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Latest period

221.56M

YoY change

+0.4%

5Y CAGR

-2.5%

Peak year (1995)

352.14M

Shares Outstanding history chart for Dollar General (DG) from 1985 to 2025

Latest: 220.81M

Shares Outstanding growth chart for Dollar General (DG) from 1985 to 2025

Latest: +0.4%

Shares Outstanding history table for Dollar General (DG) from 1985 to 2025

  • 2025220.81M+0.4%
  • 2024220.03M+0.0%
  • 2023219.94M-2.8%
  • 2022226.30M-4.0%
  • 2021235.81M-5.7%
  • 2020250.08M-3.1%
  • 2019258.05M-3.0%
  • 2018266.11M-2.7%
  • 2017273.36M-3.2%
  • 2016282.26M-4.4%
  • 2015295.21M-3.4%
  • 2014305.68M-5.6%
  • 2013323.85M-3.2%
  • 2012334.47M-3.1%
  • 2011345.12M+0.1%
  • 2010344.80M+6.1%
  • 2009324.84M+2.3%
  • 2008317.50M+0.5%
  • 2007315.93M+0.7%
  • 2006313.59M-3.9%
  • 2005326.33M-1.7%
  • 2004332.07M-1.6%
  • 2003337.64M+0.8%
  • 2002335.05M+0.0%
  • 2001335.02M+0.3%
  • 2000333.86M-1.6%
  • 1999339.41M+1.1%
  • 1998335.76M-4.5%
  • 1997351.75M+5.1%
  • 1996334.74M-4.9%
  • 1995352.14M+3.6%
  • 1994340.00M+4.9%
  • 1993324.00M+0.1%
  • 1992323.64M+57.9%
  • 1991205.00M-29.8%
  • 1990292.00M+17.7%
  • 1989248.00M-0.8%
  • 1988250.00M-23.1%
  • 1987325.00M+51.2%
  • 1986215.00M-27.5%
  • 1985296.67M

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 221.56M. 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 220.81M – 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 352.14M to 220.81M.

The highest annual diluted shares outstanding of 352.14M was reported in 1995. The lowest in the available history was 205.00M in 1991.

Dollar General Shares Outstanding by Year

Dollar General Shares Outstanding 2025: 220.81M

Dollar General posted diluted shares outstanding of 220.81M in 2025, edged up 0.4% from 2024.

Dollar General Shares Outstanding 2024: 220.03M

In 2024, Dollar General reported diluted shares outstanding of 220.03M, edged up 0.0% from 2023.

Dollar General Shares Outstanding 2023: 219.94M

Dollar General diluted shares outstanding in 2023 was 219.94M, edged down 2.8% below 2022.

Dollar General Shares Outstanding 2022: 226.30M

2022's diluted shares outstanding for Dollar General came in at 226.30M, edged down 4.0% below 2021.

Dollar General Shares Outstanding 2021: 235.81M

Dollar General diluted shares outstanding in 2021 was 235.81M.

See more financial history for Dollar General (DG).

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