Buyback yield (TTM)
N/A
Shareholder yield (TTM)
2.06%
5Y share count change
-11.7%
Buyback spend (TTM)
N/A
Cumulative buybacks
$16.28B
Key takeaways
- Diluted share count is down 11.7% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at -100.0% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 0% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Dollar General (DG)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for Dollar General (DG)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for Dollar General (DG)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for Dollar General (DG)
Latest: $0.00
Overview
In 2025, Dollar General (DG) buyback spend totalled $0.00.
Across 2020–2025 (5 years), Dollar General buyback spend produced a CAGR of -100.0% – with a net decline across the window.
Dollar General buyback spend plunged from $2.75B in 2022 to $0.00 in 2025, a 100.0% drawdown.
2022 marks the peak buyback spend at $2.75B, with the historical low of $0.00 recorded in 1989.
Dollar General Buyback Spend 2025: $0.00
Dollar General buyback spend in 2025 was $0.00.
Dollar General Buyback Spend 2024: $0.00
Dollar General buyback spend in 2024 was $0.00.
Dollar General Buyback Spend 2023: $0.00
In 2023, Dollar General reported buyback spend of $0.00, plunged 100.0% below 2022.
Dollar General Buyback Spend 2022: $2.75B
Dollar General buyback spend in 2022 was $2.75B, grew 7.8% from 2021. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Dollar General Buyback Spend 2021: $2.55B
Dollar General buyback spend in 2021 was $2.55B.
See more financial history for Dollar General (DG).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 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 | 5.44% | 0.23B | -4.0% | |
| 2021 | $2.55B | $78.18M | $2.47B | 5.40% | 0.24B | -5.7% | |
| 2020 | $2.47B | $68.61M | $2.40B | 5.21% | 0.25B | -3.1% | |
| 2019 | $1.20B | $48.59M | $1.15B | 3.09% | 0.26B | -3.0% | |
| 2018 | $1.01B | $40.88M | $966.62M | 3.35% | 0.27B | -2.7% | |
| 2017 | $579.71M | $34.32M | $545.39M | 2.16% | 0.27B | -3.2% | |
| 2016 | $990.47M | $36.97M | $953.51M | 4.90% | 0.28B | -4.4% | |
| 2015 | $1.30B | $38.55M | $1.26B | 6.00% | 0.30B | -3.4% | |
| 2014 | $800.10M | $37.34M | $762.76M | 3.94% | 0.31B | -5.6% | |
| 2013 | $620.05M | $20.96M | $599.09M | 3.46% | 0.32B | -3.2% | |
| 2012 | $671.46M | $21.66M | $649.79M | 4.43% | 0.33B | -3.1% | |
| 2011 | $186.60M | $15.25M | $171.35M | 1.31% | 0.35B | +0.1% | |
| 2010 | $13.72M | $15.96M | −$2.23M | 0.14% | 0.34B | +6.1% | |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $17.30M | −$17.30M | — | 0.32B | +2.3% | |
| 2008 | $3.01M | $9.96M | −$6.95M | 0.04% | 0.32B | +0.5% | |
| 2007 | $541.00K | $49.26M | −$48.72M | 0.01% | 0.32B | +0.7% | |
| 2006 | $79.95M | $7.58M | $72.37M | 1.12% | 0.31B | -3.9% | |
| 2005 | $297.60M | $0.00 | $297.60M | 4.12% | 0.33B | -1.7% | |
| 2004 | $209.29M | $0.00 | $209.29M | 2.81% | 0.33B | -1.6% | |
| 2003 | $29.69M | $0.00 | $29.69M | 0.39% | 0.34B | +0.8% | |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.34B | +0.0% | |
| 2001 | $269.00K | $0.00 | $269.00K | 0.00% | 0.34B | +0.3% | |
| 2000 | $65.11M | $0.00 | $65.11M | 0.87% | 0.33B | -1.6% | |
| 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 | — | — | — |
- 2025$0.00
- 2024$0.00
- 2023$0.00
- 2022$2.75B
- 2021$2.55B
- 2020$2.47B
- 2019$1.20B
- 2018$1.01B
- 2017$579.71M
- 2016$990.47M
- 2015$1.30B
- 2014$800.10M
- 2013$620.05M
- 2012$671.46M
- 2011$186.60M
- 2010$13.72M
- 2009$0.00
- 2008$3.01M
- 2007$541.00K
- 2006$79.95M
- 2005$297.60M
- 2004$209.29M
- 2003$29.69M
- 2002$0.00
- 2001$269.00K
- 2000$65.11M
- 1999$50.75M
- 1998$73.24M
- 1997$75.12M
- 1996$59.79M
- 1995$0.00
- 1994$200.53M
- 1993$0.00
- 1992$0.00
- 1991$0.00
- 1990$0.00
- 1989$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Dollar General (DG)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 0.00×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Dollar General (DG)
How Dollar General splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Dollar General, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $8.09B | |
| $6.50B | |
| $1.00B | |
| $1.00B | |
| $903.00M | |
| $746.00M | |
| $103.65M | |
| $0.00 |
- $8.09B
- $6.50B
- $1.00B
- $1.00B
- $903.00M
- $746.00M
- $103.65M
Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $2.37B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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