Growth Metrics

Dollar General (DG) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Historic Return on Capital Employed for Dollar General (DG) over the last 15 years, with Q4 2025 value amounting to 0.08%.

  • Dollar General's Return on Capital Employed changed 0.0% to 0.08% in Q4 2025 from the same period last year, while for Oct 2025 it was 0.08%, marking a year-over-year change of 0.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.07% for FY2025, which is 300.0% down from last year.
  • As of Q4 2025, Dollar General's Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.08%, which was down 0.0% from 0.07% recorded in Q3 2025.
  • Dollar General's Return on Capital Employed's 5-year high stood at 0.18% during Q2 2021, with a 5-year trough of 0.07% in Q1 2025.
  • For the 5-year period, Dollar General's Return on Capital Employed averaged around 0.12%, with its median value being 0.14% (2023).
  • Per our database at Business Quant, Dollar General's Return on Capital Employed skyrocketed by 500bps in 2021 and then crashed by -500bps in 2024.
  • Quarter analysis of 5 years shows Dollar General's Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.17% in 2021, then decreased by -13bps to 0.14% in 2022, then fell by -18bps to 0.12% in 2023, then tumbled by -31bps to 0.08% in 2024, then dropped by -5bps to 0.08% in 2025.
  • Its Return on Capital Employed was 0.08% in Q4 2025, compared to 0.07% in Q3 2025 and 0.07% in Q2 2025.