Dollar General (DG) Share-based Compensation (2010 - 2026)

Dollar General (DG) posted Share-based Compensation of -$2.9 million for Q1 2026, up 99.63% on a QoQ basis from -$786.4 million in Q4 2025, and up 99.77% year-over-year from -$1.5 million in Q1 2025.

Dollar General (DG) Share-based Compensation (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Dollar General's Share-based Compensation history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$2.9 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Share-based Compensation rose 99.77% year-over-year to -$2.9 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was $70.4 million (up 19.89% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $112.1 million, up 31.11% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation was -$2.9 million for Q1 2026 at Dollar General, up from -$786.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Share-based Compensation topped out at $1.3 billion in Q4 2024 and bottomed at -$1.3 billion in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $41.8 million and a median of $15.1 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Share-based Compensation soared 18792.2% — and 2025, when it tumbled 6012523.81%.
  • Dollar General's Share-based Compensation stood at $1.3 billion in 2022, then slumped by 99.46% to $6.8 million in 2023, then surged by 18792.2% to $1.3 billion in 2024, then sank by 161.11% to -$786.4 million in 2025, then surged by 99.63% to -$2.9 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows DG's Share-based Compensation at -$2.9 million in Q1 2026, -$786.4 million in Q4 2025, and $829.5 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Walmart 862.66 Bn 858.28 Bn 42.63 Bn -
2 Costco Wholesale 410.89 Bn 392.65 Bn 8.88 Bn 166.00 Mn
3 Target 61.06 Bn 57.53 Bn 7.38 Bn 45.00 Mn
4 Dollar General 25.36 Bn 24.22 Bn 3.32 Bn -2.93 Mn
5 Dollar Tree 22.75 Bn 21.75 Bn 1.83 Bn 17.50 Mn
6 BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings 11.75 Bn 11.72 Bn 1.03 Bn 13.28 Mn
7 Pricesmart 5.65 Bn 5.52 Bn 262.22 Mn 6.98 Mn
8 Bbb Foods 4.68 Bn 4.08 Bn 210.92 Mn 192.62 Mn
9 Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings 4.00 Bn 3.70 Bn 310.92 Mn 7.38 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 30, 2026 -2.93 Mn
Jan 30, 2026 -2.93 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 -786.38 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 -786.38 Mn
Aug 1, 2025 829.45 Mn
Aug 1, 2025 829.45 Mn
May 2, 2025 30.27 Mn
May 2, 2025 30.27 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 -1.26 Bn
Jan 31, 2025 -1.26 Bn
Nov 1, 2024 1.29 Bn
Nov 1, 2024 1.29 Bn
Aug 2, 2024 -370.08 Mn
Aug 2, 2024 -370.08 Mn
May 3, 2024 404.72 Mn
May 3, 2024 404.72 Mn
Feb 2, 2024 -21,000.00
Feb 2, 2024 -21,000.00
Nov 3, 2023 6.81 Mn
Nov 3, 2023 6.81 Mn