Best Buy Co Inc vs Dollar General Corp. — how do they compare? Best Buy Co Inc trades at $83.5 (market cap $17.37B), while Dollar General Corp. trades at $120 (market cap $27.00B). The key difference: Dollar General Corp. is the larger of the two by market cap, and Best Buy Co Inc pays the higher dividend (4.66%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| BBY | DG | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $17.37B | $27.00B |
Sector | Consumer Cyclical | Consumer Staples |
52-Week High | $90.17 | $156.26 |
52-Week Low | $55.52 | $95.94 |
Enterprise Value | $19.75B | $41.45B |
Dividend Yield | 4.66% | 1.93% |
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With $51.8 billion in fiscal 2022 sales, Best Buy is the largest pure-play consumer electronics retailer in the U.S., with roughly 10.6% share of the aggregate market and north of 40% share of offline sales, per our calculations, CTA industry, and Euromonitor data. The firm generates the bulk of its sales in-store, with mobile phones and tablets, computers, and appliances representing its three largest categories. Recent investments in e-commerce fulfillment, accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, have seen the U.S. e-commerce channel roughly double from prepandemic levels, with management estimating that it will represent a mid-30% proportion of sales moving forward.
Read more on BBY →A leading American discount retailer, Dollar General operates over 18,000 stores in 47 states, selling branded and private-label products across a wide variety of categories. In fiscal 2021, 77% of net sales came from consumables (including paper and cleaning products, packaged and perishable food, tobacco, and health and beauty items), 12% from seasonal merchandise (such as toys, greeting cards, decorations, and gardening supplies), 7% from home products (for example, kitchen supplies, small appliances, and cookware), and 4% from basic apparel. Stores average roughly 7,400 square feet, and about 75% of Dollar General locations are in towns of 20,000 or fewer people. The firm emphasizes value, with most of its items sold at everyday low prices of $5 or less.
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