Dollar General (DG) Dividend Payout Ratio
Market Cap: $18.29B
Avg Volume: 3.79M
Industry: Discount Stores
Sector: Consumer Defensive
What is Dollar General's Dividend Payout Ratio?
- Dollar General's trailing twelve month (TTM) Dividend Payout Ratio is {% percent_format dividend_payout_ratio_data.ttm }.
- Dollar General's annual Dividend Payout Ratio as of today is 46.12%.
- Dollar General's quarterly Dividend Payout Ratio is 67.85%.
What is the Dividend Payout Ratio?
The Dividend Payout Ratio measures the proportion of earnings a company pays to its shareholders in the form of dividends. It indicates how much of the company's earnings are being distributed as dividends to shareholders.
How is the Dividend Payout Ratio calculated?
The Dividend Payout Ratio is calculated by dividing the total dividends paid by the net income of the company. The formula is:
Dividend Payout Ratio = (Total Dividends Paid / Net Income) x 100
Related Metrics
Other important metrics to assess Dollar General's financial health include:
- Dividend Yield - measures the company's annual dividends per share relative to its share price:
- Annual: 3.32%
- Quarterly: 0.83%
- TTM: 2.84%
These metrics provide insights into Dollar General's financial health and its ability to meet short-term obligations. Comparing these ratios with industry benchmarks can offer a deeper understanding of the company's performance.
Annual Dividend Payout Ratio
46.12%
Quarterly Dividend Payout Ratio
67.85%
TTM Dividend Payout Ratio
46.12%
Dollar General Historical Dividend Payout Ratio
Historical Dividend Yield
Dollar General Historical Financial Metrics
The table below shows various financial metrics for each year, with the latest data available for the last fiscal year 2025.
| Year | Dividend Payout Ratio | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 46.12% | 3.32% |
| 2024 | 31.18% | 1.73% |
| 2023 | 20.44% | 0.96% |
| 2022 | 16.35% | 0.82% |
| 2021 | 13.41% | 0.74% |
| 2020 | 19.13% | 0.83% |
| 2019 | 19.28% | 1.00% |
| 2018 | 18.38% | 1.04% |
| 2017 | 22.47% | 1.37% |
| 2016 | 22.17% | 1.17% |
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