Dollar General (DG) Return on Invested Capital (2011 - 2026)
Dollar General's (DG) quarterly Return on Invested Capital came in at 0.05% in Q1 2026, up 5.0% YoY from 0.05% in Q1 2025, and up 194.23% on a QoQ basis from 0.02% in Q4 2025.
Dollar General (DG) Return on Invested Capital (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Dollar General (DG) has 16 years of Return on Invested Capital data on file, last reported at 0.05% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital rose 5.0% year-over-year to 0.05% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 0.05% (up 5.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 0.06%, up 4.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital advanced to 0.05% in Q1 2026, from 0.02% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Invested Capital ranged from a high of 4.65% in Q1 2022 to a low of 0.01% in Q1 2025.
- A 5-year average of 0.29% and a median of 0.02% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Invested Capital.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Invested Capital plunged 642 bps — and 2026, when it grew 5 bps.
- Tracing DG's Return on Invested Capital over 5 years: stood at 0.01% in 2022, then surged by 233 bps to 0.05% in 2023, then sank by 88 bps to 0.01% in 2024, then soared by 221 bps to 0.02% in 2025, then soared by 194 bps to 0.05% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Invested Capital figures came in at 0.05% (Q1 2026), 0.02% (Q4 2025), and 0.01% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 824.27 Bn | 813.54 Bn | 44.69 Bn | 0.01% |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 420.42 Bn | 400.43 Bn | 9.01 Bn | - |
| 3 | Target | 74.99 Bn | 71.45 Bn | 7.38 Bn | 0.01% |
| 4 | Dollar General | 27.11 Bn | 25.76 Bn | 3.41 Bn | 0.25% |
| 5 | Dollar Tree | 25.75 Bn | 24.74 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 0.01% |
| 6 | BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings | 12.37 Bn | 12.34 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 0.01% |
| 7 | Bbb Foods | 6.05 Bn | 5.36 Bn | 250.62 Mn | 0.11% |
| 8 | Pricesmart | 5.24 Bn | 4.92 Bn | 262.22 Mn | 0.01% |
| 9 | Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings | 4.63 Bn | 4.38 Bn | 275.96 Mn | 0.97% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 1, 2026 | 0.25% |
| Jan 30, 2026 | 0.05% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 0.02% |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 0.01% |
| May 2, 2025 | 0.01% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 0.01% |
| Nov 1, 2024 | 0.01% |
| Aug 2, 2024 | 0.01% |
| May 3, 2024 | 0.01% |
| Feb 2, 2024 | 0.01% |
| Nov 3, 2023 | 0.05% |
| Aug 4, 2023 | 0.04% |
| May 5, 2023 | 0.02% |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 0.02% |
| Oct 28, 2022 | 0.01% |
| Jul 29, 2022 | 0.02% |
| Apr 29, 2022 | 0.05% |
| Jan 28, 2022 | 4.65% |
| Oct 29, 2021 | 6.22% |
| Jul 30, 2021 | 6.44% |