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 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 2.80%.

Return on equity, annual

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Annual

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

Low 15.9% High 40.9%
Ten-year median 25.7%
Current reading's percentile 17

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 12.1%
TBBB BBB Foods Inc. compare −65.8%
Discount Stores industry median 20.8%
Consumer Defensive sector median 2.80%
Market median 1.50%

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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