Income Before Tax
Pre-Tax Income
Dollar General Pre-Tax Income increased by 47.5% to $545.47M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 138.9%, from $228.30M to $545.47M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Pre-Tax Income shows a downward trend with a -10.5% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
StatementIncome Statement
SectionIncome Before Tax
CategoryProfitability
SignalHigher is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2014
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
Higher values indicate stronger overall profitability and operational efficiency before tax impacts.
Detailed definition
Measures the profitability of the company after all operating and non-operating expenses have been deducted, but before...
Peer comparison
A standard GAAP metric used universally to compare pre-tax performance across different industries.
Metric ID:
income_before_taxHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q1 '21 | Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $868.46M | $810.14M | $626.39M | $758.16M | $706.48M | $870.33M | $681.45M | $858.36M | $657.82M | $607.98M | $351.19M | $502.54M | $473.67M | $481.83M | $255.95M | $228.30M | $511.51M | $537.70M | $369.92M | $545.47M |
| QoQ Change | — | -6.7% | -22.7% | +21.0% | -6.8% | +23.2% | -21.7% | +26.0% | -23.4% | -7.6% | -42.2% | +43.1% | -5.7% | +1.7% | -46.9% | -10.8% | +124.1% | +5.1% | -31.2% | +47.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -18.7% | +7.4% | +8.8% | +13.2% | -6.9% | -30.1% | -48.5% | -41.5% | -28.0% | -20.7% | -27.1% | -54.6% | +8.0% | +11.6% | +44.5% | +138.9% |
Range$228.30M – $870.33M
CAGR-9.3%
Avg YoY Growth-2.7%
Median YoY Growth-12.8%
Pre-Tax Income at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Dollar General's pre-tax income?
- Dollar General (DG) reported pre-tax income of $545.47M in Q4 2025.
- How has Dollar General's pre-tax income changed year-over-year?
- Dollar General's pre-tax income increased by 138.9% year-over-year, from $228.30M to $545.47M.
- What is the long-term trend for Dollar General's pre-tax income?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Dollar General's pre-tax income has grown at a -10.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.06B to $1.96B.
- What does pre-tax income mean?
- Total profit earned before accounting for income tax obligations.