What is the current annual gross margin of DG?

As of today, DG annual gross margin is 28.23%

What is 1-year change in DG annual gross margin?

DG annual gross margin is up +3.71% year-over-year

What is 3-year change in DG annual gross margin?

DG annual gross margin is down -9.61% over the past 3 years

How far is DG annual gross margin from its all-time high?

DG annual gross margin is currently -11.89% below its historical high of 32.04% set on January 28, 2011

How does DG annual gross margin rank versus sector peers?

DG annual gross margin is higher than 46.06% of companies in Consumer Defensive sector

When is DG next annual earnings release?

As of today, the next annual earnings release for DG has not been scheduled

What is the current quarterly gross margin of DG?

As of today, DG quarterly gross margin is 29.11%

What is DG quarterly gross margin most recent change?

DG quarterly gross margin was up +4.08% on April 1, 2026

What is 1-year change in DG quarterly gross margin?

DG quarterly gross margin is up +2.00% year-over-year

How far is DG quarterly gross margin from its all-time high?

DG quarterly gross margin is currently -11.25% below its historical high of 32.80% set on April 30, 2021

How does DG quarterly gross margin rank versus sector peers?

DG quarterly gross margin is higher than 44.55% of companies in Consumer Defensive sector

When is DG next earnings release?

The next earnings release for DG is on August 27, 2026

DG Gross Margin History & Chart Since 1984

Annual Gross Margin

28.23%1.01%+3.71%

January 30, 2026

Summary

Current Value: As of today, DG annual gross margin is 28.23%, up +3.71% on January 30, 2026
Historical Performance: DG annual gross margin is down -9.61% over the past 3 years, down -11.11% over the past 5 years
All-Time High Comparison: DG annual gross margin is currently -11.89% below its historical high of 32.04% set on January 28, 2011
3-Year Low Comparison: DG annual gross margin is +3.71% above its 3-year low of 27.22% reached on January 31, 2025
Sector Comparison: DG annual gross margin is higher than 46.06% of companies in Consumer Defensive sector

Gross Margin Chart

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Performance

DG Performance
Metric	Date	Value	1Y	3Y	5Y	15Y
Annual Gross Margin	Jan 30, 26	28.23%	+3.7%	-9.6%	-11.1%	-11.9%
Quarterly Gross Margin	Apr 1, 26	29.11%	+2.0%	-1.2%	-11.3%	-7.6%
Price	Aug 7, 26	$126.59	+9.5%	-24.2%	-46.4%	+311.0%
PE Ratio	Aug 7, 26	17.90	-16.3%	+4.6%	-20.9%	+9.3%
Annual Revenue	Jan 30, 26	$42.72B	+5.2%	+12.9%	+26.6%	+227.8%
Annual Gross Profit	Jan 30, 26	$12.06B	+9.1%	+2.0%	+12.5%	+188.8%
Annual Operating Margin	Jan 30, 26	5.29%	+10.7%	-39.9%	-49.8%	-46.0%
Annual Net Margin	Jan 30, 26	3.54%	+27.8%	-44.5%	-55.0%	-26.6%

Gross Margin Highs

DG Annual Gross Margin Highs Comparison
Period	High	Date	Current
3Y	31.23%	N/A	-9.6%
5Y	31.76%	N/A	-11.1%
All	32.04%	Jan 28, 11	-11.9%

Gross Margin Lows

DG Annual Gross Margin Lows Comparison
Period	Low	Date	Current
3Y	27.22%	Jan 31, 25	+3.7%
5Y	27.22%	Jan 31, 25	+3.7%
All	25.83%	Jan 1, 07	+9.3%

