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EBITDA Margin for Dollar General (DG)

As of · Reported

Metric

TTM

7.1%

YoY change

+0.99pp

Trough year (1986)

3.6%

Peak year (2020)

12.2%

EBITDA Margin history chart for Dollar General (DG) from 1985 to 2025

Latest: 7.6%

EBITDA Margin change chart for Dollar General (DG) from 1985 to 2025

Latest: +0.99pp

EBITDA Margin history table for Dollar General (DG) from 1985 to 2025

  • 20257.6%+0.99pp
  • 20246.6%-1.90pp
  • 20238.5%-2.19pp
  • 202210.7%-0.58pp
  • 202111.3%-0.95pp
  • 202012.2%+2.12pp
  • 201910.1%+0.09pp
  • 201810.0%-0.23pp
  • 201710.3%-0.85pp
  • 201611.1%-0.17pp
  • 201511.3%+0.12pp
  • 201411.2%-0.71pp
  • 201311.9%-0.08pp
  • 201212.0%+0.63pp
  • 201111.3%+0.04pp
  • 201011.3%+1.92pp
  • 20099.4%+1.39pp
  • 20088.0%+2.77pp
  • 20075.2%+0.24pp
  • 20065.0%-3.86pp
  • 20058.8%-0.67pp
  • 20049.5%-0.20pp
  • 20039.7%+0.48pp
  • 20029.2%-0.11pp
  • 20019.3%+3.50pp
  • 20005.8%-4.80pp
  • 199910.6%-0.00pp
  • 199810.6%+0.19pp
  • 199710.4%+0.10pp
  • 199610.3%+0.47pp
  • 19959.9%+0.32pp
  • 19949.6%+2.16pp
  • 19937.4%-0.12pp
  • 19927.5%+1.61pp
  • 19915.9%+0.60pp
  • 19905.3%+0.11pp
  • 19895.2%+0.54pp
  • 19884.6%+0.37pp
  • 19874.3%+0.67pp
  • 19863.6%-4.36pp
  • 19858.0%—

EBITDA Margin values are taken from Dollar General's reported income statements (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 EBITDA Margin at Dollar General (DG)

According to Dollar General's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported EBITDA margin is 7.1%. EBITDA margin is EBITDA divided by revenue — earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization as a percentage of sales. By stripping out non-cash charges and capital-structure effects, it approximates operating cash profitability and is widely used to compare companies with different asset bases and leverage.

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

In 2025, Dollar General (DG) EBITDA margin totalled 7.61% – expanded 1.0 percentage points year-over-year.

12.24% stands as the all-time-high annual EBITDA margin, posted in 2020, against a low of 3.61% during 1986.

Dollar General EBITDA Margin by Year

Dollar General EBITDA Margin 2025: 7.6%

2025's EBITDA margin for Dollar General came in at 7.61%, expanded 1.0 percentage points from 2024.

Dollar General EBITDA Margin 2024: 6.6%

Dollar General posted EBITDA margin of 6.61% in 2024, contracted 1.9 percentage points from 2023.

Dollar General EBITDA Margin 2023: 8.5%

In 2023, Dollar General reported EBITDA margin of 8.52%, contracted 2.2 percentage points from 2022.

Dollar General EBITDA Margin 2022: 10.7%

Dollar General EBITDA margin in 2022 was 10.71%, contracted 0.6 percentage points from 2021.

Dollar General EBITDA Margin 2021: 11.3%

Dollar General EBITDA margin in 2021 was 11.29%.

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