Dollar General (DG) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)
Dollar General's (DG) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $2.7 billion in Q1 2026, down 0.7% YoY from $2.7 billion in Q1 2025, and down 1.54% on a QoQ basis from $2.8 billion in Q4 2025.
Dollar General (DG) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Dollar General (DG) has 17 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $2.7 billion in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Expenses fell 0.7% year-over-year to $2.7 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was $10.9 billion (up 5.75% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $10.9 billion, up 5.75% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses retreated to $2.7 billion in Q1 2026, 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.
- A 5-year average of $2.4 billion and a median of $2.4 billion in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2025 — Operating Expenses increased 17.56% — and 2026, when it slipped 0.7%.
- Tracing DG's Operating Expenses over 5 years: 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.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 828.54 Bn | 817.81 Bn | 44.69 Bn | 37.20 Bn |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 414.96 Bn | 394.96 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 6.19 Bn |
| 3 | Target | 72.00 Bn | 68.46 Bn | 7.38 Bn | 5.56 Bn |
| 4 | Dollar General | 26.64 Bn | 25.29 Bn | 3.41 Bn | 2.77 Bn |
| 5 | Dollar Tree | 25.25 Bn | 24.24 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 1.38 Bn |
| 6 | BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings | 11.76 Bn | 11.73 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 819.99 Mn |
| 7 | Bbb Foods | 5.91 Bn | 5.23 Bn | 250.62 Mn | -82.03 Mn |
| 8 | Pricesmart | 5.12 Bn | 4.80 Bn | 262.22 Mn | 1.42 Bn |
| 9 | Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings | 4.56 Bn | 4.31 Bn | 275.96 Mn | 233.47 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 1, 2026 | 2.77 Bn |
| Jan 30, 2026 | 2.72 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 2.76 Bn |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 2.77 Bn |
| May 2, 2025 | 2.66 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 2.74 Bn |
| Nov 1, 2024 | 2.61 Bn |
| Aug 2, 2024 | 2.51 Bn |
| May 3, 2024 | 2.45 Bn |
| Feb 2, 2024 | 2.33 Bn |
| Nov 3, 2023 | 2.38 Bn |
| Aug 4, 2023 | 2.35 Bn |
| May 5, 2023 | 2.21 Bn |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 2.22 Bn |
| Oct 28, 2022 | 2.15 Bn |
| Jul 29, 2022 | 2.13 Bn |
| Apr 29, 2022 | 1.99 Bn |
| Jan 28, 2022 | 1.90 Bn |
| Oct 29, 2021 | 1.95 Bn |
| Jul 30, 2021 | 1.89 Bn |