Dollar General (DG) Interest Coverage Ratio (2010 - 2026)

Dollar General (DG) posted Interest Coverage Ratio of 1.19 for Q1 2026, down 96.01% on a QoQ basis from 29.78 in Q4 2025, and up 97.99% year-over-year from 0.6 in Q1 2025.

Dollar General (DG) Interest Coverage Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Dollar General's Interest Coverage Ratio history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 1.19 for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio rose 97.99% year-over-year to 1.19 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 1.12 (down 1.75% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 0.87, down 3.05% from the prior year.
  • Interest Coverage Ratio was 1.19 for Q1 2026 at Dollar General, down from 29.78 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Interest Coverage Ratio topped out at 50.89 in Q3 2025 and bottomed at 0.93 in Q1 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 13.39 and a median of 5.27 in 2023 frame the typical range for Interest Coverage Ratio.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Interest Coverage Ratio plunged 104.75% — and 2024, when it surged 67231.44%.
  • Dollar General's Interest Coverage Ratio stood at 13.7 in 2022, then tumbled by 61.56% to 5.27 in 2023, then surged by 348.68% to 23.64 in 2024, then gained by 26.0% to 29.78 in 2025, then plunged by 96.01% to 1.19 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows DG's Interest Coverage Ratio at 1.19 in Q1 2026, 29.78 in Q4 2025, and 50.89 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Cover (Qtr)
1 Walmart 862.66 Bn 858.28 Bn 42.63 Bn 13.05
2 Costco Wholesale 410.89 Bn 392.65 Bn 8.88 Bn 78.97
3 Target 61.06 Bn 57.53 Bn 7.38 Bn 9.70
4 Dollar General 25.36 Bn 24.22 Bn 3.32 Bn 1.19
5 Dollar Tree 22.75 Bn 21.75 Bn 1.83 Bn 163.21
6 BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings 11.75 Bn 11.72 Bn 1.03 Bn 16.81
7 Pricesmart 5.65 Bn 5.52 Bn 262.22 Mn 17.05
8 Bbb Foods 4.68 Bn 4.08 Bn 210.92 Mn -11.12
9 Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings 4.00 Bn 3.70 Bn 310.92 Mn -1.06

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 30, 2026 1.19
Oct 31, 2025 29.78
Aug 1, 2025 50.89
May 2, 2025 1.16
Jan 31, 2025 0.60
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 -0.93
Oct 28, 2022 13.70
Jul 29, 2022 21.19
Apr 29, 2022 1.88
Jan 28, 2022 19.53
Oct 29, 2021 16.98
Jul 30, 2021 21.55
Apr 30, 2021 2.50