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

Dollar General has reported Change in Inventory for 17 years, with the latest figure at -$271.2 million in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Change in Inventory rose 28.21% year-over-year to -$271.2 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at -$178.5 million (up 22.47% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was -$178.5 million, up 22.47% from the prior year.
• Change in Inventory for Q1 2026 stood at -$271.2 million, down from $137.4 million in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Change in Inventory was $989.8 million in Q3 2022, with the low at -$377.7 million in Q1 2025.
• Historically, Change in Inventory has averaged $114.5 million across 5 years, with a median of $80.2 million in 2025.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Change in Inventory jumped 497.05% — and 2023, when it slumped 156.43%.
• Dollar General's Change in Inventory stood at $356.7 million in 2022, then plunged by 143.56% to -$155.4 million in 2023, then surged by 179.89% to $124.1 million in 2024, then climbed by 10.65% to $137.4 million in 2025, then slumped by 297.41% to -$271.2 million in 2026.
• The last three Change in Inventory figures came in at -$271.2 million (Q1 2026), $137.4 million (Q4 2025), and $80.2 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.