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Dollar General (MIL:1DGX) 10-Year Sharpe Ratio : N/A (As of Jan. 26, 2025)


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What is Dollar General 10-Year Sharpe Ratio?

The 10-Year Sharpe Ratio measures the additional return that an investor receives per unit of increase in risk over the past ten years. As of today (2025-01-26), Dollar General's 10-Year Sharpe Ratio is Not available.


Competitive Comparison of Dollar General's 10-Year Sharpe Ratio

For the Discount Stores subindustry, Dollar General's 10-Year Sharpe Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 10-Year Sharpe Ratio data, can be viewed below:

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Dollar General's 10-Year Sharpe Ratio Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Dollar General's 10-Year Sharpe Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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Dollar General 10-Year Sharpe Ratio Calculation

The 10-Year Sharpe Ratio measures the performance of an investment such as a stock or portfolio compared to a risk-free asset in the last ten years. A stock / portfolio's 10-Year Sharpe Ratio can be calculated by dividing the difference between the ten-year average monthly returns of the investment and the risk-free rate, by the standard deviation of the investment returns over the past ten years.


Dollar General  (MIL:1DGX) 10-Year Sharpe Ratio Explanation

The 10-Year Sharpe Ratio inidicates the risk-adjusted return of an investment over the past ten years. It is calculated as the annualized result of the average ten-year monthly excess returns divided by its standard deviation in the ten-year period. The monthly excess return is the monthly investment return minus the monthly risk-free rate (typically the 10-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate). If the risk-free rate for a specific region is not available, U.S. data is used by default.

The greater a portfolio's Sharpe Ratio, the better its risk-adjusted performance. A negative Sharpe Ratio means the risk-free rate is greater than the portfolio’s historical or projected return, or else the portfolio's return is expected to be negative.


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Dollar General Business Description

Address
100 Mission Ridge, Goodlettsville, TN, USA, 37072
With more than 20,000 locations, Dollar General's banner is nearly ubiquitous across the rural United States. Dollar General serves as a convenient shopping destination for fill-in store trips, with its value proposition most relevant to consumers in small communities with a dearth of shopping options. The retailer operates a frugal store of about 7,500 square feet and primarily offers an assortment of branded and private-label consumable items (80% of net sales) such as paper and cleaning products, packaged and perishable food, tobacco, and health and beauty items at low prices. Dollar General also offers a limited assortment of seasonal merchandise, home products, and apparel. The firm sells most items at a price point of $10 or less.

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