Dollar General (DG) Share-based Compensation (2010 - 2026)
Dollar General (DG) reported Share-based Compensation of $24.18 million for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 6.5% from $22.7 million a year earlier but down 34.7% from the prior quarter.
Dollar General (DG) Share-based Compensation (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jul 31, 2026, Dollar General's Share-based Compensation came in at $99.69 million, up 29.3% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 30, 2026), it was $91.45 million, up 55.7% from FY2025.
- Share-based Compensation has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 5.9% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Share-based Compensation came in at $58.74 million in FY2025 (+13.2%), $51.89 million in FY2024 (-28.6%), $72.71 million in FY2023 (-7.0%) and $78.18 million in FY2022 (+13.9%).
- Five-year quarterly Share-based Compensation spans a low of $6.81 million in fiscal Q3 2024 and a high of $37.03 million in fiscal Q1 2027.
- Year over year, Share-based Compensation has now increased in each of the last six quarters, with growth averaging 45.8% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Share-based Compensation in five years was fiscal Q3 2025 (growth of 106.3%); the low point was fiscal Q3 2024 (a decline of 56.0%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027 came in at $37.03 million (Q1 2027), $18.11 million (Q4 2026) and $20.37 million (Q3 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Stock Comp. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 862.64 Bn | 825.34 Bn | 49.13 Bn | - |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 409.33 Bn | 338.62 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 119.00 Mn |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.65 Bn | 31.90 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 23.00 Mn |
| 4 | Kroger | 35.26 Bn | 21.42 Bn | 7.86 Bn | - |
| 5 | Dollar General | 27.43 Bn | 22.11 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 24.18 Mn |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.41 Bn | 20.40 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 16.93 Mn |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.77 Bn | 18.40 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 19.60 Mn |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 20.27 Bn | 20.06 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 32.00 Mn |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.74 Bn | 15.90 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 15.53 Mn |
| 10 | Performance Food | 14.36 Bn | 14.14 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 13.00 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 24.18 Mn |
| May 1, 2026 | 37.03 Mn |
| Jan 30, 2026 | 18.11 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 20.37 Mn |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 22.70 Mn |
| May 2, 2025 | 30.27 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 10.04 Mn |
| Nov 1, 2024 | 14.05 Mn |
| Aug 2, 2024 | 12.80 Mn |
| May 3, 2024 | 21.85 Mn |
| Feb 2, 2024 | 11.19 Mn |
| Nov 3, 2023 | 6.81 Mn |
| Aug 4, 2023 | 8.81 Mn |
| May 5, 2023 | 25.08 Mn |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 15.15 Mn |
| Oct 28, 2022 | 15.47 Mn |
| Jul 29, 2022 | 15.15 Mn |
| Apr 29, 2022 | 26.95 Mn |
| Jan 28, 2022 | 18.66 Mn |
| Oct 29, 2021 | 19.62 Mn |
Dollar General Share-based Compensation 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=share-based-compensation&ticker=DG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "share-based-compensation", "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=share-based-compensation&ticker=DG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();