DILLARD’S, INC. vs DOLLAR GENERAL CORP, two Discount Stores stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where DDS and DG diverge most: on debt / equity, DDS reads 0.00 and DG reads 0.52; on revenue growth, DDS reads +0.9% and DG reads +4.7%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What DDS's price implies is a somewhat stretched bet versus history (whole-company basis). What DG's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | DDS | DG |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $569.18 | $117.19 |
| Market cap | $8.9B | $26.0B |
| Sector | Discount Stores | Discount Stores |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +7.4% | — |
| P/E | 13.5 | 16.6 |
| P/B | 4.39 | 2.94 |
| P/S | 1.35 | 0.60 |
| EV/EBITDA | 43.4 | 8.8 |
| Revenue growth | +0.9% | +4.7% |
| Gross margin | 43.9% | 31.6% |
| Operating margin | — | 5.9% |
| Net margin | 9.9% | 3.6% |
| Return on equity | 32.4% | 17.7% |
| Return on assets | 15.9% | 4.9% |
| Return on invested capital | — | 12.7% |
| FCF yield | 8.5% | 8.5% |
| Dividend yield | 5.5% | 2.0% |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.52 |
| Current ratio | 2.37 | 1.17 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 10.00 | 2.36 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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