Dollar General Dividend
Dollar General Dividend history 11 years & estimates 2027 to 2029
Dividend Analysis of the Dollar General Stock
| Current dividend yield | 3.23 % |
| Dividendenrendite 5 Jahre | 3.0 % |
| Dividend Yield 10Y | 7.7 % |
| Payout 3Y | 8.7 % |
When does Dollar General pay a dividend?
Dollar General pays the next dividend on Oct 20 2026 (payday). The ex-day is on Oct 06 2026. The Dollar General stock dividend is paid 4 times a year. In order to receive a dividend, you should generally own the Dollar General stock before the ex-dividend date. The Dividend Calendar shows that the last ex-day dates were January, April, July and October . Dividends from Dollar General are distributed via January, April, July and October.
| Year | Dividend | Ex-day & Payday |
Frequency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiscal Year | Dividend per Share | Ex-Day | Payday | Payment frequency |
| 2027 |
$0.59
Forecast
$0.59
Forecast
|
Oct 06 2026
Oct 06 2026
Oct 20 2026
Oct 06 26
Oct 20 26 |
Oct 20 2026 |
quarterly
quarterly
|
| 2027 |
$0.59
$0.59
|
Jul 07 2026
Jul 07 2026
Jul 21 2026
Jul 07 26
Jul 21 26 |
Jul 21 2026 |
quarterly
quarterly
|
| 2027 |
$0.59
$0.59
|
Apr 07 2026
Apr 07 2026
Apr 21 2026
Apr 07 26
Apr 21 26 |
Apr 21 2026 |
quarterly
quarterly
|
| 2026 |
$0.59
$0.59
|
Jan 06 2026
Jan 06 2026
Jan 20 2026
Jan 06 26
Jan 20 26 |
Jan 20 2026 |
quarterly
quarterly
|
| 2026 |
$0.59
$0.59
|
Oct 07 2025
Oct 07 2025
Oct 21 2025
Oct 07 25
Oct 21 25 |
Oct 21 2025 |
quarterly
quarterly
|
| 2026 |
$0.59
$0.59
|
Jul 08 2025
Jul 08 2025
Jul 22 2025
Jul 08 25
Jul 22 25 |
Jul 22 2025 |
quarterly
quarterly
|
| 2026 |
$0.59
$0.59
|
Apr 08 2025
Apr 08 2025
Apr 22 2025
Apr 08 25
Apr 22 25 |
Apr 22 2025 |
quarterly
quarterly
|
| 2025 |
$0.59
$0.59
|
Jan 07 2025
Jan 07 2025
Jan 21 2025
Jan 07 25
Jan 21 25 |
Jan 21 2025 |
quarterly
quarterly
|
| 2025 |
$0.59
$0.59
|
Oct 08 2024
Oct 08 2024
Oct 22 2024
Oct 08 24
Oct 22 24 |
Oct 22 2024 |
quarterly
quarterly
|
| 2025 |
$0.59
$0.59
|
Jul 09 2024
Jul 09 2024
Jul 23 2024
Jul 09 24
Jul 23 24 |
Jul 23 2024 |
quarterly
quarterly
|
How much dividend does Dollar General pay?
Dollar General most recently paid a dividend of $0.59. Dollar General paid a Dividend of $2.36 Per Share in the financial year 2026. With a stock price of $124.95 at Sep 17 2026, the current dividend yield is 1.89% (calculation: $2.36 / $124.95 = 1.89%). No special dividend was paid.
What is the Dollar General Dividend Yield and payout ratio?
The average Dollar General dividend yield over the last 5 years is 1.32% and the average over the last 10 years is 1.18%.
The payout ratio of Dollar General in relation to the last financial year is 34.45%. The payout ratio smoothed over 3 years is 36.29%. The calculation is based on the sum of all dividend payments divided by the cumulative earnings per share(EPS).
| Metric | Dollar General |
|---|---|
| Current dividend yield | 1.89% |
| Dividend Yield 5Y | 1.32% |
| Dividend Yield 10Y | 1.18% |
| Payout 1Y | 34.45% |
| Payout 3Y | 36.29% |
Is the Dollar General dividend safe? Continuity & Dividend Growth
Is the Dollar General dividend safe?
Dollar General has been paying a dividend for 11 years and has not lowered the dividend for 11 years (dividend continuity). As a result, the dividend was not increased recently.
The Dividend Growth in relation to the previous financial year amounts to 0.00%. The average Dollar General Dividend Growth over the last 5 years is 10.38%. The average for the last 10 years is 10.37%.
| Metric | Dollar General |
|---|---|
| Increased | 0 Years |
| Continuity | 11 Years |
| Paid | 11 Years |
| Growth 1Y | 0.00% |
| Growth 5Y | 10.38% |
| Growth 10Y | 10.37% |
Continuity
Dollar General has been paying a dividend for 11 years and has not lowered the dividend for 11 years (dividend continuity). As a result, the dividend was not increased recently.
Dividend Growth
The Dividend Growth in relation to the previous financial year amounts to 0.00%. The average Dollar General Dividend Growth over the last 5 years is 10.38%. The average for the last 10 years is 10.37%.
Dollar General Stock Forecast 2026
On the stock exchange, the Dollar General stock (ISIN: US2566771059) is not traded as a top scorer in September 2026 according to the dividend strategy.
The stock price of Dollar General -7.80% has fallen since the beginning of the year 2026. However, the return generated in the past says nothing about the future return. You can find the Dollar General stock price in real time at the top of the page.
Dollar General (symbol: DG) is valued at a Price / Earnings Ratio (P/E ratio) of 16.25 and a price/sales ratio (P/S ratio) of 0.63 valued. Based on analyst estimates, the Dollar General stock forecast 2026 of the current financial year corresponds to a valuation of 16.41 according to P/E ratio and 0.60 according to P/S.
| Metric | Dollar General |
|---|---|
| Dividend Score | ??/15 |
| Performance 2026 |
7.80%
|
| P/E TTM | 16.25 |
| P/S TTM | 0.63 |
| P/E forward | 16.41 |
| P/S forward | 0.60 |
Dollar General (symbol: DG) is valued at a Price / Earnings Ratio (P/E ratio) of 16.25 and a price/sales ratio (P/S ratio) of 0.63 valued. Based on analyst estimates, the Dollar General stock forecast 2026 of the current financial year corresponds to a valuation of 16.41 according to P/E ratio and 0.60 according to P/S.
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