What is Dollar General's retained earnings?

Dollar General (DG) reported retained earnings of $4.71B in Q1 2026.

How has Dollar General's retained earnings changed year-over-year?

Dollar General's retained earnings increased by 28.5% year-over-year, from $3.67B to $4.71B.

What is the long-term trend for Dollar General's retained earnings?

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Dollar General's retained earnings has grown at a 7.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.01B to $4.4B.

What does retained earnings mean?

Cumulative net income earned since inception minus all dividends paid — the total profits reinvested in the business over its lifetime.

Dollar General DG Retained Earnings

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$10.8B+3.4%

Gross profit$3.4B+5.5%

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-34.5%

Valuation

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Market cap$25.53B-0.3%

Enterprise value$39.97B-4.3%

P/E16.3×-5.9×

P/S0.6×0.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin30.8%+1.0pp

Operating margin5.3%+1.0pp

Net margin3.6%+0.8pp

FCF margin5.1%+0.4pp

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

Reported directly by Dollar General in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit.

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 retained earnings?: Dollar General (DG) reported retained earnings of $4.71B in Q1 2026.
How has Dollar General's retained earnings changed year-over-year?: Dollar General's retained earnings increased by 28.5% year-over-year, from $3.67B to $4.71B.
What is the long-term trend for Dollar General's retained earnings?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Dollar General's retained earnings has grown at a 7.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.01B to $4.4B.
What does retained earnings mean?: Cumulative net income earned since inception minus all dividends paid — the total profits reinvested in the business over its lifetime.