DOLLAR GENERAL CORP vs Five Below, Inc., two Discount Stores stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where DG and FIVE diverge most: on debt / equity, DG reads 0.49 and FIVE reads 0.00; on revenue growth, DG reads +4.8% and FIVE reads +25.7%. 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 FIVE'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 | FIVE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $124.66 | $244.66 |
| Market cap | $27.6B | $13.6B |
| Sector | Discount Stores | Discount Stores |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +23.9% |
| P/E | 16.2 | 21.9 |
| P/B | 2.97 | 5.48 |
| P/S | 0.63 | 2.55 |
| EV/EBITDA | 8.7 | 13.2 |
| Revenue growth | +4.8% | +25.7% |
| Gross margin | 32.6% | — |
| Operating margin | 6.8% | 21.8% |
| Net margin | 3.9% | 11.7% |
| Return on equity | 18.3% | 25.0% |
| Return on assets | 5.3% | 11.7% |
| Return on invested capital | 13.3% | 24.1% |
| FCF yield | 7.3% | 4.4% |
| Dividend yield | 1.9% | — |
| Debt / equity | 0.49 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 1.21 | 2.22 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 2.44 | 4.99 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 5 / 9 |
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