Dollar General Gross Margin Growth & History (DG)

Dollar General's gross margin was 30.66% for fiscal 2025.

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Dollar General annual gross margin history

Dollar General annual gross margin

Fiscal yearPeriod endedGross marginChange (percentage points)
20252026-01-3030.66%+1.07 pp
20242025-01-3129.59%−0.70 pp
20232024-02-0230.29%−0.94 pp
20222023-02-0331.23%−0.37 pp
20212022-01-2831.60%−0.16 pp
20202021-01-2931.76%+1.18 pp
20192020-01-3130.59%+0.13 pp
20182019-02-0130.45%−0.31 pp
20172018-02-0230.77%−0.08 pp
20162017-02-0330.85%

Dollar General gross margin trends

Over the last five reported fiscal years, Dollar General's gross margin decreased from 31.76% to 30.66%, a change of −1.10 percentage points. The latest reported quarter, Q1 2026, shows 31.62%.

About the metric

What gross margin means

Gross margin measures the percentage of revenue remaining after the direct costs of producing goods or services. It helps show how efficiently a company turns sales into gross profit before operating expenses.

Calculation and source

How gross margin is calculated

TickerStat calculates gross margin as SEC-reported gross profit divided by SEC-reported revenue for the same fiscal period. Changes are shown in percentage points. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so exact period-end dates are included.

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