DG vs DLTR
Dollar General Corp. and Dollar Tree, Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | DG | DLTR |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $42.7B | $19.4B |
| Net income | $1.5B | $1.3B |
| Gross margin | 30.7% | 36.3% |
| Net margin | 3.5% | 6.6% |
| Return on equity | 19.0% | 33.2% |
| Diluted EPS | $6.85 | $6.22 |
| Dividend / share | $2.36 | · |
| Payout ratio | 34.4% | · |
| Free cash flow | $2.4B | $1.1B |
| Equity | $8.5B | $3.8B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.40× | 0.46× |
| Current ratio | 1.13× | 1.07× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 4.8% | −5.3% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | −10.6% | −0.9% |
DG bills 2.2× the revenue of DLTR, and DLTR keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (6.6% against 3.5%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | DG | DLTR |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $42.7B | $19.4B |
| FY2024 | $40.6B | $17.6B |
| FY2023 | $38.7B | $16.8B |
| FY2022 | $37.8B | $15.4B |
| FY2021 | $34.2B | $26.3B |
| FY2020 | $33.7B | $25.5B |
| FY2019 | $27.8B | $23.6B |
| FY2018 | $25.6B | $22.8B |
| FY2017 | $23.5B | $22.2B |
| FY2016 | $22.0B | $20.7B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | DG | DLTR |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $1.5B | $1.3B |
| FY2024 | $1.1B | $-3.0B |
| FY2023 | $1.7B | $-998.4M |
| FY2022 | $2.4B | $1.6B |
| FY2021 | $2.4B | $1.3B |
| FY2020 | $2.7B | $1.3B |
| FY2019 | $1.7B | $827.0M |
| FY2018 | $1.6B | $-1.6B |
| FY2017 | $1.5B | $1.7B |
| FY2016 | $1.3B | $896.2M |
17 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$23,312,569,000 | DG |
| FY2024 | +$23,033,808,000 | DG |
| FY2023 | +$21,910,509,000 | DG |
| FY2022 | +$22,433,363,000 | DG |
| FY2021 | +$7,899,249,000 | DG |
| FY2020 | +$8,237,539,000 | DG |
| FY2019 | +$4,143,173,000 | DG |
| FY2018 | +$2,801,743,000 | DG |
| FY2017 | +$1,225,467,000 | DG |
| FY2016 | +$1,267,398,000 | DG |
| FY2015 | +$4,870,162,000 | DG |
| FY2014 | +$10,307,388,000 | DG |
| FY2013 | +$9,663,867,000 | DG |
| FY2012 | +$8,627,628,000 | DG |
| FY2011 | +$8,176,688,000 | DG |
| FY2010 | +$7,152,600,000 | DG |
| FY2009 | +$6,565,180,000 | DG |
DG has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 17 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
11 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −3.1 pp | DLTR |
| FY2024 | +20.0 pp | DG |
| FY2023 | +10.2 pp | DG |
| FY2022 | −4.1 pp | DLTR |
| FY2021 | +2.0 pp | DG |
| FY2020 | +2.6 pp | DG |
| FY2019 | +2.7 pp | DG |
| FY2018 | +13.2 pp | DG |
| FY2017 | −1.1 pp | DLTR |
| FY2016 | +1.4 pp | DG |
| FY2015 | +3.9 pp | DG |
The higher net margin has changed hands between DG and DLTR over this period.
11 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
DLTR's net margin has been more volatile than DG's over the 11 comparable fiscal years — 7.8 percentage points of standard deviation against 1.5.
11 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between DG and DLTR over these 11 fiscal years — DG led in 8 and DLTR in 3.
11 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
DLTR's return on equity has been more volatile than DG's over the 17 comparable fiscal years — 24.6 percentage points of standard deviation against 8.3.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between DG and DLTR over these 17 fiscal years — DG led in 9 and DLTR in 8.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.