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title: "Dollar General Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day"
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description: "Dollar General (DG) shares fell 4.22% to $115.16, marking its fifth consecutive day of losses and closing 27.22% below its 52-week high. Despite the decline, DG outperformed competitors like Amazon, Walmart, and Costco during a broader market downturn where the S&P 500 and Dow Jones also dropped. Trading volume remained below the 50-day average."
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# Dollar General Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day

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Shares of Dollar General Corp. (DG) shed 4.22% to $115.16 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.21% to 7,408.30 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.97% to 51,711.65.

This was the stock's fifth consecutive day of losses.

Dollar General Corp. closed 27.22% below its 52-week high of $158.23, which the company achieved on February 26th.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) fell 4.57% to $233.66, Walmart Inc. (WMT) fell 0.85% to $108.40, and Costco Wholesale Corp. (COST) fell 0.13% to $926.06.

Trading volume (2.7 M) remained 875,072 below its 50-day average volume of 3.6 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled July 23, 2026.

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