Dollar General (DG) EBIT Margin (2010 - 2026)
Dollar General (DG) recorded EBIT Margin of 6.81% in fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 1.26 percentage points from 5.55% a year earlier and up 0.89 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Dollar General (DG) EBIT Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Dollar General's EBIT Margin came in at 5.59% as of Jul 31, 2026, up 1.29 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 30, 2026), it was 5.16%, up 0.94 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual EBIT Margin has a five-year change of -5.38 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, EBIT Margin came in at 4.22% in FY2025 (-2.10 pp), 6.32% in FY2024 (-2.47 pp), 8.79% in FY2023 (-0.62 pp) and 9.41% in FY2022 (-1.12 pp).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure is the highest quarterly EBIT Margin since fiscal Q2 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, EBIT Margin has increased for six consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.13 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for EBIT Margin in the last five years was a gain of 2.70 percentage points in fiscal Q4 2026, against a drop of 3.30 percentage points in fiscal Q3 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 5.92% (Q1 2027), 5.56% (Q4 2026) and 4.00% (Q3 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 862.64 Bn | 825.34 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 4.99% |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 409.33 Bn | 338.62 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 3.99% |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.65 Bn | 31.90 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 4.44% |
| 4 | Kroger | 35.26 Bn | 21.42 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 2.80% |
| 5 | Dollar General | 27.43 Bn | 22.11 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 6.81% |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.41 Bn | 20.40 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 8.54% |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.77 Bn | 18.40 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 14.11% |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 20.27 Bn | 20.06 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 4.21% |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.74 Bn | 15.90 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 10.29% |
| 10 | Performance Food | 14.36 Bn | 14.14 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 1.80% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 6.81% |
| May 1, 2026 | 5.92% |
| Jan 30, 2026 | 5.56% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 4.00% |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 5.55% |
| May 2, 2025 | 5.52% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 2.86% |
| Nov 1, 2024 | 3.18% |
| Aug 2, 2024 | 5.39% |
| May 3, 2024 | 5.51% |
| Feb 2, 2024 | 5.88% |
| Nov 3, 2023 | 4.47% |
| Aug 4, 2023 | 7.07% |
| May 5, 2023 | 7.93% |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 9.15% |
| Oct 28, 2022 | 7.77% |
| Jul 29, 2022 | 9.69% |
| Apr 29, 2022 | 8.53% |
| Jan 28, 2022 | 9.21% |
| Oct 29, 2021 | 7.81% |
API Access
Dollar General EBIT Margin 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=ebit-margin&ticker=DG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebit-margin", "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=ebit-margin&ticker=DG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();