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What is Dollar General Corp worth?

With the base-case assumptions below, a discounted cash flow model on Dollar General Corp's reported free cash flow gives $186.25 per share. The share price was $124.84 on September 25, 2026, 33% below that value.

Inputs from the filings

Free cash flow, fiscal 2025
$2.39B
Average free cash flow, last 5 years
$1.4B
Cash
$1.59B
balance sheet of July 31, 2026
Debt
$4.57B
balance sheet of July 31, 2026
Diluted shares, fiscal 2025
220,814,000
Revenue growth per year, last 5 years
4.8%

Three sets of assumptions

CaseGrowth yrs 1-5Growth yrs 6-10After year 10Discount rateValue per shareValue vs price
Bear0.0%1.0%2.0%10.0%$109.82-12%
Base5.0%4.0%2.5%9.0%$186.25+49%
Bull10.0%6.5%3.0%8.0%$328.95+163%

Sensitivity: base case value per share

Discount rate down the side, growth after year 10 across the top. Everything else as in the base case.

1.5%2.0%2.5%3.0%3.5%
7.0%$240.94$257.58$277.93$303.35$336.05
8.0%$200.17$210.96$223.72$239.03$257.73
9.0%$170.36$177.74$186.25$196.19$207.93
10.0%$147.63$152.88$158.83$165.62$173.47
11.0%$129.75$133.59$137.89$142.73$148.21

Where the presets come from

Base: years 1 to 5 grow at Dollar General Corp's revenue growth rate over the last 5 fiscal years (4.8% a year), held between -5% and 15%. Years 6 to 10 grow halfway between that and the long-run rate of 2.5%. Future cash is discounted at 9% a year.

Bear: 5 points less growth, 2% long-run growth, 10% discount rate. Bull: 5 points more growth (at most 25%), 3% long-run growth, 8% discount rate.

Value per share = (present value of 10 years of free cash flow + present value of everything after + cash - debt) / diluted shares.

This is a model run on assumptions, not a recommendation or a price target. Small changes in the discount rate or growth move the result a lot, as the table above shows. Change them yourself in the calculator.

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