Dollar General (DG) EPS (Basic) (2010 - 2026)

Dollar General (DG) reported EPS (Basic) of $1.93 for Q1 2026, up 121.84% on a YoY basis from $0.87 in Q1 2025, and up 50.78% quarter-over-quarter from $1.28 in Q4 2025.

Dollar General (DG) EPS (Basic) (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Dollar General has reported EPS (Basic) for 17 years, with the latest figure at $1.93 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EPS (Basic) rose 121.84% year-over-year to $1.93; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at $6.86 (up 34.25% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was $6.87, up 34.18% from the prior year.
  • EPS (Basic) for Q1 2026 stood at $1.93, up from $1.28 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EPS (Basic) was $3.0 in Q3 2022, with the low at $0.87 in Q1 2025.
  • Historically, EPS (Basic) has averaged $1.93 across 5 years, with a median of $1.87 in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2025 — EPS (Basic) slumped 52.46% — and 2026, when it surged 121.84%.
  • Dollar General's EPS (Basic) stood at $2.34 in 2022, then plunged by 46.15% to $1.26 in 2023, then decreased by 29.37% to $0.89 in 2024, then surged by 43.82% to $1.28 in 2025, then surged by 50.78% to $1.93 in 2026.
  • The last three EPS (Basic) figures came in at $1.93 (Q1 2026), $1.28 (Q4 2025), and $1.87 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EPS (Basic) (Qtr)
1 Walmart 956.84 Bn 952.46 Bn 42.63 Bn 0.67
2 Costco Wholesale 432.83 Bn 414.59 Bn 8.88 Bn 4.58
3 Target 56.21 Bn 52.67 Bn 7.38 Bn 1.72
4 Dollar General 23.49 Bn 22.35 Bn 3.32 Bn 1.93
5 Dollar Tree 21.20 Bn 20.20 Bn 1.83 Bn 1.76
6 BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings 11.80 Bn 11.77 Bn 1.03 Bn 1.11
7 Pricesmart 5.36 Bn 5.05 Bn 265.07 Mn 1.62
8 Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings 4.83 Bn 4.53 Bn 310.92 Mn 1.39
9 Bbb Foods 22.42 Mn -214.22 Mn 210.92 Mn 575.35

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 30, 2026 1.93
Oct 31, 2025 1.28
Aug 1, 2025 1.87
May 2, 2025 1.78
Jan 31, 2025 0.87
Nov 1, 2024 0.89
Aug 2, 2024 1.70
May 3, 2024 1.65
Feb 2, 2024 1.83
Nov 3, 2023 1.26
Aug 4, 2023 2.14
May 5, 2023 2.35
Feb 3, 2023 2.97
Oct 28, 2022 2.34
Jul 29, 2022 3.00
Apr 29, 2022 2.42
Jan 28, 2022 2.58
Oct 29, 2021 2.09
Jul 30, 2021 2.71
Apr 30, 2021 2.84