DG’s worst drop since 2009 was 73%
Dollar General (DG) fell 73% from Oct 2022 to Jan 2025. It has not closed above that Oct 2022 peak since, 3.9 years later. Over the same years the S&P 500 fell as much as 34%.
That drop is milder than most. It ranks 506th of the 986 stocks PortfolioAutopsy tracks, counted from the deepest.
Drawdown from the last high, 2009 to now
How DG held up in each crash
| Crash | Years | DG | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dot-com bust | 2000–02 | not trading yet | −47.5% |
| Financial crisis | 2007–09 | not trading yet | −55.2% |
| COVID crash | 2020 | −18.4% | −33.7% |
| 2022 rate shock | 2022 | −27.6% | −24.5% |
Each number is the deepest fall from a high inside that window, using daily prices with dividends reinvested.
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What was DG’s maximum drawdown?
DG’s deepest fall since 2009 was 72.6%, from its high on October 28, 2022 to its low on January 17, 2025. The figure uses daily prices with dividends reinvested.
How long did DG take to recover?
It has not recovered yet. As of October 13, 2026 it sits 48.1% below that Oct 2022 high.
Was DG riskier than the S&P 500?
Over the same years, DG’s worst drop was 72.6% against 33.7% for the S&P 500 (SPY), and its worst 12 months were −57.2% against −19.7%.
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Daily adjusted closes from Yahoo Finance, November 16, 2009 through October 13, 2026, dividends reinvested. Historical facts, not a forecast and not investment advice.