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DOLLAR GENERAL CORP DG

NYSE · stock · Retail-Variety Stores · website · IPO 2009-11-13 · LEI

DOLLAR GENERAL CORP dividends

Dividend yield1.97%
Dividend payout34.4%
Safetysafe
Years paying (in our data)10 · rising

Dividends by year

Per share ($)
$1.00 $1.03 $1.15 $1.27 $1.42 $1.66 $2.18 $2.36 $2.36 $2.35 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Dividend yield (%)
1.36% 1.09% 0.97% 0.84% 0.75% 0.84% 1.01% 1.62% 3.18% 1.51% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Yield by year = that fiscal year's dividend per share over the share price around year-end — approximate, not the yield on today's price.

By fiscal year

FY2026202520242023202220212020201920182017
Total dividends paid$519.5M$519.0M$518.0M$493.7M$392.2M$355.9M$327.6M$306.5M$282.9M$281.1M
Per share$2.35$2.36$2.36$2.18$1.66$1.42$1.27$1.15$1.04$1.00
Yield then (approx)1.51%3.18%1.62%1.01%0.84%0.75%0.84%0.97%1.09%1.36%

Annual dividend per share = total paid ÷ shares. “Yield then” is the per-share dividend over the share price at that fiscal year-end — approximate.

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2026-01-30. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.