Dollar General (DG) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026)
Dollar General (DG) recorded Free Cash Flow of $373.67 million in fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 33.8% from $564.71 million a year earlier but up 2.5% from the prior quarter.
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Dollar General (DG) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Dollar General's Free Cash Flow came in at $2.01 billion as of Jul 31, 2026, up 8.7% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 30, 2026), it came in at $2.39 billion, up 41.9% from FY2025.
- Annual Free Cash Flow has increased for three straight fiscal years, though with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -3.4% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Free Cash Flow came in at $1.69 billion in FY2025 (+143.8%), $691.58 million in FY2024 (+63.1%), $423.97 million in FY2023 (-76.4%) and $1.8 billion in FY2022 (-37.0%).
- Quarterly Free Cash Flow has ranged from -$172.03 million in fiscal Q1 2024 to $690.43 million in fiscal Q3 2026 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Free Cash Flow rose in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 29.7%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Free Cash Flow in the last five years was growth of 385.6% in fiscal Q2 2025, against a decline of 67.6% in fiscal Q2 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at $364.58 million (Q1 2027), $581.97 million (Q4 2026) and $690.43 million (Q3 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 824.47 Bn | 787.18 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 7.48 Bn |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 403.75 Bn | 333.05 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 2.04 Bn |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.36 Bn | 31.61 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 936.00 Mn |
| 4 | Kroger | 34.63 Bn | 20.79 Bn | 7.86 Bn | - |
| 5 | Dollar General | 26.38 Bn | 21.06 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 373.67 Mn |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.49 Bn | 20.48 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 189.68 Mn |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.40 Bn | 18.02 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 675.20 Mn |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 19.94 Bn | 19.74 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 355.00 Mn |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.33 Bn | 15.49 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 328.91 Mn |
| 10 | Performance Food | 14.29 Bn | 14.07 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 223.60 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 373.67 Mn |
| May 1, 2026 | 364.58 Mn |
| Jan 30, 2026 | 581.97 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 690.43 Mn |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 564.71 Mn |
| May 2, 2025 | 556.23 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 528.11 Mn |
| Nov 1, 2024 | 201.02 Mn |
| Aug 2, 2024 | 635.22 Mn |
| May 3, 2024 | 321.83 Mn |
| Feb 2, 2024 | 490.06 Mn |
| Nov 3, 2023 | 242.73 Mn |
| Aug 4, 2023 | 130.81 Mn |
| May 5, 2023 | -172.03 Mn |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 253.99 Mn |
| Oct 28, 2022 | -119.25 Mn |
| Jul 29, 2022 | 121.30 Mn |
| Apr 29, 2022 | 167.94 Mn |
| Jan 28, 2022 | 348.04 Mn |
| Oct 29, 2021 | 648.23 Mn |
API Access
Dollar General Free Cash Flow 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=free-cash-flow&ticker=DG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "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=free-cash-flow&ticker=DG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();