Dollar General DG
NYSE DG
$124.52 -3.35 (-2.62%)
As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Dollar General (DG) Interest Coverage Ratio (2010 - 2024)

Dollar General's (DG) quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 7.52 in Q1 2024, down 39.74% on a YoY basis from 12.47 in Q1 2023, and up 42.69% quarter-over-quarter from 5.27 in Q4 2023.

Analysis

Dollar General (DG) Interest Coverage Ratio (2010 - 2024) Analysis & Trends

Dollar General (DG) has reported Interest Coverage Ratio for 15 consecutive years, with 7.52 the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2024.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2024, Interest Coverage Ratio fell 39.74% year-over-year to 7.52; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2024 stood at 7.49 (down 52.48% YoY), and the FY2024 full-year result was 7.49, down 52.48% from the prior year.
  • Interest Coverage Ratio advanced to 7.52 in Q1 2024 per DG's latest filing, from 5.27 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Interest Coverage Ratio topped out at 28.43 in Q2 2020 and bottomed at 5.27 in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Interest Coverage Ratio has averaged 17.75 across 5 years, with a median of 19.19 in 2020.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2020 and 2023: Interest Coverage Ratio soared 43.91% in 2020, then sank 61.56% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Interest Coverage Ratio stood at 19.19 in 2020, then slipped by 11.49% to 16.98 in 2021, then declined by 19.3% to 13.7 in 2022, then tumbled by 61.56% to 5.27 in 2023, then surged by 42.69% to 7.52 in 2024.
  • According to Business Quant data, Interest Coverage Ratio over the past three periods registered 7.52, 5.27, and 8.21 for Q1 2024, Q4 2023, and Q3 2023 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Cover (Qtr)
1 Walmart 841.10 Bn 829.57 Bn 49.13 Bn 68.49
2 Dollar General 27.49 Bn 25.90 Bn 3.68 Bn -
3 Dollar Tree 22.62 Bn 21.57 Bn 2.10 Bn -
4 Tractor Supply 17.83 Bn 17.60 Bn 1.68 Bn 27.31
5 Bbb Foods 5.92 Bn 5.24 Bn 250.62 Mn 12.00
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 2, 2024 7.52
Nov 3, 2023 5.27
Aug 4, 2023 8.21
May 5, 2023 8.92
Feb 3, 2023 12.47
Oct 28, 2022 13.70
Jul 29, 2022 21.19
Apr 29, 2022 18.81
Jan 28, 2022 20.69
Oct 29, 2021 16.98
Jul 30, 2021 21.55
Apr 30, 2021 22.50
Jan 29, 2021 21.66
Oct 30, 2020 19.19
Jul 31, 2020 26.51
May 1, 2020 28.43
Jan 31, 2020 28.20
Nov 1, 2019 20.25
Aug 2, 2019 23.29
May 3, 2019 19.75