Dollar General (DG) reported $10.65 billion in revenue for the quarter ended October 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 4.6%. EPS of $1.28 for the same period compares to $0.89 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $10.61 billion, representing a surprise of +0.33%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +39.13%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.92.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Dollar General performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:- Ending store count: 20,901 versus the 20-analyst average estimate of 20,897.
- Total selling square footage: 158.91 Msq ft versus the 20-analyst average estimate of 159.25 Msq ft.
- Same-Store Sales growth: 2.5% versus 2.4% estimated by 19 analysts on average.
- New store openings: 196 versus 167 estimated by 17 analysts on average.
- Store closings: 41 versus 21 estimated by 15 analysts on average.
- Net sales per square foot: $67.02 compared to the $66.67 average estimate based on 15 analysts.
- Net Sales Per Store: $0.51 million versus the 13-analyst average estimate of $0.51 million.
- Net Sales by Category- Consumables: $8.82 billion versus $8.82 billion estimated by nine analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +4.5% change.
- Net Sales by Category- Seasonal: $992.23 million versus the seven-analyst average estimate of $980.71 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +5.5%.
- Net Sales by Category- Home products: $550.72 million versus $547.23 million estimated by seven analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +5.4% change.
- Net Sales by Category- Apparel: $281.91 million versus $285.13 million estimated by seven analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +2.5% change.
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