DG vs TGT
Dollar General Corp. and Target Corp., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | DG | TGT |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $42.7B | $104.8B |
| Net income | $1.5B | $3.7B |
| Gross margin | 30.7% | 27.9% |
| Net margin | 3.5% | 3.5% |
| Return on equity | 19.0% | 24.0% |
| Diluted EPS | $6.85 | $8.13 |
| Dividend / share | $2.36 | $4.54 |
| Payout ratio | 34.4% | 55.4% |
| Free cash flow | $2.4B | $2.8B |
| Equity | $8.5B | $16.2B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.40× | 0.55× |
| Current ratio | 1.13× | 0.94× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 4.8% | 2.3% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | −10.6% | −3.2% |
TGT bills 2.5× the revenue of DG, and DG keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (3.5% against 3.5%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | DG | TGT |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $42.7B | $104.8B |
| FY2024 | $40.6B | $106.6B |
| FY2023 | $38.7B | $107.4B |
| FY2022 | $37.8B | $109.1B |
| FY2021 | $34.2B | $106.0B |
| FY2020 | $33.7B | $93.6B |
| FY2019 | $27.8B | $78.1B |
| FY2018 | $25.6B | $75.4B |
| FY2017 | $23.5B | $72.7B |
| FY2016 | $22.0B | $70.3B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | DG | TGT |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $1.5B | $3.7B |
| FY2024 | $1.1B | $4.1B |
| FY2023 | $1.7B | $4.1B |
| FY2022 | $2.4B | $2.8B |
| FY2021 | $2.4B | $6.9B |
| FY2020 | $2.7B | $4.4B |
| FY2019 | $1.7B | $3.3B |
| FY2018 | $1.6B | $2.9B |
| FY2017 | $1.5B | $2.9B |
| FY2016 | $1.3B | $2.7B |
17 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$62,055,631,000 | TGT |
| FY2024 | −$65,953,692,000 | TGT |
| FY2023 | −$68,720,391,000 | TGT |
| FY2022 | −$71,275,137,000 | TGT |
| FY2021 | −$71,784,551,000 | TGT |
| FY2020 | −$59,814,161,000 | TGT |
| FY2019 | −$50,358,027,000 | TGT |
| FY2018 | −$49,730,957,000 | TGT |
| FY2017 | −$49,243,033,000 | TGT |
| FY2016 | −$48,284,402,000 | TGT |
| FY2015 | −$53,416,438,000 | TGT |
| FY2014 | −$53,708,412,000 | TGT |
| FY2013 | −$53,774,833,000 | TGT |
| FY2012 | −$57,278,872,000 | TGT |
| FY2011 | −$55,057,812,000 | TGT |
| FY2010 | −$54,355,000,000 | TGT |
| FY2009 | −$53,560,620,000 | TGT |
TGT has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 17 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
17 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
6 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +0.0 pp | DG |
| FY2024 | −1.1 pp | TGT |
| FY2023 | +0.4 pp | DG |
| FY2022 | +3.8 pp | DG |
| FY2021 | +0.5 pp | DG |
| FY2020 | +3.2 pp | DG |
The higher net margin has changed hands between DG and TGT over this period.
6 of 16 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
DG's net margin has been more volatile than TGT's over the 6 comparable fiscal years — 1.9 percentage points of standard deviation against 1.2.
6 of 16 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between DG and TGT over these 6 fiscal years — DG led in 5 and TGT in 1.
6 of 16 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
TGT's return on equity has been more volatile than DG's over the 17 comparable fiscal years — 12.0 percentage points of standard deviation against 8.3.
17 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between DG and TGT over these 17 fiscal years — DG led in 7 and TGT in 10.
17 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.