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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) Return on equity
Dollar General Corporation's return on equity over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was 19.7%, up 0.7 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (19.0%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 15.9% (fiscal 2025) to 40.9% (fiscal 2023); the current reading is higher than 17% of that period. That is below the Discount Stores industry median of 20.8% and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 2.05%.
Return on equity, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on equity | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 19.0% | 3.10 |
| FY2025 | 15.9% | (11.14) |
| FY2024 | 27.0% | (13.91) |
| FY2023 | 40.9% | 3.81 |
| FY2022 | 37.1% | (2.61) |
| FY2021 | 39.7% | 13.63 |
| FY2020 | 26.1% | 0.77 |
| FY2019 | 25.3% | (1.35) |
| FY2018 | 26.7% | 3.49 |
| FY2017 | 23.2% | 2.18 |
Against its own ten years
Return on equity against peers
| Company | Return on equity |
|---|---|
| DLTR Dollar Tree, Inc. compare | 45.9% |
| COST Costco Wholesale Corporation compare | 28.4% |
| BJ BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. compare | 27.7% |
| TGT Target Corporation compare | 26.4% |
| WMT Walmart Inc. compare | 22.0% |
| DG Dollar General Corporation | 19.7% |
| OLLI Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. compare | 14.9% |
| PSMT PriceSmart, Inc. compare | 12.3% |
| TBBB BBB Foods Inc. compare | −34.5% |
| Discount Stores industry median | 20.8% |
| Consumer Defensive sector median | 2.05% |
| Market median | 1.95% |
What Return on equity is
ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)
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