Financing
Debt Repayments
Dollar General Debt Repayments decreased by 7.1% to $562.24M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 12109.4%, from $4.61M to $562.24M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Debt Repayments shows an upward trend with a 302.3% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionFinancing
CategoryLeverage
SignalLower is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
A decrease may indicate a focus on capital preservation or refinancing, while a significant increase signals active debt reduction or maturity fulfillment.
Detailed definition
Represents the total cash outflows used to reduce the principal balance of short-term and long-term debt obligations. Th...
Peer comparison
Standard across all capital-intensive industries; peers with high leverage typically show higher repayment activity.
Metric ID:
debt_repaymentHistorical 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 | $1.75M | $1.18M | $2.78M | $690.00K | $3.03M | $1.66M | $903.04M | $3.60M | $4.51M | $4.34M | $5.52M | $5.36M | $5.21M | $5.14M | $755.28M | $4.61M | $505.31M | $4.32M | $605.29M | $562.24M |
| QoQ Change | — | -32.5% | +134.7% | -75.1% | +339.7% | -45.2% | >999% | -99.6% | +25.2% | -3.7% | +27.2% | -2.9% | -2.9% | -1.3% | >999% | -99.4% | >999% | -99.1% | >999% | -7.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +73.1% | +40.5% | >999% | +421.6% | +48.5% | +161.0% | -99.4% | +49.0% | +15.5% | +18.4% | >999% | -14.1% | >999% | -15.8% | -19.9% | >999% |
Range$690.00K – $903.04M
CAGR+237.0%
Avg YoY Growth>999%
Median YoY Growth+48.7%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Dollar General's debt repayments?
- Dollar General (DG) reported debt repayments of $562.24M in Q4 2025.
- How has Dollar General's debt repayments changed year-over-year?
- Dollar General's debt repayments increased by 12109.4% year-over-year, from $4.61M to $562.24M.
- What is the long-term trend for Dollar General's debt repayments?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Dollar General's debt repayments has grown at a 302.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $6.40M to $1.68B.
- What does debt repayments mean?
- The total amount of cash used to pay down debt principal.