Dollar General (DG) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield N/A.
TTM buyback yield
N/A
Shareholder yield (TTM)
N/A
5Y share count change
-11.7%
TTM buyback spend
N/A
SBC coverage (TTM)
0.00x
Diluted vs basic shares (annual)
Weighted average shares from the income statement: diluted (EPS denominator and typical buyback-yield basis) compared with basic.
Shares outstanding (annual)
Year-over-year change in diluted weighted average shares (industry-standard for EPS and per-share capital return). Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year; red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Dividend & buyback yield
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation
TTM coverage: 0.00x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $91.45M | −$91.45M | 0.22B | 0.4% | — |
| 2024 | $0.00 | $58.74M | −$58.74M | 0.22B | 0.0% | — |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $51.89M | −$51.89M | 0.22B | -2.8% | — |
| 2022 | $2.75B | $72.71M | $2.68B | 0.23B | -4.0% | 5.44% |
| 2021 | $2.55B | $78.18M | $2.47B | 0.24B | -5.7% | 5.40% |
| 2020 | $2.47B | $68.61M | $2.40B | 0.25B | -3.1% | 5.21% |
| 2019 | $1.20B | $48.59M | $1.15B | 0.26B | -3.0% | 3.09% |
| 2018 | $1.01B | $40.88M | $966.62M | 0.27B | -2.7% | 3.35% |
| 2017 | $579.71M | $34.32M | $545.39M | 0.27B | -3.2% | 2.16% |
| 2016 | $990.47M | $36.97M | $953.51M | 0.28B | -4.4% | 4.90% |
| 2015 | $1.30B | $38.55M | $1.26B | 0.30B | -3.4% | 6.00% |
| 2014 | $800.10M | $37.34M | $762.76M | 0.31B | -5.6% | 3.94% |
| 2013 | $620.05M | $20.96M | $599.09M | 0.32B | -3.2% | 3.46% |
| 2012 | $671.46M | $21.66M | $649.79M | 0.33B | -3.1% | 4.43% |
| 2011 | $186.60M | $15.25M | $171.35M | 0.35B | 0.1% | 1.31% |
| 2010 | $13.72M | $15.96M | −$2.23M | 0.34B | 6.1% | 0.14% |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $17.30M | −$17.30M | 0.32B | 2.3% | — |
| 2008 | $3.01M | $9.96M | −$6.95M | 0.32B | 0.5% | 0.04% |
| 2007 | $541.00K | $49.26M | −$48.72M | 0.32B | 0.7% | 0.01% |
| 2006 | $79.95M | $7.58M | $72.37M | 0.31B | -3.9% | 1.12% |
| 2005 | $297.60M | $0.00 | $297.60M | 0.33B | -1.7% | 4.12% |
| 2004 | $209.29M | $0.00 | $209.29M | 0.33B | -1.6% | 2.81% |
| 2003 | $29.69M | $0.00 | $29.69M | 0.34B | 0.8% | 0.39% |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.34B | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | $269.00K | $0.00 | $269.00K | 0.34B | 0.3% | 0.00% |
| 2000 | $65.11M | $0.00 | $65.11M | 0.33B | -1.6% | 0.87% |
| 1999 | $50.75M | $0.00 | $50.75M | 0.34B | 1.1% | — |
| 1998 | $73.24M | $0.00 | $73.24M | 0.34B | -4.5% | — |
| 1997 | $75.12M | $0.00 | $75.12M | 0.35B | 5.1% | — |
| 1996 | $59.79M | $0.00 | $59.79M | 0.33B | — | — |
| 1995 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | $200.53M | $0.00 | $200.53M | — | — | — |
| 1993 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)0% of headroom
Headroom $2.56B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does Dollar General buy back its own stock?
- Yes, Dollar General (DG) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
Is Dollar General diluting shareholders?
- Compare stock-based compensation (SBC) to buybacks in the chart above. Net effect varies by year; see annual buyback vs SBC bars and the history table.
How has Dollar General's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about -11.7% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).