Dollar General Corporation
DG Consumer 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. In the quarter to July 2026, revenue grew 5.24%, EPS grew 33.2%, free cash flow fell 34.0% and total debt fell 20.4%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for ten consecutive years, revenue growth for ten, operating cash flow growth for three.
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Dollar General Corporation (DG) Shares outstanding
Dollar General Corporation's shares outstanding at the end of fiscal 2026 was $220.8M, unchanged from fiscal 2025. At the end of the quarter to 31 July 2026 it was $221.5M. Over the past ten years it has ranged from $219.9M (fiscal 2024) to $305.7M (fiscal 2015); the current reading is higher than 25% of that period. Dollar General Corporation ranks 4th of 10 Discount Stores companies by shares outstanding.
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Annual newest first
| Period | Shares outstanding | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | $220.8M | 0.36% |
| FY2025 | $220.0M | 0.04% |
| FY2024 | $219.9M | (2.81%) |
| FY2023 | $226.3M | (4.03%) |
| FY2022 | $235.8M | (5.70%) |
| FY2021 | $250.1M | (3.09%) |
| FY2020 | $258.1M | (3.03%) |
| FY2019 | $266.1M | (2.65%) |
| FY2018 | $273.4M | (3.15%) |
| FY2017 | $282.3M | (4.39%) |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Shares outstanding | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | $221.5M | (0.02%) |
| Apr 2026 | $221.6M | 0.34% |
| Jan 2026 | $220.8M | (0.06%) |
| Oct 2025 | $221.0M | 0.05% |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Shares outstanding against peers
| Company | Shares outstanding |
|---|---|
| WMT Walmart Inc. compare | $8.0B |
| TGT Target Corporation compare | $456.6M |
| COST Costco Wholesale Corporation compare | $444.4M |
| DG Dollar General Corporation | $221.5M |
| DLTR Dollar Tree, Inc. compare | $190.9M |
| BJ BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. compare | $127.7M |
| TBBB BBB Foods Inc. compare | $118.8M |
| OLLI Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. compare | $60.2M |
| PSMT PriceSmart, Inc. compare | $30.3M |
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Shares (Diluted, Weighted) tells an investor how many shares a company’s earnings are spread across once potential new shares are counted.
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