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Dollar General DG Free cash flow margin

Free cash flow margin at other companies

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1.8%
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1.7%-0.2pp
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3.9%+0.6pp
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7%+3.2pp
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1.4%-1.8pp

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$10.8B+3.4%
Gross profit$3.4B+5.6%
Operating income$638.5M+10.8%
Net income$444.1M+13.3%
EPS (diluted)$2.00+12.4%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.4B+59.2%
Total debt$15.8B-7.2%
Total equity$8.8B+14.8%
Total assets$31.7B+2.3%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$716.2M-15.5%
CapEx$351.6M+20.9%
Free cash flow$364.6M-34.4%

Valuation

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Market cap$25.03B+23.7%
Enterprise value$39.47B+8.6%
P/E16×-1.5×
P/S0.6×+0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin30.8%+1.0pp
Operating margin5.3%+1.0pp
Net margin3.6%+0.8pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity18.9%+3.2pp
Debt / equity1.8×-0.4×
Current ratio1.2×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Dollar General’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Dollar General’s 10-Q, filed June 2, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Dollar General's free cash flow margin?
Dollar General (DG) reported free cash flow margin of 5.1% in Q1 2026.
How has Dollar General's free cash flow margin changed year-over-year?
Dollar General's free cash flow margin increased by 9.5% year-over-year, from 4.7% to 5.1%.
What is the long-term trend for Dollar General's free cash flow margin?
Over 2 years (2021 to 2025), Dollar General's free cash flow margin has grown at a 4.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 18.6% to 20.3%.
What does free cash flow margin mean?
How much real, spendable cash each sales dollar generates after reinvestment.
How do you interpret free cash flow margin?
A high and rising FCF margin is the hallmark of a cash-generative business. Persistent gaps between net margin and FCF margin warrant a look at working capital or capital intensity.
How does free cash flow margin compare across companies?
Strong cross-company quality signal; capital-light compounders post structurally higher FCF margins than asset-heavy peers.