Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. PSMT scored 50.8, DG scored 60.0 — DG leads.
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PSMT
PriceSmart, Inc.
Discount Stores · Quality-Growth
50.8
$168.88 · $5.2B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
9.2
DG leads
DG
Dollar General Corporation
Discount Stores · Quality-Growth
60
$127.23 · $28.1B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
CheapestDG16.5x
Fastest growthPSMT+10.2%
Strongest balance sheetPSMT0.24
Highest qualityPSMT64 / 100
Largest discount to fair valueDG-9%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Growth against the P/E multiple. Up and to the right is cheaper and faster — the quality-growth idea in one picture. Points beyond the axis are pinned to the edge and marked off-scale rather than allowed to compress everything else.
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
PSMT
stronger →← stronger
DG
64
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
62
79
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
60
26
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
59
PSMT is stronger on 2 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
PSMT
DG
$74mC-
FCF
$2.0bB
+10.2%B
Rev
+5.2%C+
0.24A-
D/E
1.70C
32.5xC
P/E
16.5xB+
1.83C+
PEG
1.55C+
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
PSMT
DG
229% above
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
9% below
~38%/yr
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
~2%/yr
-72%
1-yr DCF upside
+8%
-70%
5-yr DCF upside
+10%
-66%
10-yr DCF upside
+13%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
The companies
PSMTPriceSmart, Inc.
Discount Stores · $168.88 · beta 0.74
Why now
Discount Stores · market cap $5.2b. 15% off the 52-week high of $199.84. Revenue growing +10%, comfortably above the S&P median. 3 sell-side analysts publish a mean 1-yr target of $166.00 (implying -2% upside).
Moat
ROE 12% meets the long-run market sustainable threshold — solid but not differentiated; the durability comes from elsewhere.
Risk
Trailing P/E 32x sits well above the S&P median (~20x) — multiple compression is a real risk if revenue growth decelerates. Net margin 2.8% is thin — operating leverage cuts both ways; input-cost inflation or pricing pressure hits the bottom line first.
DGDollar General Corporation
Discount Stores · $127.23 · beta 0.23
Why now
Discount Stores · market cap $28.1b. 20% off the 52-week high of $158.23. 29 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $141.45 (implying +11% upside).
Moat
ROE 20% is above 15% — the equity base is compounding at a rate the market struggles to discount accurately. FCF converts 118% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash.
Risk
Net margin 3.9% is thin — operating leverage cuts both ways; input-cost inflation or pricing pressure hits the bottom line first.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
Generating verdict… typically 5–10 seconds
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Where PSMT and DG diverge
On the headline score the gap is 9.2 points in favor of DG. They get there differently, though — each leads on a different pillar, so the better pick depends on which you weight.
ValuePSMT 26.3 · DG 58.8DG +32.5
GrowthPSMT 78.5 · DG 59.6PSMT +18.9
QualityPSMT 63.6 · DG 61.6level
Pillars run 0–100. Value is judged against each company's own sector, so a Value score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.
Common questions
Is DG or PSMT the better stock?
DG scores higher: DG 60.0, PSMT 50.8 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
Where do DG and PSMT differ most?
The widest gap is value, where DG leads by 33 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. Neither name sweeps: they trade the lead across the three pillars, so the comparison is a trade-off rather than one being better on every measure.
How are DG and PSMT scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.