DOLLAR GENERAL CORP vs Macy's, Inc., two Discount Stores stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where DG and M diverge most: on revenue growth, DG reads +4.8% and M reads +0.6%; on fcf yield, DG reads 7.3% and M reads 24.5%. 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). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | DG | M |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $124.66 | $22.07 |
| Market cap | $27.6B | $5.8B |
| Sector | Discount Stores | Discount Stores |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| P/E | 16.2 | 8.1 |
| P/B | 2.97 | 1.17 |
| P/S | 0.63 | 0.25 |
| EV/EBITDA | 8.7 | 3.4 |
| Revenue growth | +4.8% | +0.6% |
| Gross margin | 32.6% | — |
| Operating margin | 6.8% | 4.8% |
| Net margin | 3.9% | 3.3% |
| Return on equity | 18.3% | 15.2% |
| Return on assets | 5.3% | 4.8% |
| Return on invested capital | 13.3% | 11.6% |
| FCF yield | 7.3% | 24.5% |
| Dividend yield | 1.9% | 3.3% |
| Debt / equity | 0.49 | 0.49 |
| Current ratio | 1.21 | 1.59 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 2.44 | 7.68 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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