Dollar General (DG) stock jumped 4.8% in premarket trading after the discount retailer reported holiday sales above estimates but a mixed outlook for the year.
Retailers, including Walmart (WMT) and Target (TGT), have largely issued more cautious forecasts for the year as they navigate new tariffs and a still-inflation-weary consumer.
For the quarter, Reuters reported that Dollar General posted annual same-store sales growth between 1.2% and 2.2%, compared with analysts’ expectations for a 1.82% rise, according to data compiled by LSEG. Dollar General’s 2025 earnings per share outlook came in at $5.10 to $5.80, below analysts’ average estimate of $5.85.
