Form 8-K · Current report
Dollar General 8-K, filed Aug 27, 2026
- Filed
- CIK
- 0000029534
- Accession no.
- 0001104659-26-101918
Summary
Dollar General reported fiscal 2026 second-quarter net sales up 5.2% to $11.3 billion, same-store sales up 3.5%, operating profit up 29.2% to $769.2 million, and diluted earnings per share up 33.3% to $2.48, with CEO Todd Vasos saying results exceeded expectations even before tariff-refund benefits. The company raised its fiscal 2026 guidance, declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.59 per share, and said it expects to resume share repurchases in the second half of the year.
Key points
- Net sales increased 5.2% to $11.3 billion, same-store sales increased 3.5%, operating profit increased 29.2% to $769.2 million, and diluted EPS increased 33.3% to $2.48 for the second quarter ended July 31, 2026.
- The board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.59 per share payable on or before October 20, 2026, to shareholders of record on October 6, 2026.
- Fiscal 2026 guidance was raised to net sales growth of about 4.0% to 4.3%, same-store sales growth of about 2.5% to 2.9%, and diluted EPS of about $7.80 to $8.00.
- Dollar General expects to resume share repurchases in the second half of fiscal 2026, with planned repurchases of up to $700 million and about 4,730 real estate projects, including roughly 450 new U.S. stores and 10 in Mexico.
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Items reported
- 2.02Results of Operations and Financial Condition
- 7.01Regulation FD Disclosure
- 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits
From the filing
ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION. On August 27, 2026, Dollar General Corporation (the “Company”) issued a news release regarding results of operations and financial condition for the fiscal 2026 second quarter (13 weeks) ended July 31, 2026. The news release is furnished as Exhibit 99 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference. The information contained within this Item 2.02, including the information in Exhibit 99, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. …
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