Dollar General (DG) Change in Inventory (2010 - 2026)

Dollar General (DG) posted Change in Inventory of -$271.2 million for Q1 2026, down 297.41% on a QoQ basis from $137.4 million in Q4 2025, and up 28.21% year-over-year from -$211.5 million in Q1 2025.

Dollar General (DG) Change in Inventory (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Dollar General's Change in Inventory history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$271.2 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Change in Inventory rose 28.21% year-over-year to -$271.2 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was -$178.5 million (up 22.47% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at -$178.5 million, up 22.47% from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory was -$271.2 million for Q1 2026 at Dollar General, down from $137.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Change in Inventory topped out at $989.8 million in Q3 2022 and bottomed at -$377.7 million in Q1 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $114.5 million and a median of $80.2 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Change in Inventory.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Change in Inventory jumped 497.05% — and 2023, when it sank 156.43%.
  • Dollar General's Change in Inventory stood at $356.7 million in 2022, then slumped by 143.56% to -$155.4 million in 2023, then jumped by 179.89% to $124.1 million in 2024, then increased by 10.65% to $137.4 million in 2025, then plunged by 297.41% to -$271.2 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows DG's Change in Inventory at -$271.2 million in Q1 2026, $137.4 million in Q4 2025, and $80.2 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Inventory (Qtr)
1 Walmart 862.66 Bn 858.28 Bn 42.63 Bn 3.83 Bn
2 Costco Wholesale 410.89 Bn 392.65 Bn 8.88 Bn -2.37 Bn
3 Target 61.06 Bn 57.53 Bn 7.38 Bn 13.00 Mn
4 Dollar General 25.36 Bn 24.22 Bn 3.32 Bn -271.18 Mn
5 Dollar Tree 22.75 Bn 21.75 Bn 1.83 Bn -24.10 Mn
6 BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings 11.75 Bn 11.72 Bn 1.03 Bn 112.79 Mn
7 Pricesmart 5.65 Bn 5.52 Bn 262.22 Mn -90,000.00
8 Bbb Foods 4.68 Bn 4.08 Bn 210.92 Mn 5.53 Mn
9 Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings 4.00 Bn 3.70 Bn 310.92 Mn -52.57 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 30, 2026 -271.18 Mn
Jan 30, 2026 -271.18 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 137.37 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 137.37 Mn
Aug 1, 2025 80.17 Mn
Aug 1, 2025 80.17 Mn
May 2, 2025 -124.84 Mn
May 2, 2025 -124.84 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 -377.72 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 -377.72 Mn
Nov 1, 2024 124.14 Mn
Nov 1, 2024 124.14 Mn
Aug 2, 2024 72.93 Mn
Aug 2, 2024 72.93 Mn
May 3, 2024 -49.56 Mn
May 3, 2024 -49.56 Mn
Feb 2, 2024 -362.55 Mn
Feb 2, 2024 -362.55 Mn
Nov 3, 2023 -155.39 Mn
Nov 3, 2023 -155.39 Mn