Dollar General (DG) Capital Expenditures (2010 - 2026)

Dollar General (DG) reported Capital Expenditures of $233.7 million for Q1 2026, down 14.33% on a YoY basis from $272.8 million in Q1 2025, and down 73.75% quarter-over-quarter from $890.2 million in Q4 2025.

Dollar General (DG) Capital Expenditures (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Dollar General has reported Capital Expenditures for 17 years, with the latest figure at $233.7 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Capital Expenditures fell 14.33% year-over-year to $233.7 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at $1.2 billion (down 5.25% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was $1.2 billion, down 5.25% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures for Q1 2026 stood at $233.7 million, down from $890.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Capital Expenditures was $1.4 billion in Q1 2023, with the low at -$627.2 million in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Capital Expenditures has averaged $267.7 million across 5 years, with a median of $272.8 million in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Capital Expenditures plunged 4726.81% — and 2025, when it jumped 3579.9%.
  • Dollar General's Capital Expenditures stood at $13.6 million in 2022, then sank by 4726.81% to -$627.2 million in 2023, then soared by 245.62% to $913.4 million in 2024, then retreated by 2.54% to $890.2 million in 2025, then plunged by 73.75% to $233.7 million in 2026.
  • The last three Capital Expenditures figures came in at $233.7 million (Q1 2026), $890.2 million (Q4 2025), and -$11.9 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capital Expenditures (Qtr)
1 Walmart 948.87 Bn 944.49 Bn 42.63 Bn 6.68 Bn
2 Costco Wholesale 430.50 Bn 412.26 Bn 8.88 Bn 2.56 Bn
3 Target 57.41 Bn 53.87 Bn 7.38 Bn 1.04 Bn
4 Dollar General 24.07 Bn 22.93 Bn 3.32 Bn 233.70 Mn
5 Dollar Tree 22.05 Bn 21.05 Bn 1.83 Bn 252.50 Mn
6 BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings 11.52 Bn 11.49 Bn 1.03 Bn 182.00 Mn
7 Pricesmart 5.32 Bn 5.02 Bn 265.07 Mn 680,000.00
8 Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings 4.78 Bn 4.48 Bn 310.92 Mn 5.11 Mn
9 Bbb Foods 22.39 Mn -214.25 Mn 210.92 Mn -

Historic Data

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Jan 30, 2026 233.70 Mn
Jan 30, 2026 233.70 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 890.18 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 890.18 Mn
Aug 1, 2025 -11.87 Mn
Aug 1, 2025 -11.87 Mn
May 2, 2025 129.15 Mn
May 2, 2025 129.15 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 272.79 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 272.79 Mn
Nov 1, 2024 913.36 Mn
Nov 1, 2024 913.36 Mn
Aug 2, 2024 -218.24 Mn
Aug 2, 2024 -218.24 Mn
May 3, 2024 341.98 Mn
May 3, 2024 341.98 Mn
Feb 2, 2024 7.41 Mn
Feb 2, 2024 7.41 Mn
Nov 3, 2023 -627.21 Mn
Nov 3, 2023 -627.21 Mn