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DGConsumer Defensive Discount Stores
Dollar General Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended January 2026) was $42.7 billion, up 5.20% from fiscal 2025.
- Revenue
- +5.24%
- EPS
- +33.2%
- Free cash flow
- −34.0%
- Total debt
- −20.4%
Quarter to July 2026, against a year earlier
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Dollar General Corporation (DG) Gross margin
Dollar General Corporation's gross margin over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was 31.2%, up 0.5 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (30.7%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 29.6% (fiscal 2025) to 31.8% (fiscal 2021); the current reading is higher than 42% of that period. That is above the Discount Stores industry median of 27.3% and below the Consumer Defensive sector median of 35.0%.
Gross margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Gross margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 30.7% | 1.07 |
| FY2025 | 29.6% | (0.70) |
| FY2024 | 30.3% | (0.94) |
| FY2023 | 31.2% | (0.37) |
| FY2022 | 31.6% | (0.16) |
| FY2021 | 31.8% | 1.17 |
| FY2020 | 30.6% | 0.14 |
| FY2019 | 30.5% | (0.32) |
| FY2018 | 30.8% | (0.08) |
| FY2017 | 30.9% | (0.11) |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Gross margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | 32.6% | 0.98 |
| Apr 2026 | 31.6% | 1.17 |
| Jan 2026 | 30.5% | 0.55 |
| Oct 2025 | 29.9% | (1.44) |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Gross margin against peers
| Company | Gross margin |
|---|---|
| OLLI Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. compare | 41.6% |
| DLTR Dollar Tree, Inc. compare | 38.7% |
| DG Dollar General Corporation | 31.2% |
| TGT Target Corporation compare | 29.3% |
| WMT Walmart Inc. compare | 25.2% |
| BJ BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. compare | 18.2% |
| PSMT PriceSmart, Inc. compare | 17.7% |
| TBBB BBB Foods Inc. compare | 16.5% |
| COST Costco Wholesale Corporation compare | 12.8% |
| Discount Stores industry median | 27.3% |
| Consumer Defensive sector median | 35.0% |
| Market median | 47.0% |
What Gross margin is
Gross Margin tells an investor how much of each sale a company keeps after paying the direct costs of making or buying what it sells.
Gross Profit ÷ Revenue
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