Dollar General (DG) Shares Outstanding (2010 - 2026)
Dollar General (DG) reported Shares Outstanding of 220.61 million for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 0.2% from 220.09 million a year earlier and up 0.1% from the prior quarter.
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Dollar General (DG) Shares Outstanding (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jan 30, 2026), Dollar General posted Shares Outstanding of 220.09 million, up 0.1% from FY2025.
- Shares Outstanding has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -2.4% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Shares Outstanding came in at 219.88 million in FY2025 (+0.2%), 219.42 million in FY2024 (-2.5%), 225.15 million in FY2023 (-3.9%) and 234.26 million in FY2022 (-5.6%).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Shares Outstanding since fiscal Q4 2023.
- Year over year, Shares Outstanding has now increased in each of the last ten quarters, with growth averaging 0.1% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Shares Outstanding in five years was fiscal Q1 2025 (growth of 0.3%); the low point was fiscal Q3 2022 (a decline of 5.9%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027 came in at 220.35 million (Q1 2027), 220.09 million (Q4 2026) and 220.11 million (Q3 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 824.47 Bn | 787.18 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 7.95 Bn |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 403.75 Bn | 333.05 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 443.92 Mn |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.36 Bn | 31.61 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 479.12 Mn |
| 4 | Kroger | 34.63 Bn | 20.79 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 606.00 Mn |
| 5 | Dollar General | 26.38 Bn | 21.06 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 220.61 Mn |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.49 Bn | 20.48 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 36.97 Mn |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.40 Bn | 18.02 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 190.60 Mn |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 19.94 Bn | 19.74 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 219.00 Mn |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.33 Bn | 15.49 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 523.73 Mn |
| 10 | Performance Food | 14.29 Bn | 14.07 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 155.90 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 220.61 Mn |
| May 1, 2026 | 220.35 Mn |
| Jan 30, 2026 | 220.09 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 220.11 Mn |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 220.09 Mn |
| May 2, 2025 | 219.99 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 219.88 Mn |
| Nov 1, 2024 | 219.92 Mn |
| Aug 2, 2024 | 219.90 Mn |
| May 3, 2024 | 219.75 Mn |
| Feb 2, 2024 | 219.42 Mn |
| Nov 3, 2023 | 219.48 Mn |
| Aug 4, 2023 | 219.40 Mn |
| May 5, 2023 | 219.19 Mn |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 225.15 Mn |
| Oct 28, 2022 | 224.53 Mn |
| Jul 29, 2022 | 226.30 Mn |
| Apr 29, 2022 | 228.48 Mn |
| Jan 28, 2022 | 234.26 Mn |
| Oct 29, 2021 | 232.49 Mn |
API Access
Dollar General Shares Outstanding 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=shares-outstanding&ticker=DG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding", "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=shares-outstanding&ticker=DG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();