Dollar General Corporation (DG) — Cash Flow Quality Index
Dollar General Corporation (DG) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 1.61x as of April 2026. Operating cash flow of $716.19 Million exceeds net income of $444.13 Million, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. Explore cash flow to debt ratio of Dollar General Corporation to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.
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Dollar General Corporation Cash Flow Quality Index (1990–2026)
Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Dollar General Corporation across 36 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see Dollar General Corporation cash conversion from operations.
Annual Cash Flow Quality Index for Dollar General Corporation (1990–2026)
Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Dollar General Corporation.
| Year | Quality Index | Operating CF (USD) | Net Income | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2.40x | $3.63 Billion | $1.51 Billion | ▼ -9.7% |
| 2025 | 2.66x | $3.00 Billion | $1.13 Billion | ▲ +84.9% |
| 2024 | 1.44x | $2.39 Billion | $1.66 Billion | ▲ +75.3% |
| 2023 | 0.82x | $1.98 Billion | $2.42 Billion | ▼ -31.2% |
| 2022 | 1.19x | $2.87 Billion | $2.40 Billion | ▼ -18.2% |
| 2021 | 1.46x | $3.88 Billion | $2.66 Billion | ▲ +11.7% |
| 2020 | 1.31x | $2.24 Billion | $1.71 Billion | ▼ -3.1% |
| 2019 | 1.35x | $2.14 Billion | $1.59 Billion | ▲ +15.2% |
| 2018 | 1.17x | $1.80 Billion | $1.54 Billion | ▼ -8.7% |
| 2017 | 1.28x | $1.61 Billion | $1.25 Billion | ▲ +8.5% |
| 2016 | 1.18x | $1.38 Billion | $1.17 Billion | ▼ -4.2% |
| 2015 | 1.23x | $1.31 Billion | $1.07 Billion | ▲ +4.3% |
| 2014 | 1.18x | $1.21 Billion | $1.03 Billion | ▼ -0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.19x | $1.13 Billion | $952.66 Million | ▼ -13.3% |
| 2012 | 1.37x | $1.05 Billion | $766.68 Million | ▲ +4.3% |
| 2011 | 1.31x | $824.68 Million | $627.86 Million | ▼ -33.3% |
| 2010 | 1.97x | $668.64 Million | $339.44 Million | ▼ -63.0% |
| 2009 | 5.32x | $575.18 Million | $108.18 Million | ▲ +80.9% |
| 2007 | 2.94x | $405.36 Million | $137.94 Million | ▲ +85.2% |
| 2006 | 1.59x | $555.49 Million | $350.15 Million | ▲ +40.1% |
| 2005 | 1.13x | $389.74 Million | $344.19 Million | ▼ -34.3% |
| 2004 | 1.72x | $518.55 Million | $301.00 Million | ▲ +5.2% |
| 2003 | 1.64x | $434.04 Million | $264.95 Million | ▲ +28.0% |
| 2002 | 1.28x | $265.63 Million | $207.51 Million | ▼ -57.8% |
| 2001 | 3.04x | $215.50 Million | $71.00 Million | ▲ +374.5% |
| 2000 | 0.64x | $140.36 Million | $219.43 Million | ▼ -46.7% |
| 1999 | 1.20x | $218.61 Million | $182.03 Million | ▲ +24.8% |
| 1998 | 0.96x | $139.12 Million | $144.63 Million | ▼ -34.9% |
| 1997 | 1.48x | $170.09 Million | $115.10 Million | ▲ +830.3% |
| 1996 | -0.20x | $-17.77 Million | $87.82 Million | ▼ -134.4% |
| 1995 | 0.59x | $43.26 Million | $73.63 Million | ▼ -54.4% |
| 1994 | 1.29x | $62.60 Million | $48.60 Million | ▲ +7.4% |
| 1993 | 1.20x | $42.70 Million | $35.60 Million | ▲ +49.1% |
| 1992 | 0.80x | $17.30 Million | $21.50 Million | ▼ -50.6% |
| 1991 | 1.63x | $23.80 Million | $14.60 Million | ▼ -38.6% |
| 1990 | 2.65x | $32.90 Million | $12.40 Million | — |