07:07 AM EDT, 03/12/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Dollar General ( DG ) reported fiscal Q4 earnings Thursday of $1.93 per diluted share, up from $0.87 a year earlier.

Analysts polled by FactSet expected $1.62.

Net sales for the quarter ended Jan. 30 were $10.91 billion, compared with $10.3 billion a year earlier.

Analysts polled by FactSet expected $10.81 billion.

The company said it now expects fiscal 2026 EPS of $7.10 to $7.35.

Analysts polled by FactSet expect $7.17.

Net sales growth for the year is expected to be between 3.7% and 4.2%. Analysts expect sales of $44.41 billion.

The company's board maintained its quarterly dividend of $0.59 a share, payable on April 21 to

shareholders of record on April 7.

Dollar General ( DG ) shares were down 2.6% in recent premarket activity.