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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-101918"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DG"
cik: "0000029534"
company_name: "DOLLAR GENERAL CORP"
filed_at: "2026-08-27T10:57:04+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-27T11:00:05.990966+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

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

## Summary
- 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.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-101918
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DG
- cik: 0000029534
- company_name: DOLLAR GENERAL CORP
- filed_at: 2026-08-27T10:57:04+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/29534/000110465926101918/0001104659-26-101918-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/29534/000110465926101918/tm2623914d1_8k.htm

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