Is DG halal?
Dollar General Corporation
Doubtful
No clear verdict is possible for Dollar General Corporation — data is insufficient or the case is contested in fiqh. As a precaution it is NOT included in the halal list.
Checked: 12 October 2026
Exchange
NYSE
Price
134.36
Day
+0.35%
Market cap
$28.07B
Industry
Discount Stores
Sector
Consumer Defensive
Manually identified reason
Automatic screening reads the industry label, not what's inside. This company's filings were checked by hand and a hidden prohibited activity was found:
Doubtful: tobacco (in nearly all stores) and beer/wine within 'consumables' — share not disclosed, may exceed 5%
What the company does
Dollar General runs more than 20,000 discount stores in rural and small-town America. Revenue comes from groceries, household goods and seasonal merchandise.
What was checked
The AAOIFI standard has four steps: business activity first, then three financial ratios. Fail one and the stock is not halal.
Business activity
Doubtful: tobacco (in nearly all stores) and beer/wine within 'consumables' — share not disclosed, may exceed 5%
Interest-bearing debt / market cap
limit 30%
18.5%
Pass
Cash & investments / market cap
limit 30%
6.4%
Pass
Non-compliant income / total revenue
limit 5%
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No data
In the lists
- In the S&P 500
- 0.04% weight · #312 of 503
- Held by funds
- Not held by any tracked fund
Superinvestors
SEC 13F, 2026 Q3. Up to 45 days delayed.Held by 4 superinvestors · Average reported price: $115.11
- Christopher BloomstranSemper Augustus$76.6M8.7%
- Richard PzenaPzena Investment Management$1.2B3.5%
- First Eagle Investment Management$1.0B0.9%
- Ruane Cunniff LP$252K0.0%
Exited this quarter: First Pacific Advisors
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