Growth Metrics

Dollar General (DG) FCF Margin (2016 - 2026)

Dollar General's FCF Margin history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at 5.33% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, FCF Margin rose 21.0% year-over-year to 5.33%; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached 5.6%, up 145.0%, while the annual FY2026 figure was 5.6%, 145.0% up from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin reached 5.33% in Q1 2026 per DG's latest filing, up from 1.07% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Margin ranged from a high of 13.85% in Q4 2023 to a low of 6.58% in Q1 2023.
  • Average FCF Margin over 5 years is 4.18%, with a median of 4.02% recorded in 2022.
  • The largest YoY upside for FCF Margin was 1614bps in 2024 against a maximum downside of -1749bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Margin shows it stood at 3.03% in 2022, then skyrocketed by 357bps to 13.85% in 2023, then tumbled by -126bps to 3.64% in 2024, then soared by 129bps to 1.07% in 2025, then soared by 399bps to 5.33% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for DG's FCF Margin are 5.33% (Q1 2026), 1.07% (Q4 2025), and 9.13% (Q3 2025).