Dollar General (DG) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026)
Dollar General's Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 5.33% for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 1.53 percentage points from 3.80% a year earlier and up 0.34 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Dollar General (DG) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jan 30, 2026), Dollar General's Return on Assets [ROA] was 4.87%, up 1.24 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Assets [ROA] carries a five-year change of -6.04 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Return on Assets [ROA] was 3.63% in FY2025 (-1.91 pp), 5.55% in FY2024 (-3.17 pp), 8.72% in FY2023 (-0.47 pp) and 9.19% in FY2022 (-1.71 pp).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since fiscal Q4 2024.
- Year-over-year, Return on Assets [ROA] has increased for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.24 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Assets [ROA] over five years came in fiscal Q2 2027 (a gain of 1.53 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q1 2025 (a drop of 3.19 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows DG's Return on Assets [ROA] at 4.99% (Q1 2027), 4.83% (Q4 2026) and 4.03% (Q3 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 824.47 Bn | 787.18 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 7.71% |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 403.75 Bn | 333.05 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 10.39% |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.36 Bn | 31.61 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 6.23% |
| 4 | Kroger | 34.63 Bn | 20.79 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 1.60% |
| 5 | Dollar General | 26.38 Bn | 21.06 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 5.33% |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.49 Bn | 20.48 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 8.56% |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.40 Bn | 18.02 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 11.58% |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 19.94 Bn | 19.74 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 5.11% |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.33 Bn | 15.49 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 8.49% |
| 10 | Performance Food | 14.29 Bn | 14.07 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 1.93% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 5.33% |
| May 1, 2026 | 4.99% |
| Jan 30, 2026 | 4.83% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 4.03% |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 3.80% |
| May 2, 2025 | 3.71% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 3.60% |
| Nov 1, 2024 | 4.22% |
| Aug 2, 2024 | 4.51% |
| May 3, 2024 | 4.89% |
| Feb 2, 2024 | 5.41% |
| Nov 3, 2023 | 6.29% |
| Aug 4, 2023 | 7.20% |
| May 5, 2023 | 8.08% |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 8.32% |
| Oct 28, 2022 | 8.23% |
| Jul 29, 2022 | 8.39% |
| Apr 29, 2022 | 8.54% |
| Jan 28, 2022 | 9.18% |
| Oct 29, 2021 | 9.51% |
API Access
Dollar General Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=DG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=DG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();