Dollar General (DG) Net Margin (2010 - 2026)
Dollar General's (DG) quarterly Net Margin came in at 3.91% in Q1 2026, up 193.0% YoY from 1.33% in Q1 2025, and up 47.2% on a QoQ basis from 2.65% in Q4 2025.
Dollar General (DG) Net Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Dollar General (DG) has 17 years of Net Margin data on file, last reported at 3.91% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Net Margin rose 193.0% year-over-year to 3.91% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 3.54% (up 74.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 3.54%, up 74.0% from the prior year.
- Net Margin grew to 3.91% in Q1 2026, from 2.65% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Net Margin ranged from a high of 12.52% in Q1 2023 to a low of 1.93% in Q4 2024.
- A 5-year average of 4.81% and a median of 3.91% in 2026 frame the typical range for Net Margin.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Net Margin soared 562 bps — and 2024, when it plunged 770 bps.
- Tracing DG's Net Margin over 5 years: stood at 5.56% in 2022, then slumped by 49 bps to 2.85% in 2023, then slumped by 32 bps to 1.93% in 2024, then jumped by 38 bps to 2.65% in 2025, then jumped by 47 bps to 3.91% in 2026.
- The last three Net Margin figures came in at 3.91% (Q1 2026), 2.65% (Q4 2025), and 3.84% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 828.54 Bn | 817.81 Bn | 44.69 Bn | 3.09% |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 414.96 Bn | 394.96 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 3.11% |
| 3 | Target | 72.00 Bn | 68.46 Bn | 7.38 Bn | 3.07% |
| 4 | Dollar General | 26.64 Bn | 25.29 Bn | 3.41 Bn | 4.12% |
| 5 | Dollar Tree | 25.25 Bn | 24.24 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 6.98% |
| 6 | BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings | 11.76 Bn | 11.73 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 2.52% |
| 7 | Bbb Foods | 5.91 Bn | 5.23 Bn | 250.62 Mn | 22.85% |
| 8 | Pricesmart | 5.12 Bn | 4.80 Bn | 262.22 Mn | 2.68% |
| 9 | Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings | 4.56 Bn | 4.31 Bn | 275.96 Mn | 8.56% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 1, 2026 | 4.12% |
| Jan 30, 2026 | 3.91% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 2.65% |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 3.84% |
| May 2, 2025 | 3.76% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 1.97% |
| Nov 1, 2024 | 1.93% |
| Aug 2, 2024 | 3.66% |
| May 3, 2024 | 3.66% |
| Feb 2, 2024 | 4.82% |
| Nov 3, 2023 | 2.85% |
| Aug 4, 2023 | 4.79% |
| May 5, 2023 | 5.51% |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 12.52% |
| Oct 28, 2022 | 5.56% |
| Jul 29, 2022 | 7.19% |
| Apr 29, 2022 | 6.32% |
| Jan 28, 2022 | 6.91% |
| Oct 29, 2021 | 5.72% |
| Jul 30, 2021 | 7.36% |