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Dollar General
Dollar General's revenue rose 5.2% in FY2025, to $42.7B, and net income rose 34.4% to $1.5B
Revenue rose 5.2% to $42.7B in FY2025, from $40.6B in FY2024. Net income rose 34.4% to $1.5B. Consumables was the largest product or service, at 82% of revenue.
Key facts
In fiscal 2025, which ended Jan 30, 2026, Dollar General (NYSE: DG) took in $42.7B of revenue (up 5.2% on fiscal 2024); net income was $1.5B (up 34.4%). The most recent quarter, ended Jul 31, 2026, brought revenue of $11.3B, up 5.2% year over year, with net income of $550M. Consumables was the biggest single line by product or service: 82% of fiscal 2025 revenue. Sources: 10-K for fiscal 2025 (filed Mar 20, 2026) and 10-Q for the quarter ended Jul 31, 2026 (filed Aug 27, 2026).
Source: 10-K FY2025, filed Mar 20, 2026
How it makes money
By product or service, FY2025
- LineAmountSharevs FY2024
- Consumables$35.1B82%+5.0%
- Seasonal$4.3B10%+6.2%
- Home Products$2.2B5%+6.7%
- Apparel$1.1B3%+3.3%
Source: 10-K FY2025, XBRL breakdown
By product or service in FY2025: Consumables (82%), Seasonal (10%), Home Products (5%) and Apparel (3%), as shares of total revenue. Total revenue was $42.7B.
Source: 10-K FY2025
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What changed last quarter
Comparing Q2 FY2026 (May to Jul 2026) compared with Q2 FY2025 (May to Jul 2025)
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Company
Source: Dollar General 10-Q for the quarter ended Jul 31, 2026, filed Aug 27, 2026
By product or service
Source: Dollar General 10-Q for the quarter ended Jul 31, 2026, filed Aug 27, 2026
The bull case and the bear case
The bull case
- Revenue rose 5.2% in FY2025 to $42.7B, from $40.6B a year earlier. 10-K, FY2025
- Net income rose 34.4% in FY2025 to $1.5B, from $1.1B. 10-K, FY2025
- Operating cash flow rose 21.3% in FY2025 to $3.6B. 10-K, FY2025
- Total debt fell 26.6% in FY2025 to $4.6B. 10-K, FY2025
The bear case
- The company's own risk factors are in Item 1A of its 10-K. Risks common in this industry include costs; consumer habits; retail customers. 10-K, Item 1A
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What the company does
Dollar General is in the consumer staples merchandise retail industry, part of the consumer staples sector. The SEC files it under Retail-Variety Stores.
The full description of Dollar General's business is in Item 1 of its 10-K, linked below. This page shows its revenue by product or service.
Its fiscal year ends in January; the latest, FY2025, ended Jan 30, 2026.
Source: 10-K, Item 1 Business
Risks common in this industry
These are general risks for companies in the consumer staples merchandise retail industry. They are not a summary of Dollar General’s own risk factors; for those, read Item 1A of its latest 10-K, linked below.
- CostsCommodity, packaging and freight costs can rise faster than prices.
- Consumer habitsShoppers can trade down to store brands or change what they buy.
- Retail customersA few large retailers account for much of its sales.
- Regulation and safetyFood and product safety rules and recalls can bring cost and reputational harm.
- CompetitionRivals and private-label products compete for shelf space and prices.
Source: 10-K, Item 1A Risk Factors (the company's own list, in the company's words)
Three years of key numbers
Every number links to its filing; hover for the XBRL tag. A dash means the number isn't cleanly available, and we don't estimate it.
| US$ | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $38.7B | $40.6B | $42.7B |
| Net income | $1.7B | $1.1B | $1.5B |
| Operating cash flow | $2.4B | $3.0B | $3.6B |
| Cash & equivalents (year end) | $537M | $933M | $1.1B |
| Total debt (year end) | $7.0B | $6.2B | $4.6B |
| Diluted shares | 220M | 220M | 221M |
- Revenue: Total revenue for the fiscal year, as the company reports it on its income statement.
- Net income: Net income attributable to the company's shareholders, after all costs, interest and taxes.
- Operating cash flow: Cash the business brought in from its day-to-day operations during the year (cash flow statement).
- Cash & equivalents: Cash and short-term investments that count as cash equivalents on the balance sheet. Excludes longer-dated marketable securities.
- Total debt: The current part of long-term debt and lease obligations plus long-term debt, at carrying value.
- Diluted shares: Weighted average shares outstanding for the year, including the effect of options and stock awards.
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Explainers for this page
- Net debt and net cash
- Debt-to-equity ratio
- Risk factors (Item 1A)
- The cash flow statement
- Leases on the balance sheet
- The proxy statement (DEF 14A)
- MD&A: management's discussion and analysis
Plain-English guides to terms this file uses, with real numbers from filings.
About these numbers
- Dollar General names its fiscal year by the calendar year in which it starts, so FY2025 is the year that ended Jan 30, 2026.
Recent filings
| Form | Filed | Period |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Q | Aug 27, 2026 | Jul 31, 2026 |
| 10-Q | Jun 2, 2026 | May 1, 2026 |
| DEF 14A | Apr 7, 2026 | May 28, 2026 |
| 10-K | Mar 20, 2026 | Jan 30, 2026 |
Learn more: 10-K vs. 10-Q vs. 8-K · Form 4 insider filings · Fiscal years and quarters
Common questions about Dollar General
How does Dollar General make money?
