Dollar General (DG) Capital Expenditures (2010 - 2026)
Dollar General's Capital Expenditures was $406.85 million in fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 1.0% from $402.99 million a year earlier and up 15.7% from the prior quarter.
Dollar General (DG) Capital Expenditures (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Dollar General's Capital Expenditures was $1.31 billion through Jul 31, 2026, down 0.2% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 30, 2026), it was $1.24 billion, down 5.2% from FY2025.
- Capital Expenditures shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 3.8% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Capital Expenditures was $1.31 billion in FY2025 (-23.0%), $1.7 billion in FY2024 (+8.9%), $1.56 billion in FY2023 (+45.8%) and $1.07 billion in FY2022 (+4.1%).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure marks the highest quarterly Capital Expenditures since fiscal Q4 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Capital Expenditures was higher in three of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 8.8%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Capital Expenditures over five years was fiscal Q4 2023 (growth of 65.7%); the worst was fiscal Q4 2025 (a decline of 40.7%).
- Per Business Quant data, DG's Capital Expenditures in the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027 was $351.61 million (Q1 2027), $233.7 million (Q4 2026) and $313.54 million (Q3 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Capex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 862.64 Bn | 825.34 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 7.50 Bn |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 409.33 Bn | 338.62 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 1.41 Bn |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.65 Bn | 31.90 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 239.00 Mn |
| 4 | Kroger | 35.26 Bn | 21.42 Bn | 7.86 Bn | - |
| 5 | Dollar General | 27.43 Bn | 22.11 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 406.85 Mn |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.41 Bn | 20.40 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 194.40 Mn |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.77 Bn | 18.40 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 246.30 Mn |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 20.27 Bn | 20.06 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 76.00 Mn |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.74 Bn | 15.90 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 233.10 Mn |
| 10 | Performance Food | 14.36 Bn | 14.14 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 118.20 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 406.85 Mn |
| May 1, 2026 | 351.61 Mn |
| Jan 30, 2026 | 233.70 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 313.54 Mn |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 402.99 Mn |
| May 2, 2025 | 290.93 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 272.79 Mn |
| Nov 1, 2024 | 341.41 Mn |
| Aug 2, 2024 | 353.71 Mn |
| May 3, 2024 | 341.98 Mn |
| Feb 2, 2024 | 459.72 Mn |
| Nov 3, 2023 | 472.57 Mn |
| Aug 4, 2023 | 404.79 Mn |
| May 5, 2023 | 363.14 Mn |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 482.37 Mn |
| Oct 28, 2022 | 419.42 Mn |
| Jul 29, 2022 | 377.20 Mn |
| Apr 29, 2022 | 281.58 Mn |
| Jan 28, 2022 | 291.05 Mn |
| Oct 29, 2021 | 260.94 Mn |
Dollar General Capital Expenditures API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=DG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "capital-expenditures", "ticker": "DG", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=DG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();