Dollar General (DG) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026)
Dollar General (DG) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 9.89% for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 2.62 percentage points from 7.27% a year earlier and up 0.48 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Dollar General (DG) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jan 30, 2026), Dollar General's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 9.15%, up 2.04 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of -9.93 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Dollar General's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 7.11% in FY2025 (-3.42 pp), 10.54% in FY2024 (-4.72 pp), 15.26% in FY2023 (-0.76 pp) and 16.01% in FY2022 (-3.07 pp).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since fiscal Q4 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.49 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the past five years was fiscal Q2 2027, with a gain of 2.62 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q1 2025, with a drop of 4.95 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] for the three prior fiscal quarters was 9.41% (Q1 2027), 9.04% (Q4 2026) and 7.71% (Q3 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 827.17 Bn | 789.87 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 18.33% |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 408.32 Bn | 337.62 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 26.16% |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.11 Bn | 31.36 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 17.51% |
| 4 | Kroger | 34.86 Bn | 21.01 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 4.92% |
| 5 | Dollar General | 26.24 Bn | 20.91 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 9.89% |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.83 Bn | 20.83 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 20.28% |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.05 Bn | 17.67 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 20.72% |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 20.97 Bn | 20.76 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 12.21% |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.22 Bn | 15.39 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 15.37% |
| 10 | Performance Food | 14.65 Bn | 14.43 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 6.59% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 9.89% |
| May 1, 2026 | 9.41% |
| Jan 30, 2026 | 9.04% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 7.71% |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 7.27% |
| May 2, 2025 | 7.07% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 7.02% |
| Nov 1, 2024 | 8.15% |
| Aug 2, 2024 | 8.69% |
| May 3, 2024 | 9.28% |
| Feb 2, 2024 | 10.20% |
| Nov 3, 2023 | 11.80% |
| Aug 4, 2023 | 12.89% |
| May 5, 2023 | 14.24% |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 14.37% |
| Oct 28, 2022 | 14.43% |
| Jul 29, 2022 | 15.59% |
| Apr 29, 2022 | 15.53% |
| Jan 28, 2022 | 15.99% |
| Oct 29, 2021 | 16.51% |
API Access
Dollar General Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] 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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=DG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=DG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();