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Dollar General (DG) earnings and revenue breakdown

Latest: Q2 FY27 · 10-Q filed Aug 27, 2026 · Dollar General (DG) Q2 FY27 earnings results →

Q2 FY27 Revenue up 5% year over year to $11.3B · 5¢ of every $1 of revenue kept as net profit · operating margin 6.8%

Dollar General made $11.3B in Q2 FY27 (+5% Y/Y): Consumables $9.3B, Seasonal $1.2B, Home products $537M. Operating margin 6.8%, net earnings $550M. See where every dollar goes — costs, profit and cash — as a Sankey from the 10-Q filed Aug 27, 2026.

Revenue$11.3B
Year over year+5%
Operating margin6.8%
Net earnings$550M
Operating cash flow$781M

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What changed this quarter

Revenue was $11.3B in Q2 FY27, up 5% year over year and up 5% from the previous quarter. Consumables was the largest line at 82% of revenue. Consumables added $0.44B year over year (up 5%), 79% of the total change.

Gross margin was 32.6%, up 1.3 points from Q2 FY26. Operating profit was $0.77B, a 6.8% margin (up 1.3 points year over year). Of the extra revenue versus Q2 FY26, 31% reached operating profit, above the 6% margin then. Operating expenses grew 5% against revenue growth of 5%. Net earnings were $0.55B, up 34% year over year. The effective tax rate was 24.2%.

Operating cash flow was $0.78B (down 19% year over year), 142% of net earnings. Non-cash charges added back $0.28B of depreciation and amortization and $0.02B of share-based compensation. Working capital and other items used $0.07B. Capital expenditures of $0.41B left free cash flow of $0.37B.

Quarterly history

Dollar General revenue by quarterDollar General revenue by quarter$10.3BQ4 FY25$10.4BQ1 FY26$10.7BQ2 FY26$10.6BQ3 FY26$10.9BQ4 FY26$10.8BQ1 FY27$11.3BQ2 FY27
Dollar General net earnings by quarterDollar General net earnings by quarter$191MQ4 FY25$392MQ1 FY26$411MQ2 FY26$283MQ3 FY26$426MQ4 FY26$444MQ1 FY27$550MQ2 FY27
QuarterFormFiledRevenueY/YOp. marginNet earningsOp. cash flow
Q2 FY2710-QAug 27, 2026$11.3B+5%6.8%$550M$781M
Q1 FY2710-QJun 2, 2026$10.8B+3%5.9%$444M$716M
Q4 FY2610-KMar 20, 2026$10.9B+6%5.6%$426M$816M
Q3 FY2610-QDec 4, 2025$10.6B+5%4.0%$283M$1.0B
Q2 FY2610-QAug 28, 2025$10.7B+5%5.6%$411M$968M
Q1 FY2610-QJun 3, 2025$10.4B+5%5.5%$392M$847M
Q4 FY2510-KMar 21, 2025$10.3B+4%2.9%$191M$801M

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Dollar General: revenue growth, year over year and quarter over quarterDollar General: revenue growth, year over year and quarter over quarterY/YQ/Q+4%Q4 FY25+5%+1%Q1 FY26+5%+3%Q2 FY26+5%-1%Q3 FY26+6%+2%Q4 FY26+3%-1%Q1 FY27+5%+5%Q2 FY27
Latest (Q2 FY27): Y/Y +5%, Q/Q +5%.
Dollar General: where the cash came from (+) and went (−), TTM to Q2 FY27Dollar General: where the cash came from (+) and went (−), TTM to Q2 FY27Operating cash flow$3.3BCapital spending−$1.3BNet borrowing (+) / repaid (−)−$1.2BDividends−$520MCash drawn (+) / kept (−)−$305MOther financing−$11.8MAsset & business sales$5.7M
From the cash-flow statement as filed (SEC XBRL). Cash is fungible: the bars do not say which dollar paid for what.
Dollar General: profit against cash, quarter by quarterDollar General: profit against cash, quarter by quarterNet incomeOperating cash flow$197M$542MQ3 FY25$191M$801MQ4 FY25$392M$847MQ1 FY26$411M$968MQ2 FY26$283M$1.0BQ3 FY26$426M$816MQ4 FY26$444M$716MQ1 FY27$550M$781MQ2 FY27
Latest (Q2 FY27): Net income $550M, Operating cash flow $781M.
Dollar General: diluted shares by fiscal yearDollar General: diluted shares by fiscal year250MFY21236MFY22226MFY23220MFY24220MFY25221MFY26
-11.7% since FY21: buybacks shrank the count.
Dollar General: long-term debt falling due (FY26)Dollar General: long-term debt falling due (FY26)$14.4M2027$12.7M2028$1.0B2029$7.1M2030$1.0B2031$2.6BLater
Cash $1.1B, short-term investments —, long-term debt — at 2026-01-30.
Dollar General in its industry: growth against margin (9 companies, SIC 5331)Dollar General in its industry: growth against margin (9 companies, SIC 5331)revenue growth, year over year →↑ operating marginmedian +9%median 7%WMTCOSTTGTBJDLTRPSMTFIVEOLLIDG (+5%, 7%)
Retail-Variety Stores; dot size is quarterly revenue; dashed lines are the industry's medians.

