Dollar General Dividends
| DG Stock | USD 142.65 0.51 0.36% |
The Dollar General's current Dividends Paid is estimated to increase to about 543.9 M, while Dividend Yield is projected to decrease to 0.01. Dollar General's past performance could be the main factor of why investors trade Dollar General stock today. Investors should clearly understand every aspect of the Dollar General dividend schedule, including its future sustainability, and how it might impact an overall investment strategy. This tool is helpful to digest Dollar General's dividend schedule and payout information. Dollar General dividends can also provide a clue to the current valuation of Dollar General.
| Last Reported | Projected for Next Year | ||
| Dividends Paid | 518 M | 543.9 M | |
| Dividend Yield | 0.02 | 0.01 | |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 0.31 | 0.19 | |
| Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio | (2.02) | (4.89) |
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Investing in dividend-paying stocks, such as Dollar General is one of the few strategies that are good for long-term investment. Ex-dividend dates are significant because investors in Dollar General must own a stock before its ex-dividend date to receive its next dividend.
Dollar General Dividends Paid Over Time
Today, most investors in Dollar General Stock are looking for potential investment opportunities by analyzing not only static indicators but also various Dollar General's growth ratios. Consistent increases or decreases in fundamental ratios usually indicate a possible pattern that can be successfully translated into profits. However, when comparing two companies, knowing each company's dividends paid growth rates may not be enough to decide which company is a better investment. That's why investors frequently use a static breakdown of Dollar General dividends paid as a starting point in their analysis.
The total amount of dividends that a company has paid out to its shareholders over a specific period. Dividends Paid |
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Dollar General Historical Dividend Yield Growth
A solid dividend growth pattern of Dollar General could indicate future dividend growth is likely, which can signal long-term profitability for Dollar General. When investors calculate the dividend yield growth rate, they can use any interval of time they wish. They may also calculate the dividend yield growth rate using the least-squares method or simply take an annualized figure over a given time period. Dividend Yield is Dollar General dividend as a percentage of Dollar General stock price. Dollar General dividend yield is a measure of Dollar General stock productivity, which can be interpreted as interest rate earned on an Dollar General investment. A financial ratio that shows how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its stock price, calculated as annual dividends per share divided by price per share. Dividend Yield |
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Recent Dollar General Dividends Paid (per share)
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Dollar General Expected Dividend Income Per Share
Dividend payment represents part of Dollar General's profit that is distributed to its stockholders. It is considered income for that tax year rather than a capital gain. In other words, a dividend is a prize given to shareholders for investing in Dollar General. Dollar General's board of directors can pay out dividends at a planned frequency, such as monthly or quarterly.
$1.5 Bottom Scenario | $1.53 | $1.56 Top Scenario |
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Dollar General expected dividend income per share adjusted for ongoing price standard deviation
Dollar General Past Distributions to stockholders
A dividend is the distribution of a portion of Dollar General earnings, decided and managed by the Dollar Generals board of directors and paid to a class of its shareholders. Note, announcements of dividend payouts are generally accompanied by a proportional increase or decrease in a company's stock price. Dollar General dividend payments follow a chronological order of events, and the associated dates are important to determine the shareholders who qualify for receiving the dividend payment.
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Is Dollar General's industry expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of Dollar General. If investors know Dollar will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about Dollar General listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth (0.39) | Dividend Share 2.36 | Earnings Share 7.54 | Revenue Per Share 176.34 | Quarterly Revenue Growth (0.03) |
The market value of Dollar General is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Dollar that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Dollar General's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Dollar General's true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because Dollar General's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Dollar General's underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between Dollar General's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Dollar General is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Dollar General's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.