DOLLAR GENERAL CORP (DG) Spending and interest coverage
- R&D / revenue · 12 months: Value (m); Formula and calculation Research and development expense / revenue. Period ending 2026-07-31..
- Stock-based compensation / revenue · 12 months: Value 0.23%; Formula and calculation Share-based compensation / revenue. Period ending 2026-07-31..
- Interest coverage · 12 months: Value (m); Formula and calculation Estimated: average term debt × dated USD coupon proxy + average commercial paper × matching-currency disclosed rate at or before period end. Swaps, foreign-exchange, lease interest and amortization are not quantified..
Spending and interest coverage
Overview →Financial period ending 2026-07-31; current quote (m). Amounts retain their stated periods and units.
| Metric | Value | Formula and calculation |
|---|---|---|
| R&D / revenue · 12 months | (m) | Research and development expense / revenue. Period ending 2026-07-31. Calculation unavailable: missing inputs remain (m). |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue · 12 months | 0.23% | Share-based compensation / revenue. Period ending 2026-07-31. $99.69M ÷ $43.64B × 100 ≈ 0.23% |
| Interest coverage · 12 months | (m) | Estimated: average term debt × dated USD coupon proxy + average commercial paper × matching-currency disclosed rate at or before period end. Swaps, foreign-exchange, lease interest and amortization are not quantified. Calculation unavailable: missing inputs remain (m). |
Calculation inputs
| Input | Amount with unit | Raw financial data |
|---|---|---|
| Research and development spending | (m) | |
| Revenue | 43.64B USD | Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax |
| Stock-based compensation | 99.69M USD | Share-based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense |
| Operating income | 2.44B USD | Operating Income (Loss) |
| Interest expense · reported / estimated | (m) | Interest Expense · Estimated expense assumptions |
Latest interest expense basis: (m). Estimated values carry *; expand each history row’s basis for its dated balances and rate assumptions.
Calculated history
Changes compare with the next older row (previous quarter), unless explicitly labeled otherwise. Rolling 12-month growth compares two successive quarter-end rolling totals; it is not year-over-year growth.
| Period ending | Research and development spending (USD) | Revenue (USD) | Stock-based compensation (USD) | Operating income (USD) | Interest expense · reported / estimated (USD) | R&D / revenue | SBC / revenue | Interest coverage | Interest expense basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | (m) | $43.64B | $99.69M | $2.44B | (m) | (m) | 0.23% | (m) | (m) |
| 2026-05-01 | (m) | $43.08B | $98.21M | $2.27B | (m) | (m) | 0.23% | (m) | (m) |
| 2026-01-30 | (m) | $42.72B | $91.45M | $2.20B | (m) | (m) | 0.21% | (m) | (m) |
| 2025-10-31 | (m) | $42.12B | $83.39M | $1.89B | (m) | (m) | 0.20% | (m) | (m) |
| 2025-08-01 | (m) | $41.65B | $77.07M | $1.79B | (m) | (m) | 0.19% | (m) | (m) |
| 2025-05-02 | (m) | $41.13B | $67.17M | $1.74B | (m) | (m) | 0.16% | (m) | (m) |
| 2025-01-31 | (m) | $40.61B | $58.74M | $1.71B | (m) | (m) | 0.14% | (m) | (m) |
| 2024-11-01 | (m) | $40.17B | $59.88M | $2.00B | (m) | (m) | 0.15% | (m) | (m) |
| 2024-08-02 | (m) | $39.68B | $52.64M | $2.11B | (m) | (m) | 0.13% | (m) | (m) |
| 2024-05-03 | (m) | $39.26B | $48.65M | $2.25B | (m) | (m) | 0.12% | (m) | (m) |
| 2024-02-02 | (m) | $38.69B | $51.89M | $2.45B | $326.78M | (m) | 0.13% | 7.49× | Reported |
| 2023-11-03 | (m) | $39.04B | $55.85M | $2.80B | $324.48M | (m) | 0.14% | 8.63× | Reported |
| 2023-08-04 | (m) | $38.81B | $64.51M | $3.10B | $295.87M | (m) | 0.17% | 10.48× | Reported |
| 2023-05-05 | (m) | $38.44B | $70.85M | $3.32B | $254.63M | (m) | 0.18% | 13.05× | Reported |
| 2023-02-03 | (m) | $37.84B | $72.71M | $3.33B | $211.27M | (m) | 0.19% | 15.75× | Reported |
| 2022-10-28 | (m) | $36.29B | $76.22M | $3.19B | $174.96M | (m) | 0.21% | 18.24× | Reported |
| 2022-07-29 | (m) | $35.35B | $80.37M | $3.12B | $160.48M | (m) | 0.23% | 19.45× | Reported |
| 2022-04-29 | (m) | $34.57B | $81.59M | $3.06B | $156.81M | (m) | 0.24% | 19.50× | Reported |
| 2022-01-28 | (m) | $34.22B | $78.18M | $3.22B | $157.53M | (m) | 0.23% | 20.45× | Reported |
| 2021-10-29 | (m) | $33.98B | $76.76M | $3.30B | $159.29M | (m) | 0.23% | 20.69× | Reported |
