What is the market doing?
What the tape says about DG
Dollar General is +15% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +20%: 5.3 points behind the market.
+15%
1-year return · S&P 500 +20%
- vs 200-day average
- +2.7%
vs 200-day average · close to trend
- RSI (14)
- 64
RSI (14) · neutral
- Below its 52-week high
- 18%
Below its 52-week high
Details›
- Last close2026-09-08
- $127.87
- 1 monthS&P 500 −0.30%
- +0.31%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +20%
- +15%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +85%
- −42%
- vs 50-day average$121.31
- +5.4%
- 52-week high
- $155.50
- 52-week low
- $95.08
- Annualised volatility
- 43%
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | −2.8% |
| 2025 | +80% |
| 2024 | −43% |
| 2023 | −44% |
| 2022 | +5.6% |
| 2021 | +13% |
| 2020 | +36% |
| 2019 | +46% |
| 2018 | +18% |
| 2017 | +27% |
| Month | Years | Positive | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | 3 of 10 | −0.69% |
| Feb | 10 | 4 of 10 | −0.06% |
| Mar | 10 | 6 of 10 | +1.4% |
| Apr | 10 | 8 of 10 | +4.4% |
| May | 10 | 4 of 10 | −2.3% |
| Jun | 10 | 6 of 10 | +4.1% |
| Jul | 11 | 6 of 11 | +0.28% |
| Aug | 11 | 5 of 11 | −4.3% |
| Sep | 11 | 7 of 11 | −1.4% |
| Oct | 10 | 6 of 10 | +1.7% |
| Nov | 10 | 6 of 10 | +4.1% |
| Dec | 10 | 4 of 10 | +2.1% |
End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.
Consumer Defensive
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