Dollar General vs Target
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I put Dollar General and Target side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- Target is the larger business, with $104.8B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $42.7B for Dollar General, about 2.5 times as much.
- Dollar General grew revenue faster (5.2%, against −1.7%).
- Dollar General turned more of its sales into free cash flow (5.6% FCF margin, against 2.7%).
- Target earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (15.0%, against 13.8%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of Dollar General’s earnings: a P/E of 16.7x against 15.4x for Target.
Who comes out ahead
Of the 11 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
Dollar General
DG
7/11
Revenue growth5-year growthGross marginOperating marginFCF marginPiotroski F-scoreNet debt / EBITDA
Target
TGT
3/11
Return on capitalReturn on equityShare count change
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | DG FY25 | TGT FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $28.4B | $67.8B |
| Revenue | $42.7B | $104.8B |
| Free cash flow | $2.4B | $2.8B |
| Net income | $1.5B | $3.7B |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 5.2% | −1.7% |
| 5-year growth | 4.8% | 2.3% |
| Share count change | 0.4% | −1.3% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 30.7% | 27.9% |
| Operating margin | 5.2% | 4.9% |
| Net margin | 3.5% | 3.5% |
| FCF margin | 5.6% | 2.7% |
| Return on capital | 13.8% | 15.0% |
| Return on equity | 19.0% | 24.0% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $3.4B | $11.0B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.1x | 1.3x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $520M | $2.5B |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 16.7x | 15.4x |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 6 |
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Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.