Dollar General (DG) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2026)
Dollar General's Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 18.79% for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 3.63 percentage points from 15.16% a year earlier and up 0.76 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Dollar General (DG) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jan 30, 2026), Dollar General's Return on Equity [ROE] was 18.99%, up 3.10 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Equity [ROE] carries a five-year change of -20.74 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Return on Equity [ROE] was 15.89% in FY2025 (-11.14 pp), 27.03% in FY2024 (-13.90 pp), 40.94% in FY2023 (+3.81 pp) and 37.13% in FY2022 (-2.60 pp).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since fiscal Q2 2025.
- Year-over-year, Return on Equity [ROE] has increased for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -3.30 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Equity [ROE] over five years came in fiscal Q1 2024 (a gain of 4.23 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q1 2025 (a drop of 19.47 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows DG's Return on Equity [ROE] at 18.03% (Q1 2027), 18.11% (Q4 2026) and 15.77% (Q3 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 824.47 Bn | 787.18 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 21.93% |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 403.75 Bn | 333.05 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 26.95% |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.36 Bn | 31.61 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 70.76% |
| 4 | Kroger | 34.63 Bn | 20.79 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 13.55% |
| 5 | Dollar General | 26.38 Bn | 21.06 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 18.79% |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.49 Bn | 20.48 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 19.21% |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.40 Bn | 18.02 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 46.52% |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 19.94 Bn | 19.74 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 16.91% |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.33 Bn | 15.49 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 39.33% |
| 10 | Performance Food | 14.29 Bn | 14.07 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 7.47% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 18.79% |
| May 1, 2026 | 18.03% |
| Jan 30, 2026 | 18.11% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 15.77% |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 15.16% |
| May 2, 2025 | 15.27% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 15.25% |
| Nov 1, 2024 | 18.30% |
| Aug 2, 2024 | 19.85% |
| May 3, 2024 | 21.97% |
| Feb 2, 2024 | 25.17% |
| Nov 3, 2023 | 30.10% |
| Aug 4, 2023 | 35.45% |
| May 5, 2023 | 41.43% |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 41.53% |
| Oct 28, 2022 | 38.34% |
| Jul 29, 2022 | 38.11% |
| Apr 29, 2022 | 37.21% |
| Jan 28, 2022 | 38.54% |
| Oct 29, 2021 | 39.66% |
API Access
Dollar General Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=DG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=DG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();