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Dollar General cash flow statement

In fiscal 2026, Dollar General's operations generated $3.63bn of cash; it spent $1.24bn on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $2.39bn. It returned $520m in dividends.

Cash flow statement

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2010Jan 20102011Jan 20112012Feb 20122013Feb 20132014Jan 20142015Jan 20152016Jan 20162017Feb 20172018Feb 20182019Feb 20192020Jan 20202021Jan 20212022Jan 20222023Feb 20232024Feb 20242025Jan 20252026Jan 2026LTMJul 2026
Cash from operations6738251,0501,1311,2131,3271,3921,6051,8022,1442,2383,8762,8661,9852,3922,9963,6353,316
Depreciation and amortisation2572552753033333423523804044545055746417258499721,0461,085
Stock-based pay1716152221373937344149697873525991100
Capital spending2514205155725383745055606467347851,0281,0701,5611,7001,3101,2411,306
Free cash flow4224045365606759538871,0451,1561,4091,4532,8481,7954246921,6862,3932,011
Free cash flow after stock pay4053885205386549168481,0081,1211,3681,4052,7801,7173516401,6272,3021,911
Dividends paid240—————258281283307328356392494518519520520
Share buybacks——1876716208001,3009905801,0071,2002,4662,5502,748————
Shares issued44410———————————————

Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Free cash flow after stock pay also subtracts stock-based compensation, a real cost to shareholders that the cash flow statement adds back. Dividends, buybacks and shares issued are cash amounts for the period.

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Figures from Dollar General's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 20, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Dollar General.