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

Dollar General (DG) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 0.22 for Q1 2026, down 9.13% on a YoY basis from 0.25 in Q1 2025, and down 80.44% quarter-over-quarter from 1.14 in Q4 2025.

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

Dollar General has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 12 years, with the latest figure at 0.22 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 9.13% year-over-year to 0.22; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at 0.22 (down 29.48% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was 0.22, down 29.48% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.22, down from 1.14 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 1.14 in Q4 2025, with the low at 0.75 in Q2 2023.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.24 across 5 years, with a median of 0.19 in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — FCF Payout Ratio sank 462.66% — and 2025, when it soared 426.24%.
  • Dollar General's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.43 in 2022, then plunged by 77.52% to 0.1 in 2023, then plunged by 462.66% to 0.35 in 2024, then soared by 426.24% to 1.14 in 2025, then sank by 80.44% to 0.22 in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.22 (Q1 2026), 1.14 (Q4 2025), and 0.13 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Walmart 948.87 Bn 944.49 Bn 42.63 Bn -1.01
2 Costco Wholesale 430.50 Bn 412.26 Bn 8.88 Bn 1.31
3 Target 57.41 Bn 53.87 Bn 7.38 Bn -1.62
4 Dollar General 24.07 Bn 22.93 Bn 3.32 Bn 0.22
5 Dollar Tree 22.05 Bn 21.05 Bn 1.83 Bn -
6 BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings 11.52 Bn 11.49 Bn 1.03 Bn -
7 Pricesmart 5.32 Bn 5.02 Bn 265.07 Mn -
8 Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings 4.78 Bn 4.48 Bn 310.92 Mn -
9 Bbb Foods 22.39 Mn -214.25 Mn 210.92 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 30, 2026 0.22
Oct 31, 2025 1.14
Aug 1, 2025 0.13
May 2, 2025 0.18
Jan 31, 2025 0.25
Nov 1, 2024 -0.35
Aug 2, 2024 0.11
May 3, 2024 0.40
Feb 2, 2024 0.14
Nov 3, 2023 0.10
Aug 4, 2023 0.99
May 5, 2023 -0.75
Feb 3, 2023 -0.18
Oct 28, 2022 0.43
Jul 29, 2022 0.19
Apr 29, 2022 0.75
Jan 28, 2022 0.28
Oct 29, 2021 0.39
Jul 30, 2021 0.13
Apr 30, 2021 0.23