Basis: Latest reported fiscal year. Source: stored company filings and market data; unavailable inputs remain N/A.
The forward PE ratio is 17.82 as of Sunday, July 26, 2026.
Forward PE Ratio (17.82) = Close Price ($117.23) / Consensus Forward EPS ($6.58)
FORWARD PE RATIO
17.82
SECTOR MEDIAN · CONSUMER DEFENSIVE
17.29
median of 45 covered companies
CURRENT VS SECTOR MEDIAN
+3.07%
vs the sector median at left
Dollar General Corporation
Market Cap
$25.85B
Forward PE Ratio
17.82
| NAME | MARKET CAP | FORWARD PE RATIO |
|---|---|---|
| Dollar General Corporation (DG) | $25.85B | 17.82 |
| Bunge Global S.A. (BG)vs › | $23.58B | 12.91 |
| Dollar Tree, Inc. (DLTR)vs › | $23.15B | 20.92 |
| Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (CHD)vs › | $23.14B | 26.00 |
| Kellanova (K)vs › | $29.03B | 22.06 |
| The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (EL)vs › | $29.04B | 32.98 |
| Constellation Brands, Inc. (STZ)vs › | $22.23B | 11.18 |
| The Kraft Heinz Company (KHC)vs › | $30.44B | 12.47 |
| Tyson Foods, Inc. (TSN)vs › | $20.45B | 14.41 |
| General Mills, Inc. (GIS)vs › | $19.23B | 10.58 |
Trailing P/E
16.6
reported TTM EPS
Forward P/E
17.8
consensus next-FY EPS
The gap between the two multiples is the consensus growth expectation: analysts' forward EPS of $6.58 implies -6.9% EPS decline vs the reported trailing $7.07.
At today's $117.23 close, each upcoming fiscal year's consensus EPS implies a different multiple — how quickly the price is "paid down" by expected earnings if the estimates hold.
| Fiscal year end | Consensus EPS | Estimate range | Analysts | Implied P/E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027-01-30 | $7.37 | $7.12 – $7.55 | 26 | 15.9x |
| 2028-01-30 | $8.01 | $7.15 – $8.66 | 26 | 14.6x |
| 2029-01-30 | $8.82 | $7.65 – $10.06 | 11 | 13.3x |
Source: FMP analyst consensus estimates, refreshed with the daily precompute. "n/m" = the consensus EPS is not positive, so a multiple is undefined. There is no forward P/E history chart here because charting one would require the estimates as they stood in the past, which we do not store — see the trailing P/E history for how the realized multiple has moved.
PE Ratio = Share Price / Diluted EPS (TTM)
The price-to-earnings ratio measures how much investors pay for each dollar of trailing earnings. A lower PE can indicate a cheaper valuation; a higher PE implies higher growth expectations.
Expanded definitions: Investopedia, Wikipedia, Corporate Finance Institute
