Growth Metrics

Dollar General (DG) Return on Equity (2016 - 2026)

Dollar General (DG) has disclosed Return on Equity for 15 consecutive years, with 0.18% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Return on Equity fell 2.0% year-over-year to 0.18%, compared with a TTM value of 0.18% through Oct 2025, down 2.0%, and an annual FY2025 reading of 0.16%, down 11.0% over the prior year.
  • Return on Equity was 0.18% for Q4 2025 at Dollar General, up from 0.18% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Equity topped out at 0.49% in Q2 2023 and bottomed at 0.03% in Q2 2022.
  • Average Return on Equity over 5 years is 0.17%, with a median of 0.18% recorded in 2025.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Equity soared 52bps in 2023, then dropped -27bps in 2024.
  • Year by year, Return on Equity stood at 0.0% in 2021, then soared by 648bps to 0.01% in 2022, then surged by 2373bps to 0.34% in 2023, then crashed by -39bps to 0.21% in 2024, then dropped by -11bps to 0.18% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Equity for DG at 0.18% in Q4 2025, 0.18% in Q3 2025, and 0.17% in Q2 2025.