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DOLLAR GENERAL CORP

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CIK 29534 · SEC filings only

Not gradedDividend record
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11 dividend record entries

Dividend record — shown as history, not graded

A declared dividend is a reported fact, not a promise we grade. Here's the record — raises, holds, and cuts — each linked to its source filing.

Dividend record

11 declarations · 2 raised · 7 held · 0 cut · held 9 quarters

  1. HELD$0.2600/shperiod ended 2017-12-05Filing ↗
  2. HELD$0.2600/shperiod ended 2017-08-30Filing ↗
  3. HELD$0.2600/shperiod ended 2017-05-31Filing ↗
  4. RAISED$0.2600/shperiod ended 2017-03-15Filing ↗
  5. HELD$0.2500/shperiod ended 2016-11-30Filing ↗
  6. HELD$0.2500/shperiod ended 2016-08-24Filing ↗
  7. HELD$0.2500/shperiod ended 2016-05-24Filing ↗
  8. RAISED$0.2500/shperiod ended 2016-03-08Filing ↗
  9. HELD$0.2200/shperiod ended 2015-12-02Filing ↗
  10. INITIATED$0.2200/shperiod ended 2015-08-26Filing ↗
  11. INITIATED$0.7525/shperiod ended 2009-10-02Filing ↗
Descriptive dividend record — every entry links to its source filing. Not graded (a declared dividend is a reported fact, not a promise). Full methodology →
A+Buyback record
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4 resolved promises

Resolved promises

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Open promises (5)

Open · buyback authorization

the Company’s Board of Directors increased the authorization under the share repurchase program by $2.0 billion

unresolved — no outcome on file$2.00Breceipt →
Open · buyback authorization

Share repurchases of approximately $2.2 billion

unresolved — no outcome on file$2.20Breceipt →
Open · buyback authorization

Share repurchases of approximately $2.4 billion

unresolved — no outcome on file$2.40Breceipt →
Open · buyback authorization

the Company’s Board of Directors increased the authorization under the share repurchase program by $2.0 billion

unresolved — no outcome on file$2.0000receipt →
Open · buyback authorization

Share repurchases of approximately $500 million

unresolved — no outcome on file$500.0Mreceipt →

Credibility timeline

KEPT · Mar 23, 2018KEPT · Aug 26, 2021KEPT · Aug 25, 2022KEPT · Dec 1, 2022
20182022
Timeline as a list
  • Mar 23, 2018KEPTthe Company’s Board of Directors authorized an additional $1.0 billion for share repurchases, increasing the total authorization for future repurchases to $1.2 billion
  • Aug 26, 2021KEPTShare repurchases of approximately $1.0 billion
  • Aug 25, 2022KEPTThe total remaining authorization for future repurchases was $1.1 billion at the end of the first quarter of 2020
  • Dec 1, 2022KEPTincreased the authorization under the share repurchase program by $2.0 billion
4 resolved buyback promises · resolver resolver-v3 · score score-v1. Every verdict links to its source filing. Full methodology →
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6 resolved promises

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Guidance shown, not graded (25)

These are non-GAAP forecasts. There is no comparable GAAP figure in SEC XBRL to check them against, so we show what was said — with its source filing — but never score it.

  1. eps guidance fy · Mar 12, 2026
    Diluted EPS in the range of approximately $7.10 to $7.35
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
  2. eps guidance fy · Dec 4, 2025
    Diluted EPS of approximately $6.30 to $6.50
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
  3. eps guidance fy · Mar 13, 2025
    Diluted EPS in the range of approximately $5.10 to $5.80
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
  4. eps guidance fy · Dec 5, 2024
    Diluted EPS in the range of approximately $5.50 to $5.90
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
  5. eps guidance fy · May 30, 2024
    Diluted EPS in the range of approximately $6.80 to $7.55
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
  6. eps guidance q · May 30, 2024
    Diluted EPS in the range of $1.70 to $1.85
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
  7. eps guidance fy · Dec 7, 2023
    Diluted EPS in the range of approximately $7.10 to $7.60
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
  8. eps guidance fy · Aug 31, 2023
    Diluted EPS in the range of approximately $7.10 to $8.30
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
  9. eps guidance fy · Jun 1, 2023
    Diluted EPS in the range of an approximate 8% decline to flat
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
  10. eps guidance fy · Mar 16, 2023
    Diluted EPS growth in the range of approximately 4% to 6%
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
  11. eps guidance fy · Feb 23, 2023
    Diluted earnings per share growth in the range of approximately 4% - 6%
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
  12. eps guidance fy · Dec 2, 2021
    Diluted EPS in the range of $9.90 to $10.20
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
  13. eps guidance fy · Aug 26, 2021
    Diluted EPS in the range of $9.60 to $10.20
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
  14. eps guidance fy · May 27, 2021
    Diluted EPS in the range of $9.50 to $10.20
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
  15. eps guidance fy · Mar 18, 2021
    Diluted EPS in the range of $8.80 to $9.50
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
  16. eps guidance fy · May 28, 2020
    While the Company expects it will exceed the fiscal 2020 net sales, same-store sales and diluted EPS guidance that was issued on March 12, 2020
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
  17. eps guidance fy · May 30, 2019
    Diluted EPS in the range of $6.30 to $6.50
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
  18. eps guidance fy · Aug 30, 2018
    The Company is reiterating its diluted EPS guidance of $5.95 to $6.15 for fiscal year 2018
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
  19. eps guidance fy · May 31, 2018
    The Company expects fiscal year 2018 diluted EPS to be in the range of $5.95 to $6.15
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
  20. eps guidance fy · Dec 1, 2016
    The Company now forecasts diluted EPS growth for fiscal 2016 to be at the low end of the Company’s long-term growth model range of 10 percent to 15 percent.
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
  21. eps guidance q · Dec 3, 2015
    Fiscal 2015 fourth quarter diluted EPS is expected to be in the range of $1.23 to $1.28
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
  22. eps guidance fy · Dec 3, 2015
    For the fiscal year, diluted EPS is expected to be approximately $3.87 to $3.92
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
  23. eps guidance fy · Dec 3, 2015
    adjusted diluted EPS is expected to be $3.88 to $3.93
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
  24. eps guidance fy · Jun 2, 2015
    Diluted EPS for the fiscal year is expected to be approximately $3.85 to $3.95
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
  25. eps guidance fy · Dec 4, 2014
    Adjusted diluted EPS for the fiscal year is expected to be in the middle of the Company’s previous full year guidance range of $3.45 to $3.55
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗

