Dollar General (DG) Payout Ratio (2016 - 2026)
Dollar General's (DG) Payout Ratio was 0.31 for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 30.0% from 0.44 a year earlier and down 8.1% from the prior quarter.
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Dollar General (DG) Payout Ratio (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jan 30, 2026), Payout Ratio at Dollar General was 0.34, down 25.5% from FY2025.
- By fiscal year, Payout Ratio came in at 0.46 in FY2025 (+47.9%), 0.31 in FY2024 (+52.6%), 0.20 in FY2023 (+25.0%) and 0.16 in FY2022 (+21.9%).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Payout Ratio since fiscal Q3 2024.
- Year over year, Payout Ratio has now declined in each of the last three quarters, with growth averaging 8.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Payout Ratio in five years was fiscal Q1 2025 (growth of 63.9%); the low point was fiscal Q2 2027 (a decline of 30.0%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027 came in at 0.33 (Q1 2027), 0.34 (Q4 2026) and 0.41 (Q3 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 936.41 Bn | 892.84 Bn | 49.13 Bn |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 440.73 Bn | 364.01 Bn | 12.19 Bn |
| 3 | Sysco | 39.69 Bn | 33.94 Bn | 4.13 Bn |
| 4 | Kroger | 38.21 Bn | 24.36 Bn | 7.86 Bn |
| 5 | Dollar General | 29.54 Bn | 24.22 Bn | 3.68 Bn |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 25.34 Bn | 23.33 Bn | 1.24 Bn |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 23.81 Bn | 20.43 Bn | 2.10 Bn |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 22.49 Bn | 22.29 Bn | 1.92 Bn |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 17.20 Bn | 16.37 Bn | 1.68 Bn |
| 10 | Performance Food | 15.21 Bn | 14.99 Bn | 2.17 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 0.31 |
| May 1, 2026 | 0.33 |
| Jan 30, 2026 | 0.34 |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 0.41 |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 0.44 |
| May 2, 2025 | 0.45 |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 0.46 |
| Nov 1, 2024 | 0.39 |
| Aug 2, 2024 | 0.37 |
| May 3, 2024 | 0.34 |
| Feb 2, 2024 | 0.31 |
| Nov 3, 2023 | 0.27 |
| Aug 4, 2023 | 0.23 |
| May 5, 2023 | 0.21 |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 0.20 |
| Oct 28, 2022 | 0.20 |
| Jul 29, 2022 | 0.19 |
| Apr 29, 2022 | 0.18 |
| Jan 28, 2022 | 0.16 |
| Oct 29, 2021 | 0.16 |
API Access
Dollar General Payout Ratio 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=payout-ratio&ticker=DG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payout-ratio", "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=payout-ratio&ticker=DG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();