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

Dollar General's Return on Sales history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at 0.04% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Sales rose 2.0% year-over-year to 0.04%; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached 0.04%, up 1.0%, while the annual FY2026 figure was 0.04%, 1.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Sales reached 0.04% in Q1 2026 per DG's latest filing, up from 0.03% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Sales ranged from a high of 0.09% in Q1 2023 to a low of 0.02% in Q1 2025.
  • Average Return on Sales over 5 years is 0.05%, with a median of 0.04% recorded in 2026.
  • Peak YoY movement for Return on Sales: increased 2bps in 2023, then dropped -5bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Sales shows it stood at 0.06% in 2022, then crashed by -49bps to 0.03% in 2023, then crashed by -32bps to 0.02% in 2024, then soared by 38bps to 0.03% in 2025, then soared by 47bps to 0.04% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for DG's Return on Sales are 0.04% (Q1 2026), 0.03% (Q4 2025), and 0.04% (Q3 2025).