Current
12.2×
5-Year Average
15.0×
All-Time High
28.5×
All-Time Low
8.2×
EV/EBITDA daily chart for Dollar General (DG)
Jun 8, 2021 – Jun 5, 2026 · 1,255 trading days
Historical EV/EBITDA for Dollar General (DG) from 2002 to 2026
| 2026 | $31.58B | $3.25B | 14.2× | +2.2× | |
| 2025 | $15.63B | $2.69B | 12.0× | -2.4× | |
| 2024 | $29.90B | $3.30B | 14.4× | -2.3× | |
| 2023 | $50.54B | $4.05B | 16.7× | +0.9× | |
| 2022 | $47.22B | $3.86B | 15.8× | +1.4× | |
| 2021 | $47.39B | $4.13B | 14.4× | -3.5× | |
| 2020 | $38.87B | $2.81B | 17.9× | +5.2× | |
| 2019 | $30.07B | $2.57B | 12.7× | +0.4× | |
| 2018 | $26.88B | $2.41B | 12.3× | +2.8× | |
| 2017 | $20.20B | $2.44B | 9.5× | -1.2× | |
| 2016 | $21.65B | $2.29B | 10.7× | +0.0× | |
| 2015 | $20.33B | $2.11B | 10.7× | +0.8× | |
| 2014 | $17.91B | $2.05B | 9.9× | +0.6× | |
| 2013 | $15.16B | $1.93B | 9.2× | -1.6× | |
| 2012 | $14.26B | $1.55B | 10.8× | +2.6× | |
| 2011 | $9.69B | $1.51B | 8.2× | -1.4× | |
| 2010 | $7.92B | $1.15B | 9.6× | -3.5× | |
| 2009 | $7.18B | $834.23M | 13.1× | -9.3× | |
| 2008 | $7.13B | $503.53M | 22.4× | +6.7× | |
| 2007 | $7.11B | $455.89M | 15.7× | +6.1× | |
| 2006 | $7.22B | $757.69M | 9.6× | -0.5× | |
| 2005 | $7.45B | $732.76M | 10.2× | -3.3× | |
| 2004 | $7.64B | $560.55M | 13.4× | +0.3× | |
| 2003 | $7.58B | $592.22M | 13.2× | -3.0× | |
| 2002 | $7.56B | $496.58M | 16.2× | — |
- 202614.2×
- 202512.0×
- 202414.4×
- 202316.7×
- 202215.8×
- 202114.4×
- 202017.9×
- 201912.7×
- 201812.3×
- 20179.5×
- 201610.7×
- 201510.7×
- 20149.9×
- 20139.2×
- 201210.8×
- 20118.2×
- 20109.6×
- 200913.1×
- 200822.4×
- 200715.7×
- 20069.6×
- 200510.2×
- 200413.4×
- 200313.2×
- 200216.2×
About EV/EBITDA at Dollar General (DG)
Dollar General (DG) EV/EBITDA ratio is 12.2× as of June 5, 2026. The 5-year average is 15.0×. The sector median currently stands at 13.0×. The current ratio is at the 18th percentile of its own 10-year history.
Dollar General (DG) historical EV/EBITDA ratio has ranged from a low of 8.2× (2011) to a high of 28.5× (2001) in the available daily series.
The EV/EBITDA ratio (the enterprise multiple) compares enterprise value (EV) to trailing twelve-month (TTM) EBITDA. EV is calculated as market capitalisation + total debt − cash & short-term investments. Because EV/EBITDA is capital-structure-neutral and ignores non-cash depreciation and amortisation, it is the standard multiple used in M&A and for cross-company or cross-border comparisons. Note: this calculation uses a simplified EV (minority interest and preferred equity excluded due to data availability), consistent with most public financial-data providers.
Dollar General EV/EBITDA by Year
Dollar General EV/EBITDA 2026: 14.2×
Dollar General (DG) EV/EBITDA ratio in 2026 was 14.2×, expanded from 12.0× the prior year.
Dollar General EV/EBITDA 2025: 12.0×
Dollar General (DG) EV/EBITDA ratio in 2025 was 12.0×, contracted from 14.4× the prior year.
Dollar General EV/EBITDA 2024: 14.4×
Dollar General (DG) EV/EBITDA ratio in 2024 was 14.4×, contracted from 16.7× the prior year.
Dollar General EV/EBITDA 2023: 16.7×
Dollar General (DG) EV/EBITDA ratio in 2023 was 16.7×, expanded from 15.8× the prior year.
Dollar General EV/EBITDA 2022: 15.8×
Dollar General (DG) EV/EBITDA ratio in 2022 was 15.8×.
EV is calculated as Market Cap + Total Debt − Cash & Short-Term Investments (simplified). Minority interest and preferred equity are excluded due to data availability. This is consistent with the methodology used by most public financial data providers.
Sector peers by EV/EBITDA — chart
Current ratio vs. sector peers. Highlighted bar is this company.
Sector peers by EV/EBITDA — table
Consumer Defensive peers of Dollar General (DG), ranked by EV/EBITDA ratio.
| 16.1× | |
| 15.0× | |
| 14.2× | |
| 13.4× | |
| 13.4× | |
| 13.0× | |
| 12.6× | |
| 12.6× | |
| 12.5× | |
| 12.4× | |
| 12.2× | |
| 12.1× | |
| 12.0× | |
| 11.9× | |
| 11.7× | |
| 11.6× | |
| 11.2× | |
| 11.0× | |
| 10.4× | |
| 10.1× | |
| 9.8× | |
| 8.7× | |
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| 7.1× | |
| 7.1× |
- 13.4×
- 13.4×
- 12.6×
- 12.5×
- 12.4×
- 12.2×
- 12.1×
- 11.9×
- 11.7×
- 11.6×
- 11.2×
- 11.0×
- 10.4×
- 10.1×
- 9.8×
- 7.4×
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