In fiscal 2025, revenue totaled $42.7B. By product or service in FY2025: Consumables (82%), Seasonal (10%), Home Products (5%) and Apparel (3%), as shares of total revenue. Total revenue was $42.7B. Source: 10-K for fiscal 2025, filed Mar 20, 2026.
What was Dollar General's revenue in fiscal 2025?
Revenue came to $42.7B in the year ended Jan 30, 2026. Going back two years, it was $38.7B in fiscal 2023 and $40.6B in fiscal 2024, so the latest year was up 5.2%. Source: 10-K for fiscal 2025, filed Mar 20, 2026.
Is Dollar General profitable?
Yes, by US accounting rules (GAAP): net income was $1.5B in fiscal 2025, up 34.4% from $1.1B a year earlier. For the quarter ended Jul 31, 2026, net income was $550M. The page's About these numbers section explains what is included. Source: 10-K for fiscal 2025, filed Mar 20, 2026.
What did Dollar General report in its latest quarterly filing?
The 10-Q for the quarter ended Jul 31, 2026 shows revenue of $11.3B, against $10.7B in the same quarter a year before (up 5.2%), and net income of $550M, against $411M (up 33.8%). Source: 10-Q for the quarter ended Jul 31, 2026, filed Aug 27, 2026.
How much cash and debt does Dollar General have?
On Jul 31, 2026, cash and cash equivalents stood at $1.6B and total debt at $4.6B. Total debt here is the current part of long-term debt and lease obligations plus long-term debt, at carrying value. Source: 10-Q filed Aug 27, 2026.
What are the main risks Dollar General faces?
Dollar General's own risk factors are in Item 1A of its 10-K for fiscal 2025, filed Mar 20, 2026. Risks that are common among companies in the consumer staples merchandise retail industry include Costs; consumer habits; retail customers; regulation and safety; competition. The first: Commodity, packaging and freight costs can rise faster than prices. Source: 10-K, Item 1A Risk Factors.
Where do these Dollar General numbers come from?
Two filings Dollar General made with the SEC: its fiscal 2025 10-K, filed Mar 20, 2026, and its 10-Q for the quarter ended Jul 31, 2026, filed Aug 27, 2026. The figures are taken from the XBRL data the SEC publishes, and every one links back to its source. Methodology explains how fiscal years and missing numbers are handled.
Tracked funds that report owning Dollar General
- Baillie Gifford: 2,648,012 shares, reported value $316.6M at Sep 30, 2026 (−8.6% in shares since the filing for Jun 30, 2026). Form 13F filed Nov 9, 2026.
- Citadel Advisors: 996,575 shares, reported value $114.7M at Jun 30, 2026 (+462.6% in shares since the filing for Mar 31, 2026). Form 13F filed Sep 2, 2026.
- Markel Group: 869,250 shares, reported value $103.9M at Sep 30, 2026 (same number of shares as in the filing for Jun 30, 2026). Form 13F filed Oct 30, 2026.
- Millennium Management: 869,372 shares, reported value $100.1M at Jun 30, 2026 (+107.6% in shares since the filing for Mar 31, 2026). Form 13F filed Aug 14, 2026.
- Two Sigma Investments: 421,962 shares, reported value $48.6M at Jun 30, 2026 (−16.1% in shares since the filing for Mar 31, 2026). Form 13F filed Aug 14, 2026.
- Renaissance Technologies: 346,504 shares, reported value $39.9M at Jun 30, 2026 (−50.8% in shares since the filing for Mar 31, 2026). Form 13F filed Aug 13, 2026.
- Bridgewater Associates: 171,855 shares, reported value $19.8M at Jun 30, 2026 (−20.6% in shares since the filing for Mar 31, 2026). Form 13F filed Aug 14, 2026.
- Ruane Cunniff & Goldfarb: 2,188 shares, reported value $0.3M at Jun 30, 2026 (same number of shares as in the filing for Mar 31, 2026). Form 13F filed Aug 14, 2026.
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Disclosures
- Editor holdings in DG
- The editor holds no position in Dollar General (DG). As of Nov 11, 2026.
- Trading rule
- The editor does not buy or sell DG from 3 days before to 3 days after this page is published or substantively updated.
- Compensation
- Nobody paid for this page. No affiliate links on this page.
- Sources
- The company's SEC filings, linked next to each number or, for charts, in the source line under them.
- Last updated
- Nov 9, 2026
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Compare with peers
| Company | Fiscal year | Revenue | Revenue growth | Net income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dollar GeneralDG | FY2025 | $42.7B | +5.2% | $1.5B |
| WalmartWMT | FY2026 | $713.2B | +4.7% | $21.9B |
| CostcoCOST | FY2026 | $303.2B | +10.1% | $9.2B |
| TargetTGT | FY2025 | $104.8B | −1.7% | $3.7B |
| Dollar TreeDLTR | FY2025 | $19.4B | +10.4% | $1.3B |
Each row is that company’s latest fiscal year from its own 10-K, using its own revenue and net income lines. Fiscal years end in different months, and line definitions differ (banks, insurers and oil companies count revenue differently), so this is a rough side-by-side, not a like-for-like comparison.
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