Dollar General (DG) Times Interest Earned (2010 - 2026)
Dollar General (DG) posted Times Interest Earned of $1.19 for Q1 2026, down 96.01% on a QoQ basis from $29.78 in Q4 2025, and up 97.99% year-over-year from $0.6 in Q1 2025.
Dollar General (DG) Times Interest Earned (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Dollar General's Times Interest Earned history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $1.19 for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Times Interest Earned rose 97.99% year-over-year to $1.19 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was $1.12 (down 1.75% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $0.87, down 3.05% from the prior year.
- Times Interest Earned was $1.19 for Q1 2026 at Dollar General, down from $29.78 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Times Interest Earned topped out at $50.89 in Q3 2025 and bottomed at -$0.93 in Q1 2023.
- A 5-year average of $13.39 and a median of $5.27 in 2023 frame the typical range for Times Interest Earned.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Times Interest Earned plunged 104.75% — and 2024, when it surged 67231.44%.
- Dollar General's Times Interest Earned stood at $13.7 in 2022, then tumbled by 61.56% to $5.27 in 2023, then surged by 348.68% to $23.64 in 2024, then gained by 26.0% to $29.78 in 2025, then plunged by 96.01% to $1.19 in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows DG's Times Interest Earned at $1.19 in Q1 2026, $29.78 in Q4 2025, and $50.89 in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 862.66 Bn | 858.28 Bn | 42.63 Bn | 13.05 |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 410.89 Bn | 392.65 Bn | 8.88 Bn | 78.97 |
| 3 | Target | 61.06 Bn | 57.53 Bn | 7.38 Bn | 9.70 |
| 4 | Dollar General | 25.36 Bn | 24.22 Bn | 3.32 Bn | 1.19 |
| 5 | Dollar Tree | 22.75 Bn | 21.75 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 163.21 |
| 6 | BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings | 11.75 Bn | 11.72 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 16.81 |
| 7 | Pricesmart | 5.65 Bn | 5.52 Bn | 262.22 Mn | 17.05 |
| 8 | Bbb Foods | 4.68 Bn | 4.08 Bn | 210.92 Mn | -11.12 |
| 9 | Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings | 4.00 Bn | 3.70 Bn | 310.92 Mn | -1.06 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 30, 2026 | 1.19 |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 29.78 |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 50.89 |
| May 2, 2025 | 1.16 |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 0.60 |
| 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 | -0.93 |
| Oct 28, 2022 | 13.70 |
| Jul 29, 2022 | 21.19 |
| Apr 29, 2022 | 1.88 |
| Jan 28, 2022 | 19.53 |
| Oct 29, 2021 | 16.98 |
| Jul 30, 2021 | 21.55 |
| Apr 30, 2021 | 2.50 |