Dollar General (DG) Inventory Average (2011 - 2026)

Dollar General (DG) reported Inventory Average of $6.5 billion for Q1 2026, down 6.11% on a YoY basis from $6.9 billion in Q1 2025, and down 2.09% quarter-over-quarter from $6.6 billion in Q4 2025.

Dollar General (DG) Inventory Average (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Dollar General has reported Inventory Average for 16 years, with the latest figure at $6.5 billion in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Inventory Average fell 6.11% year-over-year to $6.5 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at $6.5 billion (down 6.11% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was $6.5 billion, down 4.83% from the prior year.
  • Inventory Average for Q1 2026 stood at $6.5 billion, down from $6.6 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Inventory Average was $7.4 billion in Q4 2023, with the low at $5.5 billion in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Inventory Average has averaged $6.8 billion across 5 years, with a median of $7.0 billion in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Inventory Average jumped 33.11% — and 2024, when it declined 6.27%.
  • Dollar General's Inventory Average stood at $7.0 billion in 2022, then increased by 5.73% to $7.4 billion in 2023, then slipped by 5.16% to $7.1 billion in 2024, then dropped by 6.06% to $6.6 billion in 2025, then dropped by 2.09% to $6.5 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Inventory Average figures came in at $6.5 billion (Q1 2026), $6.6 billion (Q4 2025), and $6.6 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Inventory Avg. (Qtr)
1 Walmart 948.87 Bn 944.49 Bn 42.63 Bn 60.71 Bn
2 Costco Wholesale 430.50 Bn 412.26 Bn 8.88 Bn 20.07 Bn
3 Target 57.41 Bn 53.87 Bn 7.38 Bn 12.31 Bn
4 Dollar General 24.07 Bn 22.93 Bn 3.32 Bn 6.49 Bn
5 Dollar Tree 22.05 Bn 21.05 Bn 1.83 Bn 2.48 Bn
6 BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings 11.52 Bn 11.49 Bn 1.03 Bn 1.61 Bn
7 Pricesmart 5.32 Bn 5.02 Bn 265.07 Mn 621.00 Mn
8 Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings 4.78 Bn 4.48 Bn 310.92 Mn 676.55 Mn
9 Bbb Foods 22.39 Mn -214.25 Mn 210.92 Mn 232.52 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 30, 2026 6.49 Bn
Oct 31, 2025 6.63 Bn
Aug 1, 2025 6.60 Bn
May 2, 2025 6.65 Bn
Jan 31, 2025 6.92 Bn
Nov 1, 2024 7.06 Bn
Aug 2, 2024 6.97 Bn
May 3, 2024 6.96 Bn
Feb 2, 2024 7.18 Bn
Nov 3, 2023 7.44 Bn
Aug 4, 2023 7.43 Bn
May 5, 2023 7.05 Bn
Feb 3, 2023 6.95 Bn
Oct 28, 2022 7.04 Bn
Jul 29, 2022 6.51 Bn
Apr 29, 2022 5.85 Bn
Jan 28, 2022 5.46 Bn
Oct 29, 2021 5.29 Bn
Jul 30, 2021 5.19 Bn
Apr 30, 2021 5.17 Bn