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Free Cash Flow for Dollar General (DG)

As of · Reported

Metric

Latest period

$2.89B

YoY change

+41.9%

5Y CAGR

-3.4%

Peak year (2020)

$2.85B

Free Cash Flow history chart for Dollar General (DG) from 1989 to 2025

Latest: $2.39B

Free Cash Flow growth chart for Dollar General (DG) from 1989 to 2025

Latest: +41.9%

Free Cash Flow history table for Dollar General (DG) from 1989 to 2025

  • 2025$2.39B+41.9%
  • 2024$1.69B+143.8%
  • 2023$691.58M+63.1%
  • 2022$423.97M-76.4%
  • 2021$1.80B-37.0%
  • 2020$2.85B+96.0%
  • 2019$1.45B+3.1%
  • 2018$1.41B+21.9%
  • 2017$1.16B+10.6%
  • 2016$1.04B+19.6%
  • 2015$873.18M-7.2%
  • 2014$940.78M+39.5%
  • 2013$674.62M+20.5%
  • 2012$559.76M+4.5%
  • 2011$535.62M+32.5%
  • 2010$404.29M-3.3%
  • 2009$417.90M+13.1%
  • 2008$369.63M+22.5%
  • 2007$301.76M+109.8%
  • 2006$143.84M-47.0%
  • 2005$271.37M+178.1%
  • 2004$97.56M-73.6%
  • 2003$369.19M+23.2%
  • 2002$299.73M+113.7%
  • 2001$140.26M-13099.4%
  • 2000−$1.08M-91.3%
  • 1999−$12.38M-115.8%
  • 1998$78.28M+149.1%
  • 1997$31.42M-63.3%
  • 1996$85.68M-209.4%
  • 1995−$78.29M+247.6%
  • 1994−$22.52M-142.7%
  • 1993$52.80M+193.3%
  • 1992$18.00M+300.0%
  • 1991$4.50M-69.8%
  • 1990$14.90M-6.3%
  • 1989$15.90M—

Free Cash Flow values are taken from Dollar General's reported cash flow 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 Free Cash Flow at Dollar General (DG)

Free Cash Flow for Dollar General (DG): headline value $2.89B · YoY +41.9%. Annual and quarterly series, chart, and tables are below.

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

The 2025 reading of Dollar General (DG) free cash flow is $2.39B – surged 41.9% year-over-year.

Looking at the 2020–2025 (5 years) stretch, Dollar General free cash flow compounded at -3.4% per year, sustaining 3 straight years of year-over-year growth.

Between 2020 and 2025, Dollar General free cash flow declined 16.0%, falling from $2.85B to $2.39B.

The highest annual free cash flow of $2.85B was reported in 2020. The lowest in the available history was −$78.29M in 1995.

Dollar General Free Cash Flow by Year

Dollar General Free Cash Flow 2025: $2.39B

Dollar General free cash flow in 2025 was $2.39B, surged 41.9% from 2024.

Dollar General Free Cash Flow 2024: $1.69B

2024's free cash flow for Dollar General came in at $1.69B, surged 143.8% from 2023.

Dollar General Free Cash Flow 2023: $691.58M

Dollar General posted free cash flow of $691.58M in 2023, surged 63.1% from 2022.

Dollar General Free Cash Flow 2022: $423.97M

In 2022, Dollar General reported free cash flow of $423.97M, plunged 76.4% below 2021.

Dollar General Free Cash Flow 2021: $1.80B

Dollar General free cash flow in 2021 was $1.80B.

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