Dollar General DG
NYSE DG
$124.52 -3.35 (-2.62%)
As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Dollar General (DG) Dividend Coverage Ratio (2015 - 2026)

Dollar General's (DG) quarterly Dividend Coverage Ratio came in at 4.23 in Q3 2026, up 33.49% on a YoY basis from 3.17 in Q3 2025, and up 23.89% quarter-over-quarter from 3.41 in Q2 2026.

Analysis

Dollar General (DG) Dividend Coverage Ratio (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Dollar General (DG) has reported Dividend Coverage Ratio for 12 consecutive years, with 4.23 the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q3 2026, Dividend Coverage Ratio rose 33.49% year-over-year to 4.23; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jul 2026 stood at 3.15 (up 40.95% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was 2.79, up 32.09% from the prior year.
  • Dividend Coverage Ratio grew to 4.23 in Q3 2026 per DG's latest filing, from 3.41 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Dividend Coverage Ratio topped out at 6.17 in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 1.24 in Q1 2025.
  • Historically, Dividend Coverage Ratio has averaged 3.46 across 5 years, with a median of 3.17 in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2025 and 2026: Dividend Coverage Ratio slumped 60.02% in 2025, then soared 124.56% in 2026.
  • Over 5 years, Dividend Coverage Ratio stood at 4.28 in 2022, then tumbled by 50.15% to 2.13 in 2023, then slipped by 29.0% to 1.51 in 2024, then jumped by 43.7% to 2.18 in 2025, then surged by 94.25% to 4.23 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Dividend Coverage Ratio over the past three periods registered 4.23, 3.41, and 2.78 for Q3 2026, Q2 2026, and Q1 2026 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Div. Cover (Qtr)
1 Walmart 841.10 Bn 829.57 Bn 49.13 Bn 3.31
2 Dollar General 27.49 Bn 25.90 Bn 3.68 Bn 4.23
3 Dollar Tree 22.62 Bn 21.57 Bn 2.10 Bn -
4 Tractor Supply 17.83 Bn 17.60 Bn 1.68 Bn 2.87
5 Bbb Foods 5.92 Bn 5.24 Bn 250.62 Mn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jul 31, 2026 4.23
May 1, 2026 3.41
Jan 30, 2026 2.78
Oct 31, 2025 2.18
Aug 1, 2025 3.17
May 2, 2025 3.02
Jan 31, 2025 1.24
Nov 1, 2024 1.51
Aug 2, 2024 2.88
May 3, 2024 2.80
Feb 2, 2024 3.10
Nov 3, 2023 2.13
Aug 4, 2023 3.62
May 5, 2023 3.98
Feb 3, 2023 5.43
Oct 28, 2022 4.28
Jul 29, 2022 5.46
Apr 29, 2022 4.41
Jan 28, 2022 6.17
Oct 29, 2021 5.00