DG vs WMT
Dollar General Corp. and Walmart Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | DG | WMT |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $42.7B | $713.2B |
| Net income | $1.5B | $21.9B |
| Gross margin | 30.7% | 24.9% |
| Net margin | 3.5% | 3.1% |
| Return on equity | 19.0% | 23.0% |
| Diluted EPS | $6.85 | $2.73 |
| Dividend / share | $2.36 | $0.94 |
| Payout ratio | 34.4% | 34.3% |
| Free cash flow | $2.4B | $14.9B |
| Equity | $8.5B | $99.6B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.40× | 0.28× |
| Current ratio | 1.13× | 0.79× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 4.8% | 5.0% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | −10.6% | 10.1% |
WMT bills 16.7× the revenue of DG, and DG keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (3.5% against 3.1%).
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 | WMT |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $42.7B | $713.2B |
| FY2024 | $40.6B | $681.0B |
| FY2023 | $38.7B | $648.1B |
| FY2022 | $37.8B | $611.3B |
| FY2021 | $34.2B | $572.8B |
| FY2020 | $33.7B | $559.2B |
| FY2019 | $27.8B | $524.0B |
| FY2018 | $25.6B | $514.4B |
| FY2017 | $23.5B | $500.3B |
| FY2016 | $22.0B | $485.9B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | DG | WMT |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $1.5B | $21.9B |
| FY2024 | $1.1B | $19.4B |
| FY2023 | $1.7B | $15.5B |
| FY2022 | $2.4B | $11.7B |
| FY2021 | $2.4B | $13.7B |
| FY2020 | $2.7B | $13.5B |
| FY2019 | $1.7B | $14.9B |
| FY2018 | $1.6B | $6.7B |
| FY2017 | $1.5B | $9.9B |
| FY2016 | $1.3B | $13.6B |
17 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$670,438,631,000 | WMT |
| FY2024 | −$640,372,692,000 | WMT |
| FY2023 | −$609,433,391,000 | WMT |
| FY2022 | −$573,444,137,000 | WMT |
| FY2021 | −$538,533,551,000 | WMT |
| FY2020 | −$525,404,161,000 | WMT |
| FY2019 | −$496,210,027,000 | WMT |
| FY2018 | −$488,779,957,000 | WMT |
| FY2017 | −$476,872,033,000 | WMT |
| FY2016 | −$463,886,402,000 | WMT |
| FY2015 | −$461,761,438,000 | WMT |
| FY2014 | −$466,741,412,000 | WMT |
| FY2013 | −$458,789,833,000 | WMT |
| FY2012 | −$452,628,872,000 | WMT |
| FY2011 | −$431,701,812,000 | WMT |
| FY2010 | −$408,814,000,000 | WMT |
| FY2009 | −$396,288,620,000 | WMT |
WMT has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 17 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
17 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
11 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +0.4 pp | DG |
| FY2024 | −0.2 pp | WMT |
| FY2023 | +1.8 pp | DG |
| FY2022 | +4.5 pp | DG |
| FY2021 | +4.6 pp | DG |
| FY2020 | +5.4 pp | DG |
| FY2019 | +3.3 pp | DG |
| FY2018 | +4.8 pp | DG |
| FY2017 | +4.5 pp | DG |
| FY2016 | +2.7 pp | DG |
| FY2015 | +2.6 pp | DG |
The higher net margin has changed hands between DG and WMT over this period.
11 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
DG's net margin has been more volatile than WMT's over the 11 comparable fiscal years — 1.5 percentage points of standard deviation against 0.5.
11 of 19 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 WMT over these 11 fiscal years — DG led in 10 and WMT in 1.
11 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
DG's return on equity has been more volatile than WMT's over the 17 comparable fiscal years — 8.3 percentage points of standard deviation against 3.9.
17 of 19 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 WMT over these 17 fiscal years — DG led in 9 and WMT in 8.
17 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.