Dollar General DG
NYSE DG
$120.59 -1.73 (-1.41%)
At close: Aug 20, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

Dollar General's (DG) quarterly EBT Margin came in at 5.0% in Q1 2026, up 278.0% YoY from 1.32% in Q1 2025, and up 43.92% on a QoQ basis from 3.47% in Q4 2025.

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

Dollar General (DG) has 17 years of EBT Margin data on file, last reported at 5.0% in 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 climbed to 5.0% in Q1 2026, from 3.47% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, EBT Margin ranged from a high of 9.23% in Q3 2022 to a low of 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 slumped 358 bps — and 2026, when it jumped 278 bps.
  • Tracing DG's EBT Margin over 5 years: stood at 7.2% in 2022, then tumbled by 50 bps to 3.62% in 2023, then tumbled by 31 bps to 2.51% in 2024, then soared by 38 bps to 3.47% in 2025, then jumped by 44 bps to 5.0% in 2026.
  • The last three EBT Margin figures came in at 5.0% (Q1 2026), 3.47% (Q4 2025), and 5.01% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBT Margin (Qtr)
1 Walmart 828.54 Bn 817.81 Bn 44.69 Bn 4.02%
2 Costco Wholesale 414.96 Bn 394.96 Bn 9.01 Bn 4.17%
3 Target 72.00 Bn 68.46 Bn 7.38 Bn 4.06%
4 Dollar General 26.64 Bn 25.29 Bn 3.41 Bn 5.48%
5 Dollar Tree 25.25 Bn 24.24 Bn 1.83 Bn 9.29%
6 BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings 11.76 Bn 11.73 Bn 1.03 Bn 3.45%
7 Bbb Foods 5.91 Bn 5.23 Bn 250.62 Mn 22.05%
8 Pricesmart 5.12 Bn 4.80 Bn 262.22 Mn 3.72%
9 Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings 4.56 Bn 4.31 Bn 275.96 Mn 11.31%

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 1, 2026 5.48%
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%