Dollar General Corporation (DG) Dividend History
DivTrkr holds 47 recorded DG dividend payments, running from April 6, 2015 to October 6, 2026 — 12 calendar years. Together those payments total $19.53 per share. DG has most often paid quarterly.
DG's payment rate did not increase in the most recent complete year, so its growth streak currently stands at zero.
Over the last five complete years the DG payment rate compounded at +10.4% a year, and +10.4% a year over the last ten. That is what the payments actually did; it is not a forecast.
Across 12 years of recorded history, DG's payment rate has never fallen materially from one complete year to the next.
DG dividends by year
| Year | Total paid per share | Payments | Median payment | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.36 | 4 | $0.590 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | $2.36 | 4 | $0.590 | — |
| 2023 | $1.77 | 3 (timing) | $0.590 | — |
| 2022 | $2.62 | 5 (timing) | $0.550 | — |
| 2021 | $1.62 | 4 | $0.420 | +16.7% |
| 2020 | $1.40 | 4 | $0.360 | +12.5% |
| 2019 | $1.25 | 4 | $0.320 | +10.3% |
| 2018 | $1.13 | 4 | $0.290 | — |
| 2017 | $0.780 | 3 (timing) | $0.260 | — |
| 2016 | $1.00 | 4 | $0.250 | +13.6% |
| 2015 | $0.880 | 4 | $0.220 | — |
How this growth is measured
Year-over-year growth here compares each year's median payment with the year before, not the calendar-year total. Ex-dividend dates drift, so a quarterly payer can book five ex-dates in one calendar year and four in the next. Comparing raw yearly totals would show a phantom cut of around 25% in a year where the company did nothing but pay slightly earlier. Using the median payment removes that distortion, and also ignores one-off special dividends.
Years marked “timing” booked a different number of payments than DG's usual cadence, so their total is not directly comparable with neighbouring years.
Recent DG dividend payments
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| October 6, 2026 | $0.590 |
| July 7, 2026 | $0.590 |
| April 7, 2026 | $0.590 |
| January 6, 2026 | $0.590 |
| October 7, 2025 | $0.590 |
| July 8, 2025 | $0.590 |
| April 8, 2025 | $0.590 |
| January 7, 2025 | $0.590 |
| October 8, 2024 | $0.590 |
| July 9, 2024 | $0.590 |
| April 8, 2024 | $0.590 |
| January 8, 2024 | $0.590 |
| October 6, 2023 | $0.590 |
| July 10, 2023 | $0.590 |
| April 10, 2023 | $0.590 |
| December 30, 2022 | $0.550 |
| October 3, 2022 | $0.550 |
| July 1, 2022 | $0.550 |
| April 4, 2022 | $0.550 |
| January 3, 2022 | $0.420 |
| October 4, 2021 | $0.420 |
| July 2, 2021 | $0.420 |
| April 5, 2021 | $0.420 |
| January 4, 2021 | $0.360 |
| October 5, 2020 | $0.360 |
| July 6, 2020 | $0.360 |
| April 6, 2020 | $0.360 |
| January 6, 2020 | $0.320 |
| October 7, 2019 | $0.320 |
| July 8, 2019 | $0.320 |
| April 8, 2019 | $0.320 |
| January 7, 2019 | $0.290 |
| October 5, 2018 | $0.290 |
| July 9, 2018 | $0.290 |
| April 9, 2018 | $0.290 |
| January 8, 2018 | $0.260 |
| October 6, 2017 | $0.260 |
| July 7, 2017 | $0.260 |
| April 7, 2017 | $0.260 |
| December 19, 2016 | $0.250 |
| September 12, 2016 | $0.250 |
| June 13, 2016 | $0.250 |
| March 24, 2016 | $0.250 |
| December 21, 2015 | $0.220 |
| September 14, 2015 | $0.220 |
| June 15, 2015 | $0.220 |
| April 6, 2015 | $0.220 |
DG dividend history questions
How many dividends has DG paid?
DivTrkr has 47 recorded DG dividend payments between April 6, 2015 and October 6, 2026, totalling $19.53 per share across 12 calendar years.
Has DG ever cut its dividend?
Not in the history DivTrkr holds. Across 12 years of recorded payments the per-payment rate has never fallen by a material amount from one complete year to the next.
How fast is the DG dividend growing?
The DG payment rate compounded at +10.4% a year over the last five complete years and +10.4% a year over the last ten.
How often does DG pay a dividend?
DG has most often paid quarterly — 4 payments a year. Individual years can show a different count when an ex-date drifts across a year boundary.
See the current DG dividend yield and next ex-dividend date, or track DG free with DivTrkr to see what this history pays on your own share count.