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DG (Dollar General) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 3.80 (As of Jul. 01, 2025)


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What is Dollar General Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-07-01), Dollar General's current share price is $115.213. Dollar General's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2025 was $30.34. Dollar General's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 3.80.

The historical rank and industry rank for Dollar General's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

DG' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.33   Med: 6.46   Max: 10.86
Current: 3.77

During the past years, Dollar General's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 10.86. The lowest was 2.33. And the median was 6.46.

DG's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
72.92% of 240 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 1.68 vs DG: 3.77

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Dollar General's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Apr. 2025 was $35.006. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is $30.34 for the trailing ten years ended in Apr. 2025.

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Dollar General Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Dollar General's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Dollar General Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Dollar General Annual Data
Trend Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24 Jan25
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 9.13 8.68 8.86 4.73 2.39

Dollar General Quarterly Data
Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24 Jan25 Apr25
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.85 4.15 2.72 2.39 3.09

Competitive Comparison of Dollar General's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Discount Stores subindustry, Dollar General's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Dollar General's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Dollar General's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Dollar General's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.


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Dollar General Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

Dollar General's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=115.213/30.34
=3.80

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Dollar General's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, Dollar General's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Apr. 2025 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Apr. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Apr. 2025)
=35.006/135.3468*135.3468
=35.006

Current CPI (Apr. 2025) = 135.3468.

Dollar General Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201507 18.390 100.691 24.720
201510 18.367 100.346 24.773
201601 18.758 99.957 25.399
201604 18.988 100.947 25.459
201607 19.214 101.524 25.615
201610 19.408 101.988 25.756
201701 19.644 102.456 25.950
201704 20.162 103.167 26.451
201707 20.812 103.278 27.274
201710 21.152 104.070 27.509
201801 22.795 104.578 29.502
201804 23.308 105.708 29.843
201807 24.023 106.324 30.580
201810 24.178 106.695 30.671
201901 24.729 106.200 31.516
201904 25.444 107.818 31.940
201907 26.254 108.250 32.826
201910 26.113 108.577 32.551
202001 26.604 108.841 33.083
202004 28.641 108.173 35.836
202007 29.539 109.318 36.572
202010 28.512 109.861 35.126
202101 27.665 110.364 33.927
202104 26.460 112.673 31.785
202107 26.305 115.183 30.910
202110 26.714 116.696 30.984
202201 27.224 118.619 31.063
202204 26.263 121.978 29.141
202207 27.435 125.002 29.705
202210 27.256 125.734 29.340
202301 25.293 126.223 27.121
202304 27.060 127.992 28.615
202307 28.695 128.974 30.113
202310 29.394 129.810 30.648
202401 30.725 130.124 31.958
202404 31.834 132.289 32.570
202407 33.014 132.708 33.671
202410 33.453 133.182 33.997
202501 33.708 134.029 34.039
202504 35.006 135.347 35.006

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Dollar General  (NYSE:DG) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


Dollar General Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Related Terms

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Dollar General Business Description

Address
100 Mission Ridge, Goodlettsville, TN, USA, 37072
With more than 20,000 locations, Dollar General's banner is nearly ubiquitous across the rural United States. Dollar General serves as a convenient shopping destination for fill-in store trips, with its value proposition most relevant to consumers in small communities with a dearth of shopping options. The retailer operates a frugal store of about 7,500 square feet and primarily offers an assortment of branded and private-label consumable items (80% of net sales) such as paper and cleaning products, packaged food, and health and beauty items at low prices. Dollar General also offers a limited assortment of seasonal merchandise, home products, and apparel. The firm sells most items at a price point of $10 or less.
Executives
Emily C Taylor officer: EVP & Chief Merchandising Ofc 100 MISSION RIDGE, GOODLETTSVILLE TN 37072
Kathleen A Reardon officer: SVP & Chief People Officer 100 MISSION RIDGE, GOODLETTSVILLE TN 37072
Steven R Deckard officer: EVP, Growth & Emerging Mkts 100 MISSION RIDGE, GOODLETTSVILLE TN 37072
Roderick J West officer: EVP, Global Supply Chain 100 MISSION RIDGE, GOODLETTSVILLE TN 37072
Warren F Bryant director 1014 VINE ST, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Ralph Santana director 400 ATLANTIC STREET, SUITE 1500, STAMFORD CT 06901
Carman R Wenkoff officer: EVP & Chief Information Ofc 100 MISSION RIDGE, GOODLETTSVILLE TN 37072
David Rowland director C/O ACCENTURE, 161 N. CLARK STREET, CHICAGO IL 06061
Michael M Calbert director C/O DOLLAR GENERAL CORPORATION, 100 MISSION RIDGE, GOODLETTSVILLE TN 37072
Jeffery Owen officer: EVP, Store Operations C/O KIRKLAND'S, INC., 5310 MARYLAND WAY, BRENTWOOD TN 37027
Todd J Vasos officer: Div. Pres., Chief Merch. Ofc
Ana Maria Chadwick director 3001 SUMMER ST, STAMFORD CT 06926
Kelly Dilts officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer 6380 ROGERDALE, HOUSTON TX 77072
Timothy I Mcguire director 100 MISSION RIDGE, GOODLETTSVILLE TN 37072
John W Garratt officer: Interim CFO 100 MISSION RIDGE, GOODLETTSVILLE TN 37072