Gross Margin History

Year	Value	Change
2026	28.23%	+3.7%
2025	27.22%	-10.1%
2024	30.29%	-3.0%
2023	31.23%	-1.2%
2022	31.60%	-0.5%
2021	31.76%	+3.8%
2020	30.59%	+0.5%
2019	30.45%	-1.0%
2018	30.77%	-0.3%
2017	30.85%	-0.4%
2016	30.96%	+0.9%
2015	30.69%	-1.2%
2014	31.05%	-2.2%
2013	31.74%	+0.0%
2012	31.73%	-1.0%
2011	32.04%	+2.4%
2010	31.28%	+6.9%
2009	29.27%	+5.1%
2008	27.84%	+7.8%
2007	25.83%	-10.1%
2006	28.72%	-2.8%

Year	Value	Change
2005	29.54%	+0.6%
2004	29.37%	+3.9%
2003	28.26%	-0.4%
2002	28.36%	+3.2%
2001	27.49%	-2.7%
2000	28.24%	+0.4%
1999	28.12%	-0.5%
1998	28.25%	-0.3%
1997	28.34%	-0.7%
1996	28.55%	-1.7%
1995	29.04%	-0.1%
1994	29.08%	-2.7%
1993	29.90%	+1.5%
1992	29.45%	-0.8%
1991	29.68%	-2.2%
1990	30.35%	+3.2%
1989	29.40%	+0.7%
1987	29.20%	+2.2%
1986	28.56%	-5.7%
1985	30.29%	-0.6%
1984	30.47%	-

FAQ

What is the current annual gross margin of DG?: As of today, DG annual gross margin is 28.23%
What is 1-year change in DG annual gross margin?: DG annual gross margin is up +3.71% year-over-year
What is 3-year change in DG annual gross margin?: DG annual gross margin is down -9.61% over the past 3 years
How far is DG annual gross margin from its all-time high?: DG annual gross margin is currently -11.89% below its historical high of 32.04% set on January 28, 2011
How does DG annual gross margin rank versus sector peers?: DG annual gross margin is higher than 46.06% of companies in Consumer Defensive sector
When is DG next annual earnings release?: As of today, the next annual earnings release for DG has not been scheduled

Gross Margin Formula

Gross Margin = Gross Profit

Revenue × 100%

Quarterly Gross Margin

29.11%1.14%+4.08%

April 1, 2026

Summary

Current Value: As of today, DG quarterly gross margin is 29.11%, up +4.08% on April 1, 2026
Historical Performance: DG quarterly gross margin is up +2.00% year-over-year, down -1.22% over the past 3 years
All-Time High Comparison: DG quarterly gross margin is currently -11.25% below its historical high of 32.80% set on April 30, 2021
3-Year Low Comparison: DG quarterly gross margin is +10.22% above its 3-year low of 26.41% reached on October 1, 2024
Sector Comparison: DG quarterly gross margin is higher than 44.55% of companies in Consumer Defensive sector

Performance

DG Performance
Metric	Date	Value	3M	1Y	3Y	5Y
Quarterly Gross Margin	Apr 1, 26	29.11%	+4.1%	+2.0%	-1.2%	-11.3%
Annual Gross Margin	Jan 30, 26	28.23%	–	+3.7%	-9.6%	-11.1%
Price	Aug 7, 26	$126.59	+8.7%	+9.5%	-24.2%	-46.4%
PE Ratio	Aug 7, 26	17.90	+8.7%	-16.3%	+4.6%	-20.9%
Quarterly Revenue	Apr 1, 26	$10.79B	-1.1%	+3.4%	+15.5%	+28.4%
Quarterly Gross Profit	Apr 1, 26	$3.14B	+2.9%	+5.4%	+14.0%	+13.9%
Quarterly Operating Margin	Apr 1, 26	5.92%	+6.5%	+7.3%	-25.4%	-45.3%
Quarterly Net Margin	Apr 1, 26	4.12%	+5.4%	+9.6%	-25.2%	-49.0%

Quarterly Gross Margin Highs

DG Quarterly Gross Margin Highs Comparison
Period	High	Date	Current
1Y	29.11%	Apr 1, 26	at high
3Y	29.11%	Apr 1, 26	at high
5Y	32.34%	Jul 29, 22	-10.0%
All	32.80%	Apr 30, 21	-11.3%

