Dollar General Corporation

$132.24

+0.75%

2026-09-04 09:48:40 EDT+$0.98

Consumer Defensive

Discount Stores

NYSE

Active Trading

Dollar General Corporation is a prominent discount retail chain that offers a wide array of merchandise across the southern, southwestern, Midwestern, and ...

Financial Highlights of DG

Profitability trend

Latest / TTM · 6 periods

Gross Margin

31.2%

Net Margin

3.9%

P/E Ratio

16.98x

n/a

Debt / Equity

1.68

n/a

Current Ratio

1.21

Dividend Yield

1.8%

Understanding

TTM —

No major balance sheet stress in these headline ratios.

Financial highlights

Latest / TTM · 6 periods

Snapshot

Latest / TTM: 2026-09-04

Gross Margin

31.2%

Net Margin

3.9%

P/E Ratio

16.98x

Debt / Equity

1.68

Profitability

Profitability table

Metric	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
Gross MarginGross profit as a percentage of revenue.	31.6%	31.2%	30.3%	29.6%	30.7%	—
Operating MarginOperating income as a percentage of revenue.	9.4%	8.8%	6.3%	4.2%	5.2%	—
Net MarginNet income as a percentage of revenue.	7.0%	6.4%	4.3%	2.8%	3.5%	—
EBITDA MarginEBITDA divided by revenue.	11.3%	10.7%	8.5%	6.6%	7.6%	—
Pre-tax MarginPre-tax profit as a percentage of revenue.	9.0%	8.2%	5.5%	3.5%	4.6%	—

Liquidity & leverage

Liquidity & leverage table

Metric	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
Current RatioCurrent assets divided by current liabilities.	1.05	1.29	1.19	1.19	1.13	—
Quick RatioLiquid assets divided by current liabilities.	0.12	0.14	0.15	0.21	0.22	—
Cash RatioCash and equivalents divided by current liabilities.	0.06	0.06	0.08	0.14	0.16	—
Debt / AssetsDebt as a share of total assets.	54.1%	60.7%	58.7%	56.1%	50.8%	—
Debt / EquityDebt compared with shareholder equity.	2.28	3.19	2.68	2.36	1.85	—

Operating efficiency

Operating efficiency table

Metric	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
Receivables TurnoverHow often receivables are collected in a year.	351.36x	278.73x	344.65x	319.45x	2490.06x	—
Inventory TurnoverHow often inventory is sold in a year.	4.17x	3.85x	3.86x	4.26x	4.68x	—
Payables TurnoverHow often payables are paid in a year.	6.26x	7.32x	7.52x	7.46x	7.31x	—
Asset TurnoverRevenue generated per dollar of assets.	1.30x	1.30x	1.26x	1.30x	1.38x	—
Working Capital TurnoverRevenue generated per dollar of working capital.	44.79x	37.51x	25.98x	31.48x	38.29x	—

Valuation ratios

Valuation ratios table

Metric	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
P/E RatioPrice paid for each dollar of earnings.	19.95x	21.26x	17.99x	13.88x	20.88x	—
P/B RatioPrice paid for each dollar of book value.	7.64x	9.27x	4.43x	2.11x	3.71x	—
P/S RatioPrice paid for each dollar of sales.	1.40x	1.36x	0.77x	0.38x	0.74x	—
P/FCF RatioPrice paid for each dollar of free cash flow.	26.66x	121.13x	43.20x	9.27x	13.19x	—
Dividend YieldAnnual dividend divided by current share price.	0.8%	1.0%	1.7%	3.3%	1.6%	—

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