Dollar General (DG) Dividend Yield (2016 - 2026)
Dollar General's Dividend Yield came in at 1.86% for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 0.32 percentage points from 2.17% a year earlier and down 0.20 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Dollar General (DG) Dividend Yield (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jan 30, 2026), Dollar General's Dividend Yield was 1.64%, down 1.68 percentage points from FY2025.
- Dividend Yield carries a five-year change of +0.89 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Dividend Yield was 3.32% in FY2025 (+1.59 pp), 1.73% in FY2024 (+0.74 pp), 0.99% in FY2023 (+0.15 pp) and 0.83% in FY2022 (+0.07 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Dividend Yield is 0.75% (fiscal Q3 2022) to 3.32% (fiscal Q4 2025).
- Year-over-year, Dividend Yield has declined for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.08 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Dividend Yield over five years came in fiscal Q4 2025 (a gain of 1.59 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q4 2026 (a drop of 1.68 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows DG's Dividend Yield at 2.06% (Q1 2027), 1.64% (Q4 2026) and 2.39% (Q3 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 862.64 Bn | 825.34 Bn | 49.13 Bn |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 409.33 Bn | 338.62 Bn | 9.01 Bn |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.65 Bn | 31.90 Bn | 4.13 Bn |
| 4 | Kroger | 35.26 Bn | 21.42 Bn | 7.86 Bn |
| 5 | Dollar General | 27.43 Bn | 22.11 Bn | 3.68 Bn |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.41 Bn | 20.40 Bn | 1.24 Bn |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.77 Bn | 18.40 Bn | 2.10 Bn |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 20.27 Bn | 20.06 Bn | 1.92 Bn |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.74 Bn | 15.90 Bn | 1.68 Bn |
| 10 | Performance Food | 14.36 Bn | 14.14 Bn | 2.17 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 1.86% |
| May 1, 2026 | 2.06% |
| Jan 30, 2026 | 1.64% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 2.39% |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 2.17% |
| May 2, 2025 | 2.61% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 3.32% |
| Nov 1, 2024 | 2.89% |
| Aug 2, 2024 | 1.94% |
| May 3, 2024 | 1.71% |
| Feb 2, 2024 | 1.73% |
| Nov 3, 2023 | 1.95% |
| Aug 4, 2023 | 1.37% |
| May 5, 2023 | 1.04% |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 0.99% |
| Oct 28, 2022 | 0.81% |
| Jul 29, 2022 | 0.79% |
| Apr 29, 2022 | 0.77% |
| Jan 28, 2022 | 0.83% |
| Oct 29, 2021 | 0.75% |
API Access
Dollar General Dividend Yield 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=dividend-yield&ticker=DG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividend-yield", "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=dividend-yield&ticker=DG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();