Dollar General (DG) Times Interest Earned (2010 - 2024)
Dollar General (DG) reported Times Interest Earned of $7.52 for Q1 2024, up 132.31% on a YoY basis from $3.24 in Q1 2023, and up 42.69% quarter-over-quarter from $5.27 in Q4 2023.
Dollar General (DG) Times Interest Earned (2010 - 2024) Analysis & Trends
Dollar General has reported Times Interest Earned for 15 years, with the latest figure at $7.52 in Q1 2024.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2024, Times Interest Earned rose 132.31% year-over-year to $7.52; the trailing twelve-month figure through Nov 2024 stood at $25.93 (up 6576.86% YoY), and the FY2024 full-year result was $7.49, up 141.65% from the prior year.
- Times Interest Earned for Q1 2024 stood at $7.52, up from $5.27 in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Times Interest Earned was $28.43 in Q2 2020, with the low at -$23.26 in Q1 2023.
- Historically, Times Interest Earned has averaged $15.65 across 5 years, with a median of $19.19 in 2020.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Times Interest Earned plunged 212.45% — and 2024, when it jumped 132.31%.
- Dollar General's Times Interest Earned stood at $19.19 in 2020, then retreated by 11.49% to $16.98 in 2021, then slipped by 19.3% to $13.7 in 2022, then sank by 61.56% to $5.27 in 2023, then soared by 42.69% to $7.52 in 2024.
- The last three Times Interest Earned figures came in at $7.52 (Q1 2024), $5.27 (Q4 2023), and $8.21 (Q3 2023), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 948.87 Bn | 944.49 Bn | 42.63 Bn | 13.05 |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 430.50 Bn | 412.26 Bn | 8.88 Bn | 78.97 |
| 3 | Target | 57.41 Bn | 53.87 Bn | 7.38 Bn | 9.70 |
| 4 | Dollar General | 24.07 Bn | 22.93 Bn | 3.32 Bn | - |
| 5 | Dollar Tree | 22.05 Bn | 21.05 Bn | 1.83 Bn | - |
| 6 | BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings | 11.52 Bn | 11.49 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 16.81 |
| 7 | Pricesmart | 5.32 Bn | 5.02 Bn | 265.07 Mn | 19.05 |
| 8 | Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings | 4.78 Bn | 4.48 Bn | 310.92 Mn | - |
| 9 | Bbb Foods | 22.39 Mn | -214.25 Mn | 210.92 Mn | -11.12 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Feb 2, 2024 | 7.52 |
| Nov 3, 2023 | 5.27 |
| Aug 4, 2023 | 8.21 |
| May 5, 2023 | 8.92 |
| Feb 3, 2023 | -23.26 |
| Oct 28, 2022 | 13.70 |
| Jul 29, 2022 | 21.19 |
| Apr 29, 2022 | 18.81 |
| Jan 28, 2022 | 20.69 |
| Oct 29, 2021 | 16.98 |
| Jul 30, 2021 | 21.55 |
| Apr 30, 2021 | 22.50 |
| Jan 29, 2021 | 21.66 |
| Oct 30, 2020 | 19.19 |
| Jul 31, 2020 | 26.51 |
| May 1, 2020 | 28.43 |
| Jan 31, 2020 | 28.20 |
| Nov 1, 2019 | 20.25 |
| Aug 2, 2019 | 23.29 |
| May 3, 2019 | 19.75 |