Dollar General (DG) Interest Coverage Ratio (2010 - 2026)
Dollar General's (DG) quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 1.19 in Q1 2026, up 537.75% YoY from 0.19 in Q1 2025, and down 96.01% on a QoQ basis from 29.78 in Q4 2025.
Dollar General (DG) Interest Coverage Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Dollar General (DG) has 17 years of Interest Coverage Ratio data on file, last reported at 1.19 in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio rose 537.75% year-over-year to 1.19 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 5.68 (up 124.65% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 0.87, down 3.05% from the prior year.
- Interest Coverage Ratio eased to 1.19 in Q1 2026, from 29.78 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Interest Coverage Ratio ranged from a high of 50.89 in Q3 2025 to a low of 0.84 in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of 12.23 and a median of 1.88 in 2022 frame the typical range for Interest Coverage Ratio.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Interest Coverage Ratio sank 222.73% — and 2024, when it surged 67231.44%.
- Tracing DG's Interest Coverage Ratio over 5 years: stood at 13.7 in 2022, then sank by 61.56% to 5.27 in 2023, then soared by 348.68% to 23.64 in 2024, then increased by 26.0% to 29.78 in 2025, then slumped by 96.01% to 1.19 in 2026.
- The last three Interest Coverage Ratio figures came in at 1.19 (Q1 2026), 29.78 (Q4 2025), and 50.89 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Powered by 
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 828.54 Bn | 817.81 Bn | 44.69 Bn | 13.05 |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 414.96 Bn | 394.96 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 87.97 |
| 3 | Target | 72.00 Bn | 68.46 Bn | 7.38 Bn | 9.70 |
| 4 | Dollar General | 26.64 Bn | 25.29 Bn | 3.41 Bn | - |
| 5 | Dollar Tree | 25.25 Bn | 24.24 Bn | 1.83 Bn | - |
| 6 | BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings | 11.76 Bn | 11.73 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 16.81 |
| 7 | Bbb Foods | 5.91 Bn | 5.23 Bn | 250.62 Mn | -12.00 |
| 8 | Pricesmart | 5.12 Bn | 4.80 Bn | 262.22 Mn | 17.05 |
| 9 | Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings | 4.56 Bn | 4.31 Bn | 275.96 Mn | 3.69 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 1, 2026 | 1.23 |
| Jan 30, 2026 | 1.19 |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 29.78 |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 50.89 |
| May 2, 2025 | 1.16 |
| Jan 31, 2025 | -0.27 |
| Nov 1, 2024 | 23.64 |
| Aug 2, 2024 | 49.10 |
| May 3, 2024 | 1.17 |
| Feb 2, 2024 | 1.26 |
| Nov 3, 2023 | 5.27 |
| Aug 4, 2023 | 8.21 |
| May 5, 2023 | 0.00 |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 0.63 |
| Oct 28, 2022 | 13.70 |
| Jul 29, 2022 | 21.19 |
| Apr 29, 2022 | 1.88 |
| Jan 28, 2022 | -0.84 |
| Oct 29, 2021 | 16.98 |
| Jul 30, 2021 | 21.55 |