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About Dollar General

We are the largest discount retailer in the United States by number of stores, with 20,959 stores located in 48 U.S. states and Mexico as of February 27, 2026, with the greatest concentration of stores in the southern, southwestern, midwestern and eastern United States. Our first stores in Mexico opened in 2023. We offer a broad selection of merchandise, including consumable items, seasonal items, home products and apparel. Our merchandise includes national brands from leading manufacturers, as well as our own private brand selections with prices at substantial discounts to national brands. We offer our customers these national brand and private brand products at everyday low prices (typically $10 or less) in our convenient small-box locations.

In its own words, from its 10-K, filed Mar 20, 2026.

Dollar General against its Retail-Variety Stores peers

The largest companies of the same SEC industry, each at its latest quarter. Revenue growth: +5% against the peers' median +9%. Operating margin: 6.8% against the peers' median 6.8%.

CompanyQuarterRevenueY/YOp. margin
DG Dollar GeneralQ2 FY27$11.3B+5%6.8%
WMT WalmartQ2 FY27$187.9B+6%5.0%
COST Costco WholesaleQ4 FY26$95.7B+11%4.0%
TGT TargetQ2 FY27$26.5B+5%9.6%
BJ BJ's Wholesale Club HoldingsQ2 FY27$6.2B+16%4.1%
DLTR Dollar TreeQ2 FY27$4.9B+7%14.1%
PSMT PricesmartQ4 FY26$1.5B+14%3.8%
FIVE Five BelowQ2 FY27$1.3B+23%21.8%
OLLI Ollie's Bargain Outlet HoldingsQ2 FY27$741M+9%14.6%

Source: Dollar General 10-Q on SEC EDGAR · CIK 29534 · Retail-Variety Stores

Guidance and outlook

Dollar General Tax rate: guidance against what was reportedDollar General Tax rate: guidance against what was reportedguided rangereported (above / within / below)FY24FY2521.8%FY2623.0%FY27
Met or beat 2 of 2 guided periods. Grey: the last range guided before the figures came out; dot: the reported figure.
Dollar General: what its forward-looking statements are about (10-Q filed 2026-08-27)Dollar General: what its forward-looking statements are about (10-Q filed 2026-08-27)Costs4Other4Capital spending4Demand3Buybacks & dividends3Financing3Margins2
23 statements; tone +0.26 (−1 all cautious, +1 all confident); 6 hedged.
Dollar General: outlook statements against the filing beforeDollar General: outlook statements against the filing beforeConfident9Cautious3

13F: who owns DG and who is buying

Largest holders of DG (13F)Largest holders of DG (13F)Vanguard Group$3.6BBlackRock$2.6BVanguard Capital Management LLC$1.7BVanguard Portfolio Management LLC$1.3BState Street$1.2BPzena Investment Management LLC$1.2BFirst Eagle Investment Management…$1.0BGeode Capital Management, LLC$680MInvesco$525MAQR Capital Management LLC$514M
Funds' net buying of DG by quarter (13F)Funds' net buying of DG by quarter (13F)−$92.5M2024-09$431M2024-12$209M2025-03−$129M2025-06$297M2025-09$361M2025-12−$262M2026-03$717M2026-06
Value of shares 13F filers added minus the value they sold, each quarter (quarters with most filings in).

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