Growth Metrics

Dollar General (DG) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2026)

Dollar General filings provide 17 years of Operating Expenses readings, the most recent being $2.7 billion for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses fell 0.7% to $2.7 billion in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Jan 2026 was $10.9 billion, a 5.75% increase, with the full-year FY2026 number at $10.9 billion, up 5.75% from a year prior.
  • Operating Expenses hit $2.7 billion in Q1 2026 for Dollar General, down from $2.8 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $2.8 billion in Q3 2025 to a low of $1.9 billion in Q1 2022.
  • Median Operating Expenses over the past 5 years was $2.4 billion (2023), compared with a mean of $2.4 billion.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Operating Expenses: grew 17.56% in 2025 and later decreased 0.7% in 2026.
  • Dollar General's Operating Expenses stood at $2.1 billion in 2022, then grew by 10.67% to $2.4 billion in 2023, then rose by 9.81% to $2.6 billion in 2024, then rose by 5.59% to $2.8 billion in 2025, then fell by 1.54% to $2.7 billion in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Operating Expenses were $2.7 billion (Q1 2026), $2.8 billion (Q4 2025), and $2.8 billion (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.