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Dollar General dividend history

Dollar General's dividend was $2.36 a share in fiscal 2026, up 0.0% on the year before. That was 34.4% of net income.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

Dividends (TTM)
$520M
Diluted share count
+0.5%
year over year
Total shareholder yield
1.7%
dividends 1.7% + buybacks 0.0% of market value
Dividend payout ratio
31%
of net income paid out
Sales & admin spending
25.6%
of revenue

Dividends by fiscal year

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
Dividend per share$0.752—————$0.880$1.00$1.04$1.16$1.28$1.44$1.68$2.20$2.36$2.36$2.36—
Dividend per share growth———————+13.6%+4.0%+11.5%+10.3%+12.5%+16.7%+31.0%+7.3%0.0%0.0%—
Dividends paid240—————258281283307328356392494518519520520
Share buybacks——1876716208001,3009905801,0071,2002,4662,5502,748————
Dividends ÷ net income70.6%—————22.2%22.5%18.4%19.3%19.1%13.4%16.3%20.4%31.2%46.1%34.4%30.5%
Dividends ÷ free cash flow56.8%—————29.1%26.9%24.5%21.8%22.5%12.5%21.8%116.5%74.9%30.8%21.7%25.9%

Dividend per share is the amount declared for the fiscal year as stated in the company's filings (including any special dividend), restated for stock splits and checked against the cash dividends paid. Dividends paid and buybacks are cash amounts; the last-twelve-months column can include an extra payment when a quarter-end date moves.

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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.