Dollar General (DG) Debt Ratio (2011 - 2026)
Dollar General's (DG) Debt Ratio stood at 0.14 in fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 21.7% from 0.18 a year earlier and down 1.6% from the prior quarter.
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Dollar General (DG) Debt Ratio (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jan 30, 2026), Dollar General's Debt Ratio came in at 0.15, down 26.2% from FY2025.
- Annual Debt Ratio has declined for three straight fiscal years.
- Across earlier fiscal years, Debt Ratio came in at 0.20 in FY2025 (-11.8%), 0.23 in FY2024 (-5.7%), 0.24 in FY2023 (+52.1%) and 0.16 in FY2022 (-0.8%).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure is the lowest quarterly Debt Ratio since fiscal Q4 2020.
- On a year-over-year basis, Debt Ratio has declined for 11 consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 18.9% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Debt Ratio in the last five years was growth of 52.1% in fiscal Q4 2023, against a decline of 26.2% in fiscal Q4 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 0.14 (Q1 2027), 0.15 (Q4 2026) and 0.16 (Q3 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 994.65 Bn | 951.08 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 0.17 |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 469.67 Bn | 392.95 Bn | 12.19 Bn | 0.07 |
| 3 | Kroger | 40.94 Bn | 27.09 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 0.34 |
| 4 | Sysco | 37.29 Bn | 29.21 Bn | 4.05 Bn | 0.45 |
| 5 | Dollar General | 29.72 Bn | 24.39 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 0.14 |
| 6 | Dollar Tree | 25.99 Bn | 22.61 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 0.21 |
| 7 | Caseys General Stores | 25.59 Bn | 23.59 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 0.27 |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 23.41 Bn | 23.21 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 0.37 |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 19.13 Bn | 18.28 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 0.18 |
| 10 | Performance Food | 17.28 Bn | 17.06 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 0.27 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 0.14 |
| 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 |
API Access
Dollar General Debt Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=DG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "debt-ratio", "ticker": "DG", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=DG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();