Dollar General's latest quarterly cash dividend of $0.55 per share was issued to shareholders on record before Jul 1, 2022. At an annualized rate of $1.94 per share, the stock yields 0.79%.
Dollar General's dividend yield of 0.79% is below the Consumer Defensive sector and the industry average.
Dollar General has been paying dividends for the last seven years. Our records show that DG has distributed five quarterly dividends in the past year. The annualized dividend per share has increased by 29% since twelve months ago. And with the price of the stock up by 13% from a year ago, the dividend yield has increased by 15%.
Ex-date | Payment date | Declared on | Amount | Type |
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Jul 1, 2022 | Jul 19, 2022 | May 25, 2022 | $0.55 | normal |
Apr 4, 2022 | Apr 19, 2022 | Mar 16, 2022 | $0.55 | normal |
Jan 3, 2022 | Jan 18, 2022 | Dec 2, 2021 | $0.42 | normal |
Oct 4, 2021 | Oct 19, 2021 | Aug 25, 2021 | $0.42 | normal |
Jul 2, 2021 | Jul 20, 2021 | May 25, 2021 | $0.42 | normal |
Apr 5, 2021 | Apr 20, 2021 | Mar 16, 2021 | $0.42 | normal |
Jan 4, 2021 | Jan 19, 2021 | Dec 2, 2020 | $0.36 | normal |
Oct 5, 2020 | Oct 20, 2020 | Aug 25, 2020 | $0.36 | normal |
Jul 6, 2020 | Jul 21, 2020 | May 28, 2020 | $0.36 | normal |
Apr 6, 2020 | Apr 21, 2020 | Mar 11, 2020 | $0.36 | normal |
Jan 6, 2020 | Jan 21, 2020 | Dec 5, 2019 | $0.32 | normal |
Oct 7, 2019 | Oct 22, 2019 | Aug 28, 2019 | $0.32 | normal |
Jul 8, 2019 | Jul 23, 2019 | May 29, 2019 | $0.32 | normal |
Apr 8, 2019 | Apr 23, 2019 | Mar 13, 2019 | $0.32 | normal |
Jan 7, 2019 | Jan 22, 2019 | Dec 3, 2018 | $0.29 | normal |
Oct 5, 2018 | Oct 23, 2018 | Aug 28, 2018 | $0.29 | normal |
Jul 9, 2018 | Jul 24, 2018 | May 29, 2018 | $0.29 | normal |
Apr 9, 2018 | Apr 24, 2018 | Mar 14, 2018 | $0.29 | normal |
Jan 8, 2018 | Jan 23, 2018 | Dec 5, 2017 | $0.26 | normal |
Oct 6, 2017 | Oct 24, 2017 | Aug 30, 2017 | $0.26 | normal |
Jul 7, 2017 | Jul 25, 2017 | Jun 1, 2017 | $0.26 | normal |
Apr 7, 2017 | Apr 25, 2017 | Mar 15, 2017 | $0.26 | normal |
Dec 19, 2016 | Jan 4, 2017 | Nov 30, 2016 | $0.25 | normal |
Sep 12, 2016 | Sep 28, 2016 | Aug 24, 2016 | $0.25 | normal |
Jun 13, 2016 | Jun 29, 2016 | May 24, 2016 | $0.25 | normal |
Mar 24, 2016 | Apr 12, 2016 | Mar 8, 2016 | $0.25 | normal |
Dec 21, 2015 | Jan 6, 2016 | Dec 3, 2015 | $0.22 | normal |
Dollar General's payout ratio of 19.8% is below the Consumer Defensive sector, the industry and its peers average.
Name | Dividend yield | DPS | Payout ratio |
---|---|---|---|
BIG Big Lots Inc | 5.88% | $1.2 | 54.3% |
TGT Target Corp | 2.53% | $3.6 | 29.6% |
WMT Walmart Inc | 1.81% | $2.22 | 47.4% |
DG Dollar General Corp | 0.79% | $1.94 | 19.8% |
COST Costco Wholesale Corp | 0.67% | $3.27 | 25.7% |