Dollar General reported first-quarter fiscal 2026 earnings of $2.00 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.89 and rising 12.4% from a year ago. Net sales grew 3.4% to $10,787 million, narrowly missing the $10,822 million consensus, while same-store sales improved 2% on higher traffic and average transaction amount. The company raised its full-year earnings per share guidance to $7.20-$7.45 from the prior $7.10-$7.35, maintaining net sales growth expectations of 3.7-4.2% and same-store sales growth of 2.2-2.7%. Shares have gained about 9.6% since the last earnings report, outperforming the S&P 500.
Dollar General CorporationDollar General beat Q1 earnings estimates and raised fiscal 2026 EPS guidance.
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