Dollar General (DG) Operating Income (2010 - 2026)
Dollar General's Operating Income was $769.16 million in fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 29.2% from $595.43 million a year earlier and up 20.5% from the prior quarter.
Dollar General (DG) Operating Income (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Dollar General's Operating Income was $2.44 billion through Jul 31, 2026, up 36.3% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 30, 2026), it came in at $2.2 billion, up 28.6% from FY2025.
- Operating Income shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -9.1% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Operating Income was $1.71 billion in FY2025 (-29.9%), $2.45 billion in FY2024 (-26.5%), $3.33 billion in FY2023 (+3.3%) and $3.22 billion in FY2022 (-9.4%).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure marks the highest quarterly Operating Income since fiscal Q4 2023.
- Compared with a year earlier, Operating Income has increased for six straight quarters, with growth averaging 14.6% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Operating Income over five years was fiscal Q4 2026 (growth of 106.1%); the worst was fiscal Q4 2025 (a decline of 49.2%).
- Per Business Quant data, DG's Operating Income in the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027 was $638.52 million (Q1 2027), $606.28 million (Q4 2026) and $425.85 million (Q3 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Op. Inc (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 862.64 Bn | 825.34 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 9.38 Bn |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 409.33 Bn | 338.62 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 2.82 Bn |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.65 Bn | 31.90 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 983.00 Mn |
| 4 | Kroger | 35.26 Bn | 21.42 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 971.00 Mn |
| 5 | Dollar General | 27.43 Bn | 22.11 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 769.16 Mn |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.41 Bn | 20.40 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 485.08 Mn |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.77 Bn | 18.40 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 690.10 Mn |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 20.27 Bn | 20.06 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 443.00 Mn |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.74 Bn | 15.90 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 467.12 Mn |
| 10 | Performance Food | 14.36 Bn | 14.14 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 323.80 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 769.16 Mn |
| May 1, 2026 | 638.52 Mn |
| Jan 30, 2026 | 606.28 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 425.85 Mn |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 595.43 Mn |
| May 2, 2025 | 576.11 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 294.21 Mn |
| Nov 1, 2024 | 323.80 Mn |
| Aug 2, 2024 | 549.96 Mn |
| May 3, 2024 | 546.10 Mn |
| Feb 2, 2024 | 579.65 Mn |
| Nov 3, 2023 | 433.47 Mn |
| Aug 4, 2023 | 692.31 Mn |
| May 5, 2023 | 740.86 Mn |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 933.17 Mn |
| Oct 28, 2022 | 735.55 Mn |
| Jul 29, 2022 | 913.43 Mn |
| Apr 29, 2022 | 746.16 Mn |
| Jan 28, 2022 | 796.67 Mn |
| Oct 29, 2021 | 665.59 Mn |
Dollar General Operating Income API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-income&ticker=DG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-income", "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=operating-income&ticker=DG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();