Dollar General (DG) Selling, General & Administrative (2010 - 2026)
Dollar General's Selling, General & Administrative was $2.91 billion in fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 5.3% from $2.77 billion a year earlier and up 5.0% from the prior quarter.
Dollar General (DG) Selling, General & Administrative (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Dollar General's Selling, General & Administrative was $11.16 billion through Jul 31, 2026, up 3.6% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 30, 2026), it was $10.9 billion, up 5.8% from FY2025.
- Selling, General & Administrative has now increased for 16 consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 8.7% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Selling, General & Administrative was $10.3 billion in FY2025 (+11.1%), $9.27 billion in FY2024 (+9.2%), $8.49 billion in FY2023 (+11.8%) and $7.59 billion in FY2022 (+6.0%).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure marks the highest quarterly Selling, General & Administrative in data going back to fiscal Q1 2011.
- Compared with a year earlier, Selling, General & Administrative was higher in seven of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 7.6%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Selling, General & Administrative over five years was fiscal Q4 2025 (growth of 17.6%); the worst was fiscal Q4 2026 (a decline of 0.7%).
- Per Business Quant data, DG's Selling, General & Administrative in the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027 was $2.77 billion (Q1 2027), $2.72 billion (Q4 2026) and $2.76 billion (Q3 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | SG&A (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 949.46 Bn | 905.89 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 39.75 Bn |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 446.39 Bn | 369.67 Bn | 12.19 Bn | 8.39 Bn |
| 3 | Kroger | 40.41 Bn | 26.57 Bn | 7.86 Bn | - |
| 4 | Sysco | 39.19 Bn | 33.44 Bn | 4.13 Bn | - |
| 5 | Dollar General | 28.91 Bn | 23.58 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 2.91 Bn |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 25.69 Bn | 23.69 Bn | 1.24 Bn | - |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 23.56 Bn | 20.18 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 1.43 Bn |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 22.10 Bn | 21.90 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 1.48 Bn |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 17.59 Bn | 16.75 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 1.02 Bn |
| 10 | Performance Food | 14.75 Bn | 14.53 Bn | 2.17 Bn | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 2.91 Bn |
| May 1, 2026 | 2.77 Bn |
| Jan 30, 2026 | 2.72 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 2.76 Bn |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 2.77 Bn |
| May 2, 2025 | 2.66 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 2.74 Bn |
| Nov 1, 2024 | 2.61 Bn |
| Aug 2, 2024 | 2.51 Bn |
| May 3, 2024 | 2.45 Bn |
| Feb 2, 2024 | 2.33 Bn |
| Nov 3, 2023 | 2.38 Bn |
| Aug 4, 2023 | 2.35 Bn |
| May 5, 2023 | 2.21 Bn |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 2.22 Bn |
| Oct 28, 2022 | 2.15 Bn |
| Jul 29, 2022 | 2.13 Bn |
| Apr 29, 2022 | 1.99 Bn |
| Jan 28, 2022 | 1.90 Bn |
| Oct 29, 2021 | 1.95 Bn |
Dollar General Selling, General & Administrative 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=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=DG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "selling-general-and-administrative", "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=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=DG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();