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Total Debt for Dollar General (DG)

As of · Reported

Metric

Latest period

$15.80B

YoY change

-10.0%

5Y CAGR

+3.0%

Peak year (2023)

$18.09B

Total Debt history chart for Dollar General (DG) from 1985 to 2025

Latest: $15.72B

Total Debt growth chart for Dollar General (DG) from 1985 to 2025

Latest: -10.0%

Total Debt history table for Dollar General (DG) from 1985 to 2025

  • 2025$15.72B-10.0%
  • 2024$17.46B-3.5%
  • 2023$18.09B+2.4%
  • 2022$17.66B+24.0%
  • 2021$14.25B+4.8%
  • 2020$13.59B+16.2%
  • 2019$11.70B+308.3%
  • 2018$2.86B-4.7%
  • 2017$3.01B-6.4%
  • 2016$3.21B+8.1%
  • 2015$2.97B+8.4%
  • 2014$2.74B-2.8%
  • 2013$2.82B+1.7%
  • 2012$2.77B+5.9%
  • 2011$2.62B-20.4%
  • 2010$3.29B-3.4%
  • 2009$3.40B-17.7%
  • 2008$4.14B-3.4%
  • 2007$4.28B+1485.7%
  • 2006$270.04M-3.1%
  • 2005$278.75M+2.7%
  • 2004$271.32M-3.8%
  • 2003$282.01M-18.6%
  • 2002$346.55M-52.9%
  • 2001$735.14M+0.7%
  • 2000$729.80M+29895.8%
  • 1999$2.43M+61.0%
  • 1998$1.51M-93.9%
  • 1997$24.68M-42.7%
  • 1996$43.08M-44.0%
  • 1995$76.96M+114.9%
  • 1994$35.81M+43.2%
  • 1993$25.00M+36.6%
  • 1992$18.30M-18.7%
  • 1991$22.50M+8.7%
  • 1990$20.70M-40.2%
  • 1989$34.60M-25.4%
  • 1988$46.40M-28.8%
  • 1987$65.20M+10.9%
  • 1986$58.80M-16.9%
  • 1985$70.80M—

Total Debt values are taken from Dollar General's reported balance sheets (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 Total Debt at Dollar General (DG)

According to Dollar General's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported total debt is $15.80B. Total debt is the sum of short-term and long-term interest-bearing borrowings on the balance sheet (notes, bonds, term loans, lease liabilities). Useful for leverage and refinancing risk — compare with cash on hand for net leverage, and total liabilities for the broader obligations picture.

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

2025's annual total debt for Dollar General (DG) came in at $15.72B – declined 10.0% year-over-year.

Dollar General total debt has grown on net over the period, with a +3.0% compound annual growth rate over 2020–2025 (5 years).

The record annual total debt stands at $18.09B, reached in 2023; the historical low of $1.51M was recorded in 1998.

Dollar General Total Debt by Year

Dollar General Total Debt 2025: $15.72B

In 2025, Dollar General reported total debt of $15.72B, declined 10.0% below 2024.

Dollar General Total Debt 2024: $17.46B

Dollar General total debt in 2024 was $17.46B, edged down 3.5% below 2023.

Dollar General Total Debt 2023: $18.09B

2023's total debt for Dollar General came in at $18.09B, edged up 2.4% from 2022. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.

Dollar General Total Debt 2022: $17.66B

Dollar General posted total debt of $17.66B in 2022, grew 24.0% from 2021.

Dollar General Total Debt 2021: $14.25B

Dollar General total debt in 2021 was $14.25B.

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