Latest period
222M
YoY change
+0.4%
5Y CAGR
-2.5%
Peak year (FY1995)
352M
Latest annual
221M
Shares Outstanding history chart for Dollar General (DG) from 2017 to 2026
Latest: 221M
Shares Outstanding growth chart for Dollar General (DG) from 2017 to 2026
Latest: +0.4%
Shares Outstanding history table for Dollar General (DG) from 1985 to 2026
| FY2025 | 221M | +0.4% | +787K | ||
| FY2024 | 220M | +0.0% | +89K | ||
| FY2023 | 220M | -2.8% | -6.36M | ||
| FY2022 | 226M | -4.0% | -9.52M | ||
| FY2021 | 236M | -5.7% | -14.3M | ||
| FY2020 | 250M | -3.1% | -7.98M | ||
| FY2019 | 258M | -3.0% | -8.05M | ||
| FY2018 | 266M | -2.7% | -7.26M | ||
| FY2017 | 273M | -3.2% | -8.9M | ||
| FY2016 | 282M | -4.4% | -13M | ||
| FY2015 | 295M | -3.4% | -10.5M | ||
| FY2014 | 306M | -5.6% | -18.2M | ||
| FY2013 | 324M | -3.2% | -10.6M | ||
| FY2012 | 334M | -3.1% | -10.6M | ||
| FY2011 | 345M | +0.1% | +317K | ||
| FY2010 | 345M | +6.1% | +20M | ||
| FY2009 | 325M | +2.3% | +7.33M | ||
| FY2008 | 318M | +0.5% | +1.58M | ||
| FY2007 | 316M | +0.7% | +2.34M | ||
| FY2006 | 314M | -3.9% | -12.7M | ||
| FY2005 | 326M | -1.7% | -5.73M | ||
| FY2004 | 332M | -1.6% | -5.57M | ||
| FY2003 | 338M | +0.8% | +2.59M | ||
| FY2002 | 335M | +0.0% | +33K | ||
| FY2001 | 335M | +0.3% | +1.16M | ||
| FY2000 | 334M | -1.6% | -5.55M | ||
| FY1999 | 339M | +1.1% | +3.64M | ||
| FY1998 | 336M | -4.5% | -16M | ||
| FY1997 | 352M | +5.1% | +17M | ||
| FY1996 | 335M | -4.9% | -17.4M | ||
| FY1995 | 352M | +3.6% | +12.1M | ||
| FY1994 | 340M | +4.9% | +16M | ||
| FY1993 | 324M | +0.1% | +364K | ||
| FY1992 | 324M | +57.9% | +119M | ||
| FY1991 | 205M | -29.8% | -87M | ||
| FY1990 | 292M | +17.7% | +44M | ||
| FY1989 | 248M | -0.8% | -2M | ||
| FY1988 | 250M | -23.1% | -75M | ||
| FY1987 | 325M | +51.2% | +110M | ||
| FY1986 | 215M | -27.5% | -81.7M | ||
| FY1985 | 297M | — | — |
- FY2025221M+0.4%
- FY2024220M+0.0%
- FY2023220M-2.8%
- FY2022226M-4.0%
- FY2021236M-5.7%
- FY2020250M-3.1%
- FY2019258M-3.0%
- FY2018266M-2.7%
- FY2017273M-3.2%
- FY2016282M-4.4%
- FY2015295M-3.4%
- FY2014306M-5.6%
- FY2013324M-3.2%
- FY2012334M-3.1%
- FY2011345M+0.1%
- FY2010345M+6.1%
- FY2009325M+2.3%
- FY2008318M+0.5%
- FY2007316M+0.7%
- FY2006314M-3.9%
- FY2005326M-1.7%
- FY2004332M-1.6%
- FY2003338M+0.8%
- FY2002335M+0.0%
- FY2001335M+0.3%
- FY2000334M-1.6%
- FY1999339M+1.1%
- FY1998336M-4.5%
- FY1997352M+5.1%
- FY1996335M-4.9%
- FY1995352M+3.6%
- FY1994340M+4.9%
- FY1993324M+0.1%
- FY1992324M+57.9%
- FY1991205M-29.8%
- FY1990292M+17.7%
- FY1989248M-0.8%
- FY1988250M-23.1%
- FY1987325M+51.2%
- FY1986215M-27.5%
- FY1985297M—
Shares Outstanding 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 Shares Outstanding at Dollar General (DG)
According to Dollar General's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported diluted shares outstanding is 222M. Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding is the share count used to compute per-share metrics like EPS. Buybacks lower it; new issuance, stock-based compensation, and convertible securities raise it. Multiply by the stock price for market capitalization.
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) diluted shares outstanding totalled 221M – edged up 0.4% year-over-year.
Over 2020–2025 (5 years), Dollar General diluted shares outstanding expanded at a -2.5% compound annual rate, sustaining 2 straight years of year-over-year growth.
Between 1995 and 2025, Dollar General diluted shares outstanding plunged 37.3%, falling from 352M to 221M.
The highest annual diluted shares outstanding of 352M was reported in 1995. The lowest in the available history was 205M in 1991.
Dollar General Shares Outstanding by Year
Dollar General Shares Outstanding 2025: 221M
Dollar General posted diluted shares outstanding of 221M in 2025, edged up 0.4% from 2024.
Dollar General Shares Outstanding 2024: 220M
In 2024, Dollar General reported diluted shares outstanding of 220M, edged up 0.0% from 2023.
Dollar General Shares Outstanding 2023: 220M
Dollar General diluted shares outstanding in 2023 was 220M, edged down 2.8% below 2022.
Dollar General Shares Outstanding 2022: 226M
2022's diluted shares outstanding for Dollar General came in at 226M, edged down 4.0% below 2021.
Dollar General Shares Outstanding 2021: 236M
Dollar General diluted shares outstanding in 2021 was 236M.
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