Open promises (5) · 11 superseded

Open · revenue guidance fy

For the 2014 fiscal year, the Company expects total sales to increase by approximately 8.0 percent over the 2013 fiscal year

unresolved — no outcome on filereceipt →
Open · revenue guidance fy

The Company’s revised outlook for the 2015 fiscal year anticipates net sales to increase by approximately eight percent over the 2014 fiscal year

unresolved — no outcome on filereceipt →
Open · revenue guidance fy

Fiscal 2017 net sales growth of approximately seven percent

unresolved — no outcome on file$7.0000receipt →
Open · revenue guidance fy

While the Company expects it will exceed the fiscal 2020 net sales

unresolved — no outcome on filereceipt →
Open · revenue guidance fy

Net sales growth in the range of approximately 3.7% to 4.2%

resolves in ~198 daysreceipt →
Superseded · revenue guidance fy

Net sales growth in the range of approximately 3.4% to 4.4%

revised by a later guidancereceipt →
Superseded · revenue guidance fy

the Company’s net sales are forecasted to increase by approximately five to seven percent

revised by a later guidancereceipt →
Superseded · revenue guidance fy

The Company expects net sales to increase approximately 9%

revised by a later guidance$9.0000receipt →
Superseded · revenue guidance fy

Net sales growth of 0.5% to 1.5%

revised by a later guidancereceipt →
Superseded · revenue guidance fy

Net sales growth in the range of approximately 5.5% to 6%

revised by a later guidancereceipt →
Superseded · revenue guidance fy

Net sales growth in the range of approximately 3.5% to 5.0%

revised by a later guidancereceipt →
Superseded · revenue guidance fy

Net sales growth in the range of approximately 6.0% to 6.7%

revised by a later guidancereceipt →
Superseded · revenue guidance fy

Net sales in the range of a 2% decline to flat

revised by a later guidancereceipt →
Superseded · eps guidance fy

GAAP diluted EPS is forecasted to remain consistent with the prior guidance range of $4.25 to $4.50

revised by a later guidancereceipt →
Superseded · revenue guidance fy

Net sales growth in the range of 1.3% to 3.3%

revised by a later guidancereceipt →
Superseded · revenue guidance fy

Net sales in the range of a 1% decline to an increase of 1%

revised by a later guidancereceipt →

Credibility timeline

BEAT · Mar 23, 2018UNRESOLVABLE · Aug 30, 2018KEPT · Mar 19, 2020WITHDRAWN · May 28, 2020KEPT · Mar 18, 2022KEPT · Mar 25, 2024KEPT · Mar 21, 2025BEAT · Mar 20, 2026
20182026
Timeline as a list
  • Mar 23, 2018BEATThe Company has narrowed its fiscal 2017 GAAP diluted earnings per share to $4.37 to $4.47
  • Aug 30, 2018UNRESOLVABLEthe Company now expects net sales growth to be in the range of 9% to 9.3%
  • Mar 19, 2020KEPTNet sales growth of approximately 7%
  • May 28, 2020WITHDRAWNthe Company is not able to forecast the extent of such upside for the reasons mentioned above and accordingly is withdrawing the guidance issued on March 12, 2020
  • Mar 18, 2022KEPTNet sales growth of approximately 1.0% to 1.5%
  • Mar 25, 2024KEPTNet sales growth in the range of 1.5% to 2.5%
  • Mar 21, 2025KEPTNet sales growth in the range of approximately 4.8% to 5.1%
  • Mar 20, 2026BEATNet sales growth of approximately 4.7% to 4.9%
6 resolved guidance promises · 26dropped (couldn't be resolved on a consistent basis) · resolver resolver-v3 · score score-v1. Every verdict links to its source filing. Full methodology →