Dollar General (DG) Inventory (2011 - 2026)
Dollar General (DG) reported Inventory of $6.55 billion for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 0.9% from $6.61 billion a year earlier and down 1.3% from the prior quarter.
Dollar General (DG) Inventory (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2026 (ended Jan 30, 2026), Dollar General posted Inventory of $6.33 billion, down 5.7% from FY2025.
- Inventory has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 3.8% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Inventory came in at $6.71 billion in FY2025 (-4.0%), $6.99 billion in FY2024 (+3.5%), $6.76 billion in FY2023 (+20.4%) and $5.61 billion in FY2022 (+7.0%).
- Five-year quarterly Inventory spans a low of $5.3 billion in fiscal Q3 2022 and a high of $7.53 billion in fiscal Q2 2024.
- Year over year, Inventory gained in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 3.8%.
- The high point for year-over-year Inventory in five years was fiscal Q3 2023 (growth of 34.8%); the low point was fiscal Q2 2025 (a decline of 7.0%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027 came in at $6.64 billion (Q1 2027), $6.33 billion (Q4 2026) and $6.65 billion (Q3 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Inventory (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 862.64 Bn | 825.34 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 61.60 Bn |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 409.33 Bn | 338.62 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 19.42 Bn |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.65 Bn | 31.90 Bn | 4.13 Bn | - |
| 4 | Kroger | 35.26 Bn | 21.42 Bn | 7.86 Bn | - |
| 5 | Dollar General | 27.43 Bn | 22.11 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 6.55 Bn |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.41 Bn | 20.40 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 557.97 Mn |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.77 Bn | 18.40 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 2.45 Bn |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 20.27 Bn | 20.06 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 1.70 Bn |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.74 Bn | 15.90 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 3.52 Bn |
| 10 | Performance Food | 14.36 Bn | 14.14 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 4.33 Bn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 6.55 Bn |
| May 1, 2026 | 6.64 Bn |
| Jan 30, 2026 | 6.33 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 6.65 Bn |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 6.61 Bn |
| May 2, 2025 | 6.59 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 6.71 Bn |
| Nov 1, 2024 | 7.12 Bn |
| Aug 2, 2024 | 7.00 Bn |
| May 3, 2024 | 6.93 Bn |
| Feb 2, 2024 | 6.99 Bn |
| Nov 3, 2023 | 7.36 Bn |
| Aug 4, 2023 | 7.53 Bn |
| May 5, 2023 | 7.34 Bn |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 6.76 Bn |
| Oct 28, 2022 | 7.14 Bn |
| Jul 29, 2022 | 6.94 Bn |
| Apr 29, 2022 | 6.09 Bn |
| Jan 28, 2022 | 5.61 Bn |
| Oct 29, 2021 | 5.30 Bn |
Dollar General Inventory API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=inventory&ticker=DG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "inventory", "ticker": "DG", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=inventory&ticker=DG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();