Dollar General Corp. vs Mercadolibre Inc — how do they compare? Dollar General Corp. trades at $120 (market cap $26.49B), while Mercadolibre Inc trades at $1,930.01 (market cap $98.35B). The key difference: Mercadolibre Inc is far larger — about 3.7× Dollar General Corp.'s market cap, and Dollar General Corp. pays a 1.97% dividend while Mercadolibre Inc pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| DG | MELI | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $26.49B | $98.35B |
Sector | Consumer Staples | Consumer Cyclical |
52-Week High | $156.26 | $2.51K |
52-Week Low | $95.94 | $1.55K |
Enterprise Value | $40.93B | $106.00B |
Dividend Yield | 1.97% | — |
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Latest headlines on both assets
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.
Read more on DG →MercadoLibre runs the largest e-commerce marketplace in Latin America, connecting a network of more than 140 million active users and 1 million active sellers as of the end of 2021 across an 18-country footprint. The company also operates a host of complementary businesses, with shipping solutions (Mercado Envios), a payment and financing operation (Mercado Pago), advertisements (Mercado Clics), classifieds, and a turnkey e-commerce solution (Mercado Shops) rounding out its arsenal. MercadoLibre generates revenue from final value fees, advertising royalties, payment processing, insertion fees, subscription fees, and interest income from consumer and small-business lending.
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