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) Return on assets
Dollar General Corporation's return on assets over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was 5.34%, up 0.5 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (4.87%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 3.63% (fiscal 2025) to 12.7% (fiscal 2018); the current reading is higher than 17% of that period. That is below the Discount Stores industry median of 7.60% and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 0.19%.
Return on assets, annual
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Annual
| Period | Return on assets | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 4.87% | 1.24 |
| FY2025 | 3.63% | (1.92) |
| FY2024 | 5.55% | (3.17) |
| FY2023 | 8.72% | (0.47) |
| FY2022 | 9.19% | (1.72) |
| FY2021 | 10.9% | 1.40 |
| FY2020 | 9.51% | (2.85) |
| FY2019 | 12.4% | (0.36) |
| FY2018 | 12.7% | 1.81 |
| FY2017 | 10.9% | 0.54 |
Against its own ten years
Low 3.63%
High 12.7%
Ten-year median
9.58%
Current reading's percentile
17
Return on assets against peers
| Company | Return on assets |
|---|---|
| DLTR Dollar Tree, Inc. compare | 11.8% |
| COST Costco Wholesale Corporation compare | 11.1% |
| OLLI Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. compare | 9.39% |
| WMT Walmart Inc. compare | 7.82% |
| BJ BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. compare | 7.81% |
| TGT Target Corporation compare | 7.38% |
| PSMT PriceSmart, Inc. compare | 6.75% |
| DG Dollar General Corporation | 5.34% |
| TBBB BBB Foods Inc. compare | −10.8% |
| Discount Stores industry median | 7.60% |
| Consumer Defensive sector median | 0.19% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on assets is
ROA tells an investor how much profit a company earns for shareholders from the assets it uses to run its business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets (latest quarter)
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