Dollar General (DG) Net Margin (2010 - 2026)
Dollar General (DG) reported Net Margin of 3.91% for Q1 2026, up 205.0% on a YoY basis from 1.28% in Q1 2025, and up 47.2% quarter-over-quarter from 2.65% in Q4 2025.
Dollar General (DG) Net Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Dollar General has reported Net Margin for 17 years, with the latest figure at 3.91% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Net Margin rose 205.0% year-over-year to 3.91%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at 3.54% (up 77.0% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was 3.54%, up 77.0% from the prior year.
- Net Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 3.91%, up from 2.65% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Net Margin was 7.19% in Q3 2022, with the low at 1.86% in Q1 2025.
- Historically, Net Margin has averaged 4.41% across 5 years, with a median of 3.91% in 2026.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Net Margin sank 271 bps — and 2026, when it surged 205 bps.
- Dollar General's Net Margin 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 | 948.87 Bn | 944.49 Bn | 42.63 Bn | 3.12% |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 430.50 Bn | 412.26 Bn | 8.88 Bn | 2.92% |
| 3 | Target | 57.41 Bn | 53.87 Bn | 7.38 Bn | 3.07% |
| 4 | Dollar General | 24.07 Bn | 22.93 Bn | 3.32 Bn | 3.91% |
| 5 | Dollar Tree | 22.05 Bn | 21.05 Bn | 1.83 Bn | - |
| 6 | BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings | 11.52 Bn | 11.49 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 2.52% |
| 7 | Pricesmart | 5.32 Bn | 5.02 Bn | 265.07 Mn | 3.28% |
| 8 | Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings | 4.78 Bn | 4.48 Bn | 310.92 Mn | 12.11% |
| 9 | Bbb Foods | 22.39 Mn | -214.25 Mn | 210.92 Mn | 24.98% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Jul 30, 2021 | 7.36% |
| Apr 30, 2021 | 8.07% |