Dollar General (DG) Ending Cash Balance (2016 - 2026)
Dollar General (DG) reported Ending Cash Balance of $1.59 billion for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 23.7% from $1.28 billion a year earlier and up 17.5% from the prior quarter.
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Dollar General (DG) Ending Cash Balance (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jan 30, 2026), Dollar General posted Ending Cash Balance of $1.14 billion, up 22.1% from FY2025.
- Ending Cash Balance has increased for four consecutive fiscal years, though with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -3.7% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Ending Cash Balance came in at $932.58 million in FY2025 (+73.6%), $537.28 million in FY2024 (+40.8%), $381.58 million in FY2023 (+10.7%) and $344.83 million in FY2022 (-75.0%).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Ending Cash Balance since fiscal Q3 2021.
- Year over year, Ending Cash Balance has now increased in each of the last 13 quarters, with growth averaging 47.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Ending Cash Balance in five years was fiscal Q2 2025 (growth of 246.4%); the low point was fiscal Q3 2022 (a decline of 77.8%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027 came in at $1.35 billion (Q1 2027), $1.14 billion (Q4 2026) and $1.24 billion (Q3 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Ending Cash Balance (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 998.27 Bn | 954.70 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 11.99 Bn |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 467.84 Bn | 391.12 Bn | 12.19 Bn | 20.21 Bn |
| 3 | Kroger | 41.10 Bn | 27.25 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 1.68 Bn |
| 4 | Sysco | 37.00 Bn | 28.92 Bn | 4.05 Bn | 3.37 Bn |
| 5 | Dollar General | 29.48 Bn | 24.16 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 1.59 Bn |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 25.44 Bn | 23.43 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 524.06 Mn |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 24.95 Bn | 21.57 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 1.10 Bn |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 22.95 Bn | 22.75 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 54.00 Mn |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 18.92 Bn | 18.08 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 198.88 Mn |
| 10 | Performance Food | 16.83 Bn | 16.62 Bn | 2.19 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 1.59 Bn |
| May 1, 2026 | 1.35 Bn |
| Jan 30, 2026 | 1.14 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 1.24 Bn |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 1.28 Bn |
| May 2, 2025 | 850.02 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 932.58 Mn |
| Nov 1, 2024 | 537.26 Mn |
| Aug 2, 2024 | 1.22 Bn |
| May 3, 2024 | 720.70 Mn |
| Feb 2, 2024 | 537.28 Mn |
| Nov 3, 2023 | 365.45 Mn |
| Aug 4, 2023 | 353.02 Mn |
| May 5, 2023 | 313.06 Mn |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 381.58 Mn |
| Oct 28, 2022 | 362.73 Mn |
| Jul 29, 2022 | 326.26 Mn |
| Apr 29, 2022 | 335.61 Mn |
| Jan 28, 2022 | 344.83 Mn |
| Oct 29, 2021 | 488.66 Mn |
API Access
Dollar General Ending Cash Balance 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=ending-cash-balance&ticker=DG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ending-cash-balance", "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=ending-cash-balance&ticker=DG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();