Dollar General Corporation (DG) — Free Cash Flow Generation Index
Dollar General Corporation (DG) has a Free Cash Flow Generation Index of 0.69x as of October 2025. Free cash flow of $690.43 Million represents 1% of operating cash flow ($1.00 Billion). See DG working capital efficiency to evaluate short-term liquidity relative to the company's equity base.
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Dollar General Corporation Free Cash Flow Generation Index (1990–2025)
Historical FCF Generation Index trend for Dollar General Corporation across 35 annual periods. Explore Dollar General Corporation (DG) cash flow to debt to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.
Annual Free Cash Flow Generation for Dollar General Corporation (1990–2025)
Year-by-year Free Cash Flow Generation Index for Dollar General Corporation. For the full company profile including market capitalisation, see market cap of Dollar General Corporation.
| Year | FCG Index | Free Cash Flow (USD) | Operating CF | Capital Expenditures | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.56x | $1.69 Billion | $3.00 Billion | $1.31 Billion | ▲ +94.6% |
| 2024 | 0.29x | $691.58 Million | $2.39 Billion | $1.70 Billion | ▲ +35.3% |
| 2023 | 0.21x | $423.97 Million | $1.98 Billion | $1.56 Billion | ▼ -65.9% |
| 2022 | 0.63x | $1.80 Billion | $2.87 Billion | $1.07 Billion | ▼ -14.7% |
| 2021 | 0.73x | $2.85 Billion | $3.88 Billion | $1.03 Billion | ▲ +13.2% |
| 2020 | 0.65x | $1.45 Billion | $2.24 Billion | $784.84 Million | ▼ -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.66x | $1.41 Billion | $2.14 Billion | $734.38 Million | ▲ +2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.64x | $1.16 Billion | $1.80 Billion | $646.46 Million | ▼ -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.65x | $1.04 Billion | $1.61 Billion | $560.30 Million | ▲ +2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.63x | $873.18 Million | $1.38 Billion | $504.81 Million | ▼ -11.4% |
| 2015 | 0.72x | $940.78 Million | $1.31 Billion | $373.97 Million | ▲ +28.7% |
| 2014 | 0.56x | $674.62 Million | $1.21 Billion | $538.44 Million | ▲ +12.4% |
| 2013 | 0.49x | $559.76 Million | $1.13 Billion | $571.60 Million | ▼ -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.51x | $535.62 Million | $1.05 Billion | $514.86 Million | ▲ +4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.49x | $404.29 Million | $824.68 Million | $420.39 Million | ▼ -21.6% |
| 2010 | 0.62x | $417.90 Million | $668.64 Million | $250.75 Million | ▼ -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.64x | $369.63 Million | $575.18 Million | $205.55 Million | ▼ -6.0% |
| 2008 | 0.68x | $301.76 Million | $441.55 Million | $139.79 Million | ▲ +92.6% |
| 2007 | 0.35x | $143.84 Million | $405.36 Million | $261.51 Million | ▼ -27.4% |
| 2006 | 0.49x | $271.37 Million | $555.49 Million | $284.11 Million | ▲ +95.2% |
| 2005 | 0.25x | $97.56 Million | $389.74 Million | $292.17 Million | ▼ -64.8% |
| 2004 | 0.71x | $369.19 Million | $518.55 Million | $149.36 Million | ▲ +3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.69x | $299.73 Million | $434.04 Million | $134.31 Million | ▲ +30.8% |
| 2002 | 0.53x | $140.26 Million | $265.63 Million | $125.36 Million | ▲ +10444.8% |
| 2001 | -0.01x | $-1.10 Million | $215.50 Million | $216.60 Million | ▲ +94.2% |
| 2000 | -0.09x | $-12.38 Million | $140.36 Million | $152.74 Million | ▼ -124.6% |
| 1999 | 0.36x | $78.28 Million | $218.61 Million | $140.33 Million | ▲ +58.5% |
| 1998 | 0.23x | $31.42 Million | $139.12 Million | $107.70 Million | ▼ -55.2% |
| 1997 | 0.50x | $85.68 Million | $170.09 Million | $84.41 Million | ▲ +196.8% |
| 1995 | -0.52x | $-22.52 Million | $43.26 Million | $65.78 Million | ▼ -161.7% |
| 1994 | 0.84x | $52.80 Million | $62.60 Million | $9.80 Million | ▲ +100.1% |
| 1993 | 0.42x | $18.00 Million | $42.70 Million | $24.70 Million | ▲ +62.1% |
| 1992 | 0.26x | $4.50 Million | $17.30 Million | $12.80 Million | ▼ -58.5% |
| 1991 | 0.63x | $14.90 Million | $23.80 Million | $8.90 Million | ▲ +29.5% |
| 1990 | 0.48x | $15.90 Million | $32.90 Million | $17.00 Million | — |