Dollar General (DG) Total Debt (2011 - 2026)
Dollar General's Total Debt was $4.57 billion in fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 20.4% from $5.75 billion a year earlier and down 0.1% from the prior quarter.
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Dollar General (DG) Total Debt (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2026 (ended Jan 30, 2026), Total Debt at Dollar General came in at $4.58 billion, down 26.6% from FY2025.
- Total Debt has now declined for three consecutive fiscal years, though with a four-year compound annual growth rate of 2.4% (FY2022 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Total Debt was $6.24 billion in FY2025 (-10.9%), $7 billion in FY2024 (-0.1%), $7.01 billion in FY2023 (+68.0%) and $4.17 billion in FY2022.
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure marks the lowest quarterly Total Debt since fiscal Q4 2022.
- Compared with a year earlier, Total Debt has declined for 11 straight quarters, with an average decline of 18.1% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Total Debt over five years was fiscal Q4 2023 (growth of 68.0%); the worst was fiscal Q4 2026 (a decline of 26.6%).
- Per Business Quant data, DG's Total Debt in the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027 was $4.58 billion (Q1 2027), $4.58 billion (Q4 2026) and $5.14 billion (Q3 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Total Debt (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 824.47 Bn | 787.18 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 50.41 Bn |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 403.75 Bn | 333.05 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 5.67 Bn |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.36 Bn | 31.61 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 13.52 Bn |
| 4 | Kroger | 34.63 Bn | 20.79 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 17.00 Bn |
| 5 | Dollar General | 26.38 Bn | 21.06 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 4.57 Bn |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.49 Bn | 20.48 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 2.43 Bn |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.40 Bn | 18.02 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 2.93 Bn |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 19.94 Bn | 19.74 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 5.41 Bn |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.33 Bn | 15.49 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 2.15 Bn |
| 10 | Performance Food | 14.29 Bn | 14.07 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 5.01 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 4.57 Bn |
| May 1, 2026 | 4.58 Bn |
| Jan 30, 2026 | 4.58 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 5.14 Bn |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 5.75 Bn |
| May 2, 2025 | 5.74 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 6.24 Bn |
| Nov 1, 2024 | 6.24 Bn |
| Aug 2, 2024 | 7.00 Bn |
| May 3, 2024 | 6.99 Bn |
| Feb 2, 2024 | 7.00 Bn |
| Nov 3, 2023 | 7.19 Bn |
| Aug 4, 2023 | 7.30 Bn |
| May 5, 2023 | 7.28 Bn |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 7.01 Bn |
| Oct 28, 2022 | 5.99 Bn |
| Jul 29, 2022 | 5.19 Bn |
| Apr 29, 2022 | 4.85 Bn |
| Jan 28, 2022 | 4.17 Bn |
| May 1, 2020 | 3.97 Bn |
API Access
Dollar General Total Debt 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=total-debt&ticker=DG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "total-debt", "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=total-debt&ticker=DG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();