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

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

Dollar General's (DG) quarterly FCF Margin came in at 15.57% in Q1 2026, up 861.0% YoY from 1.62% in Q1 2025, and up 140.18% on a QoQ basis from 6.48% in Q4 2025.

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

Dollar General (DG) has 17 years of FCF Margin data on file, last reported at 15.57% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Margin rose 861.0% year-over-year to 15.57% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 8.22% (up 106.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 8.22%, up 106.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin grew to 15.57% in Q1 2026, from 6.48% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Margin ranged from a high of 16.31% in Q1 2023 to a low of 7.69% in Q1 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 5.45% and a median of 5.79% in 2022 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — FCF Margin surged 2213 bps — and 2024, when it plunged 2399 bps.
  • Tracing DG's FCF Margin over 5 years: stood at 6.75% in 2022, then jumped by 328 bps to 15.38% in 2023, then plunged by 66 bps to 5.3% in 2024, then climbed by 22 bps to 6.48% in 2025, then surged by 140 bps to 15.57% in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 15.57% (Q1 2026), 6.48% (Q4 2025), and 3.76% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Walmart 828.54 Bn 817.81 Bn 44.69 Bn -1.09%
2 Costco Wholesale 414.96 Bn 394.96 Bn 9.01 Bn 2.89%
3 Target 72.00 Bn 68.46 Bn 7.38 Bn -1.25%
4 Dollar General 26.64 Bn 25.29 Bn 3.41 Bn 3.38%
5 Dollar Tree 25.25 Bn 24.24 Bn 1.83 Bn 7.87%
6 BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings 11.76 Bn 11.73 Bn 1.03 Bn -0.74%
7 Bbb Foods 5.91 Bn 5.23 Bn 250.62 Mn 0.03%
8 Pricesmart 5.12 Bn 4.80 Bn 262.22 Mn 0.22%
9 Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings 4.56 Bn 4.31 Bn 275.96 Mn 3.04%

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 1, 2026 3.38%
Jan 30, 2026 15.57%
Oct 31, 2025 6.48%
Aug 1, 2025 3.76%
May 2, 2025 6.88%
Jan 31, 2025 6.97%
Nov 1, 2024 5.30%
Aug 2, 2024 12.99%
May 3, 2024 3.25%
Feb 2, 2024 -7.69%
Nov 3, 2023 15.38%
Aug 4, 2023 -2.39%
May 5, 2023 2.07%
Feb 3, 2023 16.31%
Oct 28, 2022 -6.75%
Jul 29, 2022 6.80%
Apr 29, 2022 1.92%
Jan 28, 2022 5.79%
Oct 29, 2021 10.66%
Jul 30, 2021 10.26%