---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-026697"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DG"
cik: "0000029534"
company_name: "DOLLAR GENERAL CORP"
filed_at: "2026-03-12T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T14:24:11.939493+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Dollar General Q4 EPS $1.93 (+121.8%); FY2026 guide $7.10-$7.35

## Summary
- Q4 net sales $10.9B (+5.9%), same-store sales +4.3%, operating profit $606.3M (+106.1%).
- Full year net sales $42.7B (+5.2%), diluted EPS $6.85 (+34.1%), operating profit $2.2B.
- FY2026 outlook: net sales growth 3.7%-4.2%, diluted EPS $7.10-$7.35, no share repurchases.
- Q4 dividend $0.59/share, payable April 21 to holders of record April 7.
- Gross margin expanded 105 bps in Q4; shrink improvement cited.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-026697
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DG
- cik: 0000029534
- company_name: DOLLAR GENERAL CORP
- filed_at: 2026-03-12T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/29534/000110465926026697/0001104659-26-026697-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/29534/000110465926026697/tm268519d1_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  DOLLAR GENERAL CORP reported fourth quarter (13 weeks) and fiscal year (52 weeks) ended January 30, 2026 results: revenue $10.9 billion, net income $426.3 million, EPS $1.93.
  - Period: fourth quarter (13 weeks) and fiscal year (52 weeks) ended January 30, 2026
  - Revenue: $10.9 billion
  - Net income: $426.3 million
  - EPS: $1.93
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG) today reported financial results for its fourth quarter (13 weeks) and fiscal year (52 weeks) ended January 30, 2026 (“fiscal 2025”). · Fourth Quarter Net Sales Increased 5.9% to $10.9 Billion
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/29534/000110465926026697/0001104659-26-026697-index.htm

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