Dollar General (DG) Debt Ratio (2011 - 2026)

Dollar General (DG) posted Debt Ratio of 0.15 for Q1 2026, down 8.63% on a QoQ basis from 0.16 in Q4 2025, and down 26.18% year-over-year from 0.2 in Q1 2025.

Dollar General (DG) Debt Ratio (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Dollar General's Debt Ratio history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.15 for 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 was 0.15 for Q1 2026 at Dollar General, down from 0.16 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Debt Ratio topped out at 0.24 in Q2 2023 and bottomed at 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 retreated 26.18%.
  • Dollar General's Debt Ratio stood at 0.21 in 2022, then grew by 13.79% to 0.23 in 2023, then decreased by 15.5% to 0.2 in 2024, then slipped by 18.41% to 0.16 in 2025, then declined by 8.63% to 0.15 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows DG's Debt Ratio at 0.15 in Q1 2026, 0.16 in Q4 2025, and 0.18 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Walmart 862.66 Bn 858.28 Bn 42.63 Bn 0.16
2 Costco Wholesale 410.89 Bn 392.65 Bn 8.88 Bn 0.07
3 Target 61.06 Bn 57.53 Bn 7.38 Bn 0.27
4 Dollar General 25.36 Bn 24.22 Bn 3.32 Bn 0.15
5 Dollar Tree 22.75 Bn 21.75 Bn 1.83 Bn 0.21
6 BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings 11.75 Bn 11.72 Bn 1.03 Bn 0.10
7 Pricesmart 5.65 Bn 5.52 Bn 262.22 Mn 0.05
8 Bbb Foods 4.68 Bn 4.08 Bn 210.92 Mn -
9 Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings 4.00 Bn 3.70 Bn 310.92 Mn 0.00

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Apr 30, 2021 0.16