Dollar General (DG) Retained Earnings (2011 - 2026)
Dollar General (DG) recorded Retained Earnings of $5.13 billion in fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 30.0% from $3.95 billion a year earlier and up 8.9% from the prior quarter.
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Dollar General (DG) Retained Earnings (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2026 (ended Jan 30, 2026), Dollar General reported Retained Earnings of $4.4 billion, up 29.2% from FY2025.
- Annual Retained Earnings has increased for three straight fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 7.9% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Retained Earnings came in at $3.41 billion in FY2025 (+21.7%), $2.8 billion in FY2024 (+69.0%), $1.66 billion in FY2023 (-33.1%) and $2.47 billion in FY2022 (-17.7%).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure is the highest quarterly Retained Earnings in data going back to fiscal Q4 2011.
- On a year-over-year basis, Retained Earnings has increased for 13 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 25.7% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Retained Earnings in the last five years was growth of 69.0% in fiscal Q4 2024, against a decline of 33.1% in fiscal Q4 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at $4.71 billion (Q1 2027), $4.4 billion (Q4 2026) and $4.1 billion (Q3 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 824.47 Bn | 787.18 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 103.60 Bn |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 403.75 Bn | 333.05 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 26.48 Bn |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.36 Bn | 31.61 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 13.75 Bn |
| 4 | Kroger | 34.63 Bn | 20.79 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 29.95 Bn |
| 5 | Dollar General | 26.38 Bn | 21.06 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 5.13 Bn |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.49 Bn | 20.48 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 4.09 Bn |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.40 Bn | 18.02 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 3.48 Bn |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 19.94 Bn | 19.74 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 3.07 Bn |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.33 Bn | 15.49 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 7.79 Bn |
| 10 | Performance Food | 14.29 Bn | 14.07 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 2.00 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 5.13 Bn |
| May 1, 2026 | 4.71 Bn |
| Jan 30, 2026 | 4.40 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 4.10 Bn |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 3.95 Bn |
| May 2, 2025 | 3.67 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 3.41 Bn |
| Nov 1, 2024 | 3.34 Bn |
| Aug 2, 2024 | 3.28 Bn |
| May 3, 2024 | 3.03 Bn |
| Feb 2, 2024 | 2.80 Bn |
| Nov 3, 2023 | 2.53 Bn |
| Aug 4, 2023 | 2.38 Bn |
| May 5, 2023 | 2.04 Bn |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.66 Bn |
| Oct 28, 2022 | 2.22 Bn |
| Jul 29, 2022 | 2.36 Bn |
| Apr 29, 2022 | 2.16 Bn |
| Jan 28, 2022 | 2.47 Bn |
| Oct 29, 2021 | 2.46 Bn |
API Access
Dollar General Retained Earnings 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=retained-earnings&ticker=DG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "retained-earnings", "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=retained-earnings&ticker=DG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();