DOLLAR GENERAL CORP vs DOLLAR TREE, INC., two Discount Stores stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where DG and DLTR diverge most: on return on equity, DG reads 18.3% and DLTR reads 47.1%; on p/b, DG reads 3.03 and DLTR reads 6.61. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What DG's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What DLTR'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 | DG | DLTR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $127.21 | $118.64 |
| Market cap | $28.2B | $22.6B |
| Sector | Discount Stores | Discount Stores |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| P/E | 16.5 | 14.5 |
| P/B | 3.03 | 6.61 |
| P/S | 0.65 | 1.13 |
| EV/EBITDA | 8.8 | 9.7 |
| Revenue growth | +4.8% | +8.2% |
| Gross margin | 32.6% | — |
| Operating margin | 6.8% | 14.1% |
| Net margin | 3.9% | 8.0% |
| Return on equity | 18.3% | 47.1% |
| Return on assets | 5.3% | 11.5% |
| Return on invested capital | 13.3% | 25.9% |
| FCF yield | 7.1% | 8.7% |
| Dividend yield | 1.9% | — |
| Debt / equity | 0.49 | 0.86 |
| Current ratio | 1.21 | 1.13 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 2.45 | 3.26 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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