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How Dollar General (DG) makes money

Dollar General (DG) made $11.3B of revenue in the second quarter fiscal 2027 (Q2 FY27), +5% from a year earlier. Consumables brought in $9.3B (82%); Seasonal brought in $1.2B (11%); Home products brought in $537M (5%). Of every dollar of revenue, 33¢ was left as gross profit, 7¢ was left as operating profit, 5¢ was left as net earnings.

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Dollar General revenue by segment, Q2 FY27Dollar General revenue by segment, Q2 FY27Consumables$9.3BSeasonal$1.2BHome products$537MApparel$303M
Dollar General: revenue by line, Q4 FY25 to Q2 FY27Dollar General: revenue by line, Q4 FY25 to Q2 FY27ConsumablesSeasonalHome productsApparelConsumables: $9.3B latest$9.3BSeasonal: $1.2B latest$1.2BHome products: $537M latestApparel: $303M latestQ4 FY25Q1 FY26Q2 FY26Q3 FY26Q4 FY26Q1 FY27Q2 FY27
The mix barely moved between Q4 FY25 and Q2 FY27.
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: where each dollar of revenue goesDollar General: where each dollar of revenue goesCost of revenue67¢Gross profit33¢Operating expenses26¢Operating profit7¢Income tax2¢Net earnings5¢Operating cash flow7¢Free cash flow3¢

Revenue by segment, Q2 FY27

SegmentRevenueShareQ/QY/Y
Consumables$9.3B82.0%+4%+5%
Seasonal$1.2B10.5%+10%+7%
Home products$537M4.8%+3%+5%
Apparel$303M2.7%+6%+5%

Where each dollar of revenue goes

LineQ2 FY27% of revenue
Revenue$11.3B100.0%
Cost of revenue$7.6B67.4%
Gross profit$3.7B32.6%
Operating expenses$2.9B25.8%
Operating profit$769M6.8%
Income tax$176M1.6%
Net earnings$550M4.9%
Operating cash flow$781M6.9%
Free cash flow$374M3.3%

Revenue, quarter by quarter

QuarterRevenueY/Y
Q2 FY27$11.3B+5%
Q1 FY27$10.8B+3%
Q4 FY26$10.9B+6%
Q3 FY26$10.6B+5%
Q2 FY26$10.7B+5%
Q1 FY26$10.4B+5%
Q4 FY25$10.3B+4%

From Dollar General's 10-Q filed Aug 27, 2026 (on EDGAR).

Questions

How does Dollar General make money?

Dollar General (DG) made $11.3B of revenue in the second quarter fiscal 2027 (Q2 FY27), +5% from a year earlier. Consumables brought in $9.3B (82%); Seasonal brought in $1.2B (11%); Home products brought in $537M (5%). Of every dollar of revenue, 33¢ was left as gross profit, 7¢ was left as operating profit, 5¢ was left as net earnings.

What is Dollar General's biggest business?

Consumables: $9.3B in the second quarter fiscal 2027, 82% of revenue, +5% from a year earlier.

What is Dollar General's profit margin?

Net earnings were $550M, 4.9% of revenue, in the second quarter fiscal 2027; the operating margin was 6.8%.

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Updated Nov 8, 2026. Read automatically from SEC filings and public data; errors are possible. Not investment advice.