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Cash on Hand for Dollar General (DG)

As of · Reported

Metric

Latest period

$1.35B

YoY change

+22.1%

5Y CAGR

-3.7%

Peak year (2020)

$1.38B

Cash on Hand history chart for Dollar General (DG) from 1985 to 2025

Latest: $1.14B

Cash on Hand growth chart for Dollar General (DG) from 1985 to 2025

Latest: +22.1%

Cash on Hand history table for Dollar General (DG) from 1985 to 2025

  • 2025$1.14B+22.1%
  • 2024$932.58M+73.6%
  • 2023$537.28M+40.8%
  • 2022$381.58M+10.7%
  • 2021$344.83M-75.0%
  • 2020$1.38B+472.8%
  • 2019$240.32M+2.1%
  • 2018$235.49M-11.9%
  • 2017$267.44M+42.3%
  • 2016$187.91M+19.0%
  • 2015$157.95M-72.8%
  • 2014$579.82M+14.7%
  • 2013$505.57M+259.0%
  • 2012$140.81M+11.6%
  • 2011$126.13M-74.6%
  • 2010$497.45M+124.0%
  • 2009$222.08M-41.2%
  • 2008$378.00M+215.5%
  • 2007$119.82M-45.3%
  • 2006$219.24M+4.7%
  • 2005$209.46M-24.0%
  • 2004$275.75M-30.8%
  • 2003$398.28M+228.3%
  • 2002$121.32M-53.6%
  • 2001$261.52M+61.1%
  • 2000$162.31M+176.1%
  • 1999$58.79M+163.7%
  • 1998$22.29M+212.8%
  • 1997$7.13M+8.6%
  • 1996$6.56M+51.1%
  • 1995$4.34M-86.9%
  • 1994$33.05M-6.7%
  • 1993$35.40M+41.6%
  • 1992$25.00M+216.5%
  • 1991$7.90M+102.6%
  • 1990$3.90M-40.0%
  • 1989$6.50M+14.0%
  • 1988$5.70M-21.9%
  • 1987$7.30M+40.4%
  • 1986$5.20M-23.5%
  • 1985$6.80M—

Cash on Hand values are taken from Dollar General's reported balance sheets (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.

About Cash on Hand at Dollar General (DG)

According to Dollar General's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported cash and short-term investments is $1.35B. Cash on hand here is cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments reported at the end of each period — the most liquid assets on the balance sheet. Compare with total debt for net leverage and total assets for the share of assets held in cash.

Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

2025's annual cash and short-term investments for Dollar General (DG) came in at $1.14B – grew 22.1% year-over-year.

Through 2020–2025 (5 years), Dollar General cash and short-term investments delivered a -3.7% annualised rate; sustaining 4 straight years of year-over-year growth.

Dollar General cash and short-term investments peaked at $1.38B in 2020; the latest annual figure is $1.14B in 2025 (17.3% below peak).

The record annual cash and short-term investments stands at $1.38B, reached in 2020; the historical low of $3.90M was recorded in 1990.

Dollar General Cash on Hand by Year

Dollar General Cash on Hand 2025: $1.14B

Dollar General cash and short-term investments in 2025 was $1.14B, grew 22.1% from 2024.

Dollar General Cash on Hand 2024: $932.58M

2024's cash and short-term investments for Dollar General came in at $932.58M, surged 73.6% from 2023.

Dollar General Cash on Hand 2023: $537.28M

Dollar General posted cash and short-term investments of $537.28M in 2023, surged 40.8% from 2022.

Dollar General Cash on Hand 2022: $381.58M

In 2022, Dollar General reported cash and short-term investments of $381.58M, grew 10.7% from 2021.

Dollar General Cash on Hand 2021: $344.83M

Dollar General cash and short-term investments in 2021 was $344.83M.

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