Quarterly Gross Margin Lows

DG Quarterly Gross Margin Lows Comparison
Period	Low	Date	Current
1Y	27.40%	Oct 31, 25	+6.2%
3Y	26.41%	Oct 1, 24	+10.2%
5Y	26.41%	Oct 1, 24	+10.2%
All	23.78%	Oct 1, 06	+22.4%

Quarterly Gross Margin History

Month	Value	Change
Apr 2026	29.11%	+4.1%
Jan 2026	27.97%	+2.1%
Oct 2025	27.40%	-5.3%
Jul 2025	28.94%	+1.4%
Apr 2025	28.54%	+5.9%
Jan 2025	26.94%	+2.0%
Oct 2024	26.41%	-4.4%
Jul 2024	27.63%	-0.8%
Apr 2024	27.84%	+2.3%
Jan 2024	27.22%	+1.6%
Oct 2023	26.79%	-7.5%
Jul 2023	28.95%	-1.8%
Apr 2023	29.47%	-4.5%
Jan 2023	30.86%	+1.2%
Oct 2022	30.48%	-5.8%
Jul 2022	32.34%	+3.4%
Apr 2022	31.29%	+0.3%
Jan 2022	31.21%	+1.5%
Oct 2021	30.75%	-2.8%
Jul 2021	31.65%	-3.5%
Apr 2021	32.80%	+0.9%
Jan 2021	32.52%	+3.8%
Oct 2020	31.32%	-3.5%
Jul 2020	32.45%	+5.6%
Apr 2020	30.72%	-3.2%
Jan 2020	31.75%	+7.5%
Oct 2019	29.54%	-4.0%
Jul 2019	30.78%	+1.8%
Apr 2019	30.23%	-3.0%
Jan 2019	31.15%	+5.5%
Oct 2018	29.53%	-3.7%
Jul 2018	30.65%	+0.6%
Apr 2018	30.46%	-5.0%
Jan 2018	32.06%	+7.2%
Oct 2017	29.92%	-2.6%
Jul 2017	30.72%	+1.4%
Apr 2017	30.29%	-4.2%
Jan 2017	31.63%	+6.0%
Oct 2016	29.84%	-4.3%
Jul 2016	31.19%	+1.8%
Apr 2016	30.63%	-3.7%
Jan 2016	31.82%	+4.9%
Oct 2015	30.33%	-2.7%
Jul 2015	31.17%	+2.3%
Apr 2015	30.47%	-3.9%
Jan 2015	31.70%	+5.2%
Oct 2014	30.14%	-2.2%
Jul 2014	30.81%	+2.6%
Apr 2014	30.02%	-6.0%
Jan 2014	31.93%	+5.3%
Oct 2013	30.32%	-3.3%
Jul 2013	31.34%	+2.5%
Apr 2013	30.59%	-5.9%
Jan 2013	32.51%	+5.1%
Oct 2012	30.93%	-3.3%
Jul 2012	31.99%	+1.6%
Apr 2012	31.48%	-2.1%
Jan 2012	32.17%	+3.6%
Oct 2011	31.04%	-3.4%
Jul 2011	32.12%	+2.0%
Apr 2011	31.50%	-2.8%
Jan 2011	32.42%	+3.4%
Oct 2010	31.35%	-2.7%
Jul 2010	32.23%	+0.3%
Apr 2010	32.13%	-0.2%
Jan 2010	32.19%	+4.4%
Oct 2009	30.84%	-1.2%
Jul 2009	31.22%	+1.5%
Apr 2009	30.77%	+4.5%
Jan 2009	29.44%	-0.9%
Oct 2008	29.72%	+2.3%
Jul 2008	29.05%	+0.7%
Apr 2008	28.84%	-0.3%

