DOLLAR GENERAL CORP (DG) closed fiscal year 2026 with a gross margin of 30.7 % and a net margin of 3.5 %.
DOLLAR GENERAL CORP (DG) closed fiscal year 2026 with a gross margin of 30.7 % and a net margin of 3.5 %. The same year shows an EBITDA margin of 7.6 % and an EBIT margin of 5.2 %. The free cash flow margin was 5.6 %. Against the previous year the gross margin moved +1.1 pp and the net margin +0.8 pp. Across the period the gross margin ranges between 29.6 % in 2025 and 32.0 % in 2011. The series covers 17 fiscal years, from 2010 to 2026. Margins are expressed as a percentage of net revenue and are derived from the same figures as the income statement, taken from as-reported SEC EDGAR filings, with no restatements or adjustments of our own.
Fiscal year end: January
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin (%) | 31.28 % | 32.04 % | 31.73 % | 31.74 % | 31.05 % | 30.69 % | 30.96 % | 30.85 % | 30.77 % | 30.45 % | 30.59 % | 31.76 % | 31.60 % | 31.23 % | 30.29 % | 29.59 % | 30.66 % |
| EBITDA margin (%) | 10.26 % | 11.73 % | 11.93 % | 12.22 % | 11.82 % | 11.17 % | 11.26 % | 11.11 % | 10.28 % | 10.03 % | 10.11 % | 12.24 % | 11.29 % | 10.71 % | 8.52 % | 6.61 % | 7.61 % |
| EBIT margin (%) | 8.08 % | 9.77 % | 10.07 % | 10.33 % | 9.92 % | 9.36 % | 9.53 % | 9.39 % | 8.55 % | 8.26 % | 8.30 % | 10.53 % | 9.41 % | 8.79 % | 6.32 % | 4.22 % | 5.16 % |
| Net margin (%) | 2.88 % | 4.82 % | 5.18 % | 5.95 % | 5.86 % | 5.63 % | 5.72 % | 5.69 % | 6.56 % | 6.20 % | 6.17 % | 7.87 % | 7.01 % | 6.38 % | 4.29 % | 2.77 % | 3.54 % |
| FCF margin (%) | 3.58 % | 3.10 % | 3.62 % | 3.49 % | 3.85 % | 5.04 % | 4.35 % | 4.75 % | 4.92 % | 5.50 % | 5.24 % | 8.44 % | 5.25 % | 1.12 % | 1.79 % | 4.15 % | 5.60 % |
