Dollar General (DG) Payout Ratio (2015 - 2026)

Dollar General (DG) has reported Payout Ratio for 12 consecutive years, with 0.24 the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q3 2026, Payout Ratio fell 25.09% year-over-year to 0.24; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jul 2026 stood at 0.32 (down 29.05% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was 0.36, down 24.29% from the prior year.
• Payout Ratio fell to 0.24 in Q3 2026 per DG's latest filing, from 0.29 in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Payout Ratio topped out at 0.81 in Q1 2025 and bottomed at 0.16 in Q1 2022.
• Historically, Payout Ratio has averaged 0.34 across 5 years, with a median of 0.32 in 2025.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2025 and 2026: Payout Ratio surged 150.14% in 2025, then tumbled 55.47% in 2026.
• Over 5 years, Payout Ratio stood at 0.23 in 2022, then jumped by 100.59% to 0.47 in 2023, then soared by 40.84% to 0.66 in 2024, then sank by 30.41% to 0.46 in 2025, then slumped by 48.52% to 0.24 in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Payout Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.24, 0.29, and 0.36 for Q3 2026, Q2 2026, and Q1 2026 respectively.