---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001157523-23-001801"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DG"
cik: "0000029534"
company_name: "DOLLAR GENERAL CORP"
filed_at: "2023-12-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-07T16:32:59.907608+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Dollar General Q3 EPS $1.26 vs $2.33 YoY; same-store sales -1.3%; reiterates FY23 guidance

## Summary
- Net sales $9.7B (+2.4%); same-store sales -1.3% driven by lower avg transaction.
- Operating profit $433.5M (-41.1%); Diluted EPS $1.26 (-45.9%).
- Gross margin 29.0% vs 30.5% due to higher shrink, lower markups, higher markdowns.
- Reiterated FY23 EPS guidance $7.10-$7.60; FY24 plans 800 new stores, 1,500 remodels.
- Declared $0.59/share quarterly dividend payable Jan 23, 2024 to holders of record Jan 9.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001157523-23-001801
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DG
- cik: 0000029534
- company_name: DOLLAR GENERAL CORP
- filed_at: 2023-12-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/29534/000115752323001801/0001157523-23-001801-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/29534/000115752323001801/a53867476.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  DOLLAR GENERAL CORP reported the fiscal 2023 third quarter (13 weeks) ended November 3, 2023 results: revenue $9.7 billion, net income $276.2 million, EPS $1.26. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: the fiscal 2023 third quarter (13 weeks) ended November 3, 2023
  - Revenue: $9.7 billion
  - Net income: $276.2 million
  - EPS: $1.26
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: 7, 2023--Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG) today reported financial results for its fiscal 2023 third quarter (13 weeks) ended November 3, 2023. Net Sales Increased 2.4% to $9.7 Billion Same-Store Sales Decreased 1.3% Operating Profit Decreased 41.1% to $433.5 Million Diluted Earnings Per Share (“EPS”) Decreased 45.9% to $1.26 Year-to-Date Cash Flows From
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/29534/000115752323001801/0001157523-23-001801-index.htm

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