Dollar General (DG) Net Margin (2010 - 2026)
Dollar General (DG) recorded Net Margin of 4.87% in fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 1.04 percentage points from 3.84% a year earlier and up 0.76 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Dollar General (DG) Net Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Dollar General's Net Margin came in at 3.90% as of Jul 31, 2026, up 1.04 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 30, 2026), it came in at 3.54%, up 0.77 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Net Margin has a five-year change of -4.33 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Net Margin came in at 2.77% in FY2025 (-1.52 pp), 4.29% in FY2024 (-2.09 pp), 6.38% in FY2023 (-0.63 pp) and 7.01% in FY2022 (-0.86 pp).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure is the highest quarterly Net Margin since fiscal Q1 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Net Margin has increased for six consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.16 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Net Margin in the last five years was a gain of 2.05 percentage points in fiscal Q4 2026, against a drop of 2.71 percentage points in fiscal Q3 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 4.12% (Q1 2027), 3.91% (Q4 2026) and 2.65% (Q3 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 847.32 Bn | 810.03 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 3.39% |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 410.07 Bn | 339.37 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 3.11% |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.60 Bn | 31.85 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 2.49% |
| 4 | Kroger | 35.90 Bn | 22.05 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 1.84% |
| 5 | Dollar General | 27.06 Bn | 21.73 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 4.87% |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.17 Bn | 20.17 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 4.82% |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.26 Bn | 17.89 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 10.52% |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 20.27 Bn | 20.07 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 2.61% |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.44 Bn | 15.61 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 7.94% |
| 10 | Performance Food | 14.36 Bn | 14.14 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 0.90% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 4.87% |
| 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 | 1.86% |
| Nov 1, 2024 | 1.93% |
| Aug 2, 2024 | 3.66% |
| May 3, 2024 | 3.66% |
| Feb 2, 2024 | 4.08% |
| Nov 3, 2023 | 2.85% |
| Aug 4, 2023 | 4.79% |
| May 5, 2023 | 5.51% |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 6.46% |
| 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% |
Dollar General Net Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=net-margin&ticker=DG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "net-margin", "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=net-margin&ticker=DG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();