Dollar General Q2 EPS $2.48 (+33%) beats; raises FY26 EPS guidance to $7.80-8.00

DOLLAR GENERAL CORP

Net sales +5.2% to $11.3B; same-store sales +3.5%, fifth straight quarter of customer traffic growth.
Operating profit +29.2% to $769.2M; diluted EPS $2.48 vs $1.86, includes ~$0.25 tariff refund benefit.
Raises FY26 EPS guidance to $7.80-8.00 (prev $7.20-7.45); net sales growth 4.0-4.3% (prev 3.7-4.2%).
Declares $0.59/share quarterly dividend payable Oct 20 to record Oct 6; plans up to $700M share repurchases.
Opened 125 US stores in Q2; FY26 capex guidance $1.4-1.5B; inventories flat at $6.6B.

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