Dollar General's latest quarterly cash dividend of $0.42 per share was issued to shareholders on record before Oct 4, 2021. At an annualized rate of $1.62 per share, the stock yields 0.76%.
DG next dividend date: Not announced
Dollar General's dividend yield of 0.76% is below the Consumer Defensive sector, the industry and its peers average.
Dollar General has been paying dividends for the last six years. Our records show that DG has distributed four quarterly dividends in the past year. The annualized dividend per share has increased by 16% since twelve months ago. And with the price of the stock down by 4% from a year ago, the dividend yield has increased by 20%.
| Declared on | Ex-date | Payment date | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2021 | Oct 4, 2021 | Oct 19, 2021 | $0.42 | normal |
| May 25, 2021 | Jul 2, 2021 | Jul 20, 2021 | $0.42 | normal |
| Mar 16, 2021 | Apr 5, 2021 | Apr 20, 2021 | $0.42 | normal |
| Dec 2, 2020 | Jan 4, 2021 | Jan 19, 2021 | $0.36 | normal |
| Aug 25, 2020 | Oct 5, 2020 | Oct 20, 2020 | $0.36 | normal |
| May 28, 2020 | Jul 6, 2020 | Jul 21, 2020 | $0.36 | normal |
| Mar 11, 2020 | Apr 6, 2020 | Apr 21, 2020 | $0.36 | normal |
| Dec 5, 2019 | Jan 6, 2020 | Jan 21, 2020 | $0.32 | normal |
| Aug 28, 2019 | Oct 7, 2019 | Oct 22, 2019 | $0.32 | normal |
| May 29, 2019 | Jul 8, 2019 | Jul 23, 2019 | $0.32 | normal |
| Mar 13, 2019 | Apr 8, 2019 | Apr 23, 2019 | $0.32 | normal |
| Dec 3, 2018 | Jan 7, 2019 | Jan 22, 2019 | $0.29 | normal |
| Aug 28, 2018 | Oct 5, 2018 | Oct 23, 2018 | $0.29 | normal |
| May 29, 2018 | Jul 9, 2018 | Jul 24, 2018 | $0.29 | normal |
| Mar 14, 2018 | Apr 9, 2018 | Apr 24, 2018 | $0.29 | normal |
| Dec 5, 2017 | Jan 8, 2018 | Jan 23, 2018 | $0.26 | normal |
| Aug 30, 2017 | Oct 6, 2017 | Oct 24, 2017 | $0.26 | normal |
| Jun 1, 2017 | Jul 7, 2017 | Jul 25, 2017 | $0.26 | normal |
| Mar 15, 2017 | Apr 7, 2017 | Apr 25, 2017 | $0.26 | normal |
| Nov 30, 2016 | Dec 19, 2016 | Jan 4, 2017 | $0.25 | normal |
| Aug 24, 2016 | Sep 12, 2016 | Sep 28, 2016 | $0.25 | normal |
| May 24, 2016 | Jun 13, 2016 | Jun 29, 2016 | $0.25 | normal |
| Mar 8, 2016 | Mar 24, 2016 | Apr 12, 2016 | $0.25 | normal |
| Dec 3, 2015 | Dec 21, 2015 | Jan 6, 2016 | $0.22 | normal |
Dollar General's payout ratio of 15.4% is below the Consumer Defensive sector, the industry and its peers average.