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

Dollar General (DG) has reported Operating Margin for 17 consecutive years, with 6.81% the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q3 2026, Operating Margin rose 126.0% year-over-year to 6.81%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jul 2026 stood at 5.59% (up 129.0% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was 5.16%, up 94.0% from the prior year.
• Operating Margin improved to 6.81% in Q3 2026 per DG's latest filing, from 5.92% in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 9.69% in Q3 2022 and bottomed at 2.86% in Q1 2025.
• Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 6.31% across 5 years, with a median of 5.88% in 2024.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2026: Operating Margin sank 330 bps in 2023, then soared 270 bps in 2026.
• Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 7.77% in 2022, then tumbled by 42 bps to 4.47% in 2023, then dropped by 29 bps to 3.18% in 2024, then grew by 26 bps to 4.0% in 2025, then jumped by 70 bps to 6.81% in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin over the past three periods registered 6.81%, 5.92%, and 5.56% for Q3 2026, Q2 2026, and Q1 2026 respectively.