Dollar General (DG) dividend history
Dollar General paid $520M in dividends in fiscal 2026, about $2.35 per share.
Dividends per share grew 10.4% a year over 10 years.
That took 22% of free cash flow and 34% of net income.
At today's price the trailing yield is 1.92%.
Dividends by fiscal year
Dividends paid from the cash flow statement in Dollar General's 10-K filings, divided by diluted shares (an approximation of the per-share dividend).
| Fiscal year | Per share | Growth | Total paid | % of free cash flow | % of net income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $2.35 | -0.3% | $520M | 22% | 34% |
| 2025 | $2.36 | +0.2% | $519M | 31% | 46% |
| 2024 | $2.36 | +7.9% | $518M | 75% | 31% |
| 2023 | $2.18 | +31.2% | $494M | 116% | 20% |
| 2022 | $1.66 | +16.9% | $392M | 22% | 16% |
| 2021 | $1.42 | +12.1% | $356M | 12% | 13% |
| 2020 | $1.27 | +10.2% | $328M | 23% | 19% |
| 2019 | $1.15 | +11.3% | $307M | 22% | 19% |
| 2018 | $1.04 | +3.9% | $283M | 24% | 18% |
| 2017 | $1.00 | +13.8% | $281M | 27% | 22% |
| 2016 | $0.88 | — | $258M | 29% | 22% |
| 2015 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | — | — | — | — | — |
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Does Dollar General pay a dividend?
Dollar General paid $520M in dividends in fiscal 2026, about $2.35 per share.
How fast has Dollar General's dividend grown?
Dividends per share grew 10.4% a year over 10 years.
From Dollar General's annual reports filed with the SEC (XBRL data), standardised by Investingly. Information only, not investment advice.