| 2021-07-30 | (m) | $33.67B | $74.03M | $3.40B | $160.39M | (m) | 0.22% | 21.22× | Reported |
| 2021-04-30 | (m) | $33.70B | $73.17M | $3.60B | $160.28M | (m) | 0.22% | 22.44× | Reported |
| 2021-01-29 | (m) | $33.75B | $68.61M | $3.55B | $150.38M | (m) | 0.20% | 23.64× | Reported |
| 2020-10-30 | (m) | $32.49B | $64.35M | $3.40B | $135.68M | (m) | 0.20% | 25.08× | Reported |
| 2020-07-31 | (m) | $31.28B | $58.56M | $3.12B | $119.65M | (m) | 0.19% | 26.09× | Reported |
| 2020-05-01 | (m) | $29.58B | $53.93M | $2.66B | $105.13M | (m) | 0.18% | 25.27× | Reported |
| 2020-01-31 | (m) | $27.75B | $48.59M | $2.30B | $100.57M | (m) | 0.18% | 22.89× | Reported |
| 2019-11-01 | (m) | $27.25B | $45.29M | $2.22B | $100.07M | (m) | 0.17% | 22.18× | Reported |
| 2019-08-02 | (m) | $26.67B | $43.60M | $2.17B | $100.39M | (m) | 0.16% | 21.62× | Reported |
| 2019-05-03 | (m) | $26.13B | $42.10M | $2.14B | $101.03M | (m) | 0.16% | 21.17× | Reported |
| 2019-02-01 | (m) | $25.63B | $40.88M | $2.12B | $99.87M | (m) | 0.16% | 21.19× | Reported |
| 2018-11-02 | (m) | (m) | $40.57M | $2.10B | $99.10M | (m) | (m) | 21.20× | Reported |
| 2018-08-03 | (m) | (m) | $39.26M | $2.08B | $98.51M | (m) | (m) | 21.08× | Reported |
| 2018-05-04 | (m) | (m) | $37.80M | $2.02B | $96.81M | (m) | (m) | 20.91× | Reported |
| 2018-02-02 | (m) | (m) | $34.32M | $2.01B | $97.04M | (m) | (m) | 20.69× | Reported |
| 2017-11-03 | (m) | (m) | $34.24M | $2.06B | $98.26M | (m) | (m) | 21.02× | Reported |
| 2017-08-04 | (m) | (m) | $34.32M | $2.04B | $98.14M | (m) | (m) | 20.79× | Reported |
| 2017-05-05 | (m) | (m) | $35.65M | $2.06B | $98.74M | (m) | (m) | 20.83× | Reported |
| 2017-02-03 | (m) | (m) | $36.97M | $2.06B | $97.82M | (m) | (m) | 21.09× | Reported |
| 2016-10-28 | (m) | (m) | $37.33M | $2.00B | $95.58M | (m) | (m) | 20.87× | Reported |
| 2016-07-29 | (m) | (m) | $38.39M | $2.03B | $93.10M | (m) | (m) | 21.76× | Reported |
| 2016-04-29 | (m) | (m) | $38.67M | $1.99B | $89.45M | (m) | (m) | 22.28× | Reported |
| 2016-01-29 | (m) | (m) | $38.55M | $1.94B | $86.94M | (m) | (m) | 22.32× | Reported |
| 2015-10-30 | (m) | (m) | $38.53M | $1.89B | $85.20M | (m) | (m) | 22.24× | Reported |
| 2015-07-31 | (m) | (m) | $38.66M | $1.86B | $85.64M | (m) | (m) | 21.78× | Reported |
| 2015-05-01 | (m) | (m) | $38.71M | $1.82B | $87.54M | (m) | (m) | 20.76× | Reported |
| 2015-01-30 | (m) | (m) | $37.34M | $1.77B | $88.23M | (m) | (m) | 20.05× | Reported |
| 2014-10-31 | (m) | (m) | $32.29M | $1.74B | $89.01M | (m) | (m) | 19.55× | Reported |
| 2014-08-01 | (m) | (m) | $28.44M | $1.74B | $88.70M | (m) | (m) | 19.58× | Reported |
| 2014-05-02 | (m) | (m) | $24.40M | $1.72B | $86.73M | (m) | (m) | 19.84× | Reported |
| 2014-01-31 | (m) | (m) | $20.96M | $1.74B | $88.98M | (m) | (m) | 19.51× | Reported |
| 2013-11-01 | (m) | (m) | $22.68M | $1.72B | $94.13M | (m) | (m) | 18.28× | Reported |
| 2013-08-02 | (m) | (m) | $22.28M | $1.69B | $100.33M | (m) | (m) | 16.86× | Reported |
| 2013-05-03 | (m) | (m) | $22.21M | $1.67B | $115.37M | (m) | (m) | 14.44× | Reported |
| 2013-02-01 | (m) | (m) | $21.66M | $1.66B | $127.93M | (m) | (m) | 12.94× | Reported |
| 2012-11-02 | (m) | (m) | $19.64M | $1.64B | $140.63M | (m) | (m) | 11.67× | Reported |
| 2012-08-03 | (m) | (m) | $18.68M | $1.59B | $151.53M | (m) | (m) | 10.50× | Reported |
| 2012-05-04 | (m) | (m) | $16.49M | $1.55B | $176.49M | (m) | (m) | 8.80× | Reported |
| 2012-02-03 | (m) | (m) | $15.25M | $1.49B | $204.99M | (m) | (m) | 7.27× | Reported |
| 2011-10-28 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2011-07-29 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2011-04-29 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2011-01-28 | (m) | (m) | $15.96M | $1.27B | $274.21M | (m) | (m) | 4.65× | Reported |
| 2010-10-29 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2010-07-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2010-04-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2010-01-29 | (m) | (m) | $17.30M | $953.26M | $345.74M | (m) | (m) | 2.76× | Reported |
(m) means missing inputs. Historical market-based ratios use the saved close on or immediately before period ending and that period’s reported shares; current quotes are not substituted. Five-year projections repeat historical CAGR, not analyst forecasts.
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