Dollar General (DG) EBT Margin (2010 - 2026)

Dollar General (DG) posted EBT Margin of 5.0% for Q1 2026, up 43.92% on a QoQ basis from 3.47% in Q4 2025, and up 278.0% year-over-year from 1.32% in Q1 2025.

Dollar General (DG) EBT Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Dollar General's EBT Margin history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 5.0% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly EBT Margin rose 278.0% year-over-year to 5.0% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 4.6% (up 105.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 4.6%, up 105.0% from the prior year.
  • EBT Margin was 5.0% for Q1 2026 at Dollar General, up from 3.47% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, EBT Margin topped out at 9.23% in Q3 2022 and bottomed at 2.22% in Q1 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 5.66% and a median of 5.01% in 2025 frame the typical range for EBT Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — EBT Margin sank 358 bps — and 2026, when it jumped 278 bps.
  • Dollar General's EBT Margin stood at 7.2% in 2022, then sank by 50 bps to 3.62% in 2023, then sank by 31 bps to 2.51% in 2024, then surged by 38 bps to 3.47% in 2025, then soared by 44 bps to 5.0% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows DG's EBT Margin at 5.0% in Q1 2026, 3.47% in Q4 2025, and 5.01% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBT Margin (Qtr)
1 Walmart 862.66 Bn 858.28 Bn 42.63 Bn 4.07%
2 Costco Wholesale 410.89 Bn 392.65 Bn 8.88 Bn 3.91%
3 Target 61.06 Bn 57.53 Bn 7.38 Bn 4.06%
4 Dollar General 25.36 Bn 24.22 Bn 3.32 Bn 5.00%
5 Dollar Tree 22.75 Bn 21.75 Bn 1.83 Bn 9.29%
6 BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings 11.75 Bn 11.72 Bn 1.03 Bn 3.45%
7 Pricesmart 5.65 Bn 5.52 Bn 262.22 Mn 3.72%
8 Bbb Foods 4.68 Bn 4.08 Bn 210.92 Mn 24.39%
9 Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings 4.00 Bn 3.70 Bn 310.92 Mn 14.62%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 30, 2026 5.00%
Oct 31, 2025 3.47%
Aug 1, 2025 5.01%
May 2, 2025 4.90%
Jan 31, 2025 2.22%
Nov 1, 2024 2.51%
Aug 2, 2024 4.72%
May 3, 2024 4.78%
Feb 2, 2024 5.10%
Nov 3, 2023 3.62%
Aug 4, 2023 6.21%
May 5, 2023 7.04%
Feb 3, 2023 8.41%
Oct 28, 2022 7.20%
Jul 29, 2022 9.23%
Apr 29, 2022 8.07%
Jan 28, 2022 8.76%
Oct 29, 2021 7.35%
Jul 30, 2021 9.37%
Apr 30, 2021 10.34%