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

Dollar General (DG) reported Interest Coverage Ratio of 7.52 for Q1 2024, up 132.31% on a YoY basis from 3.24 in Q1 2023, and up 42.69% quarter-over-quarter from 5.27 in Q4 2023.

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

Dollar General has reported Interest Coverage Ratio for 15 years, with the latest figure at 7.52 in Q1 2024.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2024, Interest Coverage Ratio rose 132.31% year-over-year to 7.52; the trailing twelve-month figure through Nov 2024 stood at 25.93 (up 6576.86% YoY), and the FY2024 full-year result was 7.49, up 141.65% from the prior year.
  • Interest Coverage Ratio for Q1 2024 stood at 7.52, up from 5.27 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Interest Coverage Ratio was 28.43 in Q2 2020, with the low at 23.26 in Q1 2023.
  • Historically, Interest Coverage Ratio has averaged 15.65 across 5 years, with a median of 19.19 in 2020.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Interest Coverage Ratio plunged 212.45% — and 2024, when it jumped 132.31%.
  • Dollar General's Interest Coverage Ratio stood at 19.19 in 2020, then retreated by 11.49% to 16.98 in 2021, then slipped by 19.3% to 13.7 in 2022, then sank by 61.56% to 5.27 in 2023, then soared by 42.69% to 7.52 in 2024.
  • The last three Interest Coverage Ratio figures came in at 7.52 (Q1 2024), 5.27 (Q4 2023), and 8.21 (Q3 2023), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Cover (Qtr)
1 Walmart 948.87 Bn 944.49 Bn 42.63 Bn 13.05
2 Costco Wholesale 430.50 Bn 412.26 Bn 8.88 Bn 78.97
3 Target 57.41 Bn 53.87 Bn 7.38 Bn 9.70
4 Dollar General 24.07 Bn 22.93 Bn 3.32 Bn -
5 Dollar Tree 22.05 Bn 21.05 Bn 1.83 Bn -
6 BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings 11.52 Bn 11.49 Bn 1.03 Bn 16.81
7 Pricesmart 5.32 Bn 5.02 Bn 265.07 Mn 19.05
8 Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings 4.78 Bn 4.48 Bn 310.92 Mn -
9 Bbb Foods 22.39 Mn -214.25 Mn 210.92 Mn -11.12

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 -23.26
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