--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0001104659-26-069198" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "DG" cik: "0000029534" company_name: "DOLLAR GENERAL CORP" filed_at: "2026-06-02T10:54:17+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-02T10:56:17.173316+00:00" event_type: "earnings" sentiment: "positive" materiality_score: 0.75 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # Dollar General Q1 EPS $2.00 beats expectations; raises FY2026 EPS guidance ## Summary - Net sales $10.8B (+3.4% YoY); same-store sales +2.0% driven by traffic and balanced categories. - Diluted EPS $2.00 vs $1.78 last year (+12.4%); operating profit $638.5M (+10.8%). - Updated FY2026 EPS guidance to $7.20-$7.45 (from $7.10-$7.35); effective tax rate ~24.5%. - Quarterly dividend declared at $0.59/share (unchanged), payable July 21 to holders of record July 7. - Real estate plan reaffirmed: ~4,730 projects including 450 new U.S. stores and 2,250 Project Elevate remodels. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0001104659-26-069198 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: DG - cik: 0000029534 - company_name: DOLLAR GENERAL CORP - filed_at: 2026-06-02T10:54:17+00:00 - event_type: earnings - sentiment: positive - materiality_score: 0.75 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75 - confidence: high - sec_items: 2.02, 5.07, 7.01, 9.01 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/29534/000110465926069198/0001104659-26-069198-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/29534/000110465926069198/tm2616084d1_8k.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-069198 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-069198.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-069198.txt ## Source-grounded claims - claim_id: 35a68cfc91557b42578fc706242f4525766f9f12 claim: DOLLAR GENERAL CORP reported the fiscal 2026 first quarter (13 weeks) ended May 1, 2026 results: revenue $10.8 billion, net income $444.1 million, EPS $2.00. Guidance reaffirmed. evidence_excerpt: (NYSE: DG) today reported financial results for its first quarter (13 weeks) ended May 1, 2026. First Quarter Fiscal Year 2026 Highlights · Net Sales Increased 3.4% to $10.8 Billion · Same-Store Sales Increased 2.0% · Operating Profit Increased 10.8% to $638.5 Million · Diluted Earnings Per Share (“EPS”) Increased 12.4% to $2.00 · Cash Flow From evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/29534/000110465926069198/0001104659-26-069198-index.htm - claim_id: 150a920585774c1c6b1a4c21fb5e792ab9fa6610 claim: DOLLAR GENERAL CORP shareholders approved Advisory vote on executive compensation (Say-on-Pay) at the 2026-05-28 meeting. evidence_excerpt: The resolution regarding the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement was approved on an advisory (non-binding) basis. The tabulation of votes on this matter was as follows: Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstaining Broker Non-Votes 160,040,421 21,835,901 865,014 15,020,306 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/29534/000110465926069198/0001104659-26-069198-index.htm - claim_id: 61a11e104edc89d88d5ea7d463acaf8d47d51c54 claim: DOLLAR GENERAL CORP shareholders rejected Shareholder proposal to reduce special meeting ownership threshold from 25% to 10% at the 2026-05-28 meeting. evidence_excerpt: A shareholder proposal asking the Board to take the steps necessary to reduce the minimum ownership percentage required to call a special shareholders’ meeting from 25% to 10% was not approved. The tabulation of votes on this matter was as follows: Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstaining Broker Non-Votes 77,346,353 105,002,151 392,832 15,020,306 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/29534/000110465926069198/0001104659-26-069198-index.htm - claim_id: a130ddcfd1edbd167a8c8c2508a41db5a2a377af claim: DOLLAR GENERAL CORP shareholders rejected Shareholder proposal to report on feasibility of adopting a comprehensive human rights policy at the 2026-05-28 meeting. evidence_excerpt: was not approved. The tabulation of votes on this matter was as follows: Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstaining Broker Non-Votes 53,033,609 128,843,194 864,533 15,020,306 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/29534/000110465926069198/0001104659-26-069198-index.htm - claim_id: e1a384cb2d760fd4500f7274d906f2aa12e0f4e6 claim: DOLLAR GENERAL CORP shareholders rejected Shareholder proposal to amend director resignation policy to require directors who do not receive a majority vote to leave within nine months at the 2026-05-28 meeting. evidence_excerpt: A shareholder proposal asking the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) to amend the director resignation policy to require directors who do not receive a majority vote in uncontested elections to leave the Board within nine months was not approved. The tabulation of votes on this matter was as follows: Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstaining Broker Non-Votes 28,164,688 154,045,190 531,458 15,020,306 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/29534/000110465926069198/0001104659-26-069198-index.htm - claim_id: e6d7bdcd236f4a2a1384cb1b6dedcfa7fcf8fdae claim: DOLLAR GENERAL CORP shareholders approved Ratification of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2026 at the 2026-05-28 meeting. evidence_excerpt: The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2026 was ratified. The tabulation of votes on this matter was as follows: Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstaining Broker Non-Votes 182,375,460 15,200,487 185,695 0 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/29534/000110465926069198/0001104659-26-069198-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. 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