Consumer Staples · Consumer Staples Merchandise Retail
Dollar General: revenue, profit and dividends
In fiscal 2026, Dollar General had revenue of $42.7B, up 7.7% a year on average since 2016, and net income of $1.51B (3.5% of revenue). It paid a dividend of $2.36 a share. It has 25% fewer shares than in 2016.
Revenue, fiscal 2026
average annual revenue growth since 2016 · +5.2% vs 2025
- Ticker
- DG · NYSE
- Sector
- Consumer Staples
- Sub-industry
- Consumer Staples Merchandise Retail
- Headquarters
- Goodlettsville, Tennessee
- Founded
- 1939
- In the S&P 500 since
- December 3, 2012
- Latest fiscal year
- 2026, ended January 30, 2026
- SEC filer
- Dollar General Corp · CIK 0000029534
Revenue and net income
Revenue went from $11.8B in 2010 to $42.7B in 2026.
Diluted earnings per share
Diluted EPS went from $1.04 in 2010 to $6.85 in 2026. Ten-year growth: 5.7% a year.
Dividends per share
Not raised in 2026. Ten-year growth: 10.4% a year.
Shares outstanding
25.2% fewer shares in 2026 than in 2016 (295M → 221M): buybacks outweighed new shares.
Operating cash flow, capex and free cash flow
Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital expenditure) was $2.39B in 2026, 5.6% of revenue.
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Year by year
| Fiscal year | Revenue | Net income | Net margin | Diluted EPS | Dividend | Shares | Operating cash flow | Capex | Free cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $42.7B | $1.51B | 3.5% | $6.85 | $2.36 | 221M | $3.63B | $1.24B | $2.39B |
| 2025 | $40.6B | $1.13B | 2.8% | $5.11 | $2.36 | 220M | $3.0B | $1.31B | $1.69B |
| 2024 | $38.7B | $1.66B | 4.3% | $7.55 | $2.36 | 220M | $2.39B | $1.7B | $692M |
| 2023 | $37.8B | $2.42B | 6.4% | $10.68 | $2.20 | 226M | $1.98B | $1.56B | $424M |
| 2022 | $34.2B | $2.4B | 7.0% | $10.17 | $1.68 | 236M | $2.87B | $1.07B | $1.8B |
| 2021 | $33.7B | $2.66B | 7.9% | $10.62 | $1.44 | 250M | $3.88B | $1.03B | $2.85B |
| 2020 | $27.8B | $1.71B | 6.2% | $6.64 | $1.28 | 258M | $2.24B | $785M | $1.45B |
| 2019 | $25.6B | $1.59B | 6.2% | $5.97 | $1.16 | 266M | $2.14B | $734M | $1.41B |
| 2018 | $23.5B | $1.54B | 6.6% | $5.63 | $1.04 | 273M | $1.8B | $646M | $1.16B |
| 2017 | $22B | $1.25B | 5.7% | $4.43 | $1.00 | 282M | $1.61B | $560M | $1.04B |
| 2016 | $20.4B | $1.17B | 5.7% | $3.95 | $0.88 | 295M | $1.39B | $505M | $887M |
| 2015 | $18.9B | $1.07B | 5.6% | $3.49 | — | 306M | $1.33B | $374M | $953M |
| 2014 | $17.5B | $1.03B | 5.9% | $3.17 | — | 324M | $1.21B | $538M | $675M |
| 2013 | $16B | $953M | 5.9% | $2.85 | — | 334M | $1.13B | $572M | $560M |
| 2012 | $14.8B | $767M | 5.2% | $2.22 | — | 345M | $1.05B | $515M | $536M |
| 2011 | $13B | $628M | 4.8% | $1.82 | — | 345M | $825M | $420M | $404M |
| 2010 | $11.8B | $339M | 2.9% | $1.04 | $0.75 | 325M | $673M | $251M | $422M |
Fiscal years, labelled by the year in which they end. US dollars; per-share figures and share counts adjusted for splits. —: not in the data.
About these figures
- Older years are as filed at the time and may predate later restatements, mergers or spin-offs. How the figures are made.
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Source: SEC EDGAR (company filings), data as of November 8, 2026. Sectors, sub-industries, headquarters and index dates: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.