Dollar General (DG) earnings history
Most recent quarter
- Fiscal period
- Q2 2027
- Period end
- Jul 31, 2026
- EPS actual
- $2.48
- EPS estimate
- $2.01
- EPS surprise
- +23.10%
- Revenue surprise
- +0.85%
- Revenue
- $11.3B
- Revenue estimate
- $11.2B
- Reported
- Aug 27, 2026
Dollar General reported fiscal Q2 2027 results on August 27, 2026. Earnings per share came in at $2.48, ahead of the $2.01 estimate by 23.10%. Revenue was $11.3 billion, just above the $11.2 billion consensus. Compared with Q2 2026, EPS rose about 33% from $1.86 and revenue rose about 6% from $10.7 billion.
Annual EPS fell from $10.68 in fiscal 2023 to $7.56 in 2024 and $5.92 in 2025, a decline of about 45%. It then rose about 16% to $6.85 in fiscal 2026. The first two quarters of fiscal 2027 add up to $4.48, about 23% more than the same period a year earlier. Revenue grew every year, from $37.9 billion in fiscal 2023 to $42.6 billion in 2026. Q2 2027 revenue is the highest in the table. The EPS high here is $2.98 in Q2 2023, and the low is $0.89 in Q3 2025. Over the last 20 quarters, Dollar General beat EPS estimates 15 times.
Dollar General reported fiscal Q3 between December 1 and December 7 in each of the past five years. That points to early December 2026 for the next report. It will show whether recent year-over-year gains continue.
Earnings history
| Period | Reported | EPS estimate | EPS actual | Surprise | Revenue | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2027 | Aug 27, 2026 | $2.01 | $2.48 | +23.10% | $11.3B | SEC |
| Q1 2027 | Jun 2, 2026 | $1.89 | $2.00 | +6.04% | $10.8B | SEC |
| Q4 2026 | Mar 12, 2026 | $1.66 | $1.93 | +16.37% | $10.9B | SEC |
| Q3 2026 | Dec 4, 2025 | $0.95 | $1.28 | +35.44% | $10.6B | SEC |
| Q2 2026 | Aug 28, 2025 | $1.58 | $1.86 | +17.86% | $10.7B | SEC |
| Q1 2026 | Jun 3, 2025 | $1.48 | $1.78 | +20.15% | $10.4B | SEC |
| Q4 2025 | Mar 13, 2025 | $1.51 | $1.68 | +11.40% | $10.3B | SEC |
| Q3 2025 | Dec 5, 2024 | $0.94 | $0.89 | −5.11% | $10.2B | SEC |
| Q2 2025 | Aug 29, 2024 | $1.79 | $1.70 | −5.14% | $10.2B | SEC |
| Q1 2025 | May 30, 2024 | $1.58 | $1.65 | +4.52% | $9.9B | SEC |
| Q4 2024 | Mar 14, 2024 | $1.73 | $1.83 | +5.75% | $9.9B | SEC |
| Q3 2024 | Dec 7, 2023 | $1.20 | $1.26 | +5.44% | $9.7B | SEC |
| Q2 2024 | Aug 31, 2023 | $2.47 | $2.13 | −13.90% | $9.8B | SEC |
| Q1 2024 | Jun 1, 2023 | $2.38 | $2.34 | −1.87% | $9.3B | SEC |
| Q4 2023 | Mar 16, 2023 | $2.95 | $2.96 | +0.45% | $10.2B | SEC |
| Q3 2023 | Dec 1, 2022 | $2.54 | $2.33 | −8.37% | $9.5B | — |
| Q2 2023 | Aug 25, 2022 | $2.94 | $2.98 | +1.28% | $9.4B | SEC |
| Q1 2023 | May 26, 2022 | $2.32 | $2.41 | +4.06% | $8.8B | — |
| Q4 2022 | Mar 17, 2022 | $2.57 | $2.58 | +0.48% | $8.7B | — |
| Q3 2022 | Dec 2, 2021 | $2.01 | $2.08 | +3.62% | $8.5B | — |
Quarterly revenue
Frequently asked questions
When did Dollar General (DG) last report earnings?
Dollar General last reported on Aug 27, 2026, covering fiscal Q2 2027.
Did DG beat earnings estimates?
Yes. Dollar General reported EPS of $2.48 for Q2 2027 against a $2.01 estimate — a 23.10% beat.
How much revenue did DG report last quarter?
Dollar General reported $11.3B in revenue for Q2 2027, against a consensus estimate of $11.2B.
Earnings figures may be restated, revised or corrected by the issuer. Past results do not indicate future performance.
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