Growth Metrics

Dollar General (DG) Change in Inventory (2016 - 2026)

Dollar General's Change in Inventory history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at -$271.2 million for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Change in Inventory rose 28.21% year-over-year to -$271.2 million; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached -$178.5 million, up 22.47%, while the annual FY2026 figure was -$178.5 million, 22.47% up from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory reached -$271.2 million in Q1 2026 per DG's latest filing, down from $137.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Change in Inventory ranged from a high of $989.8 million in Q3 2022 to a low of -$377.7 million in Q1 2025.
  • Average Change in Inventory over 5 years is $114.5 million, with a median of $80.2 million recorded in 2025.
  • Peak YoY movement for Change in Inventory: surged 497.05% in 2022, then tumbled 156.43% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Change in Inventory shows it stood at $356.7 million in 2022, then plummeted by 143.56% to -$155.4 million in 2023, then skyrocketed by 179.89% to $124.1 million in 2024, then increased by 10.65% to $137.4 million in 2025, then tumbled by 297.41% to -$271.2 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for DG's Change in Inventory are -$271.2 million (Q1 2026), $137.4 million (Q4 2025), and $80.2 million (Q3 2025).