Dollar General (DG) Debt to Equity (2011 - 2026)

Dollar General (DG) reported Debt to Equity of $0.54 for Q1 2026, down 36.05% on a YoY basis from $0.84 in Q1 2025, and down 14.22% quarter-over-quarter from $0.63 in Q4 2025.

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

Dollar General has reported Debt to Equity for 16 years, with the latest figure at $0.54 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Debt to Equity fell 36.05% year-over-year to $0.54; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at $0.54 (down 36.05% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was $0.54, down 36.05% from the prior year.
  • Debt to Equity for Q1 2026 stood at $0.54, down from $0.63 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Debt to Equity was $1.26 in Q1 2023, with the low at $0.54 in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Debt to Equity has averaged $0.91 across 5 years, with a median of $0.85 in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Debt to Equity soared 109029.72% — and 2026, when it sank 36.05%.
  • Dollar General's Debt to Equity stood at $0.98 in 2022, then climbed by 13.47% to $1.11 in 2023, then fell by 23.72% to $0.85 in 2024, then decreased by 26.21% to $0.63 in 2025, then decreased by 14.22% to $0.54 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt to Equity figures came in at $0.54 (Q1 2026), $0.63 (Q4 2025), and $0.72 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt/Equity (Qtr)
1 Walmart 948.87 Bn 944.49 Bn 42.63 Bn 0.47
2 Costco Wholesale 430.50 Bn 412.26 Bn 8.88 Bn 0.18
3 Target 57.41 Bn 53.87 Bn 7.38 Bn 0.94
4 Dollar General 24.07 Bn 22.93 Bn 3.32 Bn 0.54
5 Dollar Tree 22.05 Bn 21.05 Bn 1.83 Bn 0.84
6 BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings 11.52 Bn 11.49 Bn 1.03 Bn 0.36
7 Pricesmart 5.32 Bn 5.02 Bn 265.07 Mn 0.12
8 Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings 4.78 Bn 4.48 Bn 310.92 Mn 0.00
9 Bbb Foods 22.39 Mn -214.25 Mn 210.92 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 30, 2026 0.54
Oct 31, 2025 0.63
Aug 1, 2025 0.72
May 2, 2025 0.75
Jan 31, 2025 0.84
Nov 1, 2024 0.85
Aug 2, 2024 0.96
May 3, 2024 1.00
Feb 2, 2024 1.04
Nov 3, 2023 1.11
Aug 4, 2023 1.16
May 5, 2023 1.23
Feb 3, 2023 1.26
Oct 28, 2022 0.98
Jul 29, 2022 0.84
Apr 29, 2022 0.81
Jan 28, 2022 0.68
Jan 29, 2021 0.00
May 1, 2020 0.55
Jan 31, 2020 0.43