Dollar General (DG) Q3 FY2025 earnings: revenue $10.6 billion, up 4.6% on the year

Dollar General Corp. (DG) reported revenue of $10.6 billion for Q3 FY2025, the quarter ended 31 October 2025, up 4.6% on the same quarter a year earlier. Net income was $283 million, up 43.8% on the year, and diluted earnings per share $1.28. The figures are the company's own, from the 10-Q it filed with the SEC on 4 December 2025.

Revenue

$10.6 billion

+4.6% on the year · -0.7% on the quarter

Q4 FY2023Q3 FY2025

Operating margin

4.0%

3.2% a year earlier

Q4 FY2023Q3 FY2025

Net income

$283 million

+43.8% on the year · -31.3% on the quarter

Q4 FY2023Q3 FY2025

Diluted EPS

$1.28

+43.8% on the year · -31.2% on the quarter

Q4 FY2023Q3 FY2025

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What management said

Guidance figures: 3 raised, 1 lowered, 3 new, 4 kept.

Net sales and EPS both rose: Net sales rose 4.6% to $10.6 billion, driven by new stores and same-store growth, partly offset by closures. Diluted EPS rose 43.8% to $1.28, and operating profit rose 31.5% to $425.9 million.
Same-store sales rose on traffic: Same-store sales rose 2.5%. Customer traffic rose 2.5% and the average transaction amount was flat, with growth in consumables, seasonal, home products and apparel.
Full-year guidance raised for three measures: Management raised fiscal 2025 guidance for net sales growth, same-store sales growth and diluted EPS, citing third-quarter results and an improved view for the rest of the year.

Read the earnings call summary

Income statement (profit and loss)

$ million	Q3 FY2025	Q2 FY2025	Q3 FY2024	On the quarter	On the year
Revenue	10,649	10,728	10,183	-0.7%	+4.6%
Cost of revenue	7,465	7,366	7,247	+1.3%	+3.0%
Gross profit	3,184	3,362	2,936	-5.3%	+8.4%
Gross margin	29.9%	31.3%	28.8%
Selling, general and administrative	2,758	2,766	2,612	-0.3%	+5.6%
Operating income	426	595	324	-28.5%	+31.5%
Operating margin	4.0%	5.6%	3.2%
Interest expense	55.9	57.7	67.8	-3.1%	-17.6%
Pre-tax income	370	538	256	-31.2%	+44.5%
Income tax	87.3	126	59.4	-30.9%	+46.8%
Effective tax rate	23.6%	23.5%	23.2%
Net income	283	411	197	-31.3%	+43.8%
Net margin	2.7%	3.8%	1.9%
Diluted EPS	$1.28	$1.86	$0.89	-31.2%	+43.8%

$ million except per share.

Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure; the effective tax rate is income tax over pre-tax income; margins are the line over revenue. Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue, and operating income is revenue less the company's own total costs, where the statement does not print those lines. Those four are arithmetic on the filed numbers; everything else is as filed. Money is in $ million as the company files it, or in $ billion by the switch above the tables; per share figures and share counts are as they are.

Cash flow

$ million	Q3 FY2025	Q2 FY2025	Q3 FY2024	On the quarter	On the year
Operating cash flow	1,004	968	542	+3.7%	+85.1%
Capital expenditure	314	403	341	-22.2%	-8.2%
Free cash flow	690	565	201	+22.3%	+243.5%
Free cash flow margin	6.5%	5.3%	2.0%
Cash from investing	-313	-401	-341
Cash from financing	-735	-132	-887
Depreciation and amortisation	266	257	247	+3.7%	+7.8%
Share-based compensation	20.4	22.7	14.1	-10.3%	+44.9%
Dividends paid	130	130	130	-0.0%	+0.1%
Dividend per share	$0.59	$0.59	$0.59	0.0%	0.0%
Diluted shares, weighted	221m	221m	220m	+0.0%	+0.4%
Shares outstanding at period end	220m	220m	220m	+0.0%	+0.1%

Cash flow lines for the quarter; where the company files them year to date, the quarter is the difference between two filings.

Balance sheet

$ million	Q3 FY2025	Q2 FY2025	Q3 FY2024	On the quarter	On the year
Shareholders' equity	8,186	8,012	7,343	+2.2%	+11.5%
Debt	5,119	5,726	6,242	-10.6%	-18.0%
Operating lease liabilities	9,849	9,820	9,879	+0.3%	-0.3%
Finance lease liabilities	n/a	n/a	186
Other liabilities	8,564	8,095	7,811	+5.8%	+9.6%
Total liabilities and equity	31,719	31,653	31,460	+0.2%	+0.8%
Fixed assets	6,423	6,398	6,349	+0.4%	+1.2%
Goodwill	4,339	4,339	4,339	0.0%	0.0%
Intangible assets	1,200	1,200	1,200	0.0%	0.0%
Cash and equivalents	1,241	1,285	537	-3.4%	+130.9%
Inventory	6,654	6,610	7,119	+0.7%	-6.5%
Other assets	11,862	11,823	11,917	+0.3%	-0.5%
Total assets	31,719	31,653	31,460	+0.2%	+0.8%

Questions

What was Dollar General's revenue in Q3 FY2025?

