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DG Dividend History

Dollar General Corporation · every payment since 2015

As of Oct 17, 2026, Dollar General Corporation (DG) has paid 47 dividends since 2015. The most recent was $0.5900 per share (ex-date Oct 6, 2026, paid Oct 20, 2026). Over the last 12 months DG paid $2.3600 across 4 payments, a trailing yield of 1.76%. The average of the last 2 regular payments is +0.0% versus the 2 before.

Latest dividend

$0.5900

Last ex-date

Oct 6, 2026

Paid, last 12 months

$2.36

Trailing yield

1.76%

Frequency

Quarterly

Growth streak

0 yrs

Key facts: DG dividend history

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • As of Oct 17, 2026, SmarterDividends has 47 dividend payments on record for Dollar General Corporation (DG), going back to 2015.
  • DG's most recent dividend was $0.59 per share, with an ex-dividend date of Oct 6, 2026 and a pay date of Oct 20, 2026.
  • In the 12 months to Oct 17, 2026, DG paid $2.36 per share in dividends across 4 payments, a trailing yield of 1.76%.
  • DG's most recent dividend increase took effect with the Apr 10, 2023 ex-date, a 7.3% rise to $0.59 per share.
  • No reduction in DG's regular dividend appears in the 47 payments on record since 2015.
  • DG paid $2.36 per share in dividends in calendar year 2025, up 0.0% from 2024.
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SmarterDividends, "DG Dividend History: Every Payment, Dates & Yield," updated Oct 17, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/DG/dividend-history

Dividends versus price, last 12 months

Paid out

2.23%

of price a year ago

Price change

+27.1%

$105.74 → $134.36

Approx. total return

+29.3%

before taxes

Total return adds dividends received to the price change; it ignores reinvestment and taxes.

DG dividends per year

Total paid per share by calendar year

Recent dividend amounts

Last 24 regular payments, per share

DG dividend history by year

YearPaymentsTotal per shareChange
2026year to date4$2.3600—
20254$2.3600+0.0%
20244$2.3600+33.3%
20233timing$1.7700-32.4%
20225timing$2.6200+61.7%
20214$1.6200+15.7%
20204$1.4000+12.0%
20194$1.2500+10.6%
20184$1.1300+44.9%
20173timing$0.7800-22.0%
20164$1.0000+13.6%
20154$0.8800—

Every DG dividend

8 raises · 0 cuts · 0 specials
Ex-dividend datePay dateAmountChangeType
Oct 6, 2026Oct 20, 2026$0.5900+0.0%Unchanged
Jul 7, 2026Jul 21, 2026$0.5900+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 7, 2026Apr 21, 2026$0.5900+0.0%Unchanged
Jan 6, 2026Jan 20, 2026$0.5900+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 7, 2025Oct 21, 2025$0.5900+0.0%Unchanged
Jul 8, 2025Jul 22, 2025$0.5900+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 8, 2025Apr 22, 2025$0.5900+0.0%Unchanged
Jan 7, 2025Jan 21, 2025$0.5900+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 8, 2024Oct 22, 2024$0.5900+0.0%Unchanged
Jul 9, 2024Jul 23, 2024$0.5900+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 8, 2024Apr 23, 2024$0.5900+0.0%Unchanged
Jan 8, 2024Jan 23, 2024$0.5900+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 6, 2023Oct 24, 2023$0.5900+0.0%Unchanged
Jul 10, 2023Jul 25, 2023$0.5900+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 10, 2023Apr 25, 2023$0.5900+7.3%Raise
Dec 30, 2022Jan 17, 2023$0.5500+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 3, 2022Oct 18, 2022$0.5500+0.0%Unchanged
Jul 1, 2022Jul 19, 2022$0.5500+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 4, 2022Apr 19, 2022$0.5500+31.0%Raise
Jan 3, 2022Jan 18, 2022$0.4200+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 4, 2021Oct 19, 2021$0.4200+0.0%Unchanged
Jul 2, 2021Jul 20, 2021$0.4200+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 5, 2021Apr 20, 2021$0.4200+16.7%Raise
Jan 4, 2021Jan 19, 2021$0.3600+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 5, 2020Oct 20, 2020$0.3600+0.0%Unchanged
Jul 6, 2020Jul 21, 2020$0.3600+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 6, 2020Apr 21, 2020$0.3600+12.5%Raise
Jan 6, 2020Jan 21, 2020$0.3200+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 7, 2019Oct 22, 2019$0.3200+0.0%Unchanged
Jul 8, 2019Jul 23, 2019$0.3200+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 8, 2019Apr 23, 2019$0.3200+10.3%Raise
Jan 7, 2019Jan 22, 2019$0.2900+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 5, 2018Oct 23, 2018$0.2900+0.0%Unchanged
Jul 9, 2018Jul 24, 2018$0.2900+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 9, 2018Apr 24, 2018$0.2900+11.5%Raise
Jan 8, 2018Jan 23, 2018$0.2600+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 6, 2017Oct 24, 2017$0.2600+0.0%Unchanged
Jul 7, 2017Jul 25, 2017$0.2600+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 7, 2017Apr 25, 2017$0.2600+4.0%Raise
Dec 19, 2016Jan 4, 2017$0.2500+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 12, 2016Sep 28, 2016$0.2500+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 13, 2016Jun 29, 2016$0.2500+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 24, 2016Apr 12, 2016$0.2500+13.6%Raise
Dec 21, 2015Jan 6, 2016$0.2200+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 14, 2015Sep 30, 2015$0.2200+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 15, 2015Jul 1, 2015$0.2200+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 6, 2015Apr 22, 2015$0.2200—First

DG dividend history — FAQ

How much is DG's dividend?

As of Oct 17, 2026, DG's most recent dividend was $0.5900 per share, with an ex-dividend date of Oct 6, 2026 and a pay date of Oct 20, 2026. Over the last 12 months it paid $2.3600 per share across 4 payments, a trailing yield of 1.76%.

How often does DG pay a dividend?

Dollar General Corporation pays on a quarterly schedule. It made 4 payments in the last 12 months and 4 in 2025.

When is DG's next dividend?

DG's next ex-dividend date has not been announced yet. Based on its quarterly schedule, the next payment follows the pattern in the table above.

Has DG ever cut its dividend?

No regular-payment reduction appears in the 47 payments on record since 2015.

How much did DG pay in dividends in 2025?

DG paid $2.3600 per share across 4 payments in 2025, up 0.0% from 2024.

What was DG's total return including dividends over the last year?

Over the 12 months to Oct 17, 2026, DG paid $2.3600 per share, 2.23% of its price a year earlier, while its price moved +27.1%. That is an approximate total return of +29.3% before taxes and reinvestment.

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Amounts are per share and adjusted for stock splits, so early payments appear smaller than the cash paid at the time; a year with an extra or missing ex-date shows as a jump in the annual table. Change compares each regular payment with the previous regular one; payments of at least 2.5 times the recent median are treated as specials. Data refreshes daily; informational only, not investment advice. Back to DG