Dollar General (DG) Cash from Operations (2010 - 2026)
Dollar General (DG) reported Cash from Operations of $780.52 million for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 19.3% from $967.7 million a year earlier but up 9.0% from the prior quarter.
Dollar General (DG) Cash from Operations (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jul 31, 2026, Dollar General's Cash from Operations came in at $3.32 billion, up 5.0% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 30, 2026), it came in at $3.63 billion, up 21.3% from FY2025.
- Cash from Operations has increased for three consecutive fiscal years, though with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -1.3% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Cash from Operations came in at $3 billion in FY2025 (+25.3%), $2.39 billion in FY2024 (+20.5%), $1.98 billion in FY2023 (-30.8%) and $2.87 billion in FY2022 (-26.1%).
- Five-year quarterly Cash from Operations spans a low of $191.12 million in fiscal Q1 2024 and a high of $1 billion in fiscal Q3 2026.
- Year over year, Cash from Operations gained in three of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 4.7%.
- The high point for year-over-year Cash from Operations in five years was fiscal Q1 2025 (growth of 247.3%); the low point was fiscal Q3 2023 (a decline of 67.0%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027 came in at $716.19 million (Q1 2027), $815.68 million (Q4 2026) and $1 billion (Q3 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Ops. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 824.47 Bn | 787.18 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 14.97 Bn |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 403.75 Bn | 333.05 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 3.45 Bn |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.36 Bn | 31.61 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 1.18 Bn |
| 4 | Kroger | 34.63 Bn | 20.79 Bn | 7.86 Bn | - |
| 5 | Dollar General | 26.38 Bn | 21.06 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 780.52 Mn |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.49 Bn | 20.48 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 384.07 Mn |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.40 Bn | 18.02 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 921.50 Mn |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 19.94 Bn | 19.74 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 431.00 Mn |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.33 Bn | 15.49 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 562.02 Mn |
| 10 | Performance Food | 14.29 Bn | 14.07 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 341.80 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 780.52 Mn |
| May 1, 2026 | 716.19 Mn |
| Jan 30, 2026 | 815.68 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 1.00 Bn |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 967.70 Mn |
| May 2, 2025 | 847.16 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 800.90 Mn |
| Nov 1, 2024 | 542.43 Mn |
| Aug 2, 2024 | 988.92 Mn |
| May 3, 2024 | 663.81 Mn |
| Feb 2, 2024 | 949.78 Mn |
| Nov 3, 2023 | 715.30 Mn |
| Aug 4, 2023 | 535.61 Mn |
| May 5, 2023 | 191.12 Mn |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 736.37 Mn |
| Oct 28, 2022 | 300.17 Mn |
| Jul 29, 2022 | 498.50 Mn |
| Apr 29, 2022 | 449.52 Mn |
| Jan 28, 2022 | 639.10 Mn |
| Oct 29, 2021 | 909.17 Mn |
Dollar General Cash from Operations 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=cash-from-operations&ticker=DG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-from-operations", "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=cash-from-operations&ticker=DG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();