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DG · CIK 29534 · LATEST FILING: 10-Q JUL '26 · FILED AUG 27, 2026
DOLLAR GENERAL CORPORATION
$134.36
+0.47 (+0.35%)
Close, Oct 16, 2026 · 52-week $95–158
Last fiscal year
DOLLAR GENERAL CORPORATION reported revenue of $42.7B for the year ended Jan 30, 2026 (FY25), up 5.2% from FY24. Net income was $1.5B, operating cash flow $3.6B and free cash flow $2.4B. Source: 10-K filed Mar 20, 2026.
Market cap
$29.6B
P/E
17.4
EV/EBITDA
10.2x
P/B
3.2
Div yield
1.76%
ROIC
14.1%
Revenue 1Y
5.2%/yr
EPS 1Y
34.1%/yr
Shares 1Y
+0.1%
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Median
Daily closes, split-adjusted · ratios at each fiscal year end
Company
CEOTodd J. Vasos
HQGoodlettsville, TN
AuditorErnst & Young LLP
Employees194,000
Year endsJanuary
Compounded growth & averages
10Y
5Y
3Y
TTM
Share price
6.9%
−8.8%
5.8%
29.3%
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Share price: yearly compound rate of the traded close; the last column is the past year.
Where the cash went · FY24–FY25
$3.6B deployed
Capex
$2.6B
71.1%
Dividends
$1.0B
28.9%
Operating cash flow over the period: $6.6B. Total debt changed by −$1.2B.
Growth engines
How much of the profit growth came from new investment, and how much from running the business better.
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Financials
Last 2 years · Upgrade to see 10 years · USD millions · each year opens its 10-K · FY25 = year ended Jan 30, 2026 · change vs previous year
Last 4 quarters · USD millions · quarter-end month shown · change vs same quarter a year earlier
TTM = the last four quarters, to Jul '26. Balance-sheet rows show that latest quarter. “—” where the quarters do not add up to the annual figures. No TTM for cash: our quarterly rows do not hold short-term investments yet, and annual cash includes them.
Income
Revenue
40,612
42,724+5.2%
43,638
YoY
+5.2%
Gross profit
12,017
13,100+9.0%
13,598
Gross margin
29.6%
30.7%+1.1 pp
—
Operating income
1,714
2,204+28.6%
2,440
Operating margin
4.2%
5.2%+0.9 pp
—
EBITDA
2,686
3,250+21.0%
—
EBITDA margin
6.6%
7.6%+1.0 pp
—
Interest expense
337
290−13.7%
—
Interest coverage
7.98x
11.19x+3.21x
—
Net income
1,125
1,512+34.4%
1,703
YoY
+34.4%
Net margin
2.8%
3.5%+0.8 pp
—
EPS (diluted, $)
5.11
6.85+34.1%
7.70
YoY
+34.1%
Balance sheet
Total assets
31,133
30,964−0.5%
32,167
Cash & short-term investments
933
1,139+22.1%
—
Inventory
6,711
6,332−5.7%
—
Net PP&E
6,209
6,399+3.0%
—
Other assets
17,279
17,095−1.1%
—
Total liabilities
23,719
22,452−5.3%
22,879
Accounts payable
3,833
4,052+5.7%
—
Total debt
5,719
4,566−20.2%
4,558
Other liabilities
14,167
13,834−2.3%
—
Shareholders’ equity
7,414
8,512+14.8%
9,289
Total liabilities = total assets − shareholders’ equity, so it includes minority interest where a company has one.
Cash flow statement · as filed
Cash from operations
2,996
3,634+21.3%
3,316
Net income
1,125
1,512+34.4%
—
Depreciation & amortization
972
1,046+7.7%
—
Stock-based compensation
59
91+55.7%
—
Working capital & other
840
984+17.1%
—
Cash from investing
(1,306)
(1,237)n/m
—
Capex
(1,310)
(1,241)n/m
—
PP&E sold
4
4+11.4%
—
Other investing
0
0.0n/m
—
Cash from financing
(1,294)
(2,191)n/m
—
Debt repaid
(770)
(1,677)n/m
—
Dividends
(519)
(520)n/m
—
Other financing
(5)
5n/m
—
Net change in cash
395
206−47.9%
—
Free cash flow (OCF − capex)
1,686
2,393+41.9%
2,011
Where the cash went
Operating cash flow
2,996
3,634+21.3%
3,316
Reinvested in the business
1,310
1,241−5.2%
—
% of operating cash flow
43.7%
34.1%
Capex
1,310
1,241−5.2%
1,306
Free cash flow
1,686
2,393+41.9%
2,011
YoY
+41.9%
Returned to shareholders
519
520+0.1%
—
% of free cash flow
30.8%
21.7%
Dividends
519
520+0.1%
—
Change in total debt
—
(1,153)
—
Cash left over
—
721
—
FCF conversion (FCF ÷ net income)
149.8%
158.3%+8.4 pp
—
Owner earnings
—
1,915
—
Owner earnings margin
—
4.5%
—
Returns & ratios
ROIC (all capital)
11.0%
14.1%+3.1 pp
—
ROIC (operating)
14.7%
19.1%+4.4 pp
—
Net debt / EBITDA
1.78x
1.05x−0.73x
—
Debt / equity
0.77x
0.54x−0.24x
—
ROE
15.2%
17.8%+2.6 pp
—
ROA
3.6%
4.9%+1.3 pp
—
ROCE
7.1%
9.2%+2.1 pp
—
NOPAT
1,340
1,696+26.6%
—
Invested capital (operating)
9,088
8,679−4.5%
—
Invested capital (all)
12,200
11,939−2.1%
—
Reinvestment rate
—
−24.1%
—
Inventory days
86
78−8 d
—
Days payable
49
50+1 d
—
Income
Oct '25
Jan '26
May '26
Jul '26
Revenue
10,649
10,911
10,787
11,290
vs year-ago quarter
Gross profit
3,184
3,322
3,410
3,681
Gross margin
29.9%
30.4%
31.6%
32.6%
Operating income
426
606
639
769
Net income
283
426
444
550
vs year-ago quarter
Net margin
2.7%
3.9%
4.1%
4.9%
EPS (diluted, $)
1.28
1.94
2.00
2.48
vs year-ago quarter
Balance sheet
Oct '25
Jan '26
May '26
Jul '26
Total assets
31,719
30,964
31,700
32,167
Cash & equivalents
1,241
1,139
1,353
1,590
Total debt
5,119
4,566
4,563
4,558
Shareholders’ equity
8,186
8,512
8,843
9,289
Cash flow
Oct '25
Jan '26
May '26
Jul '26
Operating cash flow
1,004
816
716
781
Capex
314
234
352
407
Free cash flow
690
582
365
374
vs year-ago quarter