Month	Value	Change
Jan 2008	28.93%	+3.4%
Oct 2007	27.97%	+5.3%
Jul 2007	26.55%	-4.6%
Apr 2007	27.82%	+10.0%
Jan 2007	25.29%	+6.3%
Oct 2006	23.78%	-12.5%
Jul 2006	27.17%	+0.0%
Apr 2006	27.16%	-7.8%
Jan 2006	29.47%	+4.7%
Oct 2005	28.14%	-1.7%
Jul 2005	28.63%	+0.5%
Apr 2005	28.48%	-5.2%
Jan 2005	30.03%	+1.9%
Oct 2004	29.48%	+0.8%
Jul 2004	29.24%	-0.2%
Apr 2004	29.31%	-0.0%
Jan 2004	29.32%	-4.4%
Oct 2003	30.67%	+7.1%
Jul 2003	28.64%	-0.6%
Apr 2003	28.80%	-4.0%
Jan 2003	30.01%	+4.9%
Oct 2002	28.62%	+7.4%
Jul 2002	26.65%	-2.6%
Apr 2002	27.37%	-8.7%
Jan 2002	29.98%	+3.0%
Oct 2001	29.12%	+7.7%
Jul 2001	27.04%	+1.2%
Apr 2001	26.73%	+1.6%
Jan 2001	26.30%	-9.6%
Oct 2000	29.09%	+4.2%
Jul 2000	27.92%	+3.3%
Apr 2000	27.02%	-7.6%
Jan 2000	29.24%	0.0%
Oct 1999	29.24%	+7.2%
Jul 1999	27.27%	+1.9%
Apr 1999	26.75%	-6.9%
Jan 1999	28.73%	-0.1%
Oct 1998	28.76%	+3.8%
Jul 1998	27.72%	+2.7%
Apr 1998	26.99%	-1.1%
Apr 1997	27.28%	+4.6%
Jan 1997	26.08%	-15.4%
Oct 1996	30.81%	+7.8%
Jul 1996	28.58%	-0.3%
Apr 1996	28.67%	+12.1%
Jan 1996	25.57%	-17.1%
Oct 1995	30.83%	+5.0%
Jul 1995	29.37%	-0.8%
Apr 1995	29.62%	+0.4%
Jan 1995	29.51%	-1.5%
Oct 1994	29.97%	+3.8%
Jul 1994	28.87%	-1.0%
Apr 1994	29.15%	+5.3%
Jan 1994	27.67%	-11.6%
Oct 1993	31.29%	+5.6%
Jul 1993	29.62%	+1.1%
Apr 1993	29.31%	-6.4%
Jan 1993	31.33%	+5.3%
Oct 1992	29.75%	+2.4%
Jul 1992	29.05%	+0.7%
Apr 1992	28.84%	-1.6%
Jan 1992	29.30%	-1.6%
Oct 1991	29.78%	+1.0%
Jul 1991	29.49%	+1.0%
Apr 1991	29.20%	-2.6%
Jan 1991	29.97%	-0.1%
Oct 1990	30.01%	+1.6%
Jul 1990	29.54%	+1.3%
Apr 1990	29.15%	-10.0%
Jan 1990	32.40%	+7.7%
Oct 1989	30.08%	+1.4%
Jul 1989	29.67%	-

FAQ

What is the current quarterly gross margin of DG?: As of today, DG quarterly gross margin is 29.11%
What is DG quarterly gross margin most recent change?: DG quarterly gross margin was up +4.08% on April 1, 2026
What is 1-year change in DG quarterly gross margin?: DG quarterly gross margin is up +2.00% year-over-year
How far is DG quarterly gross margin from its all-time high?: DG quarterly gross margin is currently -11.25% below its historical high of 32.80% set on April 30, 2021
How does DG quarterly gross margin rank versus sector peers?: DG quarterly gross margin is higher than 44.55% of companies in Consumer Defensive sector
When is DG next earnings release?: The next earnings release for DG is on August 27, 2026

Gross Margin Formula

Gross Margin = Gross Profit

Revenue × 100%

Data Sources & References

DG Official Website www.dollargeneral.com
Most Recent Annual Report (10-K) www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/29534/000110465926026697/0001104659-26-026697-index.htm
DG Profile on Yahoo Finance finance.yahoo.com/quote/DG
DG Profile on NASDAQ.com www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/stocks/dg