Dollar General (DG) Times Interest Earned (2010 - 2026)
Dollar General's (DG) quarterly Times Interest Earned came in at $1.19 in Q1 2026, up 537.75% YoY from $0.19 in Q1 2025, and down 96.01% on a QoQ basis from $29.78 in Q4 2025.
Dollar General (DG) Times Interest Earned (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Dollar General (DG) has 17 years of Times Interest Earned data on file, last reported at $1.19 in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Times Interest Earned rose 537.75% year-over-year to $1.19 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was $5.68 (up 124.65% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $0.87, down 3.05% from the prior year.
- Times Interest Earned eased to $1.19 in Q1 2026, from $29.78 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Times Interest Earned ranged from a high of $50.89 in Q3 2025 to a low of -$0.84 in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of $12.23 and a median of $1.88 in 2022 frame the typical range for Times Interest Earned.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Times Interest Earned sank 222.73% — and 2024, when it surged 67231.44%.
- Tracing DG's Times Interest Earned over 5 years: stood at $13.7 in 2022, then sank by 61.56% to $5.27 in 2023, then soared by 348.68% to $23.64 in 2024, then increased by 26.0% to $29.78 in 2025, then slumped by 96.01% to $1.19 in 2026.
- The last three Times Interest Earned figures came in at $1.19 (Q1 2026), $29.78 (Q4 2025), and $50.89 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 824.27 Bn | 813.54 Bn | 44.69 Bn | 13.05 |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 420.42 Bn | 400.43 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 87.97 |
| 3 | Target | 74.99 Bn | 71.45 Bn | 7.38 Bn | 9.70 |
| 4 | Dollar General | 27.11 Bn | 25.76 Bn | 3.41 Bn | - |
| 5 | Dollar Tree | 25.75 Bn | 24.74 Bn | 1.83 Bn | - |
| 6 | BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings | 12.37 Bn | 12.34 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 16.81 |
| 7 | Bbb Foods | 6.05 Bn | 5.36 Bn | 250.62 Mn | -12.00 |
| 8 | Pricesmart | 5.24 Bn | 4.92 Bn | 262.22 Mn | 17.05 |
| 9 | Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings | 4.63 Bn | 4.38 Bn | 275.96 Mn | 3.69 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 1, 2026 | 1.23 |
| Jan 30, 2026 | 1.19 |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 29.78 |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 50.89 |
| May 2, 2025 | 1.16 |
| Jan 31, 2025 | -0.27 |
| Nov 1, 2024 | 23.64 |
| Aug 2, 2024 | 49.10 |
| May 3, 2024 | 1.17 |
| Feb 2, 2024 | 1.26 |
| Nov 3, 2023 | 5.27 |
| Aug 4, 2023 | 8.21 |
| May 5, 2023 | 0.00 |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 0.63 |
| Oct 28, 2022 | 13.70 |
| Jul 29, 2022 | 21.19 |
| Apr 29, 2022 | 1.88 |
| Jan 28, 2022 | -0.84 |
| Oct 29, 2021 | 16.98 |
| Jul 30, 2021 | 21.55 |