Growth Metrics

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

Dollar General's Operating Margin history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at 10.86% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Operating Margin fell 1371.0% year-over-year to 10.86%; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached 0.97%, down 325.0%, while the annual FY2026 figure was 0.97%, 325.0% down from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin reached 10.86% in Q1 2026 per DG's latest filing, down from 4.0% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 9.69% in Q3 2022 to a low of 17.06% in Q1 2023.
  • Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 3.8%, with a median of 5.52% recorded in 2025.
  • Peak YoY movement for Operating Margin: crashed -2627bps in 2023, then surged 2294bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 7.77% in 2022, then tumbled by -42bps to 4.47% in 2023, then dropped by -29bps to 3.18% in 2024, then grew by 26bps to 4.0% in 2025, then tumbled by -372bps to 10.86% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for DG's Operating Margin are 10.86% (Q1 2026), 4.0% (Q4 2025), and 5.55% (Q3 2025).