Dollar General (DG) Shares Repurchased (2012 - 2023)
Dollar General (DG) recorded Shares Repurchased of $1.11 billion in fiscal Q4 2023 (quarter ended Feb 3, 2023), up 125.9% from $489.76 million a year earlier and up 102.4% from the prior quarter.
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Dollar General (DG) Shares Repurchased (2012 - 2023) Analysis & Trends
For FY2023 (ended Feb 3, 2023), Dollar General reported Shares Repurchased of $2.75 billion, up 7.8% from FY2022.
- Annual Shares Repurchased has increased for five straight fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 36.5% (FY2018 to FY2023).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Shares Repurchased came in at $2.55 billion in FY2022 (+3.4%), $2.47 billion in FY2021 (+105.5%), $1.2 billion in FY2020 (+19.1%) and $1.01 billion in FY2019 (+73.8%).
- The fiscal Q4 2023 figure is the highest quarterly Shares Repurchased in data going back to fiscal Q1 2013.
- On a year-over-year basis, Shares Repurchased rose in three of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 1.8%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Shares Repurchased in the last five years was growth of 225.2% in fiscal Q2 2021, against a decline of 68.5% in fiscal Q1 2021 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at $546.46 million (Q3 2023), $348.62 million (Q2 2023) and $746.77 million (Q1 2023).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Repurchased (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 999.02 Bn | 955.46 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 3.02 Bn |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 473.50 Bn | 396.78 Bn | 12.19 Bn | 245.00 Mn |
| 3 | Kroger | 41.27 Bn | 27.43 Bn | 7.86 Bn | - |
| 4 | Sysco | 37.80 Bn | 29.72 Bn | 4.05 Bn | - |
| 5 | Dollar General | 30.21 Bn | 24.89 Bn | 3.68 Bn | - |
| 6 | Dollar Tree | 26.28 Bn | 22.90 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 623.10 Mn |
| 7 | Caseys General Stores | 25.54 Bn | 23.53 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 44.86 Mn |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 23.79 Bn | 23.59 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 190.00 Mn |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 19.46 Bn | 18.61 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 89.10 Mn |
| 10 | Performance Food | 17.57 Bn | 17.36 Bn | 2.19 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.11 Bn |
| Oct 28, 2022 | 546.46 Mn |
| Jul 29, 2022 | 348.62 Mn |
| Apr 29, 2022 | 746.77 Mn |
| Jan 28, 2022 | 489.76 Mn |
| Oct 29, 2021 | 359.76 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2021 | 699.80 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2021 | 1.00 Bn |
| Jan 29, 2021 | 899.89 Mn |
| Oct 30, 2020 | 901.93 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2020 | 601.54 Mn |
| May 1, 2020 | 63.08 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2020 | 415.08 Mn |
| Nov 1, 2019 | 400.33 Mn |
| Aug 2, 2019 | 184.99 Mn |
| May 3, 2019 | 199.99 Mn |
| Feb 1, 2019 | 359.99 Mn |
| Nov 2, 2018 | 297.96 Mn |
| Aug 3, 2018 | 199.54 Mn |
| May 4, 2018 | 150.00 Mn |
API Access
Dollar General Shares Repurchased 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-repurchased&ticker=DG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-repurchased", "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-repurchased&ticker=DG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();