Dollar General (DG) Return on Sales [ROS] (2010 - 2026)
Dollar General (DG) reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 6.81% for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 1.26 percentage points from 5.55% a year earlier and up 0.89 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Dollar General (DG) Return on Sales [ROS] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jul 31, 2026, Dollar General's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 5.59%, up 1.29 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 30, 2026), it was 5.16%, up 0.94 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has a five-year change of -5.38 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 4.22% in FY2025 (-2.10 pp), 6.32% in FY2024 (-2.47 pp), 8.79% in FY2023 (-0.62 pp) and 9.41% in FY2022 (-1.12 pp).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since fiscal Q2 2024.
- Year over year, Return on Sales [ROS] has now increased in each of the last six quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.13 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Sales [ROS] in five years was fiscal Q4 2026 (a gain of 2.70 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q3 2024 (a drop of 3.30 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027 came in at 5.92% (Q1 2027), 5.56% (Q4 2026) and 4.00% (Q3 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 827.17 Bn | 789.87 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 4.99% |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 408.32 Bn | 337.62 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 3.99% |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.11 Bn | 31.36 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 4.44% |
| 4 | Kroger | 34.86 Bn | 21.01 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 2.80% |
| 5 | Dollar General | 26.24 Bn | 20.91 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 6.81% |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.83 Bn | 20.83 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 8.54% |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.05 Bn | 17.67 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 14.11% |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 20.97 Bn | 20.76 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 4.21% |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.22 Bn | 15.39 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 10.29% |
| 10 | Performance Food | 14.65 Bn | 14.43 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 1.80% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 6.81% |
| May 1, 2026 | 5.92% |
| Jan 30, 2026 | 5.56% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 4.00% |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 5.55% |
| May 2, 2025 | 5.52% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 2.86% |
| Nov 1, 2024 | 3.18% |
| Aug 2, 2024 | 5.39% |
| May 3, 2024 | 5.51% |
| Feb 2, 2024 | 5.88% |
| Nov 3, 2023 | 4.47% |
| Aug 4, 2023 | 7.07% |
| May 5, 2023 | 7.93% |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 9.15% |
| Oct 28, 2022 | 7.77% |
| Jul 29, 2022 | 9.69% |
| Apr 29, 2022 | 8.53% |
| Jan 28, 2022 | 9.21% |
| Oct 29, 2021 | 7.81% |
Dollar General Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=DG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=DG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();