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

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DateValue
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