Dollar General (DG) Tops Q2 Earnings and Revenue Estimates

Core Insights - Dollar General reported quarterly earnings of $1.86 per share, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.56 per share, and showing an increase from $1.7 per share a year ago, resulting in an earnings surprise of +19.23% [1] - The company achieved revenues of $10.73 billion for the quarter ended July 2025, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 0.47% and up from $10.21 billion year-over-year [2] - Dollar General's stock has increased approximately 46.7% since the beginning of the year, significantly outperforming the S&P 500's gain of 10.2% [3] Earnings Outlook - The future performance of Dollar General's stock will largely depend on management's commentary during the earnings call and the company's earnings outlook [4] - The current consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is $0.90 on revenues of $10.59 billion, and for the current fiscal year, it is $5.77 on revenues of $42.41 billion [7] Industry Context - The Retail - Discount Stores industry, to which Dollar General belongs, is currently ranked in the top 45% of over 250 Zacks industries, indicating a favorable outlook compared to the bottom 50% [8] - Empirical research suggests a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions, which can be tracked by investors [5]