Dollar General (DG) FCF Payout Ratio (2015 - 2026)

Dollar General (DG) posted FCF Payout Ratio of 0.08 for Q1 2026, down 59.35% on a QoQ basis from 0.19 in Q4 2025, and down 57.69% year-over-year from 0.18 in Q1 2025.

Dollar General (DG) FCF Payout Ratio (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Dollar General's FCF Payout Ratio history runs 12 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.08 for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio fell 57.69% year-over-year to 0.08 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 0.15 (down 17.16% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 0.15, down 17.16% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio was 0.08 for Q1 2026 at Dollar General, down from 0.19 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 0.75 in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 0.55 in Q3 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 0.16 and a median of 0.18 in 2025 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — FCF Payout Ratio slumped 385.06% — and 2025, when it jumped 229.47%.
  • Dollar General's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.19 in 2022, then jumped by 145.15% to 0.09 in 2023, then jumped by 176.84% to 0.24 in 2024, then dropped by 21.8% to 0.19 in 2025, then plunged by 59.35% to 0.08 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows DG's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.08 in Q1 2026, 0.19 in Q4 2025, and 0.32 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Walmart 862.66 Bn 858.28 Bn 42.63 Bn -1.01
2 Costco Wholesale 410.89 Bn 392.65 Bn 8.88 Bn 0.13
3 Target 61.06 Bn 57.53 Bn 7.38 Bn -1.62
4 Dollar General 25.36 Bn 24.22 Bn 3.32 Bn 0.08
5 Dollar Tree 22.75 Bn 21.75 Bn 1.83 Bn -
6 BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings 11.75 Bn 11.72 Bn 1.03 Bn -
7 Pricesmart 5.65 Bn 5.52 Bn 262.22 Mn -
8 Bbb Foods 4.68 Bn 4.08 Bn 210.92 Mn -
9 Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings 4.00 Bn 3.70 Bn 310.92 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 30, 2026 0.08
Oct 31, 2025 0.19
Aug 1, 2025 0.32
May 2, 2025 0.18
Jan 31, 2025 0.18
Nov 1, 2024 0.24
Aug 2, 2024 0.10
May 3, 2024 0.40
Feb 2, 2024 -0.17
Nov 3, 2023 0.09
Aug 4, 2023 -0.55
May 5, 2023 0.67
Feb 3, 2023 0.07
Oct 28, 2022 -0.19
Jul 29, 2022 0.19
Apr 29, 2022 0.75
Jan 28, 2022 0.19
Oct 29, 2021 0.11
Jul 30, 2021 0.11
Apr 30, 2021 0.23