Earnings Per Share
Shares (Basic)
Dollar General Shares (Basic) decreased by 100.0% to 27K in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 35.0%, from 20K to 27K. Over 2 years (FY 2023 to FY 2025), Shares (Basic) shows relatively stable performance with a 0.2% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementIncome Statement
SectionEarnings Per Share
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ1 2014
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
Changes reflect share buybacks (decrease) or equity issuance (increase), which impact the per-share earnings calculation.
Detailed definition
The average number of common shares outstanding during the reporting period, calculated by weighting the number of share...
Peer comparison
Standard metric for all public companies; reflects capital structure and share repurchase activity.
Metric ID:
weighted_shares_basicHistorical Data
18 periods
| Q1 '21 | Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '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 | 238.5M | 234.9M | 232.5M | 228.5M | 226.3M | 224.5M | 219.2M | 219.4M | 219.5M | 56K | 219.7M | 219.9M | 219.9M | 20K | 220M | 220.1M | 220.1M | 27K |
| QoQ Change | — | -1.5% | -1.0% | -1.7% | -1.0% | -0.8% | -2.4% | +0.1% | +0.0% | -100.0% | >999% | +0.1% | +0.0% | -100.0% | >999% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -100.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | -4.2% | -3.7% | -3.4% | -4.1% | -3.0% | -2.2% | — | +0.3% | +0.2% | +0.2% | -64.3% | +0.1% | +0.1% | +0.1% | +35.0% |
Range20K – 238.5M
CAGR-88.2%
Avg YoY Growth-3.5%
Median YoY Growth-1.1%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Dollar General's shares (basic)?
- Dollar General (DG) reported shares (basic) of 27K in Q4 2025.
- How has Dollar General's shares (basic) changed year-over-year?
- Dollar General's shares (basic) increased by 35.0% year-over-year, from 20K to 27K.
- What is the long-term trend for Dollar General's shares (basic)?
- Over 2 years (2023 to 2025), Dollar General's shares (basic) has grown at a 0.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 658.1M to 660.2M.
- What does shares (basic) mean?
- The average number of shares held by investors during the period.