Dollar General Corp. Stock Climbs 5.1%, Outperforms Peers

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Shares of Dollar General Corp. rose 5.1% to $123.22 on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index remaining mostly unchanged at 7,413.18 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.5% to 52,210.08.

This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.

Dollar General Corp. closed 22.1% below its 52-week high of $158.23, which the company reached on February 26th.

The stock outperformed some of its peers, as Amazon.com Inc. fell 0.3% to $231.39, Walmart Inc. rose 2.1% to $111.74, and Costco Wholesale Corp. rose 1.77% to $951.58.

Trading volume totaled 2.5 million, compared to the 50-day average of 3.4 million.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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July 27, 2026 16:35 ET (20:35 GMT)