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DG (Dollar General) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio : 0.76 (As of Jul. 08, 2025)


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What is Dollar General Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

As of today (2025-07-08), Dollar General's current share price is $112.69. Dollar General's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2025 was $148.14. Dollar General's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is 0.76.

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

DG' s Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.49   Med: 1.74   Max: 2.85
Current: 0.79

During the past years, Dollar General's highest Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio was 2.85. The lowest was 0.49. And the median was 1.74.

DG's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is ranked worse than
63.59% of 206 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 0.565 vs DG: 0.79

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 PS Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted revenue per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Dollar General's adjusted revenue per share data for the three months ended in Apr. 2025 was $47.407. Add all the adjusted revenue per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share, which is $148.14 for the trailing ten years ended in Apr. 2025.

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Dollar General Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Dollar General's Cyclically Adjusted PS 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 PS Ratio Chart

Dollar General Annual Data
Trend Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24 Jan25
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.34 2.11 2.02 1.02 0.49

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 PS 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 1.03 0.87 0.57 0.49 0.63

Competitive Comparison of Dollar General's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio

For the Discount Stores subindustry, Dollar General's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PS 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 PS Ratio Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

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

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


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Dollar General Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Calculation

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

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

Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share
=112.69/148.14
=0.76

* 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 Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2025 is calculated as:

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

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Apr. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Apr. 2025)
=47.407/135.3468*135.3468
=47.407

Current CPI (Apr. 2025) = 135.3468.

Dollar General Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201507 17.185 100.691 23.100
201510 17.299 100.346 23.333
201601 18.274 99.957 24.744
201604 18.348 100.947 24.601
201607 18.978 101.524 25.301
201610 18.913 101.988 25.099
201701 21.720 102.456 28.693
201704 20.383 103.167 26.741
201707 21.261 103.278 27.863
201710 21.634 104.070 28.136
201801 22.599 104.578 29.248
201804 22.719 105.708 29.089
201807 24.112 106.324 30.694
201810 24.169 106.695 30.659
201901 25.329 106.200 32.281
201904 25.448 107.818 31.945
201907 26.946 108.250 33.691
201910 27.130 108.577 33.819
202001 28.053 108.841 34.885
202004 33.311 108.173 41.679
202007 34.435 109.318 42.634
202010 32.922 109.861 40.560
202101 34.286 110.364 42.047
202104 34.960 112.673 41.995
202107 36.590 115.183 42.995
202110 36.397 116.696 42.214
202201 37.208 118.619 42.455
202204 38.114 121.978 42.291
202207 41.440 125.002 44.869
202210 41.936 125.734 45.142
202301 45.871 126.223 49.187
202304 42.447 127.992 44.886
202307 44.538 128.974 46.739
202310 44.104 129.810 45.985
202401 44.833 130.124 46.632
202404 45.053 132.289 46.094
202407 46.397 132.708 47.320
202410 46.289 133.182 47.041
202501 46.840 134.029 47.301
202504 47.407 135.347 47.407

Add all the adjusted revenue per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue 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 PS Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PS Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of revenue 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 PS Ratio should give similar results to regular PS Ratio.


Dollar General Cyclically Adjusted PS 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