Dollar General (DG) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026)
Dollar General's FCF Margin came in at 3.31% for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 1.95 percentage points from 5.26% a year earlier and down 0.07 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Dollar General (DG) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jul 31, 2026, Dollar General reported FCF Margin of 4.61%, up 0.17 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 30, 2026), it came in at 5.60%, up 1.45 percentage points from FY2025.
- FCF Margin has increased in each of the last three fiscal years, though with a five-year change of -2.84 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, FCF Margin was 4.15% in FY2025 (+2.36 pp), 1.79% in FY2024 (+0.67 pp), 1.12% in FY2023 (-4.13 pp) and 5.25% in FY2022 (-3.19 pp).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure represents the lowest quarterly FCF Margin since fiscal Q3 2025.
- Year-over-year, FCF Margin increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.20 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in FCF Margin over five years came in fiscal Q3 2022 (a gain of 5.14 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q3 2023 (a drop of 8.87 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows DG's FCF Margin at 3.38% (Q1 2027), 5.33% (Q4 2026) and 6.48% (Q3 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 847.32 Bn | 810.03 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 3.98% |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 410.07 Bn | 339.37 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 2.89% |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.60 Bn | 31.85 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 4.23% |
| 4 | Kroger | 35.90 Bn | 22.05 Bn | 7.86 Bn | - |
| 5 | Dollar General | 27.06 Bn | 21.73 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 3.31% |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.17 Bn | 20.17 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 3.34% |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.26 Bn | 17.89 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 13.80% |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 20.27 Bn | 20.07 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 3.37% |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.44 Bn | 15.61 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 7.24% |
| 10 | Performance Food | 14.36 Bn | 14.14 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 1.24% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 3.31% |
| May 1, 2026 | 3.38% |
| Jan 30, 2026 | 5.33% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 6.48% |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 5.26% |
| May 2, 2025 | 5.33% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 5.13% |
| Nov 1, 2024 | 1.97% |
| Aug 2, 2024 | 6.22% |
| May 3, 2024 | 3.25% |
| Feb 2, 2024 | 4.97% |
| Nov 3, 2023 | 2.50% |
| Aug 4, 2023 | 1.34% |
| May 5, 2023 | -1.84% |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 2.49% |
| Oct 28, 2022 | -1.26% |
| Jul 29, 2022 | 1.29% |
| Apr 29, 2022 | 1.92% |
| Jan 28, 2022 | 4.02% |
| Oct 29, 2021 | 7.61% |
Dollar General FCF Margin 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=fcf-margin&ticker=DG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-margin", "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=fcf-margin&ticker=DG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();