.6%.
- Board declared quarterly dividend of $0.59/share; director Patricia Fili-Krushel resigned effective Aug 29 (no disagreement).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-24-094354
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DG
- cik: 0000029534
- company_name: DOLLAR GENERAL CORP
- filed_at: 2024-08-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/29534/000110465924094354/0001104659-24-094354-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/29534/000110465924094354/tm2422849d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-24-094354
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-24-094354.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-24-094354.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Patricia D. Fili-Krushel resigned as Director at DOLLAR GENERAL CORP.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: On August 27, 2024, Patricia D. Fili-Krushel communicated to the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) her decision to resign from the Board, effective August 29, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/29534/000110465924094354/0001104659-24-094354-index.htm

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