Dollar General (DG) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026)

Dollar General (DG) posted Free Cash Flow of $1.7 billion for Q1 2026, up 146.08% on a QoQ basis from $690.4 million in Q4 2025, and up 136.69% year-over-year from $717.8 million in Q1 2025.

Dollar General (DG) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Dollar General's Free Cash Flow history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $1.7 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow rose 136.69% year-over-year to $1.7 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was $3.5 billion (up 20.84% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $3.5 billion, up 20.84% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was $1.7 billion for Q1 2026 at Dollar General, up from $690.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $1.7 billion in Q1 2026 and bottomed at -$757.7 million in Q1 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $555.4 million and a median of $539.5 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Free Cash Flow tumbled 170.37% — and 2024, when it soared 665.55%.
  • Dollar General's Free Cash Flow stood at -$639.0 million in 2022, then soared by 333.25% to $1.5 billion in 2023, then plunged by 63.81% to $539.5 million in 2024, then rose by 27.99% to $690.4 million in 2025, then soared by 146.08% to $1.7 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows DG's Free Cash Flow at $1.7 billion in Q1 2026, $690.4 million in Q4 2025, and $402.9 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Walmart 862.66 Bn 858.28 Bn 42.63 Bn -1.95 Bn
2 Costco Wholesale 410.89 Bn 392.65 Bn 8.88 Bn 4.29 Bn
3 Target 61.06 Bn 57.53 Bn 7.38 Bn -319.00 Mn
4 Dollar General 25.36 Bn 24.22 Bn 3.32 Bn 1.70 Bn
5 Dollar Tree 22.75 Bn 21.75 Bn 1.83 Bn 603.30 Mn
6 BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings 11.75 Bn 11.72 Bn 1.03 Bn -42.05 Mn
7 Pricesmart 5.65 Bn 5.52 Bn 262.22 Mn 142.45 Mn
8 Bbb Foods 4.68 Bn 4.08 Bn 210.92 Mn 404,122.20
9 Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings 4.00 Bn 3.70 Bn 310.92 Mn 164.38 Mn

Historic Data

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Jan 30, 2026 1.70 Bn
Jan 30, 2026 1.70 Bn
Oct 31, 2025 690.43 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 690.43 Mn
Aug 1, 2025 402.93 Mn
Aug 1, 2025 402.93 Mn
May 2, 2025 718.01 Mn
May 2, 2025 718.01 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 717.83 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 717.83 Mn
Nov 1, 2024 539.46 Mn
Nov 1, 2024 539.46 Mn
Aug 2, 2024 1.33 Bn
Aug 2, 2024 1.33 Bn
May 3, 2024 321.83 Mn
May 3, 2024 321.83 Mn
Feb 2, 2024 -757.68 Mn
Feb 2, 2024 -757.68 Mn
Nov 3, 2023 1.49 Bn
Nov 3, 2023 1.49 Bn