Dollar General Corporation Cash Flow Quality Index
Dollar General Corporation 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 Dollar General Corporation debt service capacity to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.
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Cash Flow Quality Index of Dollar General Corporation (1990–2026)
Cash flow quality index of Dollar General Corporation from 1990 to 2026. Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Dollar General Corporation across 36 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. See how leveraged is Dollar General Corporation's balance sheet to measure how much of total assets are equity-financed.
Dollar General Corporation Cash Flow Quality Index by Year (1990–2026)
Dollar General Corporation cash flow quality index by year from 1990 to 2026. Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Dollar General Corporation. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see Dollar General Corporation (DG) cash flow conversion.
| 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 | — |