Dollar General Lifts Outlook While CEO Warns Tariffs Already Pushing Prices Up

Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG) shares traded higher Thursday after the discount retailer reported stronger-than-expected second-quarter fiscal 2025 results and raised its full-year guidance.

The stock reversed its earlier gains and is now trading almost 4% lower.

The company posted net sales of $10.72 billion, up 5.1% year-over-year, slightly ahead of the consensus estimate of $10.69 billion.

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The increase was driven by contributions from new stores and a 2.8% rise in same-store sales, which reflected a 1.5% gain in customer traffic and a 1.2% increase in average transaction size.

Growth was seen across consumables, seasonal goods, home products, and apparel.

Gross margin expanded to 31.3% from ...