What is DG's five-year median P/E?

The median, or middle weekly reading, is 18.8× over the last five years. Available history contains 533 weekly observations from Aug 8, 2016 to Oct 19, 2026.

Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?

No. The rank describes a stock’s own history. Changes in growth, financial risk and the business can change the multiple investors pay. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the previous twelve months.

Dollar General (DG) P/E ratio history

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As of Oct 22, 2026

DG's P/E of 17.2x is lower than 65% of its available weekly readings from the last five years.

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P/E at year-end

Last weekly reading of each completed year. Rank runs from lowest (0%) to highest (100%) within the five years available on that date.

DG year-end valuation history
Reading date	P/E	5-year rank
Dec 29, 2025	23.6×	86%
Dec 30, 2024	12.3×	6%
Dec 25, 2023	15.6×	9%
Dec 26, 2022	24.0×	70%
Dec 27, 2021	23.1×	77%
Dec 28, 2020	20.8×	58%
Dec 30, 2019	24.3×	90%
Dec 31, 2018	16.1×	14%
Dec 25, 2017	20.6×	95%
Dec 26, 2016	17.4×	Short history

Peers on the same measure

Stock	P/E	5-year rank
COSTCostco	48.1×	53%
DLTRDollar Tree	15.4×	19%
TGTTarget Corporation	15.8×	46%
BF-BBrown–Forman	18.2×	34%

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What is DG's current P/E?: DG's P/E of 17.2x is lower than 65% of its available weekly readings from the last five years.
What is DG's five-year median P/E?: The median, or middle weekly reading, is 18.8× over the last five years. Available history contains 533 weekly observations from Aug 8, 2016 to Oct 19, 2026.
Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?: No. The rank describes a stock’s own history. Changes in growth, financial risk and the business can change the multiple investors pay. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the previous twelve months.