Dollar General (DG) Debt Ratio (2011 - 2026)
Dollar General's (DG) quarterly Debt Ratio came in at 0.15 in Q1 2026, down 26.18% YoY from 0.2 in Q1 2025, and down 8.63% on a QoQ basis from 0.16 in Q4 2025.
Dollar General (DG) Debt Ratio (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Dollar General (DG) has 16 years of Debt Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.15 in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Debt Ratio fell 26.18% year-over-year to 0.15 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 0.15 (down 26.18% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 0.15, down 26.18% from the prior year.
- Debt Ratio fell to 0.15 in Q1 2026, from 0.16 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Debt Ratio ranged from a high of 0.24 in Q2 2023 to a low of 0.15 in Q1 2026.
- A 5-year average of 0.2 and a median of 0.2 in 2025 frame the typical range for Debt Ratio.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Debt Ratio surged 51.84% — and 2026, when it dropped 26.18%.
- Tracing DG's Debt Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.21 in 2022, then advanced by 13.79% to 0.23 in 2023, then fell by 15.5% to 0.2 in 2024, then retreated by 18.41% to 0.16 in 2025, then slipped by 8.63% to 0.15 in 2026.
- The last three Debt Ratio figures came in at 0.15 (Q1 2026), 0.16 (Q4 2025), and 0.18 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 828.54 Bn | 817.81 Bn | 44.69 Bn | 0.16 |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 414.96 Bn | 394.96 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 0.07 |
| 3 | Target | 72.00 Bn | 68.46 Bn | 7.38 Bn | 0.27 |
| 4 | Dollar General | 26.64 Bn | 25.29 Bn | 3.41 Bn | 0.14 |
| 5 | Dollar Tree | 25.25 Bn | 24.24 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 0.21 |
| 6 | BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings | 11.76 Bn | 11.73 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 0.10 |
| 7 | Bbb Foods | 5.91 Bn | 5.23 Bn | 250.62 Mn | - |
| 8 | Pricesmart | 5.12 Bn | 4.80 Bn | 262.22 Mn | 0.10 |
| 9 | Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings | 4.56 Bn | 4.31 Bn | 275.96 Mn | 0.00 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 1, 2026 | 0.14 |
| Jan 30, 2026 | 0.15 |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 0.16 |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 0.18 |
| May 2, 2025 | 0.19 |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 0.20 |
| Nov 1, 2024 | 0.20 |
| Aug 2, 2024 | 0.22 |
| May 3, 2024 | 0.23 |
| Feb 2, 2024 | 0.23 |
| Nov 3, 2023 | 0.23 |
| Aug 4, 2023 | 0.24 |
| May 5, 2023 | 0.24 |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 0.24 |
| Oct 28, 2022 | 0.21 |
| Jul 29, 2022 | 0.18 |
| Apr 29, 2022 | 0.18 |
| Jan 28, 2022 | 0.16 |
| Oct 29, 2021 | 0.16 |
| Jul 30, 2021 | 0.16 |