Dollar General Dividend History
NYSE: DGConsumer DiscretionaryDepartment/Specialty Retail StoresUSD
122.14-1.13 (-0.92%)
At close: Oct 7, 4:03 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
Pre-market: 122.11 -0.02%
- Dividend yield
- 1.93%
- Annual dividend
- $2.36
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Ex-dividend date
- Oct 6, 2026
- Payment date
- —
- Payout ratio
- 31%
Dollar General dividend summary
Dollar General pays a quarterly dividend of $0.59 per share ($2.36 annualized), a 1.93% yield at the current price. It last raised its per-share payment in April 2023, from $0.55 to $0.59. Over the past five full years, annual dividends per share have grown at a 11.0% compound annual rate.
The payout ratio is 31% of trailing earnings per share. DG has 47 recorded dividend payments since 2015, totaling $2.36 per share over the last 12 months.
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DG dividend history
| Ex-dividend date | Cash amount | Change | Pay date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 2026 | $0.59 | — | — |
| Jul 7, 2026 | $0.59 | — | — |
| Apr 7, 2026 | $0.59 | — | — |
| Jan 6, 2026 | $0.59 | — | — |
| Oct 7, 2025 | $0.59 | — | — |
| Jul 8, 2025 | $0.59 | — | — |
| Apr 8, 2025 | $0.59 | — | — |
| Jan 7, 2025 | $0.59 | — | — |
| Oct 8, 2024 | $0.59 | — | — |
| Jul 9, 2024 | $0.59 | — | — |
| Apr 8, 2024 | $0.59 | — | — |
| Jan 8, 2024 | $0.59 | — | — |
| Oct 6, 2023 | $0.59 | — | — |
| Jul 10, 2023 | $0.59 | — | — |
| Apr 10, 2023 | $0.59 | +7.3% | — |
| Dec 30, 2022 | $0.55 | — | — |
| Oct 3, 2022 | $0.55 | — | — |
| Jul 1, 2022 | $0.55 | — | — |
| Apr 4, 2022 | $0.55 | +31.0% | — |
| Jan 3, 2022 | $0.42 | — | — |
| Oct 4, 2021 | $0.42 | — | — |
| Jul 2, 2021 | $0.42 | — | — |
| Apr 5, 2021 | $0.42 | +16.7% | — |
| Jan 4, 2021 | $0.36 | — | — |
| Oct 5, 2020 | $0.36 | — | — |
| Jul 6, 2020 | $0.36 | — | — |
| Apr 6, 2020 | $0.36 | +12.5% | — |
| Jan 6, 2020 | $0.32 | — | — |
| Oct 7, 2019 | $0.32 | — | — |
| Jul 8, 2019 | $0.32 | — | — |
| Apr 8, 2019 | $0.32 | +10.3% | — |
| Jan 7, 2019 | $0.29 | — | — |
| Oct 5, 2018 | $0.29 | — | — |
| Jul 9, 2018 | $0.29 | — | — |
| Apr 9, 2018 | $0.29 | +11.5% | — |
| Jan 8, 2018 | $0.26 | — | — |
| Oct 6, 2017 | $0.26 | — | — |
| Jul 7, 2017 | $0.26 | — | — |
| Apr 7, 2017 | $0.26 | +4.0% | — |
| Dec 19, 2016 | $0.25 | — | — |
| Sep 12, 2016 | $0.25 | — | — |
| Jun 13, 2016 | $0.25 | — | — |
| Mar 24, 2016 | $0.25 | +13.6% | — |
| Dec 21, 2015 | $0.22 | — | — |
| Sep 14, 2015 | $0.22 | — | — |
| Jun 15, 2015 | $0.22 | — | — |
| Apr 6, 2015 | $0.22 | — | — |
Dividends by year
| Year | Total per share | Payments | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $2.36 | 4 | 0.0% |
| 2025 | $2.36 | 4 | 0.0% |
| 2024 | $2.36 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2023 | $1.77 | 3 | -32.4% |
| 2022 | $2.62 | 5 | +61.7% |
| 2021 | $1.62 | 4 | +15.7% |
| 2020 | $1.40 | 4 | +12.0% |
| 2019 | $1.25 | 4 | +10.6% |
| 2018 | $1.13 | 4 | +44.9% |
| 2017 | $0.78 | 3 | -22.0% |
| 2016 | $1.00 | 4 | +13.6% |
| 2015 | $0.88 | 4 | — |