Dollar General (DG) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026)

Dollar General (DG) reported Gross Margin of 30.45% for Q1 2026, up 105.0% on a YoY basis from 14.85% in Q1 2025, and up 1.83% quarter-over-quarter from 29.9% in Q4 2025.

Dollar General (DG) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Dollar General has reported Gross Margin for 17 years, with the latest figure at 30.45% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Gross Margin rose 105.0% year-over-year to 30.45%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at 30.66% (up 107.0% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was 30.66%, up 107.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 30.45%, up from 29.9% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Gross Margin was 32.34% in Q3 2022, with the low at 28.83% in Q4 2024.
  • Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 30.5% across 5 years, with a median of 30.48% in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Gross Margin slumped 151 bps — and 2025, when it surged 137 bps.
  • Dollar General's Gross Margin stood at 30.48% in 2022, then dropped by 5 bps to 29.01% in 2023, then slipped by 1 bps to 28.83% in 2024, then advanced by 4 bps to 29.9% in 2025, then climbed by 2 bps to 30.45% in 2026.
  • The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 30.45% (Q1 2026), 29.9% (Q4 2025), and 31.34% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Walmart 948.87 Bn 944.49 Bn 42.63 Bn 24.26%
2 Costco Wholesale 430.50 Bn 412.26 Bn 8.88 Bn 12.76%
3 Target 57.41 Bn 53.87 Bn 7.38 Bn 29.01%
4 Dollar General 24.07 Bn 22.93 Bn 3.32 Bn 30.45%
5 Dollar Tree 22.05 Bn 21.05 Bn 1.83 Bn 36.81%
6 BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings 11.52 Bn 11.49 Bn 1.03 Bn 18.16%
7 Pricesmart 5.32 Bn 5.02 Bn 265.07 Mn 17.72%
8 Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings 4.78 Bn 4.48 Bn 310.92 Mn 39.90%
9 Bbb Foods 22.39 Mn -214.25 Mn 210.92 Mn 16.20%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 30, 2026 30.45%
Oct 31, 2025 29.90%
Aug 1, 2025 31.34%
May 2, 2025 30.96%
Jan 31, 2025 29.40%
Nov 1, 2024 28.83%
Aug 2, 2024 29.96%
May 3, 2024 30.18%
Feb 2, 2024 29.48%
Nov 3, 2023 29.01%
Aug 4, 2023 31.08%
May 5, 2023 31.63%
Feb 3, 2023 30.86%
Oct 28, 2022 30.48%
Jul 29, 2022 32.34%
Apr 29, 2022 31.29%
Jan 28, 2022 31.21%
Oct 29, 2021 30.75%
Jul 30, 2021 31.65%
Apr 30, 2021 32.80%