Discontinued — last reported Q3 '19
Current Liabilities
Accrued Expenses
Dollar General Accrued Expenses decreased by 3.3% to $1.26B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 20.8%, from $1.05B to $1.26B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Accrued Expenses shows an upward trend with a 4.6% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionCurrent Liabilities
CategoryLiquidity
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ4 2014
Last reportedQ3 2019
How to read this metric
A steady balance is normal, but a rapid increase could indicate rising operational costs or delays in vendor invoicing.
Detailed definition
This represents liabilities for expenses that have been incurred but not yet invoiced or paid, such as utilities, profes...
Peer comparison
Standard current liability found in almost all corporate balance sheets.
Metric ID:
accrued_expensesHistorical 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 | $861.65M | $973.03M | $1.04B | $1.05B | $930.26M | $1.07B | $1.11B | $1.04B | $848.76M | $1.01B | $1.02B | $971.89M | $976.08M | $1.06B | $1.09B | $1.05B | $1.03B | $1.20B | $1.31B | $1.26B |
| QoQ Change | — | +12.9% | +6.8% | +1.0% | -11.3% | +15.0% | +3.8% | -6.6% | -18.1% | +19.4% | +0.7% | -4.8% | +0.4% | +9.1% | +2.0% | -3.7% | -1.4% | +16.2% | +9.1% | -3.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +8.0% | +10.0% | +6.9% | -1.2% | -8.8% | -5.3% | -8.1% | -6.3% | +15.0% | +5.1% | +6.4% | +7.6% | +5.6% | +12.5% | +20.3% | +20.8% |
Range$848.76M – $1.31B
CAGR+8.4%
Avg YoY Growth+5.5%
Median YoY Growth+6.6%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Dollar General's accrued expenses?
- Dollar General (DG) reported accrued expenses of $1.26B in Q4 2025.
- How has Dollar General's accrued expenses changed year-over-year?
- Dollar General's accrued expenses increased by 20.8% year-over-year, from $1.05B to $1.26B.
- What is the long-term trend for Dollar General's accrued expenses?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Dollar General's accrued expenses has grown at a 4.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.01B to $1.26B.
- What does accrued expenses mean?
- Expenses the company has incurred but has not yet received a bill for or paid.