Dollar General DG
NYSE DG
$122.46 +1.88 (+1.56%)
As of: Aug 21, 2026 · 3:08 PM EDT

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

Dollar General's (DG) quarterly Share-based Compensation came in at -$2.9 million in Q1 2026, up 99.77% YoY from -$1.5 million in Q1 2025, and up 99.63% on a QoQ basis from -$786.4 million in Q4 2025.

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

Dollar General (DG) has 17 years of Share-based Compensation data on file, last reported at -$2.9 million in 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 climbed to -$2.9 million in Q1 2026, from -$786.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Share-based Compensation ranged from a high of $1.3 billion in Q4 2024 to a low of -$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 plunged 6012523.81%.
  • Tracing DG's Share-based Compensation over 5 years: stood at $1.3 billion in 2022, then plunged by 99.46% to $6.8 million in 2023, then soared by 18792.2% to $1.3 billion in 2024, then tumbled by 161.11% to -$786.4 million in 2025, then soared by 99.63% to -$2.9 million in 2026.
  • The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at -$2.9 million (Q1 2026), -$786.4 million (Q4 2025), and $829.5 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Stock Comp. (Qtr)
1 Walmart 818.77 Bn 808.05 Bn 44.69 Bn -
2 Costco Wholesale 420.10 Bn 400.11 Bn 9.01 Bn 119.00 Mn
3 Target 74.30 Bn 70.77 Bn 7.38 Bn 89.00 Mn
4 Dollar General 26.98 Bn 25.63 Bn 3.41 Bn 475.50 Mn
5 Dollar Tree 25.67 Bn 24.67 Bn 1.83 Bn 283.00 Mn
6 BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings 12.24 Bn 12.21 Bn 1.03 Bn 80.02 Mn
7 Bbb Foods 6.03 Bn 5.35 Bn 250.62 Mn 211.35 Mn
8 Pricesmart 5.21 Bn 4.89 Bn 262.22 Mn 1.66 Mn
9 Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings 4.60 Bn 4.35 Bn 275.96 Mn 38.30 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 1, 2026 475.50 Mn
May 1, 2026 475.50 Mn
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