Dollar General (DG) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)

Dollar General has reported Operating Expenses for 17 years, with the latest figure at $2.7 billion in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses fell 0.7% year-over-year to $2.7 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at $10.9 billion (up 5.75% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was $10.9 billion, up 5.75% from the prior year.
• Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $2.7 billion, down from $2.8 billion in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $2.8 billion in Q3 2025, with the low at $1.9 billion in Q1 2022.
• Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $2.4 billion across 5 years, with a median of $2.4 billion in 2023.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2025 — Operating Expenses increased 17.56% — and 2026, when it slipped 0.7%.
• Dollar General's Operating Expenses stood at $2.1 billion in 2022, then increased by 10.67% to $2.4 billion in 2023, then grew by 9.81% to $2.6 billion in 2024, then grew by 5.59% to $2.8 billion in 2025, then retreated by 1.54% to $2.7 billion in 2026.
• The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $2.7 billion (Q1 2026), $2.8 billion (Q4 2025), and $2.8 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.