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

Dollar General (DG) reported FCF Margin of 5.33% for Q1 2026, up 21.0% on a YoY basis from 4.41% in Q1 2025, and up 399.16% quarter-over-quarter from 1.07% in Q4 2025.

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

Dollar General has reported FCF Margin for 17 years, with the latest figure at 5.33% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Margin rose 21.0% year-over-year to 5.33%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at 5.6% (up 145.0% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was 5.6%, up 145.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 5.33%, up from 1.07% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Margin was 13.85% in Q4 2023, with the low at 6.58% in Q1 2023.
  • Historically, FCF Margin has averaged 4.18% across 5 years, with a median of 4.02% in 2022.
  • The largest YoY upside for FCF Margin was 1614 bps in 2024 against a maximum downside of 1749 bps in 2024.
  • Dollar General's FCF Margin stood at 3.03% in 2022, then surged by 357 bps to 13.85% in 2023, then slumped by 126 bps to 3.64% in 2024, then jumped by 129 bps to 1.07% in 2025, then jumped by 399 bps to 5.33% in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 5.33% (Q1 2026), 1.07% (Q4 2025), and 9.13% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Walmart 948.87 Bn 944.49 Bn 42.63 Bn -1.11%
2 Costco Wholesale 430.50 Bn 412.26 Bn 8.88 Bn 0.63%
3 Target 57.41 Bn 53.87 Bn 7.38 Bn -1.25%
4 Dollar General 24.07 Bn 22.93 Bn 3.32 Bn 5.33%
5 Dollar Tree 22.05 Bn 21.05 Bn 1.83 Bn 7.88%
6 BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings 11.52 Bn 11.49 Bn 1.03 Bn -0.74%
7 Pricesmart 5.32 Bn 5.02 Bn 265.07 Mn 4.10%
8 Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings 4.78 Bn 4.48 Bn 310.92 Mn 22.75%
9 Bbb Foods 22.39 Mn -214.25 Mn 210.92 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 30, 2026 5.33%
Oct 31, 2025 1.07%
Aug 1, 2025 9.13%
May 2, 2025 6.88%
Jan 31, 2025 5.13%
Nov 1, 2024 -3.64%
Aug 2, 2024 11.82%
May 3, 2024 3.25%
Feb 2, 2024 9.56%
Nov 3, 2023 13.85%
Aug 4, 2023 1.34%
May 5, 2023 -1.84%
Feb 3, 2023 -6.58%
Oct 28, 2022 3.03%
Jul 29, 2022 6.80%
Apr 29, 2022 1.92%
Jan 28, 2022 4.02%
Oct 29, 2021 2.92%
Jul 30, 2021 8.94%
Apr 30, 2021 5.06%