What is DG's five-year median EV/EBITDA?

The median, or middle weekly reading, is 10.8× 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) valuation history

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As of Oct 22, 2026

DG's EV/EBITDA of 9.1x is lower than 75% of its available weekly readings from the last five years.

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EV/EBITDA 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	EV/EBITDA	5-year rank
Dec 29, 2025	11.7×	50%
Dec 30, 2024	7.4×	2%
Dec 25, 2023	10.2×	7%
Dec 26, 2022	15.7×	77%
Dec 27, 2021	15.0×	77%
Dec 28, 2020	13.7×	63%
Dec 30, 2019	15.7×	90%
Dec 31, 2018	12.4×	88%
Dec 25, 2017	11.3×	95%
Dec 26, 2016	9.9×	Short history

Peers on the same measure

Stock	EV/EBITDA	5-year rank
COSTCostco	29.8×	56%
DLTRDollar Tree	Unavailable	Unranked
TGTTarget Corporation	8.8×	38%
BF-BBrown–Forman	13.6×	29%

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What is DG's current EV/EBITDA?: DG's EV/EBITDA of 9.1x is lower than 75% of its available weekly readings from the last five years.
What is DG's five-year median EV/EBITDA?: The median, or middle weekly reading, is 10.8× 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.