Dollar General (DG) closed at $134.35 on Oct 16, 2026, up 0.3% on the day. The stock is up 7.5% over the past month, up 7.7% over three months, up 1.6% year to date and up 26.9% over the past year. It trades 15.1% below its 52-week high of $158.23 and 41.9% above its 52-week low of $94.71. The close sits above its 50-day moving average ($124.42) and above its 200-day moving average ($126.32).
NextPick tracks DG in its Grocery & Retail basket alongside WMT, COST, TGT, KR and CASY. As of Oct 16, 2026, the basket's money-flow score is 34 (inflow), and the basket is up 4.4% over five sessions. Over the past month DG ranks 6th of 10 basket members by price change.
Over its last 8 reports the stock moved an average of 6.2% on the first trading day after earnings, beating the options-implied move in 2 of 8.
Over the last 8 reports, DG moved an average of 6.2% on the first trading day after earnings. The move beat the options-implied move in 2 of 8 reports.
Yes — the Oct 16, 2026 close of $134.35 is 6.4% above the 200-day average of $126.32.
DG closed 15.1% below its 52-week high of $158.23.
NextPick groups DG with WMT, COST, TGT, KR and CASY in its Grocery & Retail basket.
Dollar General Corporation, a discount retailer, provides various merchandise products in the southern, southwestern, midwestern, and eastern United States. It offers consumable products, including paper towels, bath tissues, paper dinnerware, trash and storage bags, disinfectants, and laundry products; packaged food, such as cereals, pasta, canned soups, canned meats, fruits and vegetables, condiments, spices, sugar, and flour; and perishables, including milk, eggs, bread, refrigerated and frozen food, beer, wine, and produce; candy, cookies, crackers, salty snacks, and carbonated beverages; over-the-counter medicines and personal care products including soap, body wash, shampoo, cosmetics, dental hygiene and foot care products; pet supplies and pet food; and tobacco products. The company also provides seasonal products comprising holiday items, toys, batteries, small electronics, greeting cards, stationery, prepaid phones and accessories, gardening supplies, hardware, automotive, and home office supplies; home products include kitchen supplies, cookware, small appliances, light bulbs, storage containers, frames, candles, craft supplies and kitchen, and bed and bath soft goods; and apparel products for infants, toddlers, girls, boys, women and men, as well as socks, underwear, disposable diapers, shoes and accessories. The company was formerly known as J.L. Turner & Son, Inc. and changed its name to Dollar General Corporation in 1968. Dollar General Corporation was founded in 1939 and is based in Goodlettsville, Tennessee.
