Growth Metrics

Dollar General (DG) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2026)

Dollar General's Free Cash Flow history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at $582.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 10.2% year-over-year to $582.0 million; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached $2.4 billion, up 41.94%, while the annual FY2026 figure was $2.4 billion, 41.94% up from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow reached $582.0 million in Q1 2026 per DG's latest filing, up from $113.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $1.3 billion in Q4 2023 to a low of -$671.6 million in Q1 2023.
  • Average Free Cash Flow over 5 years is $417.4 million, with a median of $348.0 million recorded in 2022.
  • Peak YoY movement for Free Cash Flow: crashed 292.98% in 2023, then skyrocketed 822.82% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $286.6 million in 2022, then surged by 368.4% to $1.3 billion in 2023, then crashed by 127.63% to -$370.9 million in 2024, then soared by 130.68% to $113.8 million in 2025, then soared by 411.43% to $582.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for DG's Free Cash Flow are $582.0 million (Q1 2026), $113.8 million (Q4 2025), and $979.6 million (Q3 2025).