Dollar General (DG) reported revenue of $10.6 billion for Q3 FY2025, the quarter ended 31 October 2025, up 4.6% on the same quarter a year earlier.

How much did Dollar General earn in Q3 FY2025?

Net income for Q3 FY2025 was $283 million, up 43.8% on the year, and diluted earnings per share $1.28.

When did Dollar General report Q3 FY2025 results?

Dollar General filed its 10-Q for the quarter ended 31 October 2025 with the SEC on 4 December 2025.

Quarterly results, the last 20 quarters

	Q3 FY2021	Q4 FY2021 *	Q1 FY2022	Q2 FY2022	Q3 FY2022	Q4 FY2022 *	Q1 FY2023	Q2 FY2023	Q3 FY2023	Q4 FY2023 *	Q1 FY2024	Q2 FY2024	Q3 FY2024	Q4 FY2024 *	Q1 FY2025	Q2 FY2025	Q3 FY2025	Q4 FY2025 *	Q1 FY2026	Q2 FY2026
Revenue	8,518	8,651	8,751	9,426	9,465	10,203	9,343	9,796	9,694	9,859	9,914	10,210	10,183	10,304	10,436	10,728	10,649	10,911	10,787	11,290
Cost of revenue	5,898	5,951	6,013	6,377	6,580	7,055	6,387	6,751	6,882	6,952	6,922	7,151	7,247	7,275	7,205	7,366	7,465	7,589	7,376	7,609
Gross profit	2,619	2,700	2,738	3,048	2,885	3,148	2,955	3,045	2,813	2,906	2,992	3,059	2,936	3,030	3,231	3,362	3,184	3,322	3,410	3,681
Gross margin	31%	31%	31%	32%	30%	31%	32%	31%	29%	29%	30%	30%	29%	29%	31%	31%	30%	30%	32%	33%
SG&A	1,954	1,904	1,992	2,135	2,150	2,215	2,215	2,352	2,379	2,327	2,446	2,510	2,612	2,735	2,655	2,766	2,758	2,716	2,772	2,912
Operating income	666	797	746	913	736	933	741	692	433	580	546	550	324	294	576	595	426	606	639	769
Operating margin	8%	9%	9%	10%	8%	9%	8%	7%	4%	6%	6%	5%	3%	3%	6%	6%	4%	6%	6%	7%
Interest expense	39.2	38.5	39.7	43.1	53.7	74.8	83.0	84.3	82.3	77.1	72.4	68.1	67.8	65.9	64.6	57.7	55.9	52.3	47.2	42.9
Pre-tax income	626	758	706	870	681	858	658	608	351	503	474	482	256	228	512	538	370	545	591	726
Tax rate	22%	21%	22%	22%	23%	23%	22%	23%	21%	20%	23%	22%	23%	16%	23%	23%	24%	22%	25%	24%
Net income	487	597	553	678	526	659	514	469	276	402	363	374	197	191	392	411	283	426	444	550
Net margin	6%	7%	6%	7%	6%	6%	6%	5%	3%	4%	4%	4%	2%	2%	4%	4%	3%	4%	4%	5%
Diluted EPS	$2.08	$2.58	$2.41	$2.98	$2.33	$2.96	$2.34	$2.13	$1.26	$1.83	$1.65	$1.70	$0.89	$0.87	$1.78	$1.86	$1.28	$1.93	$2.00	$2.48
Operating cash flow	909	639	450	498	300	736	191	536	715	950	664	989	542	801	847	968	1,004	816	716	781
Capital expenditure	261	291	282	377	419	482	363	405	473	460	342	354	341	273	291	403	314	234	352	407
Free cash flow	648	348	168	121	-119	254	-172	131	243	490	322	635	201	528	556	565	690	582	365	374
Buybacks	360	490	747	349	546	1,106	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dividends paid	97.3	96.8	125	124	123	121	129	129	129	130	130	130	130	130	130	130	130	130	130	130
Shares outstanding	232m	230m	227m	226m	224m	219m	219m	219m	219m	220m	220m	220m	220m	220m	220m	220m	220m	220m	221m	221m
Filing	10-Q	10-K	10-Q	10-Q	10-Q	10-K	10-Q	10-Q	10-Q	10-K	10-Q	10-Q	10-Q	10-K	10-Q	10-Q	10-Q	10-K	10-Q	10-Q

Each quarter as filed, linked to its filing.

* The fourth quarter is the full year less the first three quarters, because the company files the year and not the quarter on its own. A fourth quarter's EPS, and its diluted share count where shown, are from the company's results press release for that quarter, checked against the company's filed figures or a second data source. Money is in $ million as the company files it, or in $ billion by the switch above the tables; per share figures and the share count are as they are. Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure; the effective tax rate is income tax over pre-tax income; margins are the line over revenue. Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue, and operating income is revenue less the company's own total costs, where the statement does not print those lines. Cash flow lines filed year to date are the difference between two filings. Shares outstanding are at the period end where the balance sheet tags them, otherwise the count on the filing's cover page. A derived fourth-quarter EPS is left blank when a split in the year makes the arithmetic meaningless.

10-Q for the period ended 31 October 2025, filed 4 December 2025: the filing.