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Dollar General Corporation
DG · Dollar General Corporation · Consumer Staples
Up next day
3/12
25%
Fell despite growth
4/12
Good earnings ignored
Avg earnings move
±2.9%
typical swing on earnings
Price when beating
+0.2%
avg over 8 beats
Biggest single move
+7.0%
'24.5 · largest reaction
How this stock reacts to earnings
Traits seen across its recent earnings reactions
Even strong results barely move the stock
Up the next day 2 of 8 beats (25%)
Reaction is erratic and hard to predict
Avg +0.2% on a beat, -1.5% on a miss
vs Consumer Staples sector avg (46 peers)
This
-0.4%
Sector
+0.3%
Avg next-day reaction
Earnings number vs guidance — which drives it?
How often the beat/miss matched the actual price move
This stock reacts more to guidance & expectations than the reported number
Moved opposite to results 7 of last 12 times (58%)
6xBeat but fell
Even a beat sells off if guidance disappoints
1xMissed but rose
Even a miss rebounds if guidance reassures
Earnings timeline · tap a bar for that quarter
Aug 27Before open
'26.8 expectedEst. EPS $1.57
Quarter ended 5/2026
Reported 2026-06-02
Next-day move
-1.1%
After 5 days +2.9%
vs Consensus$1.88→$2.00+6.2% beat
EPS
$2.00
YoY +12%
Revenue
$10.8B
YoY +3%
Next-Q guidance
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N/A
Price around earnings
-30% dip before
Earnings trend · last 12 quarters
EPS$2.00YoY +12%
'23.8'26.5
Revenue$10.8BYoY +3%
'23.8'26.5
Price vs earnings · last 12 quarters
↑Up↓Down
Bad news out
weak · up ↑
2x17%
Met expectations
good · up ↑
1x8%
Disappointment
weak · down ↓
5x42%
Good earnings ignored
good · down ↓
4x33%
← ← Weak earningsStrong earnings → →
Weak earnings, price down — reacts honestly to earnings · 5 of 12q (42%)
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