Dollar General Corporation DG
118.93
(0.65)
(0.54%)
as of 1 Oct
- Market cap
- $26.4B
- P/E
- 15.4×
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Dollar General Corporation (DG) Net margin
Dollar General Corporation's net margin over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was 3.90%, up 0.4 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (3.54%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 2.77% (fiscal 2025) to 7.87% (fiscal 2021); the current reading is higher than 17% of that period. That is above the Discount Stores industry median of 3.02% and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 1.41%.
Net margin, annual
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Annual
| Period | Net margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 3.54% | 0.77 |
| FY2025 | 2.77% | (1.52) |
| FY2024 | 4.29% | (2.09) |
| FY2023 | 6.38% | (0.63) |
| FY2022 | 7.01% | (0.86) |
| FY2021 | 7.87% | 1.70 |
| FY2020 | 6.17% | (0.03) |
| FY2019 | 6.20% | (0.36) |
| FY2018 | 6.56% | 0.87 |
| FY2017 | 5.69% | (0.03) |
Quarterly
| Period | Net margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | 4.87% | 0.75 |
| Apr 2026 | 4.12% | 0.21 |
| Jan 2026 | 3.91% | 1.26 |
| Oct 2025 | 2.65% | (1.19) |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Low 2.77%
High 7.87%
Ten-year median
5.95%
Current reading's percentile
17
Net margin against peers
| Company | Net margin |
|---|---|
| OLLI Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. compare | 9.79% |
| DLTR Dollar Tree, Inc. compare | 8.03% |
| TGT Target Corporation compare | 4.08% |
| DG Dollar General Corporation | 3.90% |
| COST Costco Wholesale Corporation compare | 3.04% |
| WMT Walmart Inc. compare | 3.00% |
| PSMT PriceSmart, Inc. compare | 2.77% |
| BJ BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. compare | 2.61% |
| TBBB BBB Foods Inc. compare | −3.61% |
| Discount Stores industry median | 3.02% |
| Consumer Defensive sector median | 1.41% |
| Market median | 0.48% |
What Net margin is
Net Profit Margin tells an investor how much of each unit of revenue ends up as profit for shareholders after all costs, interest and taxes.
Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Revenue
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