Goodlettsville, Tennessee-based Dollar General Corporation (DG) operates as a discount retailer providing various merchandise products, including consumable products, laundry products, food & beverage, and more. With a market cap of approximately $22.5 billion, Dollar General operates thousands of retail stores across the U.S.
The retail giant is expected to announce its third-quarter results in early December. Ahead of the event, analysts expect DG to report a profit of $0.95 per share, up 6.7% from $0.89 per share reported in the year-ago quarter. The company has a mixed earnings surprise history. It has surpassed the Street’s bottom-line estimates thrice over the past four quarters while missing on one other occasion.
