Dollar General (DG) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Dollar General's Return on Capital Employed history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 9.04% for Q1 2026.

• Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 202.0% year-over-year to 9.04% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 9.04% (up 202.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 9.15%, up 204.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed was 9.04% for Q1 2026 at Dollar General, up from 7.71% in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 15.99% in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 7.02% in Q1 2025.
• A 5-year average of 11.13% and a median of 10.2% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Return on Capital Employed tumbled 495 bps — and 2026, when it surged 202 bps.
• Dollar General's Return on Capital Employed stood at 14.43% in 2022, then decreased by 18 bps to 11.8% in 2023, then sank by 31 bps to 8.15% in 2024, then slipped by 5 bps to 7.71% in 2025, then grew by 17 bps to 9.04% in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows DG's Return on Capital Employed at 9.04% in Q1 2026, 7.71% in Q4 2025, and 7.27% in Q3 2025.