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Dollar General return on equity (ROE)

Dollar General's return on equity is 21.38%: net income of 1.99B USD over the last twelve months on shareholders' equity of 9.29B USD.

Today
21.38%
Average, 5 years
26.75%
Low, 5 years
14.87%
High, 5 years
43.60%

ROE (return on equity) = net income (last 12 months) ÷ shareholders' equity = 1.99B ÷ 9.29B = 21.38%

ROE (return on equity)
Net income
Shareholders' equity

Each quarter's net income over its last four quarters, over the shareholders' equity at the quarter end.

What drives Dollar General's return on equity?

Net margin
3.5%
profit on each dollar of sales
Asset turnover
1.38×
sales on each dollar of assets
Equity multiplier
3.64×
assets on each dollar of equity
Return on equity
17.8%
FY2025
  • FY20253.5% × 1.38 × 3.64 = 17.8%
  • FY20242.8% × 1.30 × 4.20 = 15.2%
  • FY20234.3% × 1.26 × 4.56 = 24.6%
  • FY20226.4% × 1.30 × 5.25 = 43.6%
  • FY20217.0% × 1.30 × 4.20 = 38.3%

The DuPont breakdown, on each year-end's assets and equity, as the return on equity elsewhere on this page. A high equity multiplier means a small equity base: debt, or buybacks that return the equity to shareholders, lift the return on what is left.

ROE (return on equity) by year and by quarter

Fiscal yearPeriod endingROE (return on equity)Net incomeShareholders' equity
Today21.38%1.99B9.29B
FY202530 Jan 202617.77%1.51B8.51B
FY202431 Jan 202515.18%1.13B7.41B
FY20232 Feb 202424.61%1.66B6.75B
FY20223 Feb 202343.60%2.42B5.54B
FY202128 Jan 202238.31%2.40B6.26B
FY202029 Jan 202139.86%2.66B6.66B
FY201931 Jan 202025.55%1.71B6.70B
FY20181 Feb 201924.77%1.59B6.42B
FY20172 Feb 201825.12%1.54B6.13B
FY20163 Feb 201723.14%1.25B5.41B
FY201529 Jan 201621.66%1.17B5.38B
FY201430 Jan 201518.66%1.07B5.71B
FY201331 Jan 201418.98%1.03B5.40B
FY20121 Feb 201319.11%952.66M4.99B
FY20113 Feb 201216.42%766.69M4.67B
FY201028 Jan 201115.49%627.86M4.05B
FY200929 Jan 201010.01%339.44M3.39B
FY200830 Jan 20093.82%108.18M2.83B
FY20071 Feb 2008-0.47%-12.82M2.70B
FY20062 Feb 20077.90%137.94M1.75B
FY20053 Feb 200620.35%350.16M1.72B
FY200428 Jan 200520.43%344.19M1.68B
FY200330 Jan 200419.09%301.00M1.58B
FY200231 Jan 200320.57%264.95M1.29B
FY200131 Jan 200219.92%207.51M1.04B
FY20002 Feb 20018.20%70.64M861.76M
FY199928 Jan 200023.70%219.43M925.92M
FY199829 Jan 199925.08%182.03M725.76M
FY199730 Jan 199824.77%144.63M583.90M
FY199631 Jan 199723.71%115.10M485.53M
FY199531 Jan 199620.91%87.82M420.01M
FY199431 Jan 199522.74%73.63M323.76M
FY199331 Jan 199420.19%48.60M240.70M
FY199231 Jan 199318.76%35.60M189.80M
FY199131 Jan 199214.24%21.50M151.00M
FY199031 Jan 199111.09%14.60M131.70M
FY198931 Jan 199010.28%12.40M120.60M
FY198831 Jan 19898.96%10.00M111.60M
FY198731 Dec 19875.94%6.50M109.50M
FY198631 Dec 19863.95%4.30M108.80M
FY198531 Dec 198516.48%17.80M108.00M

Figures in USD. A quarter's revenue, net income and dividends are those of its last four quarters.

See also:P/E ratio,Market cap,P/S ratio,Dividend yield,Debt to equity,Current ratio,All ratios

Common questions about Dollar General's ROE

Source: Financial Modeling Prep

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