Dollar General (DG) Capital Expenditures (2010 - 2026)
Dollar General (DG) posted Capital Expenditures of -$883.4 million for Q1 2026, down 381.74% on a QoQ basis from $313.5 million in Q4 2025, and down 1163.36% year-over-year from $83.1 million in Q1 2025.
Dollar General (DG) Capital Expenditures (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Dollar General's Capital Expenditures history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$883.4 million for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Capital Expenditures fell 1163.36% year-over-year to -$883.4 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was $124.1 million (up 36.4% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $124.1 million, up 36.4% from the prior year.
- Capital Expenditures was -$883.4 million for Q1 2026 at Dollar General, down from $313.5 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Capital Expenditures topped out at $1.7 billion in Q1 2024 and bottomed at -$927.5 million in Q1 2023.
- A 5-year average of $129.6 million and a median of $129.2 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Capital Expenditures.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Capital Expenditures jumped 87184.85% — and 2026, when it tumbled 1163.36%.
- Dollar General's Capital Expenditures stood at $939.2 million in 2022, then tumbled by 182.54% to -$775.2 million in 2023, then surged by 100.38% to $3.0 million in 2024, then soared by 10442.7% to $313.5 million in 2025, then tumbled by 381.74% to -$883.4 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows DG's Capital Expenditures at -$883.4 million in Q1 2026, $313.5 million in Q4 2025, and $564.8 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Capital Expenditures (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 862.66 Bn | 858.28 Bn | 42.63 Bn | 6.68 Bn |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 410.89 Bn | 392.65 Bn | 8.88 Bn | -1.29 Bn |
| 3 | Target | 61.06 Bn | 57.53 Bn | 7.38 Bn | 1.04 Bn |
| 4 | Dollar General | 25.36 Bn | 24.22 Bn | 3.32 Bn | -883.36 Mn |
| 5 | Dollar Tree | 22.75 Bn | 21.75 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 40.70 Mn |
| 6 | BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings | 11.75 Bn | 11.72 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 182.00 Mn |
| 7 | Pricesmart | 5.65 Bn | 5.52 Bn | 262.22 Mn | -83.53 Mn |
| 8 | Bbb Foods | 4.68 Bn | 4.08 Bn | 210.92 Mn | -404,122.20 |
| 9 | Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings | 4.00 Bn | 3.70 Bn | 310.92 Mn | 17.99 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 30, 2026 | -883.36 Mn |
| Jan 30, 2026 | -883.36 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 313.54 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 313.54 Mn |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 564.77 Mn |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 564.77 Mn |
| May 2, 2025 | 129.15 Mn |
| May 2, 2025 | 129.15 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 83.07 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 83.07 Mn |
| Nov 1, 2024 | 2.97 Mn |
| Nov 1, 2024 | 2.97 Mn |
| Aug 2, 2024 | -337.04 Mn |
| Aug 2, 2024 | -337.04 Mn |
| May 3, 2024 | 341.98 Mn |
| May 3, 2024 | 341.98 Mn |
| Feb 2, 2024 | 1.71 Bn |
| Feb 2, 2024 | 1.71 Bn |
| Nov 3, 2023 | -775.17 Mn |
| Nov 3, 2023 | -